Continuing in its 58th year, the Pasadena Showcase House of Design, one of the nation’s oldest, largest and most successful home and garden tours, will remain open for tours through May 21.
The 2023 Showcase House has reimagined Stewart House, a 1933 grand colonial estate with spectacular acreage in a storied Pasadena neighborhood. Tickets are on sale now.
Following just four short months of renovation, an estimated 25,000 guests will tour through the 30-plus interior and landscape design spaces highlighting cutting-edge trends in high-style living. Guests can expect the famous Shops at Showcase, offering a variety of boutique and craft merchants, as well as several on-site restaurants offering hot meals, snacks, as well as beer, wine and cocktails. Entertainment and programming is planned throughout the event showcasing local musicians, docent-led garden tours, special brunches, and more.
“We feel incredibly lucky to present the Stewart House as our 58th Pasadena Showcase House of Design,” said Vikki Sung, this year’s president of Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts. “Featured in 1983 as the 19th Showcase House, we are revisiting this majestic estate, stewarded by the same family for nearly 40 years, to introduce it to a new generation.”
Designed by Marston and Maybury, one of Pasadena’s most celebrated architectural partnerships, Stewart House harkens back to the days of gracious architecture. The house has more than 11,000 square feet of living space sited on two acres of carefully landscaped and manicured grounds.
“It’s truly a quintessential Showcase House and just breathtaking in its grandeur,” said Benefit Chair Matt McIntyre. “The estate is iconic and the grounds are just exquisite so it’s a very compelling property.” Twenty-one interior and landscape designers have been selected to participate in this year’s house. And McIntyre was excited about their input.
“This is such a spectacular piece of architecture with such a graciousness about it. The designers have considered this and are bringing cutting-edge design while honoring the house’s traditional roots. The style will be timeless,” he said.
The Pasadena Showcase House of Design is the annual and only fundraising event for Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization celebrating its 75th anniversary. Earlier this year, Pasadena Showcase honored the occasion by announcing it had given out its largest annual Gifts & Grants package in the organization’s history — $900,000 to 75 nonprofits.
For tickets and information, visit pasadenashowcase.org/tickets or call (626) 606-1600.
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