It’s that time of year again. The Kips Bay Decorator Show House opens to the public tomorrow and I had a full walk through yesterday. Since I stared in coverage in 2007, I always like to start at the top and work my way down each year. There is always a younger designer given a […]
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Kips Bay Decorator Show House 2018
03 . 09 . 18The most anticipated event each spring in New York is the Kips Bay Decorator Show House. I’ve been covering the house since I started my blog in 2007 and it’s my favorite event to share with you. The list of designers participating this year have just been released and it’s an exciting group. I’m most […]
Bear Hill Bathroom
11 . 10 . 17I have yet to visit Savannah but I may have to book a trip soon. The Traditional Home Southern Style Now Showhouse just opened in the Hostess City of the South and I’m seeing lots of beautiful rooms on Instagram like this chic bathroom by Kevin Walsh of Bear Hill Interiors. I love the glamorous mix of […]
Chalk It Up to Napoleon
05 . 16 . 16It felt like a full circle moment when I visited Garrow Kedigian‘s 5th floor at the 2016 Kips Bay Decorator Show House last week. The first time we met was at the Kips Bay Decorator Show House in 2009 where he had a tiny room on the 5th floor that was only 95 square feet. It’s fun to […]
One Bathroom Two Ways
06 . 08 . 15The two bathrooms at the 2015 Kips Bay Decorator Show House follow the exact same footprint so it was interesting to see how differently they were designed. The first one was planned as a bathroom and dressing room for an Englishman in New York by Clive Christian. It’s very old school and elegant while the second […]
Kips Bay Decorator Show House 2015 Update
03 . 30 . 15The most exciting event on the spring calendar each year is the Kips Bay Decorator Show House and this year is especially exciting because it also marks the 100 year anniversary of the the non-profit organization. The show house will be located in the Arthur Sachs Mansion at 58 East 66th Street on the Upper East Side. […]
The Best Show House Ever
04 . 25 . 14I had the privilege of touring and photographing the 2014 Kips Bay Decorator Show House today and I can honestly tell you that it might be the best one I’ve ever seen. I’m not allowed to post any photos until next week but I wanted to remind you that it will open to the public […]
Kips Bay Decorator Show House 2014 Designers
03 . 12 . 14It was announced last week that the 2014 Kips Bay Decorator Show House would be held in the historic Villard mansion at 457 Madison Avenue and the list of participating designers were announced today. I know many of them but I’m especially proud that my friends Mercedes Dios and Alberto Villalobos who own the store […]