Saturday was Traditional Home’s annual Gala Preview Cocktail Party for the Hamptons Designer Showhouse, benefiting Southampton Hospital. As always, it was a vibrant and summery event with beautiful interiors and an attractive & interesting crowd. I was thrilled to meet Jamie Drake for the first time and gabbed with my favorite charmer Mario Buatta. Below are a mix of some of my favorite rooms and details.. and some I thought you might enjoy!
The Hamptons Designer Showhouse is open daily Monday to Sunday, July 20 through Monday, September 1. Hours: 11AM to 5PM. Admission is $35 and includes a Journal. For more info and directions click here.
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_02 Mecox Design Services amerelife01](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_02-Mecox-Design-Services-amerelife01.jpg)
A detail from the dining room by Mecox Design Services. One of two Slim Aarons photographs above consoles flank the door from the foyer.
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_01 Mecox Design Services amerelife00](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_01-Mecox-Design-Services-amerelife00.jpg)
A detail from the dining room by Mecox Design Services
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_03 Ciuffo Cabinetry amerelife02](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_03-Ciuffo-Cabinetry-amerelife02.jpg)
Kitchen cabinets by Ciuffo Cabinetry
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_04 Lillian August amerelife06](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_04-Lillian-August-amerelife06.jpg)
Living room by Lillian August
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_05 Lillian August amerelife08](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_05-Lillian-August-amerelife08.jpg)
Details from the living room by Lillian August
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_11 Greg McKenzie Design amerelife06](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_11-Greg-McKenzie-Design-amerelife06.jpg)
A view in the study by Greg McKenzie Design. Note the embroidered wallpaper detail.
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Delicious details from the study by Greg McKenzie Design
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Detail from the study by Greg McKenzie Design
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_14 Melanie Roy Design amerelife09](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_14-Melanie-Roy-Design-amerelife09.jpg)
A playful powder room by Melanie Roy Design
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_12 stairwell amerelife10](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_12-stairwell-amerelife10.jpg)
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_17 Henry & Co Design amerelife04](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_17-Henry-Co-Design-amerelife04.jpg)
A view in Henry Co Design’s colorful and fun upstairs lounge
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_16 Henry & Co Design amerelife01](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_16-Henry-Co-Design-amerelife01.jpg)
Henry Co Design’s colorful and fun upstairs lounge
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A detail from Henry Co Design’s colorful and fun upstairs lounge
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_18 Katie Leede and Company amerelife02](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_18-Katie-Leede-and-Company-amerelife02.jpg)
Katie Leede and Company’s eclectic guest bedroom
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_19 Katie Leede and Company amerelife03](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_19-Katie-Leede-and-Company-amerelife03.jpg)
A detail from Katie Leede and Company’s eclectic guest bedroom
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_23 Katie Leede and Company LBall2012 amerelife14](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_23-Katie-Leede-and-Company-LBall2012-amerelife14.jpg)
A detail from Katie Leede and Company’s eclectic guest bath. I LOVE this artwork signed “LBall2012”
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_24 Gil Walsh Interiors amerelife02](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_24-Gil-Walsh-Interiors-amerelife02.jpg)
Details from Gil Walsh’s upstairs office
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A detail from Gil Walsh’s upstairs office
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_28 Mabley Hadler Interior Design amerelife02](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_28-Mabley-Hadler-Interior-Design-amerelife02.jpg)
Mabley Handler Interior Design’s striking bedroom
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_32 Kate Singer Home amerelife03](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_32-Kate-Singer-Home-amerelife03.jpg)
Details from Kate Singer Home’s guest bedroom
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_37 Phoebe Howard amerelife05](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_37-Phoebe-Howard-amerelife05.jpg)
A view into the canopied bed in Phoebe Howard’s bedroom
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_39 Phoebe Howard amerelife07](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_39-Phoebe-Howard-amerelife07.jpg)
Details of the canopied bed in Phoebe Howard’s bedroom
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_35 Phoebe Howard amerelife02](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_35-Phoebe-Howard-amerelife02.jpg)
A details from Phoebe Howard’s bedroom. I really like this piece.
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_40 Tobi Fairley and Associates amerelife01](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_40-Tobi-Fairley-and-Associates-amerelife01.jpg)
Punchy master bedroom by Tobi Fairley and Associates
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_45 Tobi Fairley and Associates amerelife02](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_45-Tobi-Fairley-and-Associates-amerelife02.jpg)
More views in the master bedroom by Tobi Fairley and Associates (Tobi on left)
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_42 Tobi Fairley and Associates amerelife06](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_42-Tobi-Fairley-and-Associates-amerelife06.jpg)
A detail from the master bedroom by Tobi Fairley and Associates
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_46 Mark Humphrey watercolor amerelife02](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_46-Mark-Humphrey-watercolor-amerelife02.jpg)
Four watercolors by Mark Humphrey adorn the upstairs hall
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_52 exterior amerelife01](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_52-exterior-amerelife01.jpg)
A view from the master bedroom balcony onto the back yard where the party was about to pick up (I shot this before most of the crowd showed up)
![HmptnDsgrShwhs_54 exterior amerelife03](http://amerelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HmptnDsgrShwhs_54-exterior-amerelife03.jpg)
Wonderful little guesthouse with pergolas on either side (this is the back). Exterior spaces by designer Caleb Anderson Design
Links to the designers shown above:
Mecox Design Services
Ciuffo Cabinetry
Lillian August
Greg McKenzie
Melanie Roy
Henry and Co Design
Katie Leede
Gil Walsh
Mabley Handler Interior Design
Kate Singer
Phoebe Howard
Tobi Fairley
Caleb Anderson
thanks for sharing the pictures… it was almost as good as seeing it in person!
Thank you Julie! So glad you got to go as well. xx MMK
Truly lovely, Mer. Thanks so much for taking the time to post. I look forward to seeing it at some point! xoxocandy