We can officially say it… Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! Feliz Navidad! Joyeux Noël! Thanksgiving has come and gone, so have at it with all of the blatant, outright merrymaking you please.  Aren’t your spirits lifted already? Today marks the first (as in ever) installment of the Camille Maurice Friday Beautiful Gifts guide.  Every week between [...]

Since I didn’t post FBT last week, I’ll share something special today. I’m feeling slightly guilty because you won’t get to see another typical installment of the series for a while. What?  Don’t worry. Starting this Friday we’re making a change for the holidays by introducing the Friday Beautiful Things 2011 Gift Guide.  The weekly [...]

Minimalism is not the easiest concept for some to swallow.  It can feel cold, lacking in personality and unwelcoming.  It takes a special touch to give a minimalist space a magnetic pull, something that a good friend of CamilleMaurice has managed to pull off in a Connecticut home that is featured in the latest Lonny. [...]

I haven’t a clue how to play backgammon, but it sounds like a nice idea for a cold day at a warmly lit game table.  Artist Alexandra Llewellyn’s handcrafted backgammon boards will be handed down from generation to generation as works of art that bring family and friends together for a little old fashioned game [...]

Many of us are seizing every opportunity to curl up with a good book in a cozy reading chair as the weather gets cooler and the days begin to morph into a friendly shade of grey. Anthropologie’s Corrigan Chair, shown above, is a treat for those seeking out plush corner perch.  The kiln-dried hardwood frame [...]

April will be here before we know it. The holidays will buzz past us at their usual speed, then we’ll see the blossoms starting to shyly peek their way out from their cozy places on the trees.  Frequent readers of CamilleMaurice.com know that spring means a great concentration on the design, art and philanthropy involved [...]

Don’t hate me for saying this on the first day of November, but ’tis this season! I am in no way suggesting that you start blaring O Tannenbaum and don your Santa hat.  I am, however, suggesting that you push your sense of altruism into the hyperdrive that the holidays tend to spur.  Columbia natives [...]