My Notting Hill: Road Trip to the Richmond Symphony Designer House

I first heard about the Richmond Symphony Designer House back in April from A Passion for Home. The showhouse is taking place at George and Anne Anderson's Tudor home "Rothesay," located on more than eight acres of land overlooking the James River.

In addition to talented Richmond designers, the showhouse will also feature the work of Mary Douglas Drysdale, Tobi Fairley, and Phoebe Howard as well as the gorgeous lighting of New Orleans' Julie Neill. That's alot of talent under one showhouse roof!

The showhouse opens Sep 13th but if you'd like a sneak peek consider attending the Gala this coming Friday night Sep 10th. Two friends and I are planning to make it a fun get-away trip and are staying at The Jefferson.

Here's designer Tobi Fairley at measuring day. (Photo by Jami Carlton)

New Hampshire designer Randy Trainor of CRT Interiors and homeowner George Anderson in the library during the Bare Bones Party. (photo by Jami Carlton)

Above, the living Garden Room wall by Kelly Brown of Kelly Brown Interiors. For more information and behind-the-scenes looks, check out the Designer House's Facebook site here.

15 comments:

1 Funky Woman said...: The last picture with the living garden wall is fantastic!; September 7, 2010 at 8:33 AM
Teresa Hatfield ~ Splendid Sass said...: Sounds lovely. If the event was closer to me I would be there! Can't wait to see the pictures.
Have a nice day :).
Teresa; September 7, 2010 at 9:42 AM
Jade @ Flip Flops + Pearls Design said...: Ugh...wish I was closer! I would love to see it!; September 7, 2010 at 10:40 AM
Deserae said...: Ohhhh I wanna go...but live too far away! Guess I'll just have to wait for you to visit and post pictures of it all!?!?!? Can't wait!!!!
~Des; September 7, 2010 at 10:52 AM
Kristen White said...: The living garden wall is amazing! Can't wait to see more pics!
Kristen; September 7, 2010 at 12:10 PM
Unknown said...: Michele,
One of the designers is a friend I went to college with: Elizabeth Cabell. Hoping to make it down to the show house myself, but look forward to seeing your photos, too!
Best,
Barbara Franceski; September 7, 2010 at 1:41 PM
Unknown said...: Have a wonderful time --- that sounds like an ideal get away.

Elizabeth; September 7, 2010 at 4:13 PM
designchic said...: What an amazing group of designers!! I can't wait to see all of your great photos!; September 7, 2010 at 6:10 PM
Michelle said...: I love a good showhouse...just watching it get measured up gets my blood flowing:)

Best,
Michelle; September 7, 2010 at 7:40 PM
Marlene Williams said...: wow....the house is stunning!
the first pic is great!; September 8, 2010 at 3:17 AM
Anonymous said...: Hello everyone. I love your decorations and your countries. I'd like them to see what is done in Europe the level of decoration on my blog: http://poupardecorar.blogspot.com/
thanks; September 8, 2010 at 3:35 PM
Kathy said...: Ok I am stumped how does that living wall get water? Beyond cool and I would love it!; September 9, 2010 at 2:57 PM
kelly brown said...: Thank you for including my living wall in your blog post! And for all the lovely comments too! :)

For more photos on the designer house and the living wall progress, please visit my FB fan page: http://www.facebook.com/kellybrowninteriors

Thanks again!
Kelly; September 10, 2010 at 11:53 AM
Unknown said...: So happy to meet you last night and make the connection! This group of designers has outdone themselves. I hope you enjoyed the lovely house and grounds and I look forward to seeing you there again soon,

Elizabeth Cabell, ASID, CID; September 11, 2010 at 3:53 PM
Unknown said...: So great meeting you Friday night at the Gala, love your blog!Jenny Andrews ( Andrews Designs); September 13, 2010 at 7:26 AM