Kips Bay Brings Together Award-Winning Designers and Sponsors for 2020 Palm Beach Show House
A true celebration of decorating excellence, the Kips Bay Palm Beach Decorator Show House draws from an international field of top designers to showcase the very best of outstanding home design and products. This year, 19 design firms, from New York City and Toronto to Los Angeles, will transform the plantation-style South End residence of world-renowned antiques dealer and interior designer Lars Bolander.
The affectionally named Bamboo Hill blends South African and Dutch architecture with open-air entries and terraces that seamlessly connect the home’s interiors, originally designed by Bolander, to its tropical gardens.
"The location is unlike any other house we've showcased in previous years, offering a unique platform for the design firms to channel their creativity," says acclaimed designer and Honorary Show House Chair Bunny Williams.
Each designer has been assigned a specific room or outdoor space to reimagine with their own signature style. New York-based designer Alessandra Branca will use her rigorous attention to proportion and scale to outfit the master bedroom, complete with a cathedral ceiling and French doors. Los Angeles designers Kevin Isbell and Joe Lucas will each design one of two guest suites.
The Palm Beach-based power duo of Mario Nievera and Keith Williams have been tapped to renovate the pink bougainvillea-and-palm-tree-filled gardens. Another Palm Beach-based heavyweight, architect Thomas Kirchoff, has teamed up with Pittsburgh-based designer Betsy Wentz to tackle the master bathroom and closet.
Atlanta-based designer Suzanne Kasler and Greenwich-based kitchen designer Sarah Blank have been assigned to the first floor of the West Palm Beach home, which comprises just two rooms: a double-height great room and an airy kitchen. Toronto-based Colette van den Thillart will design the adjoining outdoor dining terrace.
Other participating designers include: Alexandra Brady and Brian Brady, Brady Design; Alizee Brion, Light on White Design Studio; Jobe Lopez, Lopez Group, Inc.; Javier Fernandez, Transitional Designs; Jonathan Savage, Savage Interior Design; Keith Baltimore, Baltimore Design Group; Leta Austin Foster, Leta Austin Foster & Associates, Inc.; Robin Gannon, Robin Gannon Interiors; Sarah Magness, Sarah Magness Design; and Sherrill Canet, Sherrill Canet Interiors, Ltd.
Along with Williams, Ellie Cullman, founder of Cullman & Kravis Associates, and Steele Marcoux, Editor in Chief of VERANDA, are acting as Design Chairs. The chairs work together to help ensure the program not only highlights the very best designers but also the finest products.
This year, the Kips Bay Palm Beach Decorator Show House sponsors include global and local brands from across a number of categories, including: Aston Martin; Benjamin Moore; Carlisle and Co.; Cosentino; Eleish Van Breems Home; Fabricut; Ferguson; Kohler; New Moon Rugs; New York Design Center; Sean Rush Atelier; Serena & Lily; Susan’s Jewelry; Sutherland; Thermador; The Container Store; The Grand Tour; The Shade Store; and Willoughby Construction. VERANDA will also serve as the exclusive media sponsor for the Show House.
The Show House will be open to the public February 1, 2020, through March 1, 2020, with an opening night preview party January 31, 2020. All proceeds from Show House tickets support the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club in the Bronx, New York, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, which together serve 18,000 youth (ages 6-18). For a look inside the 2019 Kips Bay Palm Beach Show House, click here.
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