Incollect Magazine - Issue 14

50 www.incollect.com Double Dipping on Design Two Houses and 23 Design Firms Made Magic Happen at the Kips Bay Decorator Show House Palm Beach Photos by Nickolas Sargent Photography The 2026 Kips Bay event marked a historic first, transforming two properties: a waterfront Intracoastal House with views towards the glittering azure water, and across the street, the charming Palm Cottage, where the more intimately-scaled spaces became jewel box stunners. Both properties were graciously loaned for the Show by prominent Palm Beach entrepreneur Scott Diament. The classic, cherished Palm Beach aesthetic appeared in abundance: rattan, sherbet hues, and shell décor, joined by on-trend maximalist pattern play with wallcoverings and textiles, an effusive use of passementerie, and dramatic color-drenching. Every room in the Show House presented a new voice, a new design story written with verve and an eye to the unexpected. This year’s edition of the event features the work of an exciting mix of talents — big names, boutique firms, and rising stars, including Pappas Miron Design, BAMO, Wecselman Design, Eerdmans, Sherill Canet Interiors, LTA Interiors, and Lori Morris Design. The Kips Bay Decorator Showhouses, with editions in Dallas, Palm Beach, and New York City, are the nation’s premier design events, and an invitation to participate confers a marked level of esteem and a substantial boost to an interior designer’s career. Weeks of frenzied activity, scores of late nights, and near-constant pivoting and problem-solving culminated in the breathtaking rooms we see here. The Showhouses benefit the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club in the Bronx, New York, and local Boys & Girls Clubs in Dallas and Palm Beach. Proceeds provide critical funding for afterschool and enrichment programs that provide guidance for young people to reach their full potential.