I recently attended the private showing of the 2nd Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House in Dallas. This event included two of my great passions: beautiful design and a wonderful charitable cause. If you are ever given an opportunity to visit a show house, you should definitely do it.
What is a Show House?
Typically, a Show House is a collaborative project between interior designers, sponsors, vendors, landscape designers and other volunteers. A home is either built or redesigned by design professionals. Each room is designed and decorated by a separate interior design firm. Every aspect of the home is professionally decorated. All design aspects are used. The Show House is open to the public for view. Tickets can be purchased online for an in person visit or a virtual visit.
The Kips Bay Decorator Show House in Dallas is located at 5138 Deloache Avenue. This fabulous Old Preston Hollow home was built in the late 1990’s and sits on 1.44 acres. A total of 25 interior designers designed this home for the 2021 Show House. The Show House is available for viewing between September 24, 2021 through October 24, 2021. To schedule a tour or for additional information, visit www.kipsbaydecoratorshowhouse.org.
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My Favorite Rooms
My absolute favorite room in the show house is the master suite. The master suite is complete with a siting area, library, beautiful bathroom, his and hers vanities, dressing room complete with bar, and his and hers closet. I could literally live in the master suite.
I also love the laundry room. It was equipped with all of my laundry room must haves (a TV and area for a fur baby.)
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These additional living, dining, and bedrooms are honorable mentions.
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The Designers
Each interior design firm were tasked with designing a specific area of the home. The designers did not hold back. Each space included beautiful decor, fabulous paint and/or wall paper, unique furniture, lovely window treatments and stunning fabrics. The following interior design firms completed were A. Lantz Design, Acorn & Oak By Shelly Rosenberg, Alexa Hampton For Mark Hampton, Bobbitt & Company Interior Design, Brant McFarlain Design, Burkle Creative, Caroline Gidiere Design, Corey Damen Jenkins & Associates, Creative Tonic Design By Courtnay Tartt Elias, From the Ground Up Landscape, Dennis Brackeen Design Group, Janey Gridley, Kathleen Walsh Interiors, Ken Fulk, Liz Macphail Interiors, Martyn Lawrence Bullard Design, Mary Beth Wagner Interiors, Mereith Ellis Design, Michael Aiduss Interiors + Architecture, Outside Garden, Pulp Design Studios, Robin Henry Studio, Studio 6F, Studio Michael Hilal, Traci Connell Interiors, and Yates Desygn.
The Sponsors
The corporate sponsors for the Kips Bay Decorator Show House were imperative in the success of the Show House. The sponsors are Sanderson, Benjamin Moore, The Shade Store, Kohler, Cambria, Veranda, Sewell, Signature Kitchen Suite, Sutherland Perennials, Rose Cumming and Classic Cloth, Allan Knight, Strike By Chad Dorsey Design, Serena & Lily, Bentwood Luxury Kitchens, Jan Showers, Peter Pennoyer Architects, Stone Boutique, 200 LEX New York Design Center, Susan’s Jewelry, Arsin Rug Gallery, OKA, Materials Marketing, Peacock Alley, Moore Design + Build, New Moon, Brendan Bass Showroom, Leontine, Highland Park Village, Yves Delorme, Zephyr, Chantecaille, Alex Perry, Paper City, and Allie Beth Allman & Associates.
What is Kips Bay?
The Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club is a part of the Boys and Girls Club of America. Kips Bay has nine locations in the Bronx and a summer camp in Harriman, New York’s Hudson Valley. Kips Bay has events and activities such as community food distribution, distance learning, summer camps, education and career development, health and life skills, sports and fitness programs, and many more.
The mission of Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club is “to enrich and enhance the quality of life for young people by providing educational and developmental programs, with special emphasis on youngsters between the ages 6-18 who come from disadvantaged or disenfranchised circumstances.” For a complete description of the program, visit KipsBay.org.
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Loved these photos! My fave are the primary suite’s his and her closets and the laundry room. I’m definitely going to check for any showhouses here in Houston, I’ve never been!