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Rooms With A View

More from 2017 Rooms with a View
Art & Antiques, Interior design

More from 2017 Rooms with a View

For the 2017 Rooms with a View, designer Robert Passal assembled a vignette entitled The Joy of Eating, celebrating the… Read More

Rooms with a View 2017 First Look
Interior design

Rooms with a View 2017 First Look

Friday marks the opening of Rooms with a View 2017 – the 23rd year of the annual fundraising showhouse originally… Read More

Rooms with a View 2016
Interior design

Rooms with a View 2016

This weekend marked the 22nd edition of one of Connecticut’s favorite design events with Rooms with a View 2016. Originally conceived by… Read More

What a Week!
Architecture, Art & Antiques, Jewelry

What a Week!

No one needs to be reminded of what a week this was. But besides the election, there were many opportunities to… Read More

Rooms with a View 2014 Designer Showhouse Finale
Interior design

Rooms with a View 2014 Designer Showhouse Finale

Today we take a final look at this year’s Rooms with a View Designer Showhouse. Design chair Parker Rogers partnered… Read More

Rooms with a View 2014 Continued
Interior design

Rooms with a View 2014 Continued

Today we continue our look at this year’s fabulous Rooms with a View 20th anniversary showhouse, celebrating the legacy of Albert… Read More

Rooms With a View 2014 Designer Showhouse
Design, Interior design

Rooms With a View 2014 Designer Showhouse

Southport, Connecticut was hopping this weekend with this year’s version of one of my favorite local design events, Rooms with a View 2014. Originally… Read More

Steven Gambrel
Art & Antiques, Design, Interior design

Rooms with a View Finale

Today we travel back to Connecticut for a Rooms with a View finale. One of the most glamorous vignettes was… Read More

Jody Foote
Design, Interior design

Rooms with a View 2012 Continued

It’s a good thing designer and blogging friend Lisa Ehrlich is so organized. Due to a family emergency she couldn’t… Read More

ceramic pug
Art & Antiques, Design, Interior design

Rooms with a View 2012 Part 2

Part of the fun of Rooms with a View is discovering the story behind the spaces, especially when they have… Read More

Desk vignette
Art & Antiques, Design, Interior design

Rooms with a View 2012

One of my favorite design events here in Connecticut is Rooms with a View. Originally conceived by Albert Hadley 18… Read More

Interior designer Melissa Marcogliese’s heart shaped ottoman for Rooms with a View 2011
Design, Interior design

Rooms with a View – Reveal continued

Connie Cooper‘s elegant vignette was intended as a media free space for the next generation. Bombarded by electronics all day… Read More

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