By Donna Cornelius
The 2016 Decorators’ ShowHouse officially opens April 9. But those who just can’t wait to see the house can do so at a special event two days earlier.
ShowHouse Chairmen Cheree Carlton, Nancy Morrow and Shirley Brown are hosting a Sneak Peek party at 6:30 p.m. April 7. The event is at the Mountain Brook house that was the home of Katherine and Bill McTyeire, well-known Birmingham business and civic leaders.
The house was designed in the late 1960s by architect Henry Sprott Long. It has five bedrooms, seven-and-a-half bathrooms, a swimming pool and terrace.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the ShowHouse, which benefits the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.
Tickets to the dressy-casual Sneak Peek party are $80, which includes wine, dinner from B&A Warehouse and entertainment by Eric Carlton. To buy tickets, send a check to Martha Black, 1408 St. James Court, Birmingham, AL, 35243 by March 28. Checks should be made payable to DSH 2016.
Guests should park at Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church, 3405 Brookwood Road, and ride a shuttle to the ShowHouse. Shuttle service starts at 6:15 p.m.
Those who attend will receive a 15 percent discount in the Symphony Shop. They’ll also get to meet this year’s ShowHouse decorators from Mark Kennamer Design, Libby Greene Interiors, Jan Ware Designs, Summer Classics, Blackjack Gardens, Katie Baker Designs Inc., Lesley McRae Interior Design, Lynne Coker Interiors, Christine’s, Marjorie Johnston & Co., Marcia Unger Interiors, Cantley & Company, Griffith Art Gallery and Heather Chadduck Interiors.
For more information about the Decorators’ ShowHouse, visit http://www.alabamasymphony.org/2016showhouse.htm. And look for more about the ShowHouse in the April 7 issue of the Over the Mountain Journal.
