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VIA Designer Show House kicks off in Rehoboth

Rehoboth event features '60s beach house
The dining room designed by Kate FitzGerald-Wilks has show-stopping drama with a Dolcetti chandelier. BY DENY HOWETH
Deny Howeth
May 6, 2016
Mark Polo transformed the master bedroom and bath with rich textures and lush details. BY DENY HOWETH
Designers and artists collaborate in the VIA Designer Show House. Shown are left, interior designer Mary Stewart and artist Nadia Zychal. BY DENY HOWETH
Interior designer Ed Albers relaxes in front of the fireplace wall in the family room, adjacent to the sunroom. BY DENY HOWETH
Casual outdoor seating with a patriotic color palate by Zando Designs. BY DENY HOWETH
The back yard by Bella Terra Landscapes has several outdoor rooms often visible from the home in charming vignettes. BY DENY HOWETH
Rehoboth Art League artists line the gallery style walls on the second floor designed by Boardwalk Builders. BY DENY HOWETH
Details from the nautical bedroom by Brenda Carder of blcINTERIORS BY DENY HOWETH
Designer Lidia Zeller with Sweet Sandra Jean's laundry/potting room is a nod to the designer's grandmother. BY DENY HOWETH

The Village Improvement Association assembled a team of 14 talented designers from around the region to transform a 1960s beach house into an inspirational showcase of imaginative decorating.

The Designer Show House 2016 will be held Thursdays through Sundays in May. The dates are May 5-8, 12-15, and 19-22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The house is located at 52 Rolling Road in Henlopen Acres. Each room is spacious, including living room, dining room, family room, sunroom, master bedroom, three other bedrooms, kitchen, and library. Every room and outdoor space was designed and decorated by an interior designer or landscape designer.

The Boutique and Garden Shoppe features items for the home and garden from the interior and landscape designers. Many of the items displayed in the rooms and gardens are also available for purchase.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online. Group tour tickets with an optional lunch are available for groups of four or more Thursday, May 12 and 19. For more information on group tickets go to designershowhouse.org.

The designers are: living room and dining room, Timeless Design by Kate FitzGerald-Wilks; kitchen, Whimsical Creations by Lynne McKay; laundry/potting room, Sweet Sandra Jean by Lidia Zeller; family room, Design Center of Rehoboth by Ed Albers; sunroom, Alfred Wolf Home by by Ed Albers; master bedroom and bathroom, Mark Polo for the Urban Dweller; master closet, The Closet Works by Earl Schmidt; hobby room, M Stewart Interiors by Mary Stewart and assistant Sloane Blauvelt; 2nd Floor Nook, ART Affects by Libby Zando; bath 1 & 2 and bedroom 1, Dreamweaver Interiors by Cyndi & Ron Oronzio, and Cathie Sheetz; upstairs hall, Boardwalk Builders Inc. by Patty McDaniel and  Eric Engelhart; bedroom 2, blcINTERIORS by Brenda Carder; library, Nile Johnson Interior Design; front lawn by Zando Designs; backyard by Bella Terra Landscapes, by Erin Walls and Justin Bartels; Outdoor seating, Creative Concepts Furniture, by Thom Lockhart and TK Novikoff.

 


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