Tour the 2025 Kips Bay Decorator Show House New York

Setting the mood for this year’s show house, Ovadia Design Group transformed the foyer, stair, and landing in a smoky plum palette that makes its way into a custom Tai Ping carpet and runner that echoes a Jennifer Hansen Rolli tiger mural. Coupled with unique pieces from Maison Gerard and Ralph Pucci, as well as Apparatus lighting, the “Midnight Check-In” is a bold lead in to a collection of unforgettable spaces.

Building from an exuberant wall covering Andrea Schumacher is crafting with The Vale, the designer composed a modern-day speakeasy with Moroccan and Nigerian flare. Installed over the fireplace made using a Cherry Blossom marble from Artistic Tile is a painting from Schumacher’s personal collection by her grandmother Elizabeth Monath while a series of block prints by the artist animate an alcove.

Composing a “united nations of design,” Alessandra Branca culled together dynamic works from makers in Japan, Italy, Norway, and more to create a drawing room in the spirit of French interiors inhabited by industry icons like Jean-Michel Frank and Hubert Givenchy. “I think its great to bring back craft and celebrate people making things,” says Branca whose room boasts a staggering trompe l’œil Gracie wallpaper depicting wood paneling topped by Lucio Fontana artworks and vintage mosaics. “It’s all from the heart,” she says of the curated array, “and that’s how the best rooms should be.”

Bringing the best of British design to New York, Ben Pentreath Studio cultivated a cozy drawing room featuring fabric and wallpaper from Morris & Co., furnishing by Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler and Soane Britain, and window treatments made by The Shade Store from a Sanderson textile.

West Palm Beach designer Jim Dove transformed a long narrow second-floor office into a cozy study for an art connoisseur, maximizing every inch with furnishings and artworks that nod to John Soane’s London, favorite finds in Morocco, and other cherished destinations. Here, thoughtfully selected pieces by Arte, S. Harris, Samuel & Sons, Sherle Wagner, and more evoke an adventurer’s cherished home base. 

A master of baths, Miami talent Tamara Feldman devised an ornate space informed by the cinematic splendor of Alfonso Cuarón’s 1998 adaptation of Great Expectations. Here, the debut of Artistic Tile’s collaboration with Donghia pairs with Cipollino Green marble slabs from Arca, a dynamic lime tub by Kohler, Modern Matter hardware, and Holland & Sherry fabrics. A serpentine Campana Brothers mirror from Carpenters Workshop Gallery surmounts the custom vanity.

Drawing influence from the fashion runway, Jennifer Cohler Mason of J Cohler Mason Design conjured a heavenly writer’s room using a new Gracie wallpaper customized in rich tones. A sumptuous sofa is covered in a new sable-color Holland & Sherry fabric while unique finds like an Butterfly Asteroid lamp by David Nosanchuk, Outcast Studios Ghost mirror, and glowing stack of resin books add creative flair.

Leyden Lewis Design Studio cultivated a modern-day salon within a stirring space painted Benjamin Moore’s Vintage Wine and topped by a gilded Gracie wall covering. Here, the designer envisioned New York creatives in dialogue on a custom “menage-à-tête” chaise he crafted for the Cooper Hewitt triennial, in front of the sinuous fireplace from Lewis’s collection with Trueform Concrete.

For “Oscar’s Orchid Reverie,” designer Alexa Hampton utilized wallpaper and textile studio Twenty2 to transform an Oscar de la Renta orchid dress into a playful fabric that embellishes a family heirloom canopy bed. Surreality dots the suite—from a reimagined fireplace that’s enveloped in a painted paper finish by Thomas Engelhart to the trompe-l’œil mirror by Celia Rogge. “I enjoy these question marks,” she says.

Orchestrating a room meant for podcasting and video conferencing, Pavarini Design selected a Dakota Jackson Arabesque desk that’s surrounded by Pierre Frey textiles, Adrian Pearsall lounge chairs, a Stark rug, and a custom wall of walnut and a Cosentino stone. “We try to show as much new technology as possible in Kips Bay,” says Charles Pavarini III. “We feel we’re ahead of the curve with a Zoom room.”

Taking cues from one of the world’s most famous spaces—the Peacock Room by artist James McNeill Whistler—Vicente Wolf crafted an dazzling living area of stunning swaths of gold and teal. Here, Benjamin Moore’s North Sea Green, Savel and Romo fabrics, Ochre Lighting, and Made Goods lamps artfully mix with a curated selection of antiques and art, including an assortment of Pierre-Joseph Redouté illustrations.

Transforming a Jack and Jill bath into a fairytale dressing room, Tiffany Skilling Interiors drew influence from Paris brasserie Bouillon Julien, decorating the Art Nouveau interior in a Gracie wallpaper, custom-cut Artistic Tile flooring, Pierre Frey fabrics, and lighting from Carlos de la Puente and Visual Comfort. Benjamin Moore’s Antique Jade paint, Dedar textiles, and passementerie by Samuel & Sons add to the jewel-box like room that’s filled with vintage Chanel accessories—a precursor to her upcoming retail store in Indianapolis.

“I love the idea of a quiet space and bringing nature inside,” states Eve Robinson of her room, her ninth outing with Kips Bay. A sueded sapphire-blue plaster treatment surrounds the custom bleached-oak bed which echoes the warm tones of the sculpted ash light fixture by the Scandinavian design studio Egevaerk above. A custom sectional in the lounge area echoes the circular cork cocktail table while the sculptural sconce is by Avram Rusu.

For a spirited dining room, Corey Damen Jenkins tapped into the whimsy of Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There, the 1871 storybook by Lewis Carroll. But instead of Jabberwocky and White Knights, the room has fantastical murals by Schumacher, tactile Kravet and Schumacher fabrics, a decadent Marc Phillips rug, and a spectacular Baccarat chandelier that’s infinitely reflected in two large-scale mirrors that add to the Wonderland-like vibe.

James Dolenc and Thomas Riker of Chicago studio James Thomas transformed the back stair into a trip through the Mediterranean with a honey-color Phillip Jeffries grasscloth embellished by hand-painted details and curated collection of art. The Shade Store-crafted window treatments, made using Schumacher and Cowtan & Tout fabrics, form a cinematic background to an over-the-top floral arrangement by Tawana Schlegel.

Looking to capture a downtown vibe, Christopher Peacock devised the show house kitchen using cabinetry from his Motra collection in a deep espresso-bean brown, unlacquered brass hardware, and Cosentino Sensa natural stone countertops in Orinoco black. Light wood floors and tactile Thibaut wallcovering add a refreshing counterbalance to the lower-level space that opens to the terrace.

Paying homage to Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavillion, Jamie Drake transformed a multi-level outdoor area into an dreamy spot for alfresco entertaining. Framed by pieces of emerald quartzite from Artistic Tile, a towering Richard Filipowski sculpture overlooks a convivial seating area set with Gloster chairs and a Reinaldo Sanguino table. To the left, a Carlos Otero wall work surmounts an expansive dining area with a Made Goods table surrounded by Serena & Lily chairs, while a secluded nook punctuated with a shapely John Koga chair and Jakob Jørgensen totem is the ideal spot for cocktails for one.

In devising a “gilded waters” theme bath, Melanie Roy of Melanie Roy Design selected luminescent and multidimensional tile from Artistic Tile, shimmering Kohler fixtures, and ombre Romo wallpaper, the metallic details complementing the dazzling accoutrements like the custom Dune console and site-specific artwork from Cristina Grajales Gallery.

Marc Phillips created the dreamy ombre rug that runs through the enchanting stair designed by Cathy Purple Cherry of Purple Cherry Architects, who is making her Kips Bay debut. Here, she told the story of meeting and falling in love with her husband, the growth of her marriage and business, and the “bloom” of the back half of life through the “biggest, brightest, strongest” Phillip Jeffries wallpaper and a multitude of floral moments.

“I wanted to showcase a studio apartment to give inspiration to someone who has a small space,” says Olivia Williams of Olivia Williams Studio of the 250-square-foot room she planned on the top floor of the show house. A stunning Japanese tapestry from the 1850s sets the tone for the interior that features a beautiful lantern from Dimorestudio, a rare Pierre Paulin console, and a pair of funky Anna Karlin stools in a nod to the event’s lower Manhattan location.

James Huniford’s top-floor loft is both a literal and sensory escape from the city. Enveloped in a Phillip Jeffries cork wall covering with furniture and textiles in hushed blues and greens, the room balances restful ease with striking moments, including a sculptural Rogan Gregory table set on a Marc Phillips rug, a towering tree in a Peter Lane planter, a playful pair of Gio Ponti birds, and dynamic collection of artworks by Robert Dash, Marguerite Zorach, and more.