The Breast Cancer Showhouse opened to the public this weekend. Although the weather was more fall-like than early summer (after all this is Wisconsin) crowds of supporters flocked to the house to support cancer research and get loads of design ideas. Many of the rooms in the house are traditional featuring warm, creamy colors with bold splashes … [Read more...]
Furnishing the Breast Cancer Showhouse
One of the biggest challenges of furnishing a room for a showhouse is finding enough furniture and accessories to fill the space. For designers like Susan and I, who don’t have a store or showroom, we “depend on the kindness of strangers”. (Don’t you just love Blanche’s line in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire?) World Market … [Read more...]
Room at the Top — BCSH
Coming up with a design scheme is the most fun part of interior design. When I work on a Showhouse, I can really let the creative juices flow. Designers love to do them because (generally) the sky is the limit. For the 2009 Breast Cancer Showhouse in Milwaukee, Susan and I came up with our own “client”. A young, hip, twenty-something female … [Read more...]
Breast Cancer Showhouse
I've been involved with the Milwaukee Breast Cancer Showhouse for a Cure for 10 years. Millions of dollars have been raised to support the Medical College's Cancer Center research efforts. Who hasn't been touched by breast cancer? Four women in my family have had this devastating disease. Two aunts, who are survivors, and their two daughters … [Read more...]
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