OCTOBER 12, 2025 Few things are more exciting to lovers of interior design than the metamorphosis of a blank slate into something truly swoon-worthy. And that is what makes this year’s KIPS BAY DECORATOR SHOW HOUSE in Manhattan an absolute must-see. In all previous editions of the annual event — currently celebrating its 50th anniversary — designers took over rooms in positively palatial uptown properties filled with evocative architectural elements and conveying a distinct sense of place and time.
This year for the first time, the Show House has moved downtown, to a 9,000-square-foot, six-level brownstone in the heart of Greenwich Village. And although the 125-year-old building has a long history behind it, a century’s worth of insensitive alterations cut up its once-grand spaces and left them nearly devoid of any original details, or charm. As a result, the 21 designers participating in the 2025 showhouse — open through October 19 — had to do double duty: first, restore each room to at least some of the building’s original gravitas, and then, give it the glow up of its life.
Double duty notwithstanding, this year’s designers were clearly undaunted, and their excitement unmitigated. “What I love most about the event is the collaboration among designers, contractors, artisans and dealers — like GALERIE GLUSTIN: I found them in the Paris Flea Market and use them all the time. We all work together, sometimes elbow to elbow, bringing ideas to life,” says the Denver-based ANDREA SCHUMACHER, who’s making her second showhouse appearance. “That intensity sparks creativity, and you feel it in every corner of the house.”
The event’s higher purpose elevates the atmosphere even further. “The proceeds benefit the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club,” Schumacher notes. “And knowing that our creativity helps support children makes the long nights and hard work absolutely worth it.”
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