Around here, we fervently believe in the power and importance of upgrading the everyday: making every meal an occasion, applauding a sunset, opening our home to friends and filling it with a lot of love and fun. It’s this ethos that inspired us to collaborate with Ecco Domani Wines on some summer entertaining ideas; their brand is built on the same tenets we ourselves live by. For us, living every day like it’s your last means celebrating life in the moment: putting your best foot forward, wearing a pretty dress just because, using the good plates, living in harmony with nature, and taking care of the ones you love.
For the past year and a half, we’ve divided time between New York City and Amagansett, a quiet little hamlet nestled between The Hamptons and Montauk on the easternmost tip of Long Island. Our time in the city is filled with momentum: industry, appointments, takeout and crowded restaurants ~ everything in inverse of the languorous days we spend in Amagansett. It’s a life with distinct yin and yang ~ a fantastic balance. Out East, happily ensconced in our little cabin in the woods, the rest of the world really fades away. In every direction, we’re surrounded by trees; we wake up under a canopy of leaves, glistening through the skylight above bed. You can almost hear their branches sing. The retreat feels endless, and it’s a cathedral we’re always loathe to leave. So we entertain at home, make every day festive, and lure friends into our little dreamworld so that we rarely have to abandon it.
We’re surrounded by fisherman and farmland, fresh produce only a bike ride away. If you pop by at lunchtime you’ll likely find seared tuna tacos served alongside heirloom tomatoes and watermelon salad, for dinner, ceviche.
The afternoons in between are spent poolside, and we rarely go inside
again until it’s time for bed. Why should we? In lieu of lawn furniture,
our grassy backyard is littered with sun-faded rugs, oversized pillows,
Moroccan poufs and a random assortment of stuffed jungle animals.
Friday night is movie night. We pin a white sheet to the clothesline and
pull a few rugs and a projector
up around it. Word has spread quickly that if you mosey over to our
place at sunset, you’ll be just in time for the evening show.
It’s the easiest, most impromptu of parties. We never know who exactly
will drop by or how many friends they’ll bring, but it really doesn’t
matter. There’s plenty of room around the fire. Popcorn is constantly
exploding from our stovetop (it’s the simplest thing to make endless
quantities of, then elevate with a sprinkling of herbed salt), and as
long as we have plenty of wine and fixings for s’mores, then we’re pretty much in business ~ whether 2 or 20 roll up for the flick!
Photos: The Glamourai
