York Decorator Showhouse: Preview

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5FP_oAmJ1neSp1R4TEwFaWuRKRA-ho4CkobOGsWyLI6pvzOGu7Ljh-PUqSiOhH9j0nEISHeqUFW1_juForOoaCI1Oz181fCcF-QkcNMyppG460VwtFWYkg_X37FG6ot8zXmrBO1b5CI/s1600-h/inspire-art.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359615228479559330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5FP_oAmJ1neSp1R4TEwFaWuRKRA-ho4CkobOGsWyLI6pvzOGu7Ljh-PUqSiOhH9j0nEISHeqUFW1_juForOoaCI1Oz181fCcF-QkcNMyppG460VwtFWYkg_X37FG6ot8zXmrBO1b5CI/s400/inspire-art.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 371px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><span>A sneak peek at </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><span>“Secret Hideaway</span></span>”<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><span>designed by Linda Hentschel<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Old York’s 20th Annual<br />Decorator Show House:</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >McIntire Farm</span></span><br /><br />270 Cider Hill Road, York, Maine<br />July 18th – August 15th<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Take a ride to York, Maine and for a ticket price of just $20 you can get away to a seashore-inspired show house this summer</span><span style="font-size:130%;">. Tour over a dozen inspiring spaces at the 20th anniversary of the </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Old York Decorator Show House</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> held this year at McIntire Farm, a 1920’s farmhouse that overlooks vintage fields along with the sun-drenched marshes of the York River.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I visited the show house in its “before” stage and can’t wait to see the designer-transformation. The property is beautiful, with a huge attached barn (my favorite), a wrap-around farmer’s porch and lots of great spaces that I am sure will offer many decorating ideas along with “oohs and ahhs!”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">This year, two of my friends will be in the show ... <a href="http://www.renaissanceinteriors.com/">Linda Hentschel</a> and <a href="http://www.finn-martensdesign.com/biography.html">Patricia Finn</a>. Be sure to stop by their rooms to see their amazing talent for yourself. Check future blog postings for more updates on their work (we have been collaborating on the re-decorating of the <a href="http://www.stevensestate.com/about.html">Stevens Estate</a> in North Andover).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;">In her own words ...</span><br />Linda describes the philosophy<br />behind her York transformation<br />in her </span><a href="http://blog.accentmagazine.com/life-in-new-england/renaissance-interiors-updates-from-old-york-designer-show-house/" style="font-style: italic;">blog entry</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> posted<br />for <a href="http://www.accentmagazine.com/">Accent Magazine</a>.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMW9DHiMwnwpsddVNhtdrrzyDCoChA8-5tg5o_NOjaebJLGv6ij2M4T4Avx5zy9rpuNBXSvM4mbXuPAfOrp3bqS5KKq63SbMpEx0_ozf7Q_59AkQvtwyTa87oIAWs61P0tNcra08Fng8/s1600-h/shell-ch.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359568562742149378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMW9DHiMwnwpsddVNhtdrrzyDCoChA8-5tg5o_NOjaebJLGv6ij2M4T4Avx5zy9rpuNBXSvM4mbXuPAfOrp3bqS5KKq63SbMpEx0_ozf7Q_59AkQvtwyTa87oIAWs61P0tNcra08Fng8/s400/shell-ch.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 180px;" /></a><span class="style16" style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Show House Hours</span><br />Open Mon., Wed. – Sat.<br />from 10 am – 5 pm</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />Thurs. until 7 pm and<br />Sun. from 1 pm – 4 pm</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;"><br />Closed on Tuesdays</span></strong></span><br /><span class="style16"><br />For tickets and more information<br />call (207) 363-4974</span> or visit the<br />Museums of Old York website<br /><a href="http://www.oldyork.org/visit/showhouse.html">www.oldyork.org</a><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34Xu9dr_frYuC_WhxejyH7-0hs-p4GnObHIYkrUkeHSNnkC_M2wGJN__rpD6CRrEyzmrGPUxjUhr6OhMnowbjK4jN_zao6P1ptP7AMR7KvUNh7-57BclN1U1dOVTbT1z7b6ykhM5BItI/s1600-h/yellowlilly-pastel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359596173383053042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34Xu9dr_frYuC_WhxejyH7-0hs-p4GnObHIYkrUkeHSNnkC_M2wGJN__rpD6CRrEyzmrGPUxjUhr6OhMnowbjK4jN_zao6P1ptP7AMR7KvUNh7-57BclN1U1dOVTbT1z7b6ykhM5BItI/s320/yellowlilly-pastel.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">This lily, brought home from York, Maine<br />now thrives in my Lynnfield garden</span></span><br /><br />And if you visit on a Sunday, you could also squeeze in a visit to one of the featured gardens presented by the Old York Garden Club “<a href="http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090520-LIFE-905200315">Summer Sundays in the Garden</a>” held between noon and 4pm now through August 16th. This bi-annual fund-raising event offers a public viewing of many well-established private gardens in and around coastal York. You simply can’t beat the $3 admission fee either, so grab a friend (or two) and make the trip to York to see all things pretty!<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div>

York Decorator Showhouse: Preview

A sneak peek at “Secret Hideaway ” designed by Linda Hentschel Old York’s 20th Annual Decorator Show House: McIntire Farm 270 Cider Hill Roa...

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