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If your garden is still wearing last year’s mulch, perhaps now faded to a dull, mousy brown, not to worry. After attending the Bucks County Designer House and Garden Tour this month, you’ll be prepared to dress up your garden (and house, too) with a lot more than just a pile of cedar wood chips.
“The Bucks County Designer House and Gardens is in its 37th year,” said Debbie Camiolo, this year’s chairwoman. “This year’s house offers the largest major renovation in tour history.”
The house selected for this year’s monthlong showcase tour is an 19th-century Dutch Colonial called Spring Valley Farm, situated on 11 acres in Furlong. It is owned by the Reavey-Cantwell family, and Marion Cantwell wished that one day it would become part of the designer house tour.
Sponsored by the Village Improvement Association of Doylestown, the tour each year focuses on a different home, which is carefully selected for its suitability in becoming a showpiece, then renovated and displayed with all of the benefits going to Doylestown Hospital.
The house’s well-preserved hardwood floors, along with several unique fireplaces and crown molding, lent to the selection committee falling in love with the house and affording them the opportunity to re-design or completely renovate the rooms.
“All five bathrooms, along with the kitchen, wine cellar and laundry room have been updated,” said Camiolo. “The outdoor spaces will be transformed into impressive gardens.”
“The results are spectacular,” said Joy Levy, marketing chairwoman. “We’re loaned the house for about three months and have done some extensive remodeling. There are 14 garden areas as well as a pool and some very cool patios.”
In addition to the house and garden tour, in which close to 30 interior design hot spots will be featured, and items available for sale in the boutiques (Floral Wholesale Warehouse, Fox Heath Saddlery, Katydid Photogaphy, Simon’s Fine Art, and The Kitchen Potager), visitors will be offered several additional amenities.
A fashion show and brunch, scheduled for May 11 and 12 at 11 a.m., will feature current women’s, children’s and pet fashions by Bloomingdales, Back Nine, Banana Republic, Chico’s, Head Over Heels, 40 Love, Sports Authority, GAP Kids, Doggie Style, Simon’s Fine Art and catered by the Waterwheel.
The $45 ticket includes the fashion show, brunch, and Designer House Tour. Continued…
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