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Tamara's Biography
Tamara Matthews-Stephenson is a NYC residential interior designer, freelance writer and lifestyle expert. She earned a BA in English from Castleton State College in Vermont. After graduation she worked in public relations. She landed her first job after college at Inc. Magazine where she coordinated the publicity for the launch of a new subsidiary magazine. Other public relations experience includes working for Boston-based real estate development company Peachtree Real Estate Development where she oversaw public relations and marketing. When Tamara moved from Boston to NYC in 1990 she went to work for pr firm Trylon Communications and worked on the the Lifetime Television account and the launch of Courtroom Television Network.
Because she had a strong interest in design that dated back to her childhood, Tamara received an interior design certificate from Parsons School of Design in New York City. While in design school Tamara moonlighted as a window designer each month for the elaborate Flagship store windows of Dooney & Bourke on Madison Avenue and 65th Street. This creativity was a perfect foundation for her next position working for Barbara Southerland Interior Design with offices in Greenville, North Carolina and New York City. Tamara learned the ins and outs of the design business for five years and coordinated on all aspects of the residential design projects from conception to installation. In 1999 she launched her own interior design firm.
In addition to running her design business, she now merges her former writing experience with her design training by penning her popular lifestyle blog Nest by Tamara. She also writes for websites and magazines, including a weekly column called East End Nest for East Hampton magazine, Dan’s Papers. Over the years Tamara has become adept as the consummate hostess, regularly throwing both small and large soirees in her home, as well as for public and private events. She has also organized many sit down gala events for friends and charity events. Her friends marvel at her ability to create parties with elegance yet with ease, and now she is sought after to take part in events as a lifestyle expert where she imparts her wisdom and trained, cultivated eye to talk about interior design, cooking, entertaining and nesting.
Tamara is available for small interior design consultations
or large full scale renovations.
recent projects:
see pinned images of Tamara's design work on Pinterest as well
Other recent design projects:
East Hampton Summer cottage
East Hampton Summer cottage
Upper East Side:
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| Park Avenue, Upper East Side examples of window treatements, banquets, paint finishes & furniture |
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a table and bench custom designed
I chose finishes, tiles, appliances and funiture plan for renovation
we used GE Monogram appliances,
italian laminate cabinetry,
glass tile backsplashes,
custom dining table
custom wood floors,
custom wood floors,
hands free brizo faucet
Arterior pendant lights
"A talented and well educated designer should be able to decorate in a variety of styles from ultra modern to traditional, depending upon what the space and client desires. The designer's job is to help the client realize their style in combination with what best suits that particular architecture and also taking into consideration the client's lifestyle. I don't have one type of aesthetic I most enjoy decorating however, my own personal style could be described as modern antique-market chic with an english twist. I enjoy a home that is warm, welcoming and where nothing is too precious to touch or sit upon and enjoy. "
Tamara Matthews-Stephenson
Tamara Matthews-Stephenson
a recent tweaking of a little girl bedroom on East End Avenue in NYC
modern downtown loft space - a former Herring Factory in Soho
a family apartment on Fifth Avenue in NYC
a cozy connecticut home
a pre-war rental with little light gets a shot of color
Charlotte Moss wallpaper in a tone on tone pattern
makes a small dining room feel more expansive
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a new east hampton summer cottage made to feel aged
sometimes I like to use neutral colors as a base (grey on these walls) and Hinson cream and white stripe shade with splashes of color for accent --
red lantern, accessories, blue and red pillows and yellow ginger lamps
red lantern, accessories, blue and red pillows and yellow ginger lamps
a teen bedroom using bold colors - added white and brown touches to mellow the orange. painting both the ceiling and walls helps to create a jewel box
blue and white toile
a former spindle bed reclaimed and we made it into a dining bench
I love adding wallpaper to small spaces
vinyl backed seagrass on walls is durable --
this one in a bathroom for 10 years and still looking perfect
monogrammed shower curtain blue with trim in wallpaper color
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