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National Place Card Day™

Created in 2018 by Karen Suen-Cooper and Martin Cooper, the co-founders of The Punctilious Mr. P’s Place Card Co., National Place… Read More

There is always much to be thankful for at this time of year – family and friends, health and a… Read More

Labor Day may have passed, but there are still weeks left to enjoy late summer entertaining. In fact, this is… Read More

Most Saturdays, after closing up their two Watson Kennedy shops in Seattle, Ted Kennedy Watson and husband Ted Sive, head… Read More

While we all hoped for a more convivial holiday, with the ability to travel to loved ones and gather together… Read More

While this is traditionally a time to be thankful, this year seems especially meaningful as we are all so much… Read More

Jill Sharp Weeks was clearly destined for a career in design. Growing up surrounded by her great great uncle’s paintings… Read More

It is always a pleasure, in the midst of winter, to visit a room abloom in a profusion of orchids…. Read More

Cathy Graham‘s party invites have always been some of the most coveted on the upper east side of New York… Read More

I meant for this to arrive in your inboxes this morning but with the excitement of having everyone home, guests… Read More

Staying in the Hamptons with Alex Papachristidis is like being transported to an exclusive five star hotel owned by your… Read More

If ever there was an understated self portrait, it would be designer Thomas O’Brien’s description of himself as “basically a… Read More