Alice in Queens: July 2014

Thursday, July 3, 2014

2nd Annual Holiday Hampton House Preview and Opening NIght White Gala

Last weekend, I visited Sag Harbor with Vyna St. Phard (High End Weekly) and friends to preview the 2nd Annual Holiday House Hamptons, presented by HC&G (Hamptons Cottages & Gardens) located at Watchcase, 15 Church Street in Sag Harbor, New York. Watchouse, a 130-year old historic, former Bulova watchcase factory, is undergoing a dramatic transformation by the developers Cape Advisors into the Hamptons' first resort-style luxury condominium project.

Eighteen top interior and landscape designers, each transformed a unique space within three Watchcase homes, featuring original holiday-themed indoor and outdoor living spaces. The showhouse will be open to the public daily through Sunday, August 10, 2014. Proceeds from the event will benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®.

Top right: Iris Dankner, founder of Holiday House, is a 17-year breast cancer survivor who created the event to join her passion for interior design with her determination to eradicate this deadly disease.

Holiday House Hamptons' participating design and landscape firms: Bjørnen Design, Brady Design, Campion Platt, dale cohen designstudio, Elizabeth Dow Home, Elsa Soyars Interior Design, Eugenia Au Kim, The Design Studio, Huniford Design Studio, ID Creations, Jen Going Interiors, Milly de Cabrol - Ani Antreasyan, Scott Formby, Studio MRS, Tamara Magel, Terradesign, Vicente Wolf, West Chin Architects & Interior Designers.

Sag Harbor, New York: A slice of Americana

I traveled to last weekend to Sag Harbor for the annual Hamptons Holiday House, and got a little taste of the charming 300 year old seaside town. The drive was over 2.5 hours from queens one way because of the traffic, but once we arrived we were refreshed by the cool sea breeze.