Thank You for visiting the
2008 Designer Showhouse
April 19th – May 11th
and supporting our Beneficiaries!
The 2008 Designer Showhouse is now closed.
The 2008 Designer Showhouse staff wishes to extend our thanks to the community for supporting our beneficiaries and making this Showhouse a smashing success! Be watching for more information about the NEXT Designer Showhouse!
Satellite parking is located at The Shops of Legacy, 168th and Center.
Free shuttle limos begin one half hour before the 2008 Designer Showhouse
opens each day and run every 15 minutes until close.
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2008 Designer Showhouse
SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR
To purchase your Special Event tickets now
click the PURCHASE TICKETS tab on the Menu at left.
Culinary Evenings
(SPECIAL EVENT Ticket Required)
When: Every Wednesday night during the Showhouse (April 23, April 30 and May 7)
Capacity: 20 to 24 guests
Ticket Prices: $50 per person. Advance ticket purchase required.
Please call 333-7499 to purchase tickets.
For detailed information about these events go to our Special Events page.
Designer-Led Tours
(SPECIAL EVENT Ticket Required)
When: Every Tuesday, 10am and 11:30 am (April 22, April 29 and May 6)
Capacity: 20 people on each tour
Ticket prices: $25 Designer-Led Tour, $35 Designer-Led Tour with gourmet box lunch.
Advance ticket purchase required. Please call 333-7499 to purchase tickets.
*Shuttle buses are not provided for Designer-Led Tours. Parking for these events is available at the Designer Showhouse.
For detailed information about these events go to our Special Events page.
Mother's Day Event
(General Admission Ticket Required)
Singer Camille Devore will be performing for Mom and her guests as they tour the Showhouse on this special day. Play to Mom's sweet tooth with the desserts from Wheatfield's in the Showhouse Pavilion. All Mom's receive a special gift!
When: Sunday, May 11
Ticket prices: (General Admission) $20 at the door, $15 in advance
Hours: Noon to 4 p.m.
For detailed information about these events go to our Special Events page.
Jazz Nights
(General Admission Ticket Required)
Featuring an outstanding combination of jazz guitar, keyboard, horns and drummers together with one of Omaha's most popular bassists for a unique jazz sound every Friday night.
When: Friday nights (April 25, May 2 and May 9)
Ticket prices: General Admission ticket admits one to Jazz NIghts. Live music will be featured. An additional $10 fee will be charged upon entry for those wishing to particpate in the wine tasting events under the Pavillion.
Hours: 6 to 8 p.m.
* For Jazz Nights an additional $10 will be chargeduponentryforthosewishingtoparticipate in the wine tasting under thePavillion.Livemusicwill befeatured.Eachguest paying the additional $10 fee will beissuedawristband.
For detailed information about these events go to our Special Events page.
*Shuttle buses are provided for Jazz NIghts.
An Introduction to
The 2008 Designer Showhouse
The 2008 Designer Showhouse is a collaboration between metroMAGAZINE and the Nebraska/Iowa Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID).
The purpose of this elaborately planned undertaking is to support three different local charities by providing them added public exposure during their week of presentations at the Showhouse and by sharing a portion of the revenues with each organization.
In addition, the Showhouse provides a unique opportunity for the public to discover the latest trends in home design and a sampling of the talent and innovation of some of the area's most highly regarded designers.
Through this partnership a spectacular new approach to the Showhouse project creates fresh opportunities for giving back to the Omaha community. The theme of "Design with a Conscience" is doubly served by each design team's emphasis on "going green," incorporating environmentally safe and responsible products into their designs, while at the same time supporting an overall commitment to our beneficiary organizations. metroMAGAZINE and ASID are privileged to benefit the
2008 Designer Showhouse selected non-profit organizations:
Omaha Performing Arts: THE PRESENTERS, Camp Fire USA,
and Junior League of Omaha.
Project responsibilities are divided between the two organizations. metroMAGAZINE provides promotional and organizational expertise for the event including logistics, sponsorship, volunteers and marketing. The Nebraska/Iowa Chapter ASID facilitates the opportunity for individual ASID designers to create, coordinate, implement and furnish individual design spaces. The selection of the Showhouse location is a collective effort between metroMAGAZINE and the Nebraska/Iowa Chapter ASID.
Presented By:
Presented by metroMAGAZINE and The Omaha Chapter
of The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)
Welcome from our Presenters
 | Welcome from The Producer Andrea "Andy" Hoig, ALH Publications
Publisher of metroMAGAZINE |
I am excited and pleased that this approach to the Showhouse will afford our charity beneficiaries an opportunity to promote the work of their fine organizations and to benefit from the funds received. I encourage you to attend the Opening Night Charity Gala where a portion of your admission can be designated to go directly to the beneficiary of your choice. However, there are a number of ways in which your participation in this event can help promote the work of these fine organizations. We invite you to stroll through each area of the Showhouse to enjoy the display of creativity and talents of the design staff, and to discover the latest in design trends. We are grateful to Pat and Sharon McNeil for opening their home to us, and to you, in order to help promote these deserving organizations and gifted designers.
Their hospitality makes it possible for us to present a Showhouse which is truly "Designed with a Conscience." Please check the General Information and Special Events pages for additional information on the many events and activities associated with the 2008 Designer Showhouse. Enjoy your visit!
Andrea "Andy" L. Hoig
Publisher, ALH Publications |
 | Welcome from The Presidentof the Nebraska/Iowa Chapter of the
American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). Joyce Wimmer, ASID
NE/IA Chapter President |
A warm welcome is extended to every visitor who walks through our front door!
We are delighted that you have taken the time to visit the 2008 ASID Designer Showhouse, and we hope that you enjoy your tour. Members of the NE/IA chapter of ASID have worked diligently to showcase their talents and abilities, and to create an interesting, inviting and functional home for all to see. Even though each space is designed by a specific individual or a design firm using their own creative vision, they have all worked as a team to create a flow of color and style throughout the home. We thank the McNeils for so graciously and generously giving us the opportunity to use their magnificent home for this year's Showhouse. It is not a small sacrifice on their part, and we are truly grateful that they have been so willing to work with us. Thank you for your patronage.
Joyce Wimmer, ASID
NE/IA Chapter President |
 | Welcome from the
Design Committee Chairman Kristi Burnett, Allied Member, ASID
KB Interiors
|
I am very excited to be the chairman of the 2008 Designer Showhouse! This year we have the privilege of working with homeowners Pat and Sharon McNeil on their residence. The home has gone through a major face lift and will showcase the latest in design and environmentally friendly trends and materials. Sixty-seven designers are working on the transformation of twenty-one design spaces within the home.
I have been active in the NE/IA ASID Chapter and have served on several special event committees including the Showhouse Steering Committee for three years. We are so excited to be partnering with metroMagazine on the Showhouse. I am assisted this year by the Design Committee of Diane Luxford, ASID; Becky Jackson, ASID; and Pam Johnson; Allied Member ASID.
Kristi Burnett, ASID
NE/IA Chapter 2008 Showhouse Design Cmte. Chair |