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

Garden Party Favorites-- Summer Evening Clutches with Flora & Fauna


photos courtesy of Harper's Bazaar UK
Flora & Fauna:
What We Love Today, Fashion Column:
5 Favorite Garden Party Clutches

This week we put the final touches on our new home textile collection, botanica (nine new floral patterns) with root cellar designs.  the very next day, I opened Harper's Bazaar to this photo shoot in the English countryside showing a bounty of florals.  We all know the home and fashion industries take cues from one another, and today florals are exploding on both fronts.  I have always loved botanicals on printed textiles for the home, and when we designed this collection we wanted to bring a freshness to floral designs.  We look forward to seeing these on drapery, upholstered on furniture, and we are happy to note clients have already whipped up a few designs using some of these patterns.
 The Harper's Bazaar story got me dreaming of summer and garden parties, and well, evening clutches.  The romantic setting in the magazine feels well timed.  Florals have never felt so fresh in fashion as they do today, and although inspired by classic design this season's floral dresses and pants/tops feel oh, so modern. With summer on the horizon, these evening bags will come in handy to accompany the floral designs we will don at summer garden parties on the horizon.  Check out our top favorite flora & fauna bags for Summer 2018.
root cellar designs' thistle espalier minty blue fabric 
in our indoor/outdoor textile PORCH
Happy Nesting
XO Tamara
2. Speaking of Fauna,