Cathy Crist Interior Design Featured at Inspired Interiors ~ A Holiday Designer Show House and Fundraiser

Marblehead resident, Cathy Crist, principal and owner of Cathy Crist Interior Design, is one of the distinguished designers participating in Inspired Interiors, a holiday designer show house benefitting the Room to Dream Foundation and taking place at Van Millwork’s award-winning design center.

Inspired Interiors showcases a collection of individually-themed suites, each brimming with holiday décor. The event kicks-off with a grand opening fundraising gala on December 3 and will be open to the public daily December 4- 12. Visitors can stroll through the showroom, gathering holiday design ideas while helping children in need.

Crist, who will be decorating the Arts and Crafts Room in a “High Country Holiday” theme, plans to use plaids, birch and wildlife décor to create a festive getaway to a simpler time. The suite will feature a multi-layered dining room table festooned in blues, taupes, and silvers to showcase an earthy, uncomplicated holiday.

Cathy Crist Interior Design is a Salem-based boutique, full-service design studio offering clients a fresh approach to design. The firm’s goal is to guide clients through the design process, allowing their personal style to develop and be revealed with confidence. The firm is known for its uniquely-designed and hand-crafted couture window treatments, as well as its custom-designed cabinetry, kitchens and furnishings.

The Room to Dream Foundation creates healing environments in hospitals, communities, and homes for children and adolescents who are facing chronic illnesses. Through a caring staff and volunteers the foundation designs and transforms living spaces that give children and adolescent room to dream of a healthier future.

The Van Millwork Design Center in Needham is a unique and valuable resource that gives builders and their clients the opportunity to preview and select a full range of high quality interior finish; mouldings, doors, stair parts and other millwork products are displayed in nine architecturally themed and fully decorated suites.

Inspired Interiors, located at the Van Millwork Design Center, 65 Crawford Street, Needham, Mass., will kick off the nine-day open house tours with a gala and silent auction on December 3rd. Tickets are $25.00/person or $40/pair and can be purchased online at www.roomtodreamfoundation.org . All proceeds from ticket sales benefit The Room to Dream Foundation.

The Show House will be open to the public daily 10:00am – 4:00pm December 4 through 12. Admission is $5.00. Visitors will have the opportunity to tour the rooms as well as enter a raffle for one of twelve wreaths made by the designers. In addition, a number of other designer pieces will be for sale.

For more information on Cathy Crist Interiors, contact Cathy Crist at 978/745-3033. The Van Millwork Showroom can be reached at 781/444-8744 or via www.vanmillwork.com. Room to Dream can be contacted at 617/332-3066.