Idea Rooms on Display Inspired by Six Acclaimed Writers
See six beautifully designed idea rooms on display at the Charleston Home + Design Show January 29-31, 2010. Each local celebrity will represent his or her favorite charity, which will each receive a $500 donation courtesy of Charleston Home + Design Magazine and all the Charleston Home + Design Show vendors.
The personally designed rooms reflect the style of each local celebrity and highlight the latest design trends. Visitors can get an insider’s perspective of their favorite celebrity’s tastes and see for themselves if their media image matches their interior design style.
After viewing the rooms, visitors to the show will be asked to cast a vote for their favorite room. The charity associated with the winning room will receive a bonus donation - the proceeds of a silent auction held all weekend - in addition to the initial $500.
Here is a list of all participating Celebrities, ASID Interior Designers, and Charities:
Room 1
Celebrity: Dorothea Benton Frank – NY Times best-selling author of Bulls Island, The Land of Mango Sunsets, The Christmas Pearl, Full of Grace, Pawleys Island, Shem Creek, Isle of Palms, Plantation, and Sullivan's Island
Requested Room Style: a Lowcountry take on her New Jersey home's library
Designer: Melissa Hunter of MW Hunter Custom Interiors
Charity: Dottie has chosen the South Carolina Historical Society to receive a $500 donation in her name [southcarolinahistoricalsociety.org].
Room 2
Celebrity: Chef Bob Waggoner – Author of The Charleston Grill Cookbook and host of the television show "UCook! with Chef Bob"
Requested Room Style: a space that combines a country, south of France style with light pastel colors, Monet style art, antique furniture, and a fireplace
Designer: Joyce Cerato, Allied Member ASID, of La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries
Charity: Chef Bob has chosen Louie's Kids to receive a $500 donation in his name
[louieskids.org].
Room 3
Celebrity: Marjory Wentworth – Poet Laureate of South Carolina and author of Noticing Eden, a collection of poems
Requested Room Style: a laid-back room that bright colors and a mix of antiques and contemporary objects
Designer: Jane Jilich, ASID, of J. Jilich Design & Associates
Charity: Marjory has chosen the Lowcountry Initiative for the Literary Arts Poets-in-the-Schools Program to receive a $500 donation in her name [lilaconnects.com].
Room 4
Celebrity: Ken Burger – Award-winning executive sports editor of The Post & Courier and author of Swallow Savannah
Requested Room Style: a comfy coastal style bedroom
Designer: Annette Ellard of Creative Cotton Company
Charity: Ken has chosen the The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry to receive a $500 donation in his name [lcclubs.org].
Room 5
Celebrity: The Lee Brothers – Authors of the 2007 James Beard Cookbook of the Year award-winning The Lee Brothers Southern Cookbook and of the recently released The Lee Brothers Simple Fresh Southern cookbook
Requested Room Style: a dressed-down, beachy, classic-American space that mixes clean lines and modern pieces with elements that tell a story
Designer: Rebecca Geary, Signature Designs
Charity: Matt and Ted Lee have chosen Wings for Kids to receive a $500 donation in their names [wingsforkids.org].
Room 6
Celebrity: Mary Alice Monroe – Best-selling author of The Beach House, Skyward, Sweetgrass, Swimming Lessons, Turtle Summer, Time is a River, and Light Over Carolina
Requested Room Style: a space with an eclectic style of sea inspired colors and aesthetics, as well as local art and traditional and antique furniture
Designer: Amy Floyd of Island Daze Designs
Charity: Mary Alice has chosen the Sea Turtle Rescue Program at the South Carolina Aquarium to receive a $500 donation in her name [scaquarium.org/STR/].
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