Showhouses provide designers with the unique opportunity to think outside the box for a good cause. Three standouts sponsored over the years by CTC&G and featured on the pages of this magazine include The People’s Project (a refresh of the Connecticut Governor’s mansion); the Designer Showhouse on the Green in Fairfield to benefit Operation Hope; and the Junior League of Hartford Designer Showhouse in West Hartford to benefit JLH community projects. Here, a glimpse of some of the great charitable work done by area designers and supported by generous sponsors.
THE PEOPLE’S PROJECT
November 2011
In celebration of the Governor’s residence’s 100th anniversary, CTC&G and the Governor’s Residence Conservancy, a private nonprofit group, hand-picked a team of world-class designers—all with ties to the Nutmeg State—to preserve and refresh its public areas, including the pool house and guest cottage. The stunning transformations restored the brick Georgian Revival style home to its former glory. Each room not only befits a state’s chief executive and their family, but also sets a welcoming tone for all who cross the home’s threshold.
DESIGNER SHOWHOUSE ON THE GREEN
October 2015
In 2015, CTC&G sponsored the first-ever Designer Showhouse on the Green in Fairfield, which was led by honorary design chairman Ellie Cullman of Cullman & Kravis, and landscape design co-chairs Diane Devore of Devore Associates and Tara Vincenta of Artemis Landscape Architects. More than 15 designers turned St. Paul’s Episcopal Church rectory (an 1834 Georgian that was remodeled in the mid-1800s into a Greek Revival) into a showcase of premier talent all to benefit Operation Hope in its mission to eliminate hunger and homelessness.
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF HARTFORD DESIGNER SHOWHOUSE
July/August 2022
Presented by exclusive media sponsor CTC&G, the 15th Junior League of Hartford Designer Showhouse made a triumphant return in June 2022. Usually held every three years, the capital region event was postponed in 2021 due to Covid restrictions. As the primary fundraiser for JLH community initiatives, over the years, it has raised more than $1.6 million to support projects and programs in the Greater Hartford area. To transform the home, a select group of interior and landscape designers, led by interior designer Anthony Baratta as honorary design chair, worked with generous sponsors to restore, renovate and reimagine a historic West Hartford Tudor.
