Setting the Table: Three Favorite Styles
If I had I had more storage space and more time to entertain, I would rotate these styles at our gatherings and meals.
Read MoreWhat to Bring? Host Gifts for (End of) Summer Days and Nights
It's always fun to bring something thoughtful for the hosts, whether the event be a weekend getaway, a laid back barbecue, or a glam dockside dinner. Since there's enough time in the upcoming cooler months to be serious and sophisticated, here are a few fun and frivolous gift suggestions to capture the playful, vacation spirit of the final days and nights of summer.
Read MoreLet the Sunshine In! 10 Fantastic Fabrics to Beat the Rays
Here are ten of my favorite fabrics, for bright light, inside or out.
Read MoreNew Shops for the Home - Main Street on the North Fork
But earlier this summer, as I made my way to the IGA to stock up on basics, I noticed a number of changes to Southold – especially in the area of home goods – furniture, food stuffs, décor, etc. So a couple of weekends ago, I took time away from my very full agenda of reading on the porch, to window shop, snap photos and stroll Main Street in Southold.
Read MoreBirch Trees, Reading Inspiration and Meandering Through Summer
Many, many species of trees play roles throughout the novel. Early on, characters work with an indigenous community to dry large sheets of birch bark for sheathing canoes and wigwams. In our current life, the birch is still celebrated and used for furniture and building products, paper, trees, medicinal items, food and drink stuffs, ropes and the like. And that's the meandering path I took to the main content of this post...
Read MoreFive Fun Ways to Embrace Summer's Blush
A fantastic time to embrace the warmth, lightness and subtle sexiness of the color blush - that soft blend of orange and pink and sunshine.
Read MoreOffice Inspiration
Last week I renewed the lease on my studio office. I’d love to say it’s the perfect space 100% of the time, but it’s not. It’s time to add a few more improvements...
Read MoreC is for COLOR
Maybe it's the rainy weather outside my studio window, maybe it's a feeling of rebellion against "safe" designs, maybe it's a desire to ruffle some feathers - including my own. Move beyond the accent pillow and invest in some bold, funky and beautiful furniture and rooms. Let's commit to our inner 80's pop star and be happy!
Read MoreHome Sweet Home: A Spring Refresh Offer
This spring Tamara Hubinsky Interiors is providing a home styling service to a limited number of discerning clients at a special rate.
Read MoreNorth Fork Family Retreat: Project Report on Furnishings
..while I used my trade resources to pull the elements together and source materials, many of the furnishings are reused, or purchased through affordable retailers and outlets..
Read MoreNorth Fork Family Retreat: Project Report on Materials
I am a self-described materials junky, so the prospect of designing all-new bathrooms was exciting and the limited budget was a fun challenge.
Read MoreRenovation Diary – Flatiron Loft
I want to share a share a few before and after images of a recent project to illustrate how even a recently renovated home benefits from an added layer of personalized, thoughtful design.
Read MoreA New Space for New Adults
I’m stumped on a proper high school graduation gift. I have a few ideas, but I’d like to think further about a more significant way to help her start the next phase of her life. Of course, because I am me, I’m wondering about her living situation next year when she moves away from home for college.
Read MoreA Prevalence of Precision
Strong geometric lines cutting through all materials and forming other materials. Custom architectural grills, screens, and lampshades. Intersecting sharp lines meeting at irregular angles to form or support furniture or fixtures. Even soft organic forms, such as reclaimed wood beams, sliced sharply to add a contrast of angles. Why this prevalence of precision? Perhaps it’s the result of designers playing with new “toys” – laser cutters, improved CAD tools. Perhaps it’s indicative of some larger social phenomena. Perhaps it’s just coincidence. Regardless of the reason – it’s fun to explore what’s new.
Read MoreOutdoor Living
If you are lucky enough for a sliver or a large plot of outdoor space, it’s time to get serious about outdoor living. A few months back – in the midst of a pending Nor’easter – I wrote about colorful and fun outdoor pieces as a reminder of warmer days to come. Today I share with you a few necessities I'm seeking in the final stages of our North Fork Renovation.
Read MoreVintage Lounging: 5 Tips, 10 Chairs, and 15 Rooms
Using vintage pieces – either inherited or sourced from vintage and antique dealers – is one way to transform a generic space to a personal reflection of you.
Read MoreThink Pink (and Green) – It’s Finally Spring
Spring is here on the calendar and even in some gardens. Each time I run (or stroll) through Manhattan, I see more and more springtime hints and flourishes. Starting with wisps of forsythia a few weeks back and now, the bright green tips of flowering bulbs pushing up from the earth and sprouting from tree branches. It’s time to lighten up our days and our homes.
Read MoreI See Seashells
Do you ever have one of those weeks when the same item, theme, or person keeps popping up in different forms and places? This week I’m overwhelmed with seashells.
Read MoreAccessory Report – 5 Collections to Set the Tone
It’s no secret that accessories finish a space, just like they finish an outfit. For the home, accessories may mean books, mirrors, art, soft items, interesting lights, objects – the list is endless. Sometimes less is more, sometimes more is more.
Read MoreChelsea Master Bath, Project Report – The After
I started working on this project a few months in advance of construction. The clients wanted the work to occur during the summer months. The advance notice allowed for a decent amount of time to develop the design, identify contractors, source materials, and leave room for things to go wrong.
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