WELCOME to Nest by Tamara blog

WELCOME to Nest by Tamara blog
Hi- It's Tamara. I'm happy you've stopped by, and since 2010 I've been sharing my passion for interior design, history, art, entertaining, travel & fashion. I am an interior designer, textile designer and writer living and working in New York City and East Hampton, Long Island. My musings have taken me to international design, art, antique and epicurean events and I have lots to share. I'm grateful to have been listed as the #1 top design blog, blogs to watch, top design blogs and named and awarded Rising Star of Design by the IFDA NY industry organization. Please feel free to reach out to our team for an interior design consultation at NestbyTamara.com -Tamara

Picnic in the Sky - Tonight's Picnic By Design Promises Creativity and Fun on Ramscale Studio's Rooftop in NYC

We all love picnics
whether it is a picnic on an exotic beach
photo via fabandluxe
our picnic at Georgica Beach in the Hamptons
 or a picnic in a park,
but an evening, urban rooftop picnic takes it up a notch!
Tonight I'll be at 
the 4th annual NYC 
Picnic By Design
Picnic By Design
Wednesday August 5, 2015
6 - 9 pm
Ramscale Studios 
tickets here are $150.
photo credit Timothy Bell
An impressive lineup of sponsors, designers, and judges come together this evening for this annual fundraiser at Ramscale Studios.  There will be food, cocktails and lots of creative baskets on display.  
We are excited that our Root Cellar Designs 
fabrics will be showcased in 
interior designer Carl Lana's picnic basket, 
then auctioned off for sale.
We donated a table cloth from our fig and lemon collection, the mushroom blue pattern with contrasting citrine napkins
 in our croc pattern.


Carl has a fabulous basket planned and sponsored by Clifton Dry,
the basket's concept is the be a #sundowner picnic at the end of a day at the beach, to unwind and refresh with sparkling beverage and a snack of smoked salmon.  The basket features antique English plates from Carl's private collection, Root Cellar Design linens and a gift certificate for Smokehouse of NY  with the sparkling wine style cider from Clifton Dry.
taka a look at sneak peeks of Carl's picnic basket...
follow along on social media at
@diffaNational Facebook, Twitter & Instagram
Proceeds will support DIFFA's fight against HIV/AIDS

Happy Nesting
XO Tamara