18th Annual Cashiers Designer Showhouse

August 22 - 30, 2015   18th Annual Cashiers Designer Showhouse   An insider look into the Cashiers Community home showcase. The featured home for 2015 is the "Goodman Cottage".

From August 22 through August 30, Interior Designers representing the Southeastern region will not only bring trending design to Cashiers NC but will again create the magic that is The Cashiers Designer Showhouse. Leading area landscapers are involved in redefining the areas surrounding the home and in turn creating serene and evocative late summer mountain gardens for Showhouse strolling.  Showhouse Hours are: Saturday, August 22nd through Sunday, August 30th Monday - Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM Sunday 12 PM - 4 PM Daily.  Tickets are $35 and may be purchased online or at the Cashiers Community Center, Cashiers Farmers Market, Cashiers Chamber of Commerce, Vivace of Cashiers, Acorns at Old Edwards Inn & Spa, The Summer House, Vivace of Highlands and Sapphire Valley Community Center. Also available during the event at the Transportation Area and ADAC.


Showhouse Shops: The Shops are located at various venues: The Goodman Cottage - Weekends 10 AM-4 PM; Shops on Zachary Grounds - Daily to Public 11 AM -4 PM; The Chattooga Cafe on Zachary Grounds Open to Public Daily 11 AM -4 PM, Sundays noon-2 PM. Cash, Checks and Credit Cards are accepted.  

Some of the additional events of the Designer Showhouse include:

August 21 from 6 PM - 7:30 PM -  Cocktail Preview at Goodman Cottage;  Opening Gala on the Grounds of Wade Hampton from 7:30 PM - 10 PM with music by  US Beat. Enjoy Southern Edibles and Imbibables from Atlanta’s Sun In My Belly. The dress is "Summery" -  Southern Gentlemen and Slightly Foxy Southern Gentlewomen. The evening's admission is $250 per person and $500 per couple.

August 22 at 11 AM - Celebrity Luncheon with Clinton Smith, Editor-in-Chief, VERANDA. Held at The Country Club of Sapphire Valley. Clinton Smith is a journalist who has covered design and luxe living throughout the world,especially in the South. Touching on his soon to be published book, THE ROMANCE WITH FLOWERS, Mr Smith will guide participants through exquisite rooms shaped and enhanced by the luxury of extraordinary blooms and the vases that display them.

Book Signings:  John Grady Burns - Collections Sunday, August 23, Dining Room Emily Followill;  The Southern Rustic Cabin Saturday, August 22; - On the Porch Jenifer Jordan - Charles Faudree – The Country French Legacy Sunday, August 23; Great Room Barbara Westbrook - Gracious Rooms Saturday, August 29, Great Room

August 27 6 PM at The Goodman Cottage - Mash & Pig. A bit of killer bourbon, a little James Farmer, a couple of puffs on a great cigar, and some pretty awesome fixin’s to tide you over. For decidedly Southern Gentlemen and their simply beautiful Southern wives. It;s late summer, North Carolina – dress accordingly.Presented by McKee Properties.

August 29, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM at the Wade Hampton Golf Club - A Gem of a Brunch. This multifaceted event caps the Showhouse week with all that is beautiful and gracious and welcoming about Southern living and style. Dawn Corley presents an anecdotal history of the pearl and will bring along hundreds of strands for attendees to “play with” and learn from. Barbara Westbrook will share bits of wisdom from her new book, Gracious Homes. Her witty speaking style and design acumen enhance to presentation. Wade Hampton Executive Chef Doug Sampey is designing an extraordinarily delectable brunch. Come sit and play that day and be further dazzled by table settings and service ware provided by Replacements, Ltd. atop fabulous cloths courtesy of Jim Thompson, Bangkok.

Get links for additional local details on the Cashiers NC Visitor Guide.