The Home that Love Built - Ronald McDonald of Long Island Project Design with Kravet

I have mentioned it here before, how thrilled I was to be included in the amazing group of interior designers.
Some of you know how this came about, and some don't but truly its about a lot of wonderful people that I have met through social media opening their hearts and extending their hands to me.

In this case, having had the chance to speak about my journey at last year's Design Bloggers Conference I decided to be as candid as possible about 1 of the items .. lets just say big ticket items ...still on the "Designer Bucket List".
I wanted to take part in a New York Showhouse.

Having heard that this was something that would be truly a dream come true, Beth Greene of Kravet, one of the events sponsors and great pioneer of supporting designers/bloggers in every way, reached out to me after the conference about possibly being involved in this event that they were organizing.

It took me all of 1 millisecond to say YES!

From that moment on, I have been continuously surprised by the dedication of the entire Kravet team in helping all of those at the Ronald McDonald house of Long Island navigate the murky waters of contractors, designers, shippers, and you know, our day to day dramas!

Getting their "HANDS" Dirty! The team hard at work

Cary Kravet at the Ronald McDonald House

Cary Kravet took a simple request for a few yards of fabric for new upholstery at the Ronald McDonald house and turned that into an incredible act of giving and generosity.

He rallied the team at Kravet, to come together and reach out to everyone in the design business to show their support in helping bring the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island a much needed new lease of life.

The original design by Tony Baratta, although still great after nearly 30 years of much use and love simply needed a little freshening up.

But once you give interior designers an empty canvas the end results are infinitely creative.

We have been receiving some fantastic coverage so far, as so many appreciate what a special and unique event this truly is .. some press so far includes, News 12 of Long Island ...

1st dibs introspective magazine...

Press from 1st Dibs - Introspective magazine written by Eric Cohler

Thrilled to have my room Featured on Page 2! What a great way to kick off the event!
Thanks 1st Dibs!

So over the course of the next few weeks I will be showing the "behind the scenes" moments of all the rooms, throughout the past week months, as well as in my own room with special focus on the amazing brands that have made it possible for me to participate:

à BAKER FURNITURE – www.bakerfurniture.com

à BENJAMIN MOORE – www.benjaminmoore.com

à BRIZO – www.brizo.com

à BRUNSCHWIG et FILS – www.brunschwig.com

à CALIFORNIA CLOSETS – www.caliclosets.com Contact: Carolyn Musher 

à CURREY & CO – www.curreycodealers.com

à CUSTOM WINDOWS – (203) 231-3659 Contact: John Hayes

à FILMORE CLARK – http://filmoreclark.com/

à GRACIE – www.graciestudio.com

à KENISE BARNES – http://kbfa.com/

à KRAVET – www.kravet.com

à LEE JOFA -  www.leejofa.com

à OLIVER’S HOUSE PAINTING, LLC – T: 914 954-3742

à STARK - www.starkcarpet.com  Contact: Adam Khan - T: 203-899-1771
à THE FINISHED WALL - Contact: Angela Capan & Nancy Schadt. www.thefinishedwall.com

Please make sure to visit each of their websites, as they are simply amazing!

If you are a fellow blogger, and would like to get a special preview of the rooms before opening to the public, please make sure to reach out to Liza Morton of Blitzer & Co - liza@blitzerandcompany.com
The lunch, with transport from NYC, is scheduled for Oct 9th!

We are less than 5 days away from the official reveal of the newly designed Ronald McDonald House of Long Island! This is an event you do NOT want to miss!
Call 516-775-5683 x129 to reserve your tickets today! Kravet NYC&G


Designers participation:  Amanda Nisbet, Anthony Baratta, The Breakfast Room, Bunny Williams, Core Consulting, Danielle Colding Design, Delrose Design, Drake Design Associates, Drew McGukin Interiors, Dwell Studio, Elaine Griffin Interior Design, Eric Colher, Kate Singer, Kim E Courtney Interiors & Designs, Mabley Handler Interior Design, Margreet Cevasco Design, Matthew Patrick Smyth, Meg Braff Designs, Mehditash Design (thats me!) Michael Herold Design, Michael Tavano Design, Mr Call Design, Nick Olsen, Pappas & Mirron Design, Tilton Fenwick Young Huh Interior Design, 

Please join me during Fall Market - D&D Building - "Live from New York"

Fall is almost upon us, and while throughout Europe the shows are presenting the newest trends and styles in interior design with London and Paris starting us off right.. we are also beginning to feel the buzz in NYC!

Next month, Fall Market at the D&D Building (Design & Decoration Building) will host 2 days of amazing presentations, keynote addresses and panels to inspire and excite every design lover. Some of you may remember my posts from the previous year's Market as a DDB Blogger .. here , here , 
but make sure to follow their twitter accounts, as this season a few fantastic friends cover the days events.

Instead this season, I will have the true pleasure of moderating a panel on day 1 of the events, where I hope to share with you some of the amazing sparks of creativity that were the basis of the new Pollack textile collection.

 "Fashions Fade, Style is Eternal" - Yves Saint Laurent

Please join me, Klaus Burgel, Liz Collins and Rachel Doriss of Pollack on Tuesday, October 1st at 12pm in the POLLACK showroom in the  DDB | Decoration and Design Building

I will be posting an in depth look at these artists before the date and some sneak peaks of the collection so stay tuned for that!

In the meantime, if you are in the city this week, stop by for a "Meet the Makers" event on Thursday, Sept 12th at 6:30 - 8:30 pm. and let them know I sent you!

The "Back To School" ... Work ... Jitters!

Hi Everyone..!
As most of you know, I always make the effort of spending the month of August with kids, visiting the family that we never get to spend time with while we are living in New York.
This year, we decided to take a different route from the usual trip to Portugal's coast, and instead headed to sunny California where we spent an incredible summer with with sun, laughter, days in the water.. you get the idea, right?

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Today was a big day for me, as I dropped off my little one in Kindergarten, my tough middle boy began his first day of 5th grade and prepare for my oldest to start another year in Middle School...
the house is a buzz;
mom's nerves are electrified (that's me)
and I am ready to get 2013-2014 started with a bang!

When it comes to work - this month is jam packed with exciting events,
panels, talks and events that I am a part of (more on that over the next few days)
and plenty of projects that need lots of TLC to get ready for the big photo shoot marathon at the end of this month.

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and of course, I can't forget the fabulous event I have been working on for months - 

the first day of demo started at the Ronald McDonald House "Project Design" and my room and all the fabulous pieces are all starting to come together.

Thrilled to be part of this event and can't wait for the big reveal on October 10th.

So, I am back in the saddle, and have lots to share so I will be seeing you all around the internet.

How was your summer? Share your special events, moments with me here or on my Facebook page - would love to hear all about it.

xo Jennifer