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What does one do with a grand house, high ceilings, oversized rooms, but a tiny budget? You let the structure and scale of the house do all the work! See how the history of The Beekman Mansion influences our decorating choices and learn new ideas for bringing seasonal living into your own home.

Garden Centerpieces

What is it? See the finished piece below Flowers are lovely, but as you all know, we like to give vegetables their propers. To get you inspired for this month’s...

Inside|Out

We are outdoor people, and our regular readers will know that in the summer, virtually the ONLY thing you can get us to talk about is what’s going on in the...

Huck Embroidery

Something old, Something new When Mary Beekman was a little girl, she and her mother, Joanna, would sit on the front lawn of the Beekman on sunny summer afternoons...

Chrirs Ohrstrom and Steve Larson (seated) John Townsend (holding Zuber), Jenn Delpit, Dave Cocco, and Michelle Farwell

Antique Wallhangings

. When we first set foot in the Beekman, one of the first things that took our breath away was the hand-printed wallpaper that adorns the walls. The prior owners...

Orange Rind Votives

Orange rind votives Oranges would have been a rare delicacy in 1802, but as the owner of the mercantile, William Beekman would surely have been able to procure some...

Standing Cloved-Orange Garland

Standing orange garland Earl settlers to America brought the custom of Christmas garlands to the country. While the garlands were used to decorate the Christmas...

Hand-pressed Holiday Cards

We’re sharing a video HowToo this week of the making of our 2008 BEEKMAN 1802 Holiday Cards. Join Tom and Kristen Case of Foxglove Press in Sharon Springs as...

Pumpkin Lantern

Pumpkin Lantern It’s officially the brief brief season of the pumpkin. It’s not that pumpkins don’t last very long, (quite the opposite, really), it’s...

Zuber Wallpaper

The Wasserman Home, Sharon Springs, NY We had a lovely late spring dinner this weekend at a friend’s home in the village of Sharon Springs. We learned...

Artisanal Weaving

The birthplace of Beekman 1802 linens This past weekend we were invited to the studio of Karen Tenney, a master hand loom weaver. It was one of the first warm days...