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Design:

Design Trend: This Classic 70’s Beauty Is Back

EyeSwoon TV Design Therapy:

How to Make the Swooniest Pin Boards

It takes 10 minutes.

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How to Make the Swooniest Pin Boards

How to Design a Home Office You Love

Design:

How to Design a Home Office You Love

Amagansett Kitchen

Design Room Swoon:

Amagansett Kitchen

Amagansett Bookshelf “Cubbies”

Design Room Swoon:

Amagansett Bookshelf “Cubbies”

Food The Bite:

Blood Orange Loaf Cake

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Blood Orange Loaf Cake

White Beans & Citrus Roasted Fennel

Food The Bite:

White Beans & Citrus Roasted Fennel

Pumpkin Olive Oil Loaf

Food The Bite:

Pumpkin Olive Oil Loaf

Lemony Shrimp & White Bean Stew

Food The Bite:

Lemony Shrimp & White Bean Stew

CB2 Marisa Burl Wood Desk

Athena Calderone x Beau Rush Petit Footed Bowl

Athena Calderone X The Wooden Palate Ritual Bath Tray – Natural Eucalyptus

The Elated Coupe

Necessary Objects

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Living The Essentials:

My Must-Have Kitchen Essentials

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My Must-Have Kitchen Essentials

The Ultimate Food Lover’s Gift Guide

Living The Essentials:

The Ultimate Food Lover’s Gift Guide

Simple Ideas, Thoughtfully Executed. Vogue Living

Living Entertaining:

Simple Ideas, Thoughtfully Executed. Vogue Living

A Zoom Holiday with Crate & Barrel

Living Entertaining:

A Zoom Holiday with Crate & Barrel

the Books

Live Beautiful

From celebrated design expert Athena Calderone, a look into how interior designers and creatives decorate their spaces. Click here to order today & snoop our upcoming book tour events!

Peek Inside and Order Your Copy

Cook Beautiful

Where design meets food, where culinary tradition marries food styling, where home chefs become experts.

Peek Inside and Order Your Copy

@eyeswoon

On this night last year I celebrated the launch of Live Beautiful in my Brooklyn home. I am a romantic dreamer at heart and a collaborator to the core. This poetic and perfect evening just might have been the dreamiest dream I ever did have — replete with verdant foliage cascading from the ceiling, supported by the design community, and surrounded by my creative team — all who made this book (and this night) a reality.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU! @nicole_franzen @abramsbooks @jorxy @jennasaraco @aire_nyc @foxfodderfarm @nicoletourtelot @amyastley @janekeltnerdev @mieketenhave @colinking @dadagoldberg

And my goodness — what a difference a year makes huh?

Photo @bfa

The creative process is never linear—it’s an emotional journey of twists and turns—but if I had to name one through-line, it would be that mistakes are inevitable. For me, the beauty always lies in the process and the “happy” errors we make along the way. In fact, they’re so commonplace, you learn to embrace them until you ultimately discover that failure is the only way forward.

This is how I imagine the person felt when they first discovered burl wood. Perhaps in their process of cutting off the gnarly, diseased growth (known as the “burl”) from the tree, they had plans to throw it away until they discovered its beauty inside. The unique marble-like appearance of the burl wood is a result of small knots from dormant buds, fungi, viruses, insects, or injuries that put stress on the tree. In the same way diamonds are formed, nature once again proves that good things come from applying a little pressure now and again!

On today’s www.Eye-Swoon.com we share the history (and a few products we love) surrounding all things burl!

Photo @selliottphoto
Blazer @arje
Story @sacha.strebe
Table 70’s vintage

Tuco and I had a cultural outing at @galerieground this morning. And in case these images are not convincing enough... you should likely schedule a visit immediately.
Art. Objects. Sculpture. Vessels. Furniture. And of course Plaster by my ladies @kampstudios 💥

Forever brunch-at-home fave

Jammy 6-minute eggs
Labne
Cukes
Serrano chili
Capers
Tarragon
Pistachios

🖤 @beaurush

Friday Night Lights

Your design approach to a home office is not unlike any other room in the house. It should speak your visual language and evoke personality. But perhaps the most important thing to remember is the delicate dance between aesthetics and utility. A workspace should be designed to inspire and motivate you each day, but also be grounded in practicality.

Since so many of us have transitioned to home offices this past year, @sacha.strebe has compiled six tips to help you carve out a space that will be as functional as it is beautiful. Read the full story on today’s www.eye-swoon.com

I looooove a renovation. A transformation. A problem to solve. A mess to reimagine. A lil’ after / before inspo for ya on this Thursday morning.

Photo @nicole_franzen

Head to head (and sometimes butting heads) for 18 years. Raising you has been the most profound experience of my life. You navigate the world with such ingenuity and authenticity Jivan — a beautiful melange of gentle kindness, creativity, and fearless adventure that is truly your own. I love who you have become @jcalderonee Happy 18th birthday.

Once upon a time a Long Island girl met a Brooklyn boy in a NYC nightclub.... and the rest is history. My valentine, my whole heart, my best friend since 1997 🤍 @vcalderone. Also, a love spanning so many decades that there is no digital evidence of it. Film baby! 🎞

It’s as though our home was designed for him.
And he knows it! It’s the sun-lit side eye for me.

Pup — pitty mix
Linens — @lastlight.collection
Paint — F&B Ammonite
Pillows — Custom @dedarmilano fabric

🖤

Anyone else surprised by this mornings snowfall in NYC? I don’t know about you but I’m craving some cozy. Thinking of bringing back this winter veggie fave to #EyeSwoonUnplugged — thoughts?

It’s the little things...

Valentine’s Day is about celebrating love obviously #ad — but one might argue it is also about engaging in indulgence with your person to bring out The fun. The frisky. The nostalgia — all the cherished and treasured moments!

This year, for our V-Day I have partnered with @ferrerorocherusa to inspire some creativity at home. I plan to unify all of Victor’s favorites — Chocolate. Champagne. And something that has been a part of our love story from day one — Music.

DJing is at the core of Victor’s creativity — it is his world, how he communicates, his form of expression. It is also something he has not been able to do this last year. So, I will surprise him with a DJ set in his favorite room in the comfort of our home.

The Calderone Valentine’s Day will be a night of music and dancing — Vinyl spinning on the turntable. Piles of Victor’s favorite Ferrero Rocher chocolates at the ready. And free flowing Champagne. What more do you really need to celebrate love. #FerreroRocher

Thrilled to be working on a few super exciting interior design projects. Even more excited to have actually gotten dressed today — my sweatpants have officially outstayed their welcome. Gotta dress the part sometimes!

ALL THE DETAILS...
Exclusively shared in tomorrow’s EyeSwoon newsletter. Basically, you should subscribe today 🤍

SNOW. BEACH. PUPPY
I mean... it’s the perfect storm 😉

A WONDERLAND... indeed ❄️

A little Sunday swoonery for you all....
You have asked for 3+ years about the butcher block cutting boards in my Brooklyn and Amagansett kitchens. The boards are custom by @bcmtco but I will be selling them exclusively through my shop on www.athenacalderone.com !

These beautiful boards are hand crafted and will be made to order SOON!

Sun Salutations
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Art @kate_zim_turpin
Plaster @kampstudios

This weeks exclusive ‘You Asked For It’ newsletter highlight ALL the details and sources surrounding my Brooklyn bathroom. You can only receive this information if you register for my newsletter on www.eye-swoon.com

‘You Asked For It’ gets emailed directly to your inbox on Friday’s at 4pm so be sure to sign up today before 3pm

Photo : @selliottphoto
Fluted Plaster : @kampstudios
All else : sign up for NEWSLETTER!

A torn charcoal drawing found at a yard sale. An extra piece of tattered fabric draped from a nail. An Etsy rattan shade on a French ceramic lamp. Design is what you make of it and beauty can be found in the most unassuming of places. It is also so highly personal — I just love how particular each of our eyes imagine and execute a composition. That’s all. Just another #EyeswoonDesignCrush kinda moment.

Remember when we wore something other than sweats? And absolutely not, my closet is rarely this organized! Thanks for the feature @elledecoration_es

Photo : @nicole_franzen

R E A L L I F E
In real time. In real love. 🖤🐾

It is brisk out there today! And while bourbon certainly seems cozy and warming, a cake version of my favorite cocktail feels like a far better choice. Blood orange, bourbon, and bitters flavor this super moist cake that I’ll be making on this frigid Sunday afternoon. I think I’ll simplify and make in a loaf pan — perhaps I’ll record for ya too!

A #CookBeautiful fave from the best team imaginable 🖤

Design is storytelling. This is my story.
My story of collecting. My story of travel. My story of educating my eye. My story of mistakes. My story of forging relationships with other designers, artists, artisans, architects, and craftsmen. My evolution as a designer, a creative, a wife, a mother. This image carries so much more than each singular piece because captured within the alchemy are memories - every choice is imbued with emotion, with reflection. I believe that is what gives a home a soul. And what makes design so damn evocative. What is the narrative of your home?

You Asked For It!

With so many continued questions regarding my home and kitchen I’ve decided to launch a new exclusive series, You Asked For It, that is only available through my newsletter!

Tomorrow, I’ll be divulging ALL the granular answers to your questions like... How my marble shelf is constructed. How high and how deep that shelf is. The name of my marble. Where my refrigerator and dishwasher is located. The manufacturer of my bifold doors. The color and finish of my cabinets and the resources for everything from refrigerator handles, cabinet knobs, faucet, and pot filler. Everything you want to know in one place! Sign up for my newsletter on Eye-Swoon.com to receive in your inbox tomorrow! x a

Photo @nicole_franzen for #LiveBeautiful

A beautifully hopeful day to restore heart and humanity to our country.

Anyone else wake at the crack of dawn and gleefully toss and turn all night in anticipation for today’s inauguration? Waiting with bated breath. @joebiden @kamalaharris

Favorite space at favorite time of day in favorite neutral palate with favorite statement lip. Moments at home with @intothegloss

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