Happy Holiday Season Everyone,
To me, home is a place to kick off my shoes and take respite from the world. I work hard and, I strive for my home to be a sanctuary where I'm surrounded by all I love.
This time of year, many of us grow nostalic about the home of our childhood. Or, for some, the idea of a home that we may not have had as a child. I realize as I write this that," creating home" has become my mission of sorts throughout my adult life- I set a goal to build beautiful homes for my family and my clients, write about interior design and create products to improve upon living in our homes. But, the idea of home can be elusive as our families grow and change. It was a big year for our family this October with my daughter Gabriella getting married in a gorgeous vineyard in Tuscany.The idea of home shifts yet again with this blessing.
If you are new here, let me return to the beginning and tell you a bit about me. Since 2000, I have been busy creating beautiful interiors for myself and my clients. Over the years I have fine-tuned my aesthetic, which some have referred to as "sophisticated cottage meets urban living.” I am a graduate of Castleton University then Parsons School of Design, and over the years I have worked extensively in the industry- first at Barbara Southerland Interior Decoration & Design before taking on my own clients. My interiors are a medley of modern furnishings, accessories and eclectic art which I love to combine with antiques and vintage finds, and my interiors are layered, yet well edited.
Today, I work as a residential interior designer but also as a product designer, freelance writer and since 2010 the author of popular design and lifestyle blog, Nest by Tamara. I added textile design to my resume in 2015 when I launched American-made textile and wallpaper company, root cellar designs. It’s been such a great learning experience to add product designer to my skill base.
I am often invited to speak at design industry events to share my expertise on the subjects of interior design, entertaining and the international design markets. Nest by Tamara blog was voted #1 design blog by Modenus for the TOP 100 DESIGN BLOGS. In 2019, I was named a Rising Star of Design for my product design.
I wish for you to find sanctuary this Thanksgiving while sharing the holiday in a home filled with beauty and love.
Gratefully, Tamara
My new Terra Cotta Tile Collection with Country Floors
Summer House inspired by antique delft tiles and my life living in the East end of Long Island
Reach out to TamaraStephenson1@gmail.com for more information.
Please see recent press about the tile collection…
feature in CTC&G
October, 2025
feature in MGM
November, 2025
My story on Nest by Tamara
december, 2025
Our feature in Tile Letter
November, 2025
Design Vibes magazine
summer, 2025
Find Me At The
East Hampton
House & Garden Tour
the Saturday after Thanksgiving
“we are grateful for this press coverage—from national magazines to local blogs—the industry has generously celebrated our projects and philanthropy
-tamara stephenson”
New York Social Diary, 2024
NYC&G Our Table Designs featured in the spring issue, 2023
Designer’s Today Grasscloth and Metallic Wallpaper, Summer, 2022.
NYC&G, table at Lenox Hill Spring Gala, May 2022
Real Estate Showcase, Summer Table 2021
Lake Society Magazine, Spring 2021
New England Home, Next Ct, Jungle wallpaper, 2021
Home Accents Today, 2020
Architectural Digest, Custom Face Masts, Spring 2020
Physician Outlook magazine, 2020
Bridget Beari’s HUE ARE YOU, 2019
AD HOME magazine, Tamara’s NYNOW recap, 2019
Furniture Today, Rising Stars, 2019
Furniture Industry Today, Rising Stars 2019
House Tipster, Tamara at showhouse, 2019
Business of Home, 2019
Hamptons Cottages & Garden, Holiday House 2019
KD Hamptons Blog, 2019
Rio Hamilton website, 2019
Aspire Home and Design, Tamara on Makers Monday 2019
Furniture Today, Our Rising Stars announcement
Aspire Magazine, Rising Stars Award
Aspire Home and Design, Textile feature 2018
AD HOME magazine, Tamara’s Antique Tour, 2018
Aspire Home and Design, Detroit Showhouse, 2018
AD Home Magazine, Boston Tabletop 2018 CD&G News,
Detroit Showhouse Julia Buckingham 2018
New York Social Diary, 2018
AD HOME magazine, Bumble Headquarters, 2017
Elle Decor Instagram, 2017
WWD magazine,Lenox Hill Spring Gala, 2017
FractureBlog, Top Blogs To Follow 2017
Quintessence Blog, 2017
The Home Monthly, 2017
Veranda magazine, 2016
Nest by Tamara blog, 2016
Giftware News
W magazine
Du Jour magazine
Interior Design magazine
Editor At Large magazine
Dot & Bo blog
Carrie's Design Musings blog
Marriot Hotel blog
Global Lighting blog
Go Design Go blog
Housingworks blog
Circa Lighting blog
Kravet blog
Dot & Bo blog
Antiques Diva blog
Antiques Diva blog again
Paper blog
nyclq -focal point blog
Quintessence blog
Style Beat blog
The Daily Basics
The Examiner
Thos. Moser News
Sarah Sarna's blog
House Beautiful magazine
Modenus' blog: #1 of Top 100 Design Bloggers
Editor at Large
Pearson Furniture blog
Poggenpohl website
Women's Voice For Change
IFDA NY blog
Annie Selke blog
Bob Magazine
New York Spaces magazine
HGTV
HGTV favors Nest by Tamara
IFDA blog
former House & Garden Editor Dominique Browning's
Living Livelier Blog
Stylesson
The Nest magazine
Lisa Porter Collection
Annie Lubner Design
The Decorating Diva: London blogtour
New York Design Center