Posts Tagged: Architecture

At Home in Montecito with Suzanne Rheinstein At Home in Montecito with Suzanne Rheinstein

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Stacey Bewkes   •   6 Comments
While acclaimed designer Suzanne Rheinstein’s storied Hancock Park home in Los Angeles is a study in layered neoclassical style, her home in Montecito is all about tranquility. At her idyllic country retreat, Suzanne worked with architectural firm Bories and Shearron to totally transform what was a dated 1971 house into her ultimate “house of calm.”…
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At Home with Susan and Will Brinson At Home with Susan and Will Brinson

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Stacey Bewkes   •   10 Comments
While Susan and Will Brinson have successful day jobs as professional photographers, they don a multitude of hats when returning to their 19th century home in the Hudson Valley. Here you might find them acting as painter, plumber, plasterer or any number of other home renovation specialists required in the process of renovating their Greek Revival house.…
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Suzanne Rheinstein LA home copy Adventures in Los Angeles

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Stacey Bewkes   •   9 Comments
Thank you to those who checked in during my absence here. Delighted to be missed and you will (I hope) be happy to know that I have been busy working on new projects. This past week, Susanna and I were on a few adventures in Los Angeles and beyond.…
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Greater Light, Nantucket Nantucket Friday Favorites – Greater Light

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Stacey Bewkes   •   12 Comments
I’m woefully late for last week’s Friday favorite from here on Nantucket. All I can say is that island time is real! We’ll be talking more about the Nantucket Historical Association and their important work this summer including next month’s Nantucket by Design, their largest fundraiser of the year.…
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Rosario Candela 770 and 778 Park Avenue, 2018. Photo by Rob Stephenson, courtesy of the photographer Rosario Candela – Elegance in the Sky

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Stacey Bewkes   •   9 Comments
In early 20th century New York City, as many affluent residents were gradually abandoning their mansions and townhouses for apartments, few created the allure of luxury high rise living as did architect Rosario Candela. In the stylish interwar era, Candela played a major role in transforming the skyline and key neighborhoods of NYC such as Park and Fifth Avenues as well as Sutton Place.…
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Middlefield garden More from Middlefield

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Stacey Bewkes   •   10 Comments
Since Susanna’s and my video visit with Gil Schafer at his country house, Middlefield, seemed to resonate with so many, I thought, as we head into the weekend, you readers might enjoy seeing a few more shots from this gracious home.…
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Gil Schafer and Susanna Salk At Home in the Country with Gil Schafer Video

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Stacey Bewkes   •   18 Comments
I first became familiar with architect Gil Schafer when his own country home in upstate New York, Middlefield, was published well over a decade ago. Since then, he has become known as one of the country’s greatest proponents of classic residential architecture.…
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If It’s Tuesday…

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Stacey Bewkes   •   6 Comments
This week felt a bit like the 60s comedy, If It’s Tuesday It Must be Belgium. With a plethora of events in both New York and Connecticut, it was impossible to catch them all, but I did attend several brimming with inspiration and holiday shopping opportunities.…
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Hudson Pines Rockefeller Estate Rockefeller Homes and Gardens

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Stacey Bewkes   •   14 Comments
When you grew up, as I did, on the Hudson River, in the vicinity of Pocantico Hills, the Rockefeller name loomed large. In addition to their own stately homes, the family was largely responsible for so many generous gestures in the area, from the charming Union Church with its Matisse and Chagall windows, to the amazing Stone Barns Center to the Rockefeller State Park Preserve. …
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Marie Antoinette library at Versailles The Versailles You’ve Never Seen

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Stacey Bewkes   •   9 Comments
You’ve made the requisite pilgrimage to Versailles and seen the storied chateau, in all likelihood with throngs of others. The Hall of Mirrors was glorious, the magnificent gardens sublime but in truth, you saw only a small portion of the great and hidden splendors of the Sun King’s Palace.…
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