KIPS BAY DECORATOR SHOWHOUSE LINEUP FOR 2009

Kips Bay is in a beautiful townhouse at 22 East 71st Street this year. The former Salander O'Rielly Gallery (closed after big sell off scandal) will be transformed by interior designers. The pre-renovation party brought out supporters of the Honorary Chair, Albert Hadley. The designers, assistants and vendors came out to visit the space, catch-up and discuss the transformational process. This year promises to be great, and I am so happy that the committee decided to return to a townhouse space; the apartment building Manhattan House was a less than stellar venue. At least this year there were plenty of gorgeous places to choose from, being that the real estate market is what it is, for the first time in, well, forever.
Visit the house April 17th to see the fruits of showhouse labor! If you can't attend, it will be shown in House Beautiful, the Kips Bay magazine sponsor this year.