Hamptons Designer Showhouses (Part Two: Traditional Home)

Traditional Home sponsors THE annual Hamptons Designer Showhouse, which while it is a spec house, it is truly a showhouse for designers, as there are many represented.  My favorite room was definitely the living room by Kate Singer Home.  I could have just pitched a little tent in front of the fireplace (and under those panels) and lived their happily.  But the outside was great too, with a pool, tennis court...  I should have gotten a job on Wall Street.  This house was a lot busier, so I got lots of photos bombs to go with my sketchy IPhone photos.  Sweet!

The house was up on a crazy hill and they had us park in the driveway, which was weird.  Hello parking brake I never use, nice to meet you.

The Living Room!  Swoon...

Hamptons Designer Showhouses (Part One: Coastal Living)

There were two big showhouses in the Hamptons last summer since Coastal Living joined the club (the regular annual Hamptons Designer Showhouse is sponsored by Traditional Home).  I planned then debated going to both, but then realized they were five minutes away from each other and sucked up the cost ($35 each, and only one was for charity).  Lucky for me, when I got to the Coastal Living House, there was not a soul working there, selling tickets or collecting money, it was just open with a few other ladies perusing so I got in and got out before anyone asked me for cash.  Slick Katie.

One of the main differences between the Coastal Living House and the other, is that they had one design firm, Meg Braff Designs, do the whole house, unlike the other where they have dozens of designers with each doing one room or nook.  It was also generally less impressive, save all the awesome tile work by Fireclay, which we almost used for our kitchen, which was the general theme of the house.  White and lots of colored tile, with all the rooms having a different color scheme.

J. McLaughlin, the clothiers, contributed to the mudroom, so it was prep haven.

The beginning of all the beautiful tiles in the powder room off the mud.

I found my place!  The poolhouse!

 I'm super predictable, but man I love two tone blue tilework.  The mini kitchen in the poolhouse.

 And the bath!

Back inside and downstairs...