We can’t stop thinking about these gorgeous pieces from the Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse

The 49th Kips Bay Decorator Show House New York has once again opened its doors to the public. This year, 24 designers and architects took over a five-story 1904 Georgian Revival townhouse at 125 East 65th Street on New York’s Upper East Side. Every corner of the 12,000-square-foot building, designed by architect Charles A. Platt, has been graced with the designer’s touch, with dimly lit lounges made for swirling plumes of smoke, glamorous azure-blue bedrooms (seen- an original Renoir? ), and jewelry-box dining rooms with more pattern plays than most people know what to do with (rightly so, Kit Kemp do).

“This year’s New York Show House is a testament to the extraordinary talent and professionalism of our participating designers, who have worked tirelessly over the past 10 weeks to build their spaces,” James Druckman, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. , said in a statement. The show home, which raises funds for the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club, is now open for in-person tours until May 28. But if, like us, you couldn’t wait to see it IRL, read on for 10 of our favorite design moments.

A stately brick Greek Revival townhouse at 182 Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights was renovated at lightning speed by 16 design firms as part of the Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse 2024, which debuted this week. Having had less than a month to transform the space, they worked hard to add the finishing touches. However, this seems far from rushed. Throughout the townhome, guests will observe an ethereal mural that spans the entryway and three-story staircase, glossy chocolate-hued ceilings in the study, and a stunning yellow wildflower-inspired bedroom.

The property, originally built for Isaac Wood, MD, in the late 1840s, sits on a street in Brooklyn that in the 18th century was called Doctor’s Row. (Fun fact: Under Wood’s residence, it was the site of the first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.) The house saw a series of long-standing single-family homes reconfigured into multi-family housing before World War II, then converted back into homes single-family homes in the 1990s.

This fall, the display house is open for in-person tours until November 3. But if, like us, you couldn’t wait to see it IRL, read on for 10 of our favorite design moments.

A walk in the park

This ethereal entryway, aptly nicknamed Park Bath, is the result of the artistic talent of designer Jennifer Morris. Morris commissioned Shanan Campanaro of Eskayel textile design studio to create a custom mural that spans the entryway and ascends the three-story staircase. On the ground floor, a dense composition inspired by an urban forest creates the sensation one gets when walking down a tree-lined street. As one ascends, the mural fades into a light, airy blue pattern that mimics the sky.

Warm colored living room

Allegra O. Eifler’s living room floor renovation exudes a quiet warmth, bathed in a warm terracotta color that references Italian architecture of 1848. “The first time I saw the living room, it was bathed in the eastern light of the morning, a quiet warmth that contrasted with the buzzing energy of Brooklyn’s awakening,” Eifler said in a statement. “My concept for this room is rooted in this duality that Brooklyn possesses: a space that can be both enveloping for intimate conversations and vibrant for joyful gatherings.”

A well-designed kitchen

Ingui Architecture and BIA Interiors’ design of the ground floor kitchen space is a calm and sophisticated room that redefines what a kitchen can be. Emerald and turquoise marble is flanked by deep teal cabinetry. Dark cyan joinery grounds the space, alongside limestone flooring in a tone-on-tone checkerboard that recalls the majesty of old New York.

Summer, all year round

In the master bedroom, Lynn Kloythanomsup of Landed Interiors took inspiration from a summer stay in the Cotswolds in England. Working with Brooklyn-based plaster artists Arkada Plus, she brought the colors of dried wildflowers and wheatgrass to life on the walls, punctuated with industrial furniture like a German key lamp and a Joseph Hoffman pendant light.

Sweetness for little ones

On the third floor, Rebecca Amir invites us into a sort of wonderland. “The design of this nursery is meant to evoke a deep sense of nostalgia and longing, inviting anyone who enters to momentarily escape to a beloved seaside sanctuary,” says Amir. “Furniture from the past and present come together to create a warm, personal and familiar space.” A tasteful blend of cashmere and delicate florals is complemented by items that recall family heirlooms, memories and traditions.

Old-meets-new study

Stage the drama in this sensual space, dubbed by design firm JAM the “midnight office.” This room, filled with classic elements from the Art Deco and Viennese Secession movements as well as contemporary pieces, is the embodiment of JAM’s motto: retaining the best of the old and judiciously introducing the new. We especially love the cigarette burns on the vintage desk (if tables could talk). For those who traveled all the way to see this room, be sure to pop into their talk-easy-turned-closet, which is wrapped in a plush fur rug that they coaxed this ELLE DECOR editor into to take off your shoes to smell it.

Hello, old friend

Every townhouse needs an office, and this Venetian-inspired room, designed by Adalberto Angulo Sosa and Jennifer Paccione Angulo of Casa Angulo, would inspire even the most idle proletarian to roll up their sleeves. Although smaller, this rectangular room is a world within a world, with rich textiles, a chocolate brown ceiling with high-gloss painted expanded moldings, an antique scrolled desk and an antique deco tapestry. Decorative oddities like Murano glass eggs and woven tassels are subtle echoes of the floating city. “The objects in the room are intentionally placed to reflect the realism of one’s own home: a collection of old and new, feeling and nostalgia, memory and present,” Paccione Angulo said in a statement. “There is a hope that each of you will feel an emotion of home, or of entering the room of an old friend, by entering ours.”

A writer’s escape

Sister duo Parul Jain Ghei and Kanika Jain Gupta of Studio Jai Home have created a writer’s desk, a calming escape with rich, saturated colors and varied textures that create an inviting environment for writers to find inspiration. But the best part is how Jain Ghei and Jain Gupta maximized the space, in the form of several hidden desks and a window bench with storage. We dare say that anyone’s greatest novel has yet to be scripted in such a space.

Approved by Mr. Givenchy

As a young man, designer Steven Walsh says he was very interested in fashion, fashion designers, their homes and their lifestyles. “Yves Saint Laurent, Bill Blass, Valentino and Givenchy have all inspired me,” Walsh said in a statement. At one point, he came across a 1978 photo of Hubert de Givenchy’s Paris apartment on Rue Fabert. “Needless to say, I was quite taken with her salon,” he said. “His timeless and striking style has stayed with me. It was rich but casual. The scale and curated collection of furniture, objects and artwork created a room of diverse eras while remaining accessible, unpretentious and welcoming.

Walsh’s contribution to the Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse is a modern take on Givenchy’s remarkable Parisian house, with black leather club chairs, brass and bronze lighting fixtures and silk velvet sofas.

Moody media room

When Batliboi Studio was tasked with renovating the cellar floor below, they decided to build on the cocooning nature of the space’s architecture with a media room. New floors were installed, as was a seating platform, creating a sunken living room feel. But we can’t talk about this room without mentioning the color palette, a luxurious combination of deep red and purple tones inspired by the interior of Brooklyn’s Kings Theater. It’s a true refuge from the real world, something every New Yorker needs to stay sane.

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