Westchester Showhouse 2013

The Cerebral Palsy of Westchester 2013 Showhouse is in full swing, and once again Leatherwood Design Co has a presence at this prestigious event, in Kim Freeman's Breakfast Room, photographed here by Susie Cushner.

This linen stripe features diminutive 2-finger pleats which draw the eye upward and lengthen the window.

A tiny silk loop fringe is sewn into the lead edge, and blends in so well with the fabric's embroidered stripe that it looks like part of the fabric.

The plaster walls would not support the hardware, so the poles were hung on the molding, an old-fashioned look that is appropriate for an older home.   The narrow rod profile and the short 2" pleat keep the installation in the right proportion for the molding.

A little more on the showhouse-

The showhouse has been in full swing for a week now, and getting a lot of attention.

 Visitors to the guest bedroom by Susan Marocco Interiors  love the draperies and the horizontal stripe silk bedskirt that we created. 

Gala night.... Susan Marocco, her husband Joel Goren, me, and Heidi Holzer who created the marvelous wall and ceiling decorative paint treatments.

For more on the showhouse, click on "showhouse" in the topic list to the left.

Showhouse!

I have some exciting news!- Susan of Susan Marocco Interiors, a designer I have worked with often over the past 8 or 9 years, has been invited to participate in The 2011 Designer Showhouse of Westchester, and she in turn has invited me to help her create window treatments and bedding.

Susan will be decorating an upstairs guest bedroom in this $11,000,000.00 Bedford Corners home, a room with two windows facing the front, to the left of the door as you face the house.

We met there yesterday with the decorative painters to measure and plan wall and window treatments and set up a timetable.  Susan has chosen some sumptuous silks and trims that I can't wait to get my hands on.

I've always enjoyed attending showhouses and being inspired by the multitude of fresh ideas I've encountered at them, but this is my first opportunity to contribute to one.  Cool!