Category Archives: Designer Showhouses

May282012
Two NYC Designer Show Houses, Part 2

Last week I was able to preview the Elle Decor Modern Life Concept House.  Of course, amid a crush of 150 people trying to get into and photograph every small space, I headed out to the patio.  The smallish urban … Read more

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LABELS: Designer Showhouses, Furniture and Accessories, Gardens, Landscape Design, New York 2 Comments

May242012
Two NYC Designer Show Houses, Part 1

As part of Blogfest2012 I visited two New York City designer show houses.  Since I am a veteran designer of these types of temporary installations on this side of the Hudson River, I am always interested to see what and … Read more

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LABELS: Gardens, Kips Bay Showhouse Leave a comment

Apr302012
Departures and Debuts

May is (as they say) busting out all over and it’s not even really here yet. Today I’m travelling to Little Rock to visit P. Allen Smith’s real Garden Home. Photograph via  The New York Times Smith invited 20 bloggers … Read more

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  1. Tueday’s Find…a rusty jardinere
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LABELS: Designer Showhouses, Gardens, Mansion in May 3 Comments

Apr182012
Sprung!

I haven’t been here very much in the past few weeks…this April has been unusual in more ways than just the weather.   It’s been busy…way beyond what is usual.  March was warm so  my super active design season started … Read more

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LABELS: Designer Showhouses, Gardens, landscape designer 1 Comment

Feb272012
Print and Pattern Choices: Mansion in May

I’m trying to nail down some of the details for the show house garden and I’ve narrowed my print/pattern choices down to what I think I want to use. I’ve also experimented with some combinations. These are the details that … Read more

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LABELS: Creative Process, Furniture and Accessories, Gardens, Mansion in May, Outdoor Fabric 2 Comments

Feb22012
Color Inspiration: Mansion in May Designer Show House

I’ve been working on the Mansion in May designer showhouse concept.  I’ve titled the space The Voyager’s Lounge.  I have to have sketches in color done in about two weeks so in advance of that I developed the preliminary color … Read more

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LABELS: color, Gardens, India, inspiration, Landscape Design, Mansion in May 3 Comments

Jan122012
Mid-Winter Garden Design Project

I started blogging soon after I started creating conceptual gardens.  I wanted a way to describe the process as it was happening.  That grew into something else entirely and now Miss R has a life of her own… With that … Read more

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LABELS: Designer Showhouses, Gardens, New Jersey 6 Comments

May72010
Props and Ideas

I thought I’d share some great ideas from the designer show house…from other designers.  Within the context of an extremely traditional setting, there are some wonderful details.  Enjoy! A tour de force hand forged arbor by blacksmith Charlie Spademan from … Read more

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LABELS: Designer Showhouses 3 Comments

Mar102010
A Garden Gives Back: Crops

A Garden Gives Back showhouse project has taken on a life of its own.  Originally, because it’s the way I think, I just thought it would be a good thing to donate the produce to those who most needed it.  … Read more

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LABELS: Designer Showhouses, Garden Styles, organic vegetable gardens 5 Comments

Dec162009
A possible Win-Win…

I have my hand out here. Once again I’ve been asked to create a garden for ‘Mansions in May’,  a local designer show house that will benefit Morristown Memorial Hospital, specifically the Emergency Services Unit. I want to give back … Read more

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LABELS: Designer Showhouses, Landscape Design, Mansion in May, organic, organic vegetable gardens, volunteerism 1 Comment