Amy Beth is an artist, designer and stylist who splits her time between New York City and Litchfield County. In her free time she makes collages, knits, loves homemaking, and adores spending her time with her husband, Mr. D. Believe it or not, Amy’s initials are ABCD!
ABC first studied fine art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She completed a six-month chef-training program in NYC at the Natural Gourmet Institute and earned a Certificate in Floral Design from Parsons School of Art and Design.
Since college, ABCD’s thirst for knowledge and different design mediums has led her to continue to seek out educational opportunities in classes such as home styling, interior design, antiques appraisal, machine knitting, and welding.
ABCD’s career has been a mélange of creative endeavors. She has worked in event planning, window display, photo styling, floral, stationery, and interior design.
Amy’s interior design aesthetic all about transitionalism. She doesn’t want to walk in a room and be able to pinpoint when it was decorated. ABCD believes that the home should be an amalgamation of the items that the owner loves and when you layer in pieces from different eras (that fit your taste) they will fuse to form a relaxing environment that reflects your personality. ABCD is particularly drawn to vintage pieces that are difficult to place in history. They are the perfect bridge between rustic and modern, traditional and today.
ABCD believes no matter what design medium you are working with – a painting or sculpture, design of an interior space, an arrangement of flowers, or when styling a beautiful plate of food – one must always follow the same elements of design. In order to create a beautiful end product there must be unity, flow, texture, harmonizing color, balance and a focal point to please the eye. This is the design philosophy that drives the inspiration behind everything Amy creates.
…features, guest posts, and mentions…
Cloth and Kind – Show and Tell
Interior Connector – Designer Dish: Our favorite designers share their choice of blue ribbon benches
Heart Home Magazine Blog – Heart Home Meets Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo
Ashley Brook Designs – Desk Obsessed
New England Home Magazine – Interior Design Color Palettes inspired by New England
HGTV Canada Style Sheet - DesignTV chat featured ‘Trends in the Twitter Trenches’
Elle Decor Favorite Room of 2011
Love Feast Table – Rum Cookie Recipe
Passport Magazine, Covering Litchfield County – Designing Polymath
Canadian House and Home – Design Sites We Like
Wonderwall Home – Not your every day A.B.C.D.
Modern Bird Studios – weekly blogger interview
NY Curbed – ABCD Design styles an apartment on HGTV’s Selling NY
Martha Stewart Radio – ABCD interviewed by Brian Kelsey about Social Media and Design Blogs
House of Brinson – Cooking out of the Can: ABCD makes Chicken Scallop with Pimento Mushroom Sauce
Design DNA – HGTV Canada – Pyrex Baking Dish Edition
Chic Modern Vintage – Moonlite Monday
Houzz.com – Warm side of Modern
Nate Berkus Show – ABCD Designs Bespoke Stationery featured
Remote Stylist – 2010 Holiday Gift Guide
Real Simple – Pop-Up Shop Guest Blogger
5th Joy – Interview featuring ABCD’s Holiday Decor
Nest by Tamara – Holiday Recipe Exchange
Inglenook Decor Blog – The ABCD’s of Wedding Planning
Merriment Blog – Recipes for a Happy Marriage
Ice Milk Aprons – Heirloom Recipe Series
Brooklyn Limestone – Interior Design feature
All The Best Blog – two part designer profile
Desire to Inspire – Interior Design feature
La Dolce Vita Blog
Poppytalk – Loft Tour
Pepper Design Blog – Interview
Kelley Moore – Ramblings Series
From the Right Bank – Guest Post
Sacramento Street – ABCD’s 10 Things
Belly’s Button – Outfit with a past
Storytellers Series - Make Love Real
Tobi Fairley – “camping” series
Plush Palate – Guest Post
Blu Label Bungalow – Guest Post
A diary of lovely – Guest Post
Create Girl – Guest Post
Queen of Cashmere – ABCD Designs Cyber Sunshine
Camille Maurice – Creatives Cook
Sage Wedding Pros – Profile
Dawn Easter Events – Stationery Profile
Globetrotting Bride – Stationery Profile
ABCD on EAD Living – Regular Contributor
Kelly Hoppen – Social Media Mention
Alluminaire – Slow Home Mention
Department of the Interior – Slow Home Movement
Examiner.com – Design TV
Freckled Citizen – Floral Design Mention
Dwelling Gawker – Loft Feature
Imperfect Nest – Design TV
Shelter Pop – Rue Magazine Mention
Apartment Therapy – Loft images featured
Nesting Newbies – ABCD Design named a blog to watch
Room Remix – Interior Design Mention
High-Heeled Foot – Interior Design Mention
Everything Fab – Room of the Day
In The Studio – Bespoke Stationery
NBC New York – 2009 Sucked A$$ Holiday Cards Featured
Planning Forever – Holiday Cards Featured
Created by Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo