Stephanie Stokes and Elegant Rooms That Work

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My last blog post was about my alma mater <a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2015/03/sweet-briar-college-in-black-and-white.html" target="_blank">Sweet Briar College</a>. New York-based interior designer <a href="http://www.stephaniestokesinc.com/" target="_blank">Stephanie Stokes</a> is a member of Sweet Briar's Class of 1964. In her 2013 book, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Elegant-Rooms-That-Work-Function/dp/0847840085/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426051966&sr=8-1&keywords=stephanie+stokes" target="_blank">Elegant Rooms That Work</a></i> (Rizzoli - with Jorge S. Arango), Ms. Stokes "explains how to maintain fantasy and functionality in home decor by focusing on the planning of comfortable and multipurpose spaces that include attractive storage." She makes the most of cozy corners - tucking storage under beds and in narrow nooks. Take a look . . .  </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yyB1rWX91uQH31rBguQUvi4CWA8OLdW1NJWuPD6NSdkHIRv8CJ6PY6Ly4BHCe7GN7u_rNTOg8UKTrlXq3o7H7yF5x9HReW7ZYSkSUHp8uGL4lrfwd0OMeD0jWa5zauAyv2FmrnykcSM/s1600/cn_image.size.stephanie-stokes-book-cover-article-opener.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yyB1rWX91uQH31rBguQUvi4CWA8OLdW1NJWuPD6NSdkHIRv8CJ6PY6Ly4BHCe7GN7u_rNTOg8UKTrlXq3o7H7yF5x9HReW7ZYSkSUHp8uGL4lrfwd0OMeD0jWa5zauAyv2FmrnykcSM/s1600/cn_image.size.stephanie-stokes-book-cover-article-opener.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo courtesy of Rizzoli via <i>Architectural Digest</i> ("<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/blogs/daily/2013/04/stephanie-stokes-book-elegant-rooms-that-work-blog" target="_blank">Making It Work</a>," April 13, 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTyqldkl-F9Son4B1CJ2fCuaBKfh-RTlN-35_54w0pHLwQqhQNwMSmFafv35UH-XoMXJTHhqrG2FnrIYjArTLOY8lbuudhlKaYrKCfF_7H7lfNPNIVdA_dXIZeBsM-b6bontGGFrP4oE/s1600/969065_177165272447348_1131075248_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTyqldkl-F9Son4B1CJ2fCuaBKfh-RTlN-35_54w0pHLwQqhQNwMSmFafv35UH-XoMXJTHhqrG2FnrIYjArTLOY8lbuudhlKaYrKCfF_7H7lfNPNIVdA_dXIZeBsM-b6bontGGFrP4oE/s1600/969065_177165272447348_1131075248_n.png" width="502" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The buffet is used for storage. A series of drawers in the top frieze of the mahogany cabinet holds napkin rings, place cards, sets of chopsticks, and two hidden touch-latch drawers for jewelry." - <i>Elegant Rooms That Work</i>, Dining Rooms</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.stephaniestokesinc.com</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StephanieStokesInc/photos/pb.146214768875732.-2207520000.1426042659./177165272447348/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Photo</a> via Facebook (Stephanie Stokes Inc.) - May 29, 2013.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTLgYTmoMO4etP1u4UrzKftdsGpC7PH5PTC4sjxJwrwxmLq7OfiscKuvQYrm1Rp9IUQ36dVVVEju7kg8SiKjO6UovzW4cwO3ajNs1Xqarjxmo0QsVLTY8a7r4dz50gn2D2kTK7TvfcHg/s1600/970423_172413462922529_1933475356_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTLgYTmoMO4etP1u4UrzKftdsGpC7PH5PTC4sjxJwrwxmLq7OfiscKuvQYrm1Rp9IUQ36dVVVEju7kg8SiKjO6UovzW4cwO3ajNs1Xqarjxmo0QsVLTY8a7r4dz50gn2D2kTK7TvfcHg/s1600/970423_172413462922529_1933475356_n.png" width="398" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A secrétaire à abattant is, arguably, one of the most elegant storage solutions ever invented." - <i>Elegant Rooms That Work</i>, Living Rooms</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.stephaniestokesinc.com</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StephanieStokesInc/photos/pb.146214768875732.-2207520000.1426049744./172413462922529/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Photo</a> via Facebook (Stephanie Stokes Inc.) - May 15, 2013.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi298B46xRn1ZMjczNdNYOqHmInq_QW_bykTep9yC74tOvz4wMRhgOLSLmCL5DBOCe9W2eg8JUeipatKaHL7Y2UdSA4jUoXhhHiLJ759nFXwc3uR35YMEPwoz9k0I_7-MmPKd5JegntDLk/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowVertical.stephanie-stokes-book-01-manhattan-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi298B46xRn1ZMjczNdNYOqHmInq_QW_bykTep9yC74tOvz4wMRhgOLSLmCL5DBOCe9W2eg8JUeipatKaHL7Y2UdSA4jUoXhhHiLJ759nFXwc3uR35YMEPwoz9k0I_7-MmPKd5JegntDLk/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowVertical.stephanie-stokes-book-01-manhattan-living-room.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In her own Manhattan living room, interior designer Stephanie Stokes created a floor plan with entertaining in mind, carving out space for four seating areas and a breakfast table. A George II parcel-gilt mirror surmounts the marble Regency mantel, which the decorator had scaled down to better fit the room’s proportions; neutral fabrics were used to downplay the seating’s substantial scale."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michel Arnaud.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Alyssa Wolfe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/books/2013/stephanie-stokes-book-elegant-rooms-that-work-slideshow" target="_blank">Making It Work</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 3, 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgur2tqsqe3A6guCZoSgNL3szPtTl4UedKYF_UQH7Lz-8mADt8TQ3ZmJ6zFLOZuXpd9LtSawpizY_lCRbH-QPl5kSbStmF4jIGIyyDlHjM1Mc6HYEzl4YlfGS-5JfvdOv8Ye4K3VCTk4Ms/s1600/941995_170960413067834_253048977_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgur2tqsqe3A6guCZoSgNL3szPtTl4UedKYF_UQH7Lz-8mADt8TQ3ZmJ6zFLOZuXpd9LtSawpizY_lCRbH-QPl5kSbStmF4jIGIyyDlHjM1Mc6HYEzl4YlfGS-5JfvdOv8Ye4K3VCTk4Ms/s1600/941995_170960413067834_253048977_n.png" width="502" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The remaining corner of the living room is where I have breakfast and work on my computer." - <i>Elegant Rooms That Work</i>, Living Rooms</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.stephaniestokesinc.com</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StephanieStokesInc/photos/pb.146214768875732.-2207520000.1426042659./170960413067834/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Photo</a> via Facebook (Stephanie Stokes Inc.) - May 10, 2013.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABR7LWMvIX3FvqWPl7LKgxNyv9tK-sv-c9Ne-p2R8DIXxp19FLywfSmnwotYU2iMOO4-OuygwIOXHj0z00p3kngeG0RGZwuNgKY3YnEd9hqxpkj2Vv6nAzVs8FnZDiPZYZpxmBGi66o0/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowVertical.stephanie-stokes-book-02-manhattan-bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABR7LWMvIX3FvqWPl7LKgxNyv9tK-sv-c9Ne-p2R8DIXxp19FLywfSmnwotYU2iMOO4-OuygwIOXHj0z00p3kngeG0RGZwuNgKY3YnEd9hqxpkj2Vv6nAzVs8FnZDiPZYZpxmBGi66o0/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowVertical.stephanie-stokes-book-02-manhattan-bedroom.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Stokes’s Manhattan bedroom features a tranquil palette of gold and powder blue. Modular boxes underneath the canopy bed provide hidden storage for linens and luggage."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michel Arnaud.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Alyssa Wolfe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/books/2013/stephanie-stokes-book-elegant-rooms-that-work-slideshow_slideshow_item1_2" target="_blank">Making It Work</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 3, 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBRXiAciAcKKMaAx9pasuWOO_sVoa1FtuUJnN2a9p9K3ilt1AOlOU3Bo2gI7sqbJhtM8yc4oIo6757LTVFp9LFG3dhB21fiHpz04xScFrNO6dkobwXurCrl-1I1LXDrwm0RLI01yWZvk/s1600/936889_168162606680948_1192290140_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBRXiAciAcKKMaAx9pasuWOO_sVoa1FtuUJnN2a9p9K3ilt1AOlOU3Bo2gI7sqbJhtM8yc4oIo6757LTVFp9LFG3dhB21fiHpz04xScFrNO6dkobwXurCrl-1I1LXDrwm0RLI01yWZvk/s1600/936889_168162606680948_1192290140_n.png" width="502" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I had four square modular boxes on wheels made for under the bed, two of which store my linens, the other two weekend suitcases." - <i>Elegant Rooms That Work</i>, Master Class in Master Bedrooms by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.stephaniestokesinc.com</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StephanieStokesInc/photos/pb.146214768875732.-2207520000.1426042659./168162606680948/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Photo</a> via Facebook - Stephanie Stokes Inc. (May 1, 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oeZnHsqe7O8YXz3uq3aEljgqn_T0VX-uVIeDDQUgIRApdsO8mIqn5mXVCCmPDopH-RW2St9p7xeJ4RuCmdjapBOQQjHV798SIahNxx5t2UW1bkGDORBygg11X2Gda2J9OP7tpadVX7s/s1600/1649e9faed0fd628a25add253ca7b13a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oeZnHsqe7O8YXz3uq3aEljgqn_T0VX-uVIeDDQUgIRApdsO8mIqn5mXVCCmPDopH-RW2St9p7xeJ4RuCmdjapBOQQjHV798SIahNxx5t2UW1bkGDORBygg11X2Gda2J9OP7tpadVX7s/s1600/1649e9faed0fd628a25add253ca7b13a.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jewelry storage in Park Avenue apartment of interior designer Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.stephaniestokesinc.com/portfolio-park-avenue-apartment/" target="_blank">Photo</a> via Stephanie Stokes Inc. website.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMP5TRl2ANmj6m5UYkACcJRI0LG9H2PT6E81T3VUCsK5BZGqKSyNqyBOoreTcyAtspa5TENCJaa-soOGsiEo83h_DuIxWlOUi-f7GIxycsSzbuq-FEtPExXRQMyMFJ1dMy9fMSXmbxwM/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.stephanie-stokes-book-03-library-guest-media-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMP5TRl2ANmj6m5UYkACcJRI0LG9H2PT6E81T3VUCsK5BZGqKSyNqyBOoreTcyAtspa5TENCJaa-soOGsiEo83h_DuIxWlOUi-f7GIxycsSzbuq-FEtPExXRQMyMFJ1dMy9fMSXmbxwM/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.stephanie-stokes-book-03-library-guest-media-room.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The library in Stokes’s home also serves as a guest room, media room, wet bar, and office of her design firm."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michel Arnaud.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Alyssa Wolfe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/books/2013/stephanie-stokes-book-elegant-rooms-that-work-slideshow_slideshow_item2_3" target="_blank">Making It Work</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 3, 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ergDMwIlYFDwQOW1A_MFJVpAfNaCEtzpK4nKMWDOUEdxVkV0MkyRDVziJPCsF7e7db79i2Erdb47VU43jTJyjXEsiVvuA6_LwQ3o3hrG-7csc4C_5pVw-4S21ZSSDXiOC4iLk5BtUVw/s1600/1381724_226999830797225_778345308_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ergDMwIlYFDwQOW1A_MFJVpAfNaCEtzpK4nKMWDOUEdxVkV0MkyRDVziJPCsF7e7db79i2Erdb47VU43jTJyjXEsiVvuA6_LwQ3o3hrG-7csc4C_5pVw-4S21ZSSDXiOC4iLk5BtUVw/s1600/1381724_226999830797225_778345308_n.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stephanie Stokes's library, which functions as a guest room, media room, wet bar, and office of her design firm.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StephanieStokesInc/photos/pb.146214768875732.-2207520000.1426042659./226999830797225/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Photo</a> via Stephanie Stokes's Facebook page (December 17, 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xW2iehJ6G8J3BKY3GsHiaCPjUMYuMXY_EHOtOwOo-3GyQy_J_QBySc_OYYM4A-8WXfnFmbojUHQ2tvxcbJJfCuFhuhBVFxAPn9GvaeRNnnvSB6bVJL38wW4C0XA334WyMkpbCdhdyhs/s1600/431926_175047055992503_270740607_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xW2iehJ6G8J3BKY3GsHiaCPjUMYuMXY_EHOtOwOo-3GyQy_J_QBySc_OYYM4A-8WXfnFmbojUHQ2tvxcbJJfCuFhuhBVFxAPn9GvaeRNnnvSB6bVJL38wW4C0XA334WyMkpbCdhdyhs/s1600/431926_175047055992503_270740607_n.png" width="540" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This library is easily converted to a guest room." - <i>Elegant Rooms That Work</i>, Libraries </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by interior designer Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StephanieStokesInc/photos/pb.146214768875732.-2207520000.1426037494./175047055992503/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Photo</a> via Stephanie Stokes's Facebook page (May 23, 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-Qg4fp4TLeYvW2BVsrsYtcgV7gQPRdkW-9Z68EtV4nzD-gWhGGADur2szzUt2jAv4FNQMvYFEaYT6KlMUvEBsZLTfpGMhWe8ttKbzpnyQRJCXM_TCvjNVIWoceFI2IbvcWWpIxIWrlM/s1600/306916_175418172622058_933324512_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-Qg4fp4TLeYvW2BVsrsYtcgV7gQPRdkW-9Z68EtV4nzD-gWhGGADur2szzUt2jAv4FNQMvYFEaYT6KlMUvEBsZLTfpGMhWe8ttKbzpnyQRJCXM_TCvjNVIWoceFI2IbvcWWpIxIWrlM/s1600/306916_175418172622058_933324512_n.png" width="502" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"When we digitized my nine hundred CDs and swapped the big old clunker for a flat-screen television, it freed enough space to create compartments behind the screen for hanging files and office supplies." - <i>Elegant Rooms That Work</i>, Libraries by interior designer Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StephanieStokesInc/photos/pb.146214768875732.-2207520000.1426037494./175418172622058/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Photo</a> via Stephanie Stokes's Facebook page (May 24, 2013).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mqVTcoOiXAVKdAb-LfTWKGUDEiySIvL9uWP8KsO-dKzCdLbauntANdYefWJWAVlGxcV0AEXVB61e17H1J-t0rrauhudRBPIl1U36E3ZPaVqop580_sBMetBZq0eiZ-5mdlnyqcp8clQ/s1600/P1390928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mqVTcoOiXAVKdAb-LfTWKGUDEiySIvL9uWP8KsO-dKzCdLbauntANdYefWJWAVlGxcV0AEXVB61e17H1J-t0rrauhudRBPIl1U36E3ZPaVqop580_sBMetBZq0eiZ-5mdlnyqcp8clQ/s1600/P1390928.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stephanie Stokes's built-in closet.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jeffrey Hirsch.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/decorator-series/2008/stephanie-stokes" target="_blank">Stephanie Stokes</a>" by Sian Ballen and Lesley Hauge.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/" target="_blank">New York Social Diary</a> (November 21, 2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvOJrsNkya4xoFbSvzdpDtdLJEaYWtglQCHb1J5YMdaP_O71PJircVYtkC0Fg4GBVvBwgp3Je9xeIvY4_UjJAemnrkLsxt3PSgB12uxs8kfknfHJ5RtqnPjNyH4G5nxX-V932H8nPt9c/s1600/936721_174691159361426_1115728600_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvOJrsNkya4xoFbSvzdpDtdLJEaYWtglQCHb1J5YMdaP_O71PJircVYtkC0Fg4GBVvBwgp3Je9xeIvY4_UjJAemnrkLsxt3PSgB12uxs8kfknfHJ5RtqnPjNyH4G5nxX-V932H8nPt9c/s1600/936721_174691159361426_1115728600_n.png" width="448" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I converted the closet to the left of the library door into a wet bar with storage for more glasses than anyone needs in a lifetime. They’re hidden behind cabinet doors covered in faux book spines, ordered from England, to make the cabinets look like shelves of books." -<i>Elegant Rooms That Work</i>, Libraries </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by interior designer Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StephanieStokesInc/photos/pb.146214768875732.-2207520000.1426037494./174691159361426/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Photo</a> via Stephanie Stokes's Facebook page (May 22, 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_mycEKby8SrsH46fTHQZysSBvBv-7Rv7MP6teDIWjV-vHNdSxPVDsM0qy365Wfy5_9vPhr5Og0ahqDWAnCUy6uL7SLKuVGPtMU6BOBAjMmfn3m-9fkEb0N4ECJJwI6w9h97OKRS7A58/s1600/995893_193908960772979_429189524_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_mycEKby8SrsH46fTHQZysSBvBv-7Rv7MP6teDIWjV-vHNdSxPVDsM0qy365Wfy5_9vPhr5Og0ahqDWAnCUy6uL7SLKuVGPtMU6BOBAjMmfn3m-9fkEb0N4ECJJwI6w9h97OKRS7A58/s1600/995893_193908960772979_429189524_n.png" width="506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The only place I could hang evening dresses was in a 4-inch-deep space behind my bed hangings." - <i>Elegant Rooms That Work</i> by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.stephaniestokesinc.com</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StephanieStokesInc/photos/pb.146214768875732.-2207520000.1426042659./193908960772979/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Photo</a> via Facebook (Stephanie Stokes Inc.) - July 6, 2013.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbOCBes-LjfEYo_QjV62c4np5b2BLgfjNEJps7nTy2buLy3v5mnCI-NumRuG5Oo93i5dcNvSxyiOkh-8AGk4BF5c0pw3sb7a-sSpdnPJkLUc0cLZcCwHCmweMfZlhIjol4-IZvPrSqlY/s1600/P1390854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbOCBes-LjfEYo_QjV62c4np5b2BLgfjNEJps7nTy2buLy3v5mnCI-NumRuG5Oo93i5dcNvSxyiOkh-8AGk4BF5c0pw3sb7a-sSpdnPJkLUc0cLZcCwHCmweMfZlhIjol4-IZvPrSqlY/s1600/P1390854.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Silver containers are perfect for organizing make-up clutter."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jeffrey Hirsch.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/decorator-series/2008/stephanie-stokes" target="_blank">Stephanie Stokes</a>" by Sian Ballen and Lesley Hauge.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/" target="_blank">New York Social Diary</a> (November 21, 2008).</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtloHmuoAnw6gftdi4lVhx6B50LchfmlH0BAxIYpqZ4ijlembebjwKuXMnaBhWr8TDJ7j3dL7bqjlDjf_hT-N0tjBx_LOzoqwGM8mUZz8KZAvEuvCJNA36aO2AqZSOPE8924M2jwk4EQ/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.stephanie-stokes-book-04-westchester-house-dining-area.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtloHmuoAnw6gftdi4lVhx6B50LchfmlH0BAxIYpqZ4ijlembebjwKuXMnaBhWr8TDJ7j3dL7bqjlDjf_hT-N0tjBx_LOzoqwGM8mUZz8KZAvEuvCJNA36aO2AqZSOPE8924M2jwk4EQ/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.stephanie-stokes-book-04-westchester-house-dining-area.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Stokes infused a home in Westchester with French country style. She delineated the dining area—which flows into the kitchen and family room—by using a rug that incorporates the hues found in the curtains and seat cushions. A rack was built under the window to house newspapers and magazines."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michel Arnaud.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Alyssa Wolfe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/books/2013/stephanie-stokes-book-elegant-rooms-that-work-slideshow_slideshow_item3_4" target="_blank">Making It Work</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 3, 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVQb9MX5UG9M9oY-YNlaQbFGLq7yTnvDgRLqDodtlRCbfoC1zEYVwyi7GEKOXmNWf6vsC1YQeGHRhHPQz_rxPPhxP9Ay0W_5nz7q_XxUfvFHLN6WLbMg0GHSXVjzEV0edi8Pp1opQ6Z4/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowVertical.stephanie-stokes-book-05-new-york-kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVQb9MX5UG9M9oY-YNlaQbFGLq7yTnvDgRLqDodtlRCbfoC1zEYVwyi7GEKOXmNWf6vsC1YQeGHRhHPQz_rxPPhxP9Ay0W_5nz7q_XxUfvFHLN6WLbMg0GHSXVjzEV0edi8Pp1opQ6Z4/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowVertical.stephanie-stokes-book-05-new-york-kitchen.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A New York City couple gutted several rooms in their apartment to accommodate a larger dining and living area and kitchen. The cabinetry in the butler’s pantry utilizes overhead space, offering storage for 120 pieces of glassware. Knives fit into slots in the granite countertops, and removable Masonite panels allow for customized storage in the cabinets."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michel Arnaud.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Alyssa Wolfe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/books/2013/stephanie-stokes-book-elegant-rooms-that-work-slideshow_slideshow_item4_5" target="_blank">Making It Work</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 3, 2013).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYKZHqb295vbKqk0kaKU4Zwmzjb0Nk9J8vUyeAUqfH3n-V35qAZKeyQZnBhx6Lq9ISvT-cxKBLkPrgUEpphpsMAealpOsYYVoJpytFRAIxfSeFm1kt4Emd_-vidEJOrepD8mSILU8-Ps/s1600/7446f50ce182a7ea820d4beef93ebc91.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYKZHqb295vbKqk0kaKU4Zwmzjb0Nk9J8vUyeAUqfH3n-V35qAZKeyQZnBhx6Lq9ISvT-cxKBLkPrgUEpphpsMAealpOsYYVoJpytFRAIxfSeFm1kt4Emd_-vidEJOrepD8mSILU8-Ps/s1600/7446f50ce182a7ea820d4beef93ebc91.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitchen storage in a New York City apartment. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.stephaniestokesinc.com/portfolio-dine-den-live-kitch/" target="_blank">Photo</a> via Stephanie Stokes, Inc. website.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFeWjD71AFKHuR-2eGBqFBVNvuimRvKkBAgLsOGlNzwruO1Vgro4mv-GDtQS9HRG27prCEiUQXG9scZzvj7-nKoAhppKhslYcvGmFJuqoPBMuNBsSxD6liLxTA8wQ5tsu9b1j8ggw5RE/s1600/03b4ec6eae104492dd70713c12f081d6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFeWjD71AFKHuR-2eGBqFBVNvuimRvKkBAgLsOGlNzwruO1Vgro4mv-GDtQS9HRG27prCEiUQXG9scZzvj7-nKoAhppKhslYcvGmFJuqoPBMuNBsSxD6liLxTA8wQ5tsu9b1j8ggw5RE/s1600/03b4ec6eae104492dd70713c12f081d6.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitchen storage in a New York City apartment. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.stephaniestokesinc.com/portfolio-dine-den-live-kitch/" target="_blank">Photo</a> via Stephanie Stokes, Inc. website.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0tAq8BWR1DM9qYzxFHs6P6GITDxGw16O6mGCCIo1j4JGZOVdE8Abdvpy3SYKbuC8oSVYhN9DWcgl_bUaT8VKwkn4eFVDg9vFjYUA-dSagccxwN-mAlGkvuhSY1CG3pdE3EIlqJVk-Co/s1600/753bf685386ff544f728642736445b6b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0tAq8BWR1DM9qYzxFHs6P6GITDxGw16O6mGCCIo1j4JGZOVdE8Abdvpy3SYKbuC8oSVYhN9DWcgl_bUaT8VKwkn4eFVDg9vFjYUA-dSagccxwN-mAlGkvuhSY1CG3pdE3EIlqJVk-Co/s1600/753bf685386ff544f728642736445b6b.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitchen storage in a New York City apartment. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.stephaniestokesinc.com/portfolio-dine-den-live-kitch/" target="_blank">Photo</a> via Stephanie Stokes, Inc. website.</span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiJENTJfcIpvzXELufxwOXZoHtWfLREYu-RBqF7wpm19-IJt_wfZTvPNl0mzALgoEQt2HAQGbzUjp-oK-RpRsIDk3CbBfdYuom-qFL3T0q-DqiodDRuH5DqJVoCn7J2k478KznBVailc/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.stephanie-stokes-book-06-plaza-hotel-apartment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiJENTJfcIpvzXELufxwOXZoHtWfLREYu-RBqF7wpm19-IJt_wfZTvPNl0mzALgoEQt2HAQGbzUjp-oK-RpRsIDk3CbBfdYuom-qFL3T0q-DqiodDRuH5DqJVoCn7J2k478KznBVailc/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.stephanie-stokes-book-06-plaza-hotel-apartment.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Stokes crafted a family-friendly apartment in the Plaza hotel, employing substantial furnishings (iron benches, stone garden stools) that the children wouldn’t be able to disrupt. The cocktail table, which features a shelf for extra storage, is sprayed with car lacquer for an ultradurable finish."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michel Arnaud.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Alyssa Wolfe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/books/2013/stephanie-stokes-book-elegant-rooms-that-work-slideshow_slideshow_item5_6" target="_blank">Making It Work</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 3, 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjCEx1RfCM8CqF4SJXwXpHMlsR2k06CGR2DZj8kHtFzQ5Eg1LoOsUupIWWHpObYjVrMdCWLSN14ia8rJWAyEPQJ2ocmgiLrw1BWLSFqv6lEiefQ14K72E_jXpmpEFA1KqR9fjNsM1aSI/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowVertical.stephanie-stokes-book-07-hermes-dressing-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjCEx1RfCM8CqF4SJXwXpHMlsR2k06CGR2DZj8kHtFzQ5Eg1LoOsUupIWWHpObYjVrMdCWLSN14ia8rJWAyEPQJ2ocmgiLrw1BWLSFqv6lEiefQ14K72E_jXpmpEFA1KqR9fjNsM1aSI/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowVertical.stephanie-stokes-book-07-hermes-dressing-room.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"For a dressing room in the Paris apartment of Hermès’s Xavier Guerrand-Hermès, Stokes combined unique furnishings and art from North Africa to make the space feel more personal. Customized screen doors with spear-like dowels backed with silk lend an airiness to the cabinetry."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michel Arnaud.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Alyssa Wolfe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/books/2013/stephanie-stokes-book-elegant-rooms-that-work-slideshow_slideshow_item6_7" target="_blank">Making It Work</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 3, 2013).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSdjX0z8z3ASbfmFcogO6zmGZxvvr1Hnx6Oy7T1y_oB3n5u9B8VwluD2KVIvCQS2kmSMYnXYusqg88Q2m9XFl8aMDTgZojrJ_KHzAr_SPMkoRBnVfymH45gG67xIz5IkQzFOv4jhUaRs/s1600/Parisian-Dressing-Room-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSdjX0z8z3ASbfmFcogO6zmGZxvvr1Hnx6Oy7T1y_oB3n5u9B8VwluD2KVIvCQS2kmSMYnXYusqg88Q2m9XFl8aMDTgZojrJ_KHzAr_SPMkoRBnVfymH45gG67xIz5IkQzFOv4jhUaRs/s1600/Parisian-Dressing-Room-1.jpg" width="564" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Parisian dressing room. </span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.stephaniestokesinc.com/portfolio-parisian-dressing-room/" target="_blank">Photo</a> via Stephanie Stokes Inc. website.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGV4pzuA70EL_OT-M6pHi6gOZI9aC9zg825PbpAft30_6kqVbaO0d7W4v0HBoshzhlG6SbPD5CCvTtqsJzMtt1Xn1PvRSHk2yu4SHa8ZbBwBzrMbGVZ9EeUzvNhHCYDy4iU6tLNJ20ON0/s1600/Parisian-Dressing-Room-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGV4pzuA70EL_OT-M6pHi6gOZI9aC9zg825PbpAft30_6kqVbaO0d7W4v0HBoshzhlG6SbPD5CCvTtqsJzMtt1Xn1PvRSHk2yu4SHa8ZbBwBzrMbGVZ9EeUzvNhHCYDy4iU6tLNJ20ON0/s1600/Parisian-Dressing-Room-2.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Parisian dressing room. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.stephaniestokesinc.com/portfolio-parisian-dressing-room/" target="_blank">Photo</a> via Stephanie Stokes Inc. website.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>House Beautiful</i> featured Stephanie Stokes's tiny kitchen a few years ago. She maximizes storage in a small, elegant space:</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFRWVGhV2r18H2toTjNbVAVBsvkdns6qdPCd4MnsZdz8LfhRdePmhvMc1pm05LmiQuXnaQh04LWkvB6sCDoZp2E90M6XtDcv_VHaQYQdzaXjl43kwOsD7cJGio65GwlT8ApJXSJuOGX0/s1600/54bea48608dae_-_01-hbx-electric-cooktop-0708-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFRWVGhV2r18H2toTjNbVAVBsvkdns6qdPCd4MnsZdz8LfhRdePmhvMc1pm05LmiQuXnaQh04LWkvB6sCDoZp2E90M6XtDcv_VHaQYQdzaXjl43kwOsD7cJGio65GwlT8ApJXSJuOGX0/s1600/54bea48608dae_-_01-hbx-electric-cooktop-0708-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A mirrored backsplash, an electric cooktop that doubles as countertop, and simple cabinetry give the illusion of grandeur in Stokes's tiny kitchen. She designed a specific space for every pot, plate, and peppermill."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Regina Schrambling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/kitchens/g7/kitchen-otm-new-york-0708/?slide=1" target="_blank">Inside a Kitchen the Size of a Walk-In Closet</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOMaG44JZBnUfWsu030I2nx_D2g8quk8Wd1HjuD5UwF1MIt-x50IWkpGZZnO_2mes-8x2xGhNzuLRdbMuThedxLFIbpxoM0AVhPfDnab2x9-iHEVnGULx5lnSiHHLaVNo3zh7DmXmLlM/s1600/54bea487baa81_-_02-hbx-handmade-wood-floor-0708-s2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOMaG44JZBnUfWsu030I2nx_D2g8quk8Wd1HjuD5UwF1MIt-x50IWkpGZZnO_2mes-8x2xGhNzuLRdbMuThedxLFIbpxoM0AVhPfDnab2x9-iHEVnGULx5lnSiHHLaVNo3zh7DmXmLlM/s1600/54bea487baa81_-_02-hbx-handmade-wood-floor-0708-s2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The wood floor was handmade by an artisan in Brooklyn to showcase the Stokes family crest, a way of putting a personal imprint on the kitchen design."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Regina Schrambling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/kitchens/g7/kitchen-otm-new-york-0708/?slide=2" target="_blank">Inside a Kitchen the Size of a Walk-In Closet</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvCFDPpLUNV77hR97OTMUWH4OedIV1T7_RQUwL_t0yAjvV0B8XGkxVjMvBi_KsdfE2evIR9SVaEwsgUwzcFPHlWcn4NsnIEkBkjwBJb6-gjR9eamulyyH9_UvCXpaBQ0rSj28uCWWwUk/s1600/54bea48891e3b_-_03-hbx-pull-out-pantry-0708-s2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvCFDPpLUNV77hR97OTMUWH4OedIV1T7_RQUwL_t0yAjvV0B8XGkxVjMvBi_KsdfE2evIR9SVaEwsgUwzcFPHlWcn4NsnIEkBkjwBJb6-gjR9eamulyyH9_UvCXpaBQ0rSj28uCWWwUk/s1600/54bea48891e3b_-_03-hbx-pull-out-pantry-0708-s2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The 'pantry' for dry goods consists of two cabinets that slide out over the countertop. Bins for trash and recyclables similarly pull out beside the sink."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Regina Schrambling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/kitchens/g7/kitchen-otm-new-york-0708/?slide=3" target="_blank">Inside a Kitchen the Size of a Walk-In Closet</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwy6M3Px-QORurQv1pIsinZE5wqz2WiOPS_P8ooLmV8FAkQqzEpUs7IUC_xZDTVA81lOdis_N8BLYnd691PlsqdmBCs7G-2XzWlnRv3RLhF9rAzOq63Xs_qSZLja0QdPj6F_uGFTgIGw/s1600/54bea488ef695_-_04-hbx-cutlery-drawers-0708-s2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwy6M3Px-QORurQv1pIsinZE5wqz2WiOPS_P8ooLmV8FAkQqzEpUs7IUC_xZDTVA81lOdis_N8BLYnd691PlsqdmBCs7G-2XzWlnRv3RLhF9rAzOq63Xs_qSZLja0QdPj6F_uGFTgIGw/s1600/54bea488ef695_-_04-hbx-cutlery-drawers-0708-s2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The silverware drawers are fitted with cushioned slots to hold each piece in its proper place."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Regina Schrambling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/kitchens/g7/kitchen-otm-new-york-0708/?slide=4" target="_blank">Inside a Kitchen the Size of a Walk-In Closet</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiX6A_mDQeTx07jJCXRYPQjT7DI6waql2vWnTWByi1QN_KfVLwV0BlMi1iExV_CTsdjH_mTXUnB9ho9JkHu7WhjLZ6ykt_MVNbuEfmSHeYFHl2ca2HfSLULWYZxUNff29L86gpnavaljk/s1600/54bea489601ac_-_05-hbx-shallow-drawers-0708-s2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiX6A_mDQeTx07jJCXRYPQjT7DI6waql2vWnTWByi1QN_KfVLwV0BlMi1iExV_CTsdjH_mTXUnB9ho9JkHu7WhjLZ6ykt_MVNbuEfmSHeYFHl2ca2HfSLULWYZxUNff29L86gpnavaljk/s1600/54bea489601ac_-_05-hbx-shallow-drawers-0708-s2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Four-inch-deep drawers, with slides along the sides rather than the bottoms, hold spices, tea, hot pads, and assorted cooking paraphernalia; slots provide tidy storage space for cookbooks and serving trays. Deeper drawers substitute for lower cabinets to give easier access."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Regina Schrambling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/kitchens/g7/kitchen-otm-new-york-0708/?slide=5" target="_blank">Inside a Kitchen the Size of a Walk-In Closet</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MzW17lc_M0-lE07H1zDQ1Qz1Quj8cviB2OGSUB_VW5PrllHWUYV2-GVzaTG2d_A5bhV0LTxkOAU0zQ7lToGGmaAiYqOCHV-n340L21sDwrV1Cx11pOqc-5TVv09Q_TYtSTdgXtKFPaM/s1600/54bea489ed5bc_-_06-hbx-verde-guatemala-marble-0708-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MzW17lc_M0-lE07H1zDQ1Qz1Quj8cviB2OGSUB_VW5PrllHWUYV2-GVzaTG2d_A5bhV0LTxkOAU0zQ7lToGGmaAiYqOCHV-n340L21sDwrV1Cx11pOqc-5TVv09Q_TYtSTdgXtKFPaM/s1600/54bea489ed5bc_-_06-hbx-verde-guatemala-marble-0708-xln.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Thin slabs of Verde Guatemala marble were chosen for the counters to conserve space and to create a lighter look than the usual black."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephanie Stokes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Regina Schrambling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/kitchens/g7/kitchen-otm-new-york-0708/?slide=6" target="_blank">Inside a Kitchen the Size of a Walk-In Closet</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2008).</span></div>

Stephanie Stokes and Elegant Rooms That Work

My last blog post was about my alma mater Sweet Briar College . New York-based interior designer Stephanie Stokes is a member of Sweet Bria...

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