Posts Tagged: Kips Bay decorator show house

Lichten Craig 2017 Kips Bay Dark Glamour at the 2017 Kips Bay Show House

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Stacey Bewkes   •   6 Comments
Within the classic Charles Platt house of the 2017 Kips Bay Show House, not all the rooms are airy architectural gems. A dark, windowless basement space with a multitude of sprinkler pipes, odd angles and center column was the ultimate challenge for architecture and interior design firm Lichten Craig.…
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Richard Mishaan 45th Kips Bay Decorator Show House First Look 45th Kips Bay Decorator Show House

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Stacey Bewkes   •   7 Comments
Opening on May 2, the 45th Kips Bay Decorator Show House brings the creativity of eighteen top designers and architects to 125 East 65th Street, a five story 1905 Georgian townhouse by Charles Platt. For years the headquarters of the China Institute, the building is now on the market and the designers give an idea of the versatility of the spacious rooms.…
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2016 Kips Bay Decorator Show House David Collins entry David Collins Studio at the 2016 Kips Bay Decorator Show House

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   7 Comments
This is the final week of the 2016 Kips Bay Decorator Show House, with Thursday, June 9th, marking the last opportunity to visit the amazing rooms created by this year’s group of 21 talented designers. Today and tomorrow we follow the staircase from bottom to top starting with the dramatic entry.…
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Drake Anderson Kips Bay bedroom Drake Anderson Kips Bay Bedroom

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   7 Comments
Inspiration for the Drake Anderson Kips Bay bedroom began on a trip the design partners took to London, where a state bed at the Victoria & Albert Museum captured their attention. Featuring the classic upholstery technique of gainage, the bed had all its intricate furniture details wrapped in fabric.…
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Timothy Whealon Kips Bay Show House White Orchard Room Timothy Whealon Kips Bay Show House White Orchard Room

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   10 Comments
Inspired by great English country houses of the 1920’s, the Timothy Whealon Kips Bay Show House White Orchard Room is an updated version with a crisp American tailored sensibility. As Timothy explained, “I think bedrooms should be peaceful spaces. We created this airy and light filled refuge to escape from city life.  …
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chinoiserie chest in Olasky & Sinsteden Kips Bay guest bedroom Olasky & Sinsteden Kips Bay Guest Bedroom

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   10 Comments
I have been tracking Catherine Olasky and Max Sinsteden of Olasky & Sinsteden ever since spying their stylish Sotheby’s Showhouse drawing room a couple of years ago. Young designers with pedigreed pasts (aka design experience), they draw on the classics to create fresh new interpretations of tradition.…
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Sawyer Berson Kips Bay Show House room Sawyer Berson Kips Bay Show House Petit Salon

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
Influenced by one of the great examples of 1930’s Italian residential architecture, the Sawyer Berson Kips Bay Show House Petit Salon is a jewel of restrained elegance. The design vocabulary of Sawyer Berson is a wide ranging one, including both traditional and modern styles encompassing architecture, interiors and landscape projects.…
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Kips Bay Decorator Show House Finale

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Stacey Bewkes   •   6 Comments
It’s always takes time for me to work my way through sharing a show house, especially one like Kips Bay with so many stellar spaces. But today we will wrap up with a look at a final few rooms. On the top floor, it’s hard to imagine that Barbara Ostrom’s lovely sitting room was once a gym.…
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Kips Bay Kathryn Ireland Bedroom

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
One of the few oddities of the Kips Bay show house is that there is only one bedroom. But Kathryn Ireland‘s beautiful design incorporating her new wallpapers and fabrics for Scalamandre more than makes up for it. kips bayBritish heritage meets California cool in this perfectly appointed example of Ireland’s style of comfortable elegance.…
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