Kips Bay Show House

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The Kips Bay Show House is an annual fundraising event run by the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club in which celebrated interior designers are invited to redecorate a luxury Manhattan home.

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History

The Show House was first staged in 1973 to raise funds for after school and enrichment programs for New York City children. The program has grown in popularity over the years to the point that it presently draws over 20,000 guests each year.[ citation needed ] Since its inception, the Show House has raised over $17,000,000.[ citation needed ]

Format

Each year, interior designers from around the country apply and are chosen to decorate a room within the Show House. A new house is chosen each year for the event. In 2010, the event was postponed because the house had been sold. [1] Designers who have participated in past Show House makeovers include: Robert Brown, Mariette Gomez Hines, Beverly Ellsley, Mario Buatta, Alex Papachristidis, James Rixner, Jamie Drake, Juan Montoya, Larry Laslo, Christopher Peacock, Charles Pavarini III, Scott Salvator, Elaine Griffin, Bunny Williams, Nathan Egan, Keith Irvine, Groves & Co., Tom Britt, and David Barrett. [2] [3]

The annual Show House is considered a major social event in New York and receives significant press coverage, including The New York Times , [4] House Beautiful , [5] The Washington Post , [6] and respected blogs such as Habitually Chic, [7] Curbed. [8] and "According to Mr. Brown. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Resto-Montero, Gabriela (5 April 2010). "Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Loses Out on $1 million After Designer Show House Fundraiser Postponed". DNAInfo. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Kips Bay Decorator Show House".
  3. ↑ Rohrlich, Marianne (24 April 2003). "Show House Shopper: Designers' Visions on a Test Drive". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ Green, Penelope (13 October 2010). "Almost a No Go, the Kips Bay Decorator Show House Opens". The New York Times .
  5. ↑ "2008 Kips Bay Decorator Show House". House Beautiful .
  6. ↑ Koncius, Jura (14 October 2010). "The Kips Bay Decorator Show House opens in New York". The Washington Post .
  7. ↑ "Mark Your Calendars: Kips Bay Decorator Show House". Habitually Chic. February 2011.
  8. ↑ Firshein, Sarah (14 October 2010). "Kips Bay Decorator Show House: Juicy Deets and Photos!". Curbed.
  9. ↑ Brown, Robert (29 March 2013). "Big News! According to Mr. Brown". According to Mr. Brown.
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