My last blog post was about my alma mater Sweet Briar College. New York-based interior designer Stephanie Stokes is a member of Sweet Briar's Class of 1964. In her 2013 book, Elegant Rooms That Work (Rizzoli - with Jorge S. Arango), Ms. Stokes "explains how to maintain fantasy and functionality in home decor by focusing on the planning of comfortable and multipurpose spaces that include
