8 Interiors by the Decorator Showcase Designers

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Haven't yet decided whether to drop the $30 for a ticket to this year's Decorator Showcase? Well, hopefully we can help. Check out Lily's post for links to some preview photos of the house, or click through to get a taste of the featured designers' previous work. Even if you don't decide to check out this year's Showcase, these swanky rooms might provide some design inspiration...

FIRST ROW

• 1 Family dining area by Leverone Design.

• 2 Stairwell by Nicole Hollis.

• 3 Kitchen by J. Weiss Design.

• 4 Bathing alcove by Nancy Van Natta Associates.

• 5 Dining room by Faiella Design.

SECOND ROW

• 6 Living area by Anyon Interior Design.

• 7 Bedroom vignette by Myra Hoefer Design.

• 8 A place to read and a place to bathe by Benjamin Dhong.

If these rooms have inspired you, head over to the Decorator Showcase site for hours and details. Tickets are $30, and it is of course a fundraiser (for University High School's financial aid program), so it's money well-spent!

Thursday evenings at the Decorator Showcase from 5:30pm to 7pm, affiliated designers will be signing copies of their recent books. Head over there tonight to see John Wheatman, who decorated the study in this year's showcase; next week, meet Chronicle garden editor Zahid Sardar and the wonderful photographer Marion Brenner.

Anyone been to see the house yet? Do tell!

Comments (7)

Thanks for the great preview shots. I haven't been yet but will be checking it out at the weekend. I used to pass this house on my morning run and always wondered what it was like inside so I can't wait to see. By the way, those blackboards in the dining room are genius - a fantastic way to deal with the paneling in these SF houses. Love it.

posted by twicelight on May 7th 2009 at 11:54pm
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@twicelight -

Actually, these aren't preview shots of the Showcase house; they're shots from the portfolios of the featured designers. Am anxious to see what the Showcase looks like after finding these inspiring shots of their previous work!

- Susie

posted by susiekn on May 8th 2009 at 12:08am
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Go! It's for a good cause (says a slightly biased alumna).

posted by Sox on May 8th 2009 at 12:56am
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LOVE that Dining room by Faiella Design...what a clever idea with the chalkboard? It's totally inexpensive and so effortlessly beautiful. It really adds a feeling of...bistro flair or something. I can't put my finger on it. I'm totally going to be inspired by this for my own dining room!

posted by Nevis on May 8th 2009 at 9:38am
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Yes - Several of these rooms are from previous showhouses - such as the bathroom in the last photo.

Im intrigued by that staircase - the rope bindings on the steel ballisters are really quite interesting.

posted by bepsf on May 8th 2009 at 11:01am
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Another alumna here... please go! It's for a great cause, even if I did grumble about working the event back in the day.

posted by poissondujour on May 8th 2009 at 11:54am
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judging from these photos, sorry but I'm not impressed.

i just expect so much more creativity and something NEW from professional designers.

but, i would still go nonetheless.

posted by beantown_brad on May 9th 2009 at 9:19am
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