Archive for May, 2009

It’s book party season at abitare! Two people we know are coming out with books this spring/summer and we are celebrating them at our shop. First up: Condé Nast writer and Brooklyn resident Amy Elliot has penned a new book, A Warm Welcome, on how to be a gracious host/hostess to your house guests. It’s almost summer and that means weekend trips to the country and the beach. Amy’s book has some great ideas on how to make your guests feel welcome and special, as well as some tips for guests-to-be. Hint: always bring a gift!

(Take a look at this great write-up on A Warm Welcome on REAL SIMPLE’s website: http://simplystated.realsimple.com/simplystated/2009/03/welcoming-guest.html)

Amy will be signing books at our shop on Thursday, June 4 from 6-8pm. So stop by for a drink or a cookie. And while you’re here check out our fabulous selection of hostess gifts and little items to spruce up your house for summer guests!

And coming soon: My AMAZING, talented friend and organic baker extraordinaire, Sarah Magid, is coming out with her first book in a few weeks! We will be having a soiree for her later in June. More on that soon! In the meantime check out her mouthwatering website & blog: http://www.sarahmagid.com/index.html

For those of you who didn’t make it to Brooklyn Designs last week, check out the amazing furniture of my friends Bernardo & Jude (better known as Bear and Lion): http://www.bearandlion.net/.
They made Matthew & me an ‘Eva’ bench for our wedding and it is just stunning. Not only that, they built some of the furniture/fixtures in our shop! The ‘Mirabelle’ table (shown here in painter Brice Marden’s house upstate) is next on my list: