Kips Bay Designer Show House room by Bryant Keller

Kips Bay Designer Show House room by Bryant Keller

So much fun yesterday visiting the 2012 Kips Bay Decorator Show House at The Aldyn Residence. A definite must see!

Here are my favorite rooms:

The Scalamandre-Zebras-clad foyer (above) is the show’s first impression. I have written about Zebras before – it’s an icon, and one of my favorites.

Kips Bay Designer Show House room by Thom Filicia

Kips Bay Designer Show House room by Thom Filicia

 Lacquered walls and fabrics from Thom Filicia’s line for Kravet set the tone for this fun room.

Kips Bay Designer Show House room by Bunny Williams

Kips Bay Designer Show House room by Bunny Williams

This sitting room designed by Bunny Williams, Brian J. McCarthy and David Kleinberg Design Associates is a tribute to the one and only Mr. Albert Hadley.

Kips Bay Designer Show House room by Alexa Hampton

Kips Bay Designer Show House room by Alexa Hampton

This bedroom designed by Alexa Hampton is a perfect gentleman’s retreat complete with velvet loafers by Stubbs & Wooton.

Kips Bay Designer Show House room by Jamie Drake

Kips Bay Designer Show House room by Jamie Drake

The master of New American Glamour, Jamie Drake created a room that delivers both amazing colors and great textures: lacquered walls, grass cloth, silk, velvet, mirrors, glass, metal – it’s all here.

Kips Bay Designer Show House room by Brian del Toro

Kips Bay Designer Show House room by Brian del Toro

 Brian del Toro’s sitting room was one of my favorites! The cool tones of green and blue are a perfect color scheme for a small and intimate space. The walls are finished in a river rock texture and venetian plaster – they fool the eye delivering a suede-upholstered look.

Kips Bay Designer Show House room by Patrick Lonn Design

Kips Bay Designer Show House room by Patrick Lonn Design

 And last but not least, the dining room opens to a private terrace with a pool overlooking Hudson River.

Images via The New York Times/Credit: Trevor Tondro for The New York Times.