Nest by Tamara: Fall Market design spotting: the D&D Building NYC with Bunny William's Bee Line

Welcome to Nest by Tamara

I have been blogging since 2008. Nest by Tamara is a lifestyle blog inspired by my busy, full life as a NYC interior designer. I muse about interior design, antiques, architecture, gardening, cooking and entertaining – all that encompasses “nesting” to create a well-lived life and a stylish home. This is not a DIY blog nor a super snobby, stuffy view, but instead a philosophy of infusing a relaxed elegance into your home through investing in high quality products but mixed with budget pieces because we are always on the prowl for a bargain, and all the while keeping creativity as your secret weapon. My posts help you to continue to be the style seeker you are, juggling it all, and yet, you long for the most beautifully set table, albeit sometimes your pot is bubbling over just as the guests arrive. I show you how to utilize your time, keep quality in your back pocket, and smile while you enjoy the fabulous ride! Email me at TamaraStephenson1@gmail.com

Summer is my favorite season -- What's on the agenda here on Nest by Tamara

Lots of fun design musing over here on Nest. For starters, I'll be decorating a small project for a client's weekend get-away home, writing editorials for a few magazines including my East End Nest column for Dan's Papers magazine about the many design events around the Hamptons, heading to Memphis, TN in July with Brizo and the blogger 19 group, plan the decorations for my daughter's dorm room before she heads off for freshman year at Cornell University, painting my back porch, planting a flower and vegetable garden, throwing at least two summer soirees at the beach, primping for a photo shoot at my beach cottage, and lots more. And, of course, I'll be writing about all of it here on Nest -- so stay tuned!

Saturday, October 13

Fall Market design spotting: the D&D Building NYC with Bunny William's Bee Line

Posted by tamara matthews-stephenson

Just In Time for

Fall Market in NYC

Bunny William's Bee Line Collection

finds a home in the John Rosselli Showroom
at the D&D building

Bunny Williams

I have loved Bunny Williams since 1990 when I first attended Parsons School of Design. Okay, I realize I just totally dated myself, but you can see how long I have admired both Bunny and her talented husband John Rosselli. They make quite a stylish duo. Back in the days when I only longed to be a designer I would hang around Treillage's shop close to the East River then head over to John's lighting store chock-filled with antique beauties. I started freelancing for other designers while in school, and even after all the classes where I learned about decades of decorative arts, the best way to become adept at understanding them in the context of today's homes is to troll shops like these. Each year I waited patiently for John's annual sample sale he held in his warehouse in Harlem. It was here that I was able to afford the chandeliers, lighting and accessories on a student's budget.

Before Bunny was a household name to design bloggers, I have been a fan. Bunny was one of the first designers to take items with patina and mix it together with high end wares, while bringing garden and outdoor aesthetics indoors, and together intermingling it to create beautiful rooms. This look is well curated and although with lots of detail, it is also well edited. Of course it's fabulous Bunny took this very high-end aesthetic to now create more affordable pieces with her Bee Line Collection. While at her spring pop up shop I had the opportunity to spend time with her, hear her design philosophy about the value and quality yet affordability and accessibility of Bee Line. She keeps costs down by creating each piece in one finish and keeping items in stock. It is only fitting that Bee Line finds a home over in the D&D building alongside her husband's beautiful wares in the John Rosselli showroom at the top of the building. You enter the roomy showroom now greeted by the cheerful Bee Line collection. It's fabulous to see all the items together, creating a beautiful story. I'm especially fond of her table lamps, mirrors and side tables. Just check out the small details she places on each and every item.