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Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County will hold a “Designer Challenge” during its annual Hard Hat & High Heels gala on May 3, featuring eight local designers. The Designer Challenge is an exclusive one-of-a-kind auction featuring unique furnishings created by professional interior designers, decorators, furniture makers, artists and craftsmen who upcycle gently used furniture provided by the Habitat Bucks ReStores. At last year’s Habitat Bucks fundraising gala, Bucks County resident Rebecca Turner, of Caesarstone USA, was the winning bidder on several upcycled items transformed by professional designers. The first piece was formerly a dresser and is now a desk with drawers lined with unique wallpaper, along with a matching chair, both designed by Tarah Sutter. Designer Melanie Oberto upcycled a tall dresser into an “aged” drinks cabinet, which holds Rebecca’s bottles and glasses. Rebecca also brought home a shutter by Christina Paul that hangs on her wall. “The shutter is so exclusive and makes me feel that I have a private piece of artwork in my house,” says Turner. “I get so many compliments and it fits perfectly with my taste and reminds me of my childhood travels to Paris.” Paul Kawoczka of Enliven Planters won a rustic trunk at last year’s auction. “We love the addition of the trunk to our office room in our home. It has a hinge top to access the contents inside. We use this beautiful trunk to store extra blankets, pillows, afghans, and towels to use when we have guests over,” Kawoczka explains. The eight designers upcycling items for the 2019 silent auction include: Lisa Bowman, Owner, The Rabbit Hole Vintage Marketplace (Langhorne) Kristal Fascella, Owner, Bella Interiors (Lansdale) Courtney Klinger, Interior Designer, DAS Architects (Perkasie) Jennifer Laurens, Owner, Tiny Anchor Studios (Lansdale) Tracy Miller, Owner, Vintage Funk (Hulmeville) Melanie Oberto, Owner, Melanie’s Creative Transformations (Levittown) Tarah Sutter, Tarah Jones Design (Coopersburg) Lynne Templeton, Owner, Renewal Studio (Wayne) Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County will hold its annual fundraising gala, “Hard Hats & High Heels” from 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. on Friday, May 3, 2019 at Spring Mill Manor in Ivyland, PA. The Hard Hat & High Heels event, which supports Habitat’s homeownership and home repair programs for local families, includes open bar, hors d'oeuvres, a delicious three-course dinner, and live and silent auctions. Jeff Devlin of DIY network’s “Stone House Revival” and HGTV’s “Smart Home” will emcee the live auction. Guests can also ‘purchase’ materials to help Habitat build, including foundations, doors and windows. Other live and silent auction items include: a private tour and reception at George Nakashima Woodworkers, an Eagles football signed by Vaitai, Billy Joel tickets (Coca-Cola Suite) at Madison Square Garden, Flyers Tickets (Univest Suite), a vacation in the Outer Banks, Producer tickets to a Broadway show, and much more. Last year’s Habitat Bucks gala raised $135,000 (net). Lead sponsors for Hard Hats & High Heels include Penn Community Bank, Wells Fargo, Ethicon, Dumack Engineering, Johnson & Johnson, Liberty Coca-Cola, and Parx Casino. Guests can preview auction items online and tickets may be purchased at Hatsnheels.givesmart.com Photo caption: Bucks County resident Rebecca Turner purchased several upcycled items transformed by designers at last year’s Habitat Bucks gala, including a desk, chair, drinks cabinet and shutter art.
Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County will hold a “Designer Challenge” during its annual Hard Hat & High Heels gala on May 3, featuring eight local designers. The Designer Challenge is an exclusive one-of-a-kind auction featuring unique furnishings created by professional interior designers, decorators, furniture makers, artists and craftsmen who upcycle gently used furniture provided by the Habitat Bucks ReStores.
At last year’s Habitat Bucks fundraising gala, Bucks County resident Rebecca Turner, of Caesarstone USA, was the winning bidder on several upcycled items transformed by professional designers. The first piece was formerly a dresser and is now a desk with drawers lined with unique wallpaper, along with a matching chair, both designed by Tarah Sutter. Designer Melanie Oberto upcycled a tall dresser into an “aged” drinks cabinet, which holds Rebecca’s bottles and glasses. Rebecca also brought home a shutter by Christina Paul that hangs on her wall.
“The shutter is so exclusive and makes me feel that I have a private piece of artwork in my house,” says Turner. “I get so many compliments and it fits perfectly with my taste and reminds me of my childhood travels to Paris.”
Paul Kawoczka of Enliven Planters won a rustic trunk at last year’s auction.
“We love the addition of the trunk to our office room in our home. It has a hinge top to access the contents inside. We use this beautiful trunk to store extra blankets, pillows, afghans, and towels to use when we have guests over,” Kawoczka explains.
The eight designers upcycling items for the 2019 silent auction include:
Lisa Bowman, Owner, The Rabbit Hole Vintage Marketplace (Langhorne) Kristal Fascella, Owner, Bella Interiors (Lansdale) Courtney Klinger, Interior Designer, DAS Architects (Perkasie) Jennifer Laurens, Owner, Tiny Anchor Studios (Lansdale) Tracy Miller, Owner, Vintage Funk (Hulmeville) Melanie Oberto, Owner, Melanie’s Creative Transformations (Levittown) Tarah Sutter, Tarah Jones Design (Coopersburg) Lynne Templeton, Owner, Renewal Studio (Wayne)
Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County will hold its annual fundraising gala, “Hard Hats & High Heels” from 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. on Friday, May 3, 2019 at Spring Mill Manor in Ivyland, PA. The Hard Hat & High Heels event, which supports Habitat’s homeownership and home repair programs for local families, includes open bar, hors d'oeuvres, a delicious three-course dinner, and live and silent auctions. Jeff Devlin of DIY network’s “Stone House Revival” and HGTV’s “Smart Home” will emcee the live auction. Guests can also ‘purchase’ materials to help Habitat build, including foundations, doors and windows.
Other live and silent auction items include: a private tour and reception at George Nakashima Woodworkers, an Eagles football signed by Vaitai, Billy Joel tickets (Coca-Cola Suite) at Madison Square Garden, Flyers Tickets (Univest Suite), a vacation in the Outer Banks, Producer tickets to a Broadway show, and much more. Last year’s Habitat Bucks gala raised $135,000 (net).
Lead sponsors for Hard Hats & High Heels include Penn Community Bank, Wells Fargo, Ethicon, Dumack Engineering, Johnson & Johnson, Liberty Coca-Cola, and Parx Casino.
Guests can preview auction items online and tickets may be purchased at Hatsnheels.givesmart.com