Showhouse: A World Unto Yourself

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This Saturday at 6 PM The Hampton Designer Showhouse will open for its sixteenth year in Sag Harbor with a Gala Preview Cocktail Party and remains open to the public through Labor Day. As a showcase for some of the best designer talent in America, the showhouse will feature 25 interior designers and decorating artists who will turn the location into a cumulative masterpiece. The showhouse location is decided based on the size of the house. With numerous designers taking part in the event each year, space is key, allowing plenty of room for individual creativity. This year's property has three levels, with first and second floor master suites as part of the eight bedrooms featured on each floor. Each room overlooks a beautiful, completely private three acre setting. Also included will be a wine cellar, elevator and home theater. The public's interest in home design is steadily on the rise. Television programming, such as on HGTV, inspires new ways to decorate and remodel the everyday house. Stores are stocking their shelves with designer product lines of all levels and whether you shop at Target or Hellman-Lang, there is a style for everyone. All this contributes to the growing appeal of the event as people come in from as far as Connecticut, New Jersey, all over New York and even Pennsylvania for day trips. Tony Manning, the Showhouse Marketing Chairman, has helped the Hampton Designer Showhouse obtain national coverage through full scale public awareness campaigning. Manning describes the event as "different things for different people . . . a world unto yourself" with "a great way to walk into a room and experience it." One of his favorite features is the ceiling, an aspect the public has a tendency to overlook. Tony encourages the public to get ideas and become fascinated. He imagines walking into a room and questioning, "With three different types of windows, how did this designer choose to deal with that?" Each space is a unique escape. Naming his favorite designers was comparable to picking a favorite child: "impossible." Though a few repeat names Manning recommends watching out for are the Tilton Fenwick women, consisting of Anne Maxwell Foster and Suysel dePedro Cunningham, Gideon Mendelson of Mendelson Group, Inc., Kate Singer of Kate Singer Home, and Mabley Handler of Mably Handler Interior Design. The full list of designers this year includes Art Works & Designs, Inc., Bakes and Kropp, Baltimore Design Group, Barbara Page Home, Dodson Interiors, Dyfari Interiors, Elle Cole Interiors, Inc., Elsa R. Soyars Interiors, Erin Gates Design, Kate Singer Home, Kyle Roberts Interior Design, Liliane Hart Interiors, Mabley Handler Interior Design, Marie-Christine Design, McGrath II, Melanie Turner Interiors, Mendelson Group, Inc., Michael Del Piero, Mikel Welch Designs, Steven Stolman, The Rinfret Group, Tilton Fenwick, and Wolf Interior Designs, with new designers in from Dallas, Atlanta, and Houston. This year's proceeds will benefit Southampton Hospital. Hamptons Designer Showhouse has been working closely with the hospital for years and the two have established a wonderful relationship. Honorary Showhouse Chairman is Mario Buatta, with Jamie Drake and Alexa Hampton as the Honorary Design Co-Chairs. The house this year is located at 1597 Noyac Path in Sag Harbor and was donated by Bodenchak Design and Build. Opening night gala tickets are available for $225 each. You can follow more stories from Nicole Teitler on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat as Nikki On The Daily.

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