Cathy Austin, ASID, created the guest house entry, dining room, and kitchen for this year’s Kips Bay Palm Beach Showhouse. The tropical paradise features a Matisse-inspired palette mixed with a heavy dose of Palm Beach panache.

A diminutive entry introduces what lies ahead with walls lined in CW Stockwell and Voutsa’s spectacular Celebration wallpaper. The iconic banana leaf wallpaper from the 1940s has been brilliantly recolored in a palette inspired by Henri Matisse. Works by southern artist Susan Hable are evocative of Matisse’s cutouts with their simple silhouettes and bold colors that work beautifully against the patterned wallpaper.

The dining room overlooks the palms with a table set with a global mix of vintage Italian pottery, bespoke linens, Grecian glassware, handmade Colombian placemats, bamboo flatware, and an English handblocked print tablecloth finished with colorful bobble trim. Vintage Brighton rattan chairs with another handblocked linen surround the table with a sunny custom “Murano” chandelier hanging above. Window treatments based on Palm Beach awnings frame the view to the tropical garden.

The casita would be her idyllic haven to entertain friends from near and far…. a place to have fun, laugh and host a range of colorful characters where the surroundings reflect their joie de vivre.

Form follows function in the galley kitchen. Vibrant green cabinets set against a graphic wallpaper by Thibault visually connect the kitchen to the dining area. One wall features a lacquered custom hood trimmed in brass while another has open shelving to display decorative items and tableware

Cathy shares, “This year Catherine M. Austin Interior Design is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Kips Bay is an incredible opportunity to give back to the community and honor the industry we adore while also being able to showcase the range of skills we have in our creative toolbox.”

Their 2022 resolution was to search out and create work that evokes delight. Bravo! We’ll toast to a job well done!

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