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Mellon Interiors – A discussion with Charlotte, Sir Peter, and Elinor Crane


Charlotte will be having a discussion with Sir Peter & Elinor Crane of the Oak Spring Garden Foundation at the Charleston Library Society on March 3, 2026 from 6:00-7:00pm. They will be talking about their contributions to the new book, The Enchanting Interiors of Bunny Mellon: Paintings by Snowy Campbell.

General admission is $15.00 and $10.oo for CLS members.

If you are unable to attend the event, but would like to purchase one or more copies, please visit Buxton Books here.

Conversation with Peter Crane at Dennis & Leen LA LEGENDS

The Enchanting Interiors of Bunny Mellon

Join us at the Dennis & Leen showroom for a conversation celebrating a newly released book on the legendary residences of Bunny Mellon, revealed through the complete collection of paintings by Snowy Campbell.

Charlotte Moss, interior designer and philanthropist, joins Peter Crane, President of the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, to reflect on Mellon’s singular way of living with art, antiques, and beauty, followed by a book signing.

Painted in the early 1970s while Campbell worked for Mellon, these works capture the light, color, and atmosphere of iconic interiors in New York, Washington, DC, and Upperville, Virginia, offering a rare glimpse into a life defined by connoisseurship, comfort, and ease.

DENNIS & LEEN
Thursday, March 5
, 2026.
2:30 – 4:00pm

2025 Southern Living Idea House

PHOTO: JON MESSER

For more than 35 years, Southern Living has partnered with builders, architects, and designers to produce custom houses. The 2025 Idea House will be in Keswick, a community just outside of Charlottesville that celebrates the charm of Virginia’s countryside. Charlotte is thrilled to be working with developer Molly Hardie; builder Alexander Nicholson; architects Rosney Co. Architects and Waterstreet Studio.

The Idea House will be open for public tours from August through December 2025 Thursday through Sunday. Thursday through Saturday, hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Sundays, hours are 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. It will be closed for tours on Thanksgiving Day.

Thank you to the national sponsors.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

February 26, 2026
D. Porthault
An evening to celebrate Bunny Mellon and the release of The Enchanting Interiors of Bunny Mellon
New York, NY

March 3, 2026
Charleston Library Society
With Sir Peter & Elinor Crane on The Enchanting Interiors of Bunny Mellon
Charleston, SC

March 5, 2026
LA LEGENDS
Conversation with Peter Crane on The Enchanting Interiors of Bunny Mellon at Dennis & Leen
Los Angeles, CA

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Design Symposium with Charlotte, John Bossard, Meg Braff, Lisa Fine, Alexa Hampton, Jane Scott Hodges, and Suzanne Tucker
Charlottesville, VA

PAST EVENTS

-Middleburg Community Center: A Conversation with Charlotte and Peter Crane on Bunny Mellon
-The Georges Holiday Market and Speaker Series: A Conversation with Sid Evans
-Martha’s Vineyard Edgartown Yacht Club
-Cherokee Garden Library 50th Anniversary Celebration – Atlanta History Center
-In Perfect Harmony: A MESDA Design Seminar
-Madison Antiques and Fine Things – A Conversation with John Bossard
-Sulgrave Club – Talk with Stan Dixon
-Williamsburg Antiques Forum
-Winter Antiques Show – Discussion with Suzanne Tucker
-VCU Alumni Star Awards
-Kaftans & Cocktails-Caspari Flagship Store
-Glaucoma Foundation – Kitty Carlisle Hart Award of Merit for Lifetime Achievement
-Little Rock Garden Club – Centennial Community Coffee and Lecture
-Columbia Garden Club Garden Symposium – Lecture, Luncheon and Booksigning
-Thomasville Antiques Show – Panel and Booksigning with Stan Dixon
-ICAA Southeast Chapter – Quattuor Lecture Series
-Devon Yacht Club
-American Horticultural Society Gala at River Farm
-Housing Works Design on a Dime – co-chair
-Garden & Gun’s 13th Annual Made in the South Awards – Home Category Judged by Charlotte
-Lecture and booksigning at Naples Tables
-Rizzoli Bookstore Holiday Party -Author book signing
-Honorary showhouse chair Flower Magazine Atlanta Showhouse
-Lecture at the Stony Brook Garden Club
-Lecture and Luncheon at the Garden Club of Somerset Hills
-Celebrating Resilience – An Evening with No Kid Hungry
-Spring commencement address Virginia Commonwealth University
-Luncheon, lecture and book signing at The Carnegie Museum of Fine Art
-Lecture at The Oak Spring Garden Foundation
-Lecture and booksigning at the Sulgrave Club
-Lecture and book signing at the Columbus Botanical Gardens’ Gala Luncheon
-Lecture and book signing at the Birmingham Antiques at the Garden show
-Honorary Chair for the Olmsted Forum for the Albelmarle Garden Club
-Conversation with Margot Shaw from Flower Magazine for the 10th Annual ADAC in Bloom
-Lecture and book signing at the Maidstone Club Benefiting the New East Hampton Emergency Department
-In conversation with Lisa Fine at Barrett Bookstore
-Live webinar with the Garden Club of St. Louis
-A conversation with Steele Marcoux of Veranda on flowers, inspiration and spring. On InstagramTV
-Online chat as part of Jura Koncius’s weekly Home Design Advice Q&A with the Washington Post.
-Conversation and book signing with Margot Shaw of Flower Magazine hosted by Bookhampton
-Creative Conversations Series with Pamela Jaccarino of LUXE On InstagramTV
-House Beautiful: A Day at the Flower Market with Robert Rufino
-A Conversation with Dayle Haddon on reinventing yourself and discovering beauty in your surroundings on InstagramLive
-Conversation with Maria Pollard for the Washington Winter Antiques Show
-Conversation with Tom Kligerman and Michael Boodro on the Design Leadership Network’s Travel by Design
-Indagare’s Global Conversations Podcast
-Deep Dive with Dara Caponigro and Schumacher1889 on Youtube
-Leaders of Design Council: Elevations speaker series
-Charlotte introduces: A Garden for All Seasons for Hillwood Museum’s Livestream Lecture series.
-Charlotte chats with Margot Shaw of Flower Magazine on InstagramTV
-Charlotte chats with Tori Mellott for Schumacher’s Next Door Series
-Design Master Class with Luxe’s Editor in Chief Pamela Jaccarino on Instagram TV
-House Calls with Thom Filicia: InstagramLive
Design Masterclass with Carl Dellatore Rizzoli Bookstore InstagramTV
-Global Conversations with Melissa Biggs Bradley of Indagare
-A Heart to Heart with Century’s John Welker
-Panel discussion on Mario Buatta and the English Country Side Style at Sotheby’s
-Panel discussion at the Theta Charity Antiques Show
-Conversation with Steele Marcoux at the Dallas Women’s Club
-Longue Vue House and Gardens Design Symposium
-Conversation with William Norwich to Celebrate the Release of “Interiors”
-Lecture and book signing at the Garden Club of Santa Barbara
-Chair of the New York City Ballet Spring Gala
-Co-Chair of the Bone Marrow Foundation “Be a Lifeline” Gala
Wynsum Antiques and Interiors Book Signing
-Fashioning Change with IBu
-Lecture and Book Signing at the Thomasville Antiques Show
Houston Holiday Home Tour
-IBU Trunk Show at the Townhouse
-A Conversation with Jennifer Dengel
-The AD Aesthete Podcast: Elsie de Wolfe, the Mother of Modern Decoration
-The Business of Home Podcast: Charlotte Moss is a legend, not a brand
-Keynote speaker and book signing at Delaware Antiques Show