Housing Works Design on a Dime Opening Night

Shame on me! I'm terribly late in posting these photos from the opening night celebration of Housing Works Design on a Dime. If you're not familiar with this wonderful organization, Housing Works in a non-profit based here in New York which fights AIDS and homelessness through advocacy, supportive services, and businesses that fund the organization and provide jobs.

The 7th annual Opening Night event was held in the Metropolitan Pavilion on May 5th and showcased 56 room vignettes created by prominent interior designers. The fun thing about this event is that everything you see is on sale! Funds went to the evening's beneficiary, which was the 874 Jefferson Ave. Project, a development for single, formerly homeless adults living with HIV/AIDS.

The evening's hosts included Iman, Nate Berkus, Lara Spencer, Charlotte Moss, and James Huniford, and vignettes were designed by the likes of Miles Redd, Charlotte Moss, Andy Cohen, Tilton Fenwick, Ralph Lauren Home, One Kings Lane, SFERRA, and many more.

Here are a few shots I snapped. I apologize for the quality - the event was quite crowded and the lighting wasn't the greatest for my humble little kit lens and flash.

Lara Spencer, Good Morning America anchor, and James Huniford, self-taught designer, event founder & co-chair. Lara is a huge design enthusiast, and has a neat little section on her site called Flea Finds - certainly right up my alley.

Tilton Fenwick for Traditional Home. In person, that wallpaper was stunning.

A side table in Iman & Robert Verdi's vignette. I love the ikat fabric as wallpaper, and also like the dove-print lampshade, although I'm not sure I'm daring enough to pair them!

A credenza from Home Goods' vignette, designed by the lovely Elaine Griffin (we both share Southern roots - she's from GA). I found out while chatting with the delightful Home Goods folks that they're opening a store in Manhattan! I couldn't be more excited about this; when I was home with my family during my brother's illness, I consistently found inexpensive, great pieces there for my bedroom redecoration project. In fact, I'll be attending the blogger preview this evening. Hooray!