Yesterday the Inaugural Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas was open for media, and I was delighted to get a sneak peak! The first room I toured was the Lady’s Study, designed by one of my favorite designers, Jan Showers, who also happens to be co-chair of the event. She designed her room with Jackie Kennedy as her inspiration. “You know, Jackie was a great letter writer,” Jan told me. And like Jan, she enjoyed decorating with a mix of styles and periods. Highlights in the study include an 18th century German Neoclassical chandelier from Nick Brock Antiques, a contemporary Robert Jessup painting from Conduit Gallery, and a Karl Springer goatskin desk from Modern Epic Antiques in Miami. The lacquered paint is Benjamin Moore’s Wythe Blue.
One thing I love about Jan’s style is that it is completely unique to Jan Showers. When you see one of her rooms or homes, you know instantly it is hers. One of her clients described her style as “The interiors of Jan Showers & Associates are chic and timeless. They exude glamour and grace with an approachable and at ease feeling, much like Jan herself.” And I couldn’t agree more! Jan is warm, gracious, inviting, and incredibly chic and glamorous. Today we will take a tour of her Show Room library with pictures from my iPhone (or as noted).
I will also be sharing a preview of her latest book, Glamorous Living, which is a must have new book for fall!
My apologies for the iPhone image quality… it was a rainy day, and I was not able to capture the vibrancy of the colors, but I did want to capture the fabulous details. 🙂
Jan’s third book, Glamorous Living, is available this month, and it is an absolute delight! Her first book, Glamorous Rooms, is one of my all time favorites, and her second, Glamorous Retreats, is not to be missed. Glamorous Living shares a room-by-room journey through some of the most luxurious and glamorous homes in America in addition to a personal glimpse inside Jan’s own glamorous life. “For me, glamorous living means engaging with the world in a certain way, bringing my own style and unique set of influences with me everywhere I go,” Jan explains in the introduction. “Glamorous living never means glittery, baroque ostentation. It’s about living with style and grace, creating environments for family and friends to be a part of your life while feeling their best,” she said.
Glamorous Living invites readers into 20 never-before-photographed homes in some of the world’s most idyllic locales, including a a glamorous New York apartment, a London townhouse in Belgravia, an architecturally significant house in Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, a historic residence in Austin, a country estate, a stunning home on Buffalo Bayou in Houston, a duplex apartment at The Mansion Residence in Dallas, and many more.
To learn more, please visit Jan Showers’ website and follow @janshowers on Instagram. For additional articles on Jan Showers by The Glam Pad, you may enjoy the links below…
- JAN SHOWERS TRANSFORMS A DATED BACHELOR PAD
- AT HOME IN THE COUNTRY WITH JAN SHOWERS
- AT HOME WITH KIMBERLY SCHLEGEL WHITMAN
- A HOLLYWOOD GLAM APARTMENT, BY JAN SHOWERS
- ANOTHER JAN SHOWERS HOME, FEATURED IN TRADITIONAL HOME, HITS THE MLS!
- A GLAMOROUS BACHELORETTE PAD, BY JAN SHOWERS
- GLAMOROUS RETREATS, BY JAN SHOWERS
- I HEART JAN SHOWERS
- A JAN SHOWERS HOME HITS THE MLS!
- ANOTHER JAN SHOWERS HOME, FEATURED IN TRADITIONAL HOME, HITS THE MLS!
