In the French parlor, design mother/daughter duo Bonnie Lancaster and Keffie Lancaster envision what might happen if you were inside a big blue box from a famous jeweler. The creamy silk-taffeta drapes in the Tiffany-style blue room are festooned with hand-made ivory fabric roses and the tie-backs are encrusted with rhinestones. The Christmas tree is […]
Media & Press
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, published March 18th, 2011
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, published March 18th, 2011 “I talked him into refinishing the stained maple cabinets with a black lacquer finish,” said Bonnie. “Talk about drama. We also raised the height of the cabinets and we were able to keep the original granite which really pops now against the cabinetry and the black center island. The […]
Holiday Splendor at Selby Gardens’ Payne Mansion
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, December 1, 2011 “There’s no better place to gather useful ideas for holiday decorating than to stroll through a holiday showhouse that professional designers have put together. Opening today is Holiday Splendor at the Payne Mansion at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. The tour continues for a month and is a volunteer project […]
Q&A with Bonnie Lancaster
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, published March 18th, 2011 “Palm Avenue was all decorators then and most of us were friends and would use each other’s wallpaper and fabric libraries,” says Lancaster. In 1996, the designer felt that people knew her name, Lancaster, better than they identified with Humma-White Studio so she put her name out front. “But, […]
Sarasota showhouse showcases old and new
Tampa Bay Times, January 31, 2009 “The 14th annual “Jewels on the Bay” showhouse, which runs through Feb. 22, reuses many of the owners’ existing furnishings, refreshing them by repainting, reupholstering or rethinking. The designers use fresh paint and new fixtures to rejuvenate other areas.” Read the full article here: http://www.tampabay.com/features/homeandgarden/sarasota-showhouse-showcases-old-and-new/971981
