Kips Bay Show House: An Insider Look Written by CHRISTIE GALEANO-DEMOTT
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s the Oscars of the design world, the prestigious Kips
and it has raised nearly $30 million for after-school programs.
Bay Decorator Show House Palm Beach selected 23
Each of our five featured designers tackled their space in a
of the nation’s most talented designers and architects
unique and inspiring fashion, whether it was Jonathan Savage’s
to each curate a room inside a home in West Palm Beach’s SoSo
loungey multipurpose study, Ariel Okin’s verdant garden-style
neighborhood earlier this year. The resulting spaces were a peek
terrace, a small-but-mighty and whimsical Betsy Wentz-designed
into each designer’s imagination, personal aesthetic and firm
hallway, Jim Dove’s functionally stylish kitchen, or Cindy Rinfret
ethos. In its seventh year, the show house, which attracts about
and Taylor Stebbins’ serene primary bedroom. We dive into the
15,000 visitors yearly, continues to be a fundraiser for the Kips Bay
experts’ inspo-worthy designs and share a few of their pro tips
Boys & Girls Club and Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County,
along the way.
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