Design Breakdown from the Hampton Designer Showhouse 2025 - PART 2
In this part of my design breakdown from the Hampton Designer ShowHouse 2025, I’m taking you through two guest bedrooms and a colorful lounge on the second floor. Each of these spaces created an immediate positive shift in mood — the kind of rooms you step into and instantly want to linger in.
If you haven’t already, make sure to check out Part 1 first. It covers the most vibrant, personality-filled rooms at the showhouse, packed with design ideas you can use to create an elevated feel in your own home.
Guest Bedroom in The Hampton Designer ShowHouse 2025, designed by House of Culler
Guest Bedroom by House of Culler
On the second floor, Nicole Culler designed a guest bedroom that stayed true to her brand name — it was a room loaded with color. The purplish-pink grasscloth was a courageous move! No other room in the showhouse had used that color. The texture, detailing, and depth that grasscloth wallpaper brings to any room is a genius way to make a space feel inviting, warm, and cozy without relying on ‘warm’ colors.
Every hue in the room finds its echo in the painting above the dresser.
The contrast between the elevated velvet upholstered four-poster bed and the distressed chest makes the room interesting
Not many would dare to pair a purplish-pink grasscloth with that large pattern that you see on the curtain, bedding and ottomans. All the colors Nicoles sprinkled into the room come together beautifully in the bright, energizing painting above the dresser. Overall, this room is another great example of how correctly layered patterns don’t overwhelm a space or feel ‘too much.’
Lounge in The Hampton Designer ShowHouse 2025, designed by Jewel Marlowe Interiors.
The Lounge by Jewel Marlowe Interiors
Of course, the Lounge designed by Jewel Marlowe had to make it to my favorites, as the room is bursting with color! It was the only room in the showhouse where no surface was left untouched by color. Jewel color-drenched the room in a soft shade of green and contrasted it with pops of bright pink sprinkled across the space.
A white builder-grade door, hand-painted and finished with a Baguette Black Crystal Knob in Brass — like jewelry for the room.
Pattern play at its best - Four patterns in this one view!
Her hand-painted closet doors stood out and are a testament to something I say on repeat: a white factory-painted door is a missed opportunity. From the multifaceted crown to the patterned curtains, mural, and door knobs — it’s each of these details together that add personality to this room that was once just a white box.
Guest Bedroom in The Hampton Designer ShowHouse 2025, designed by K+co Living.
Guest Bedroom by K + Co Living
What stands out about this room is that the designer worked the room with one main color paired with a few neutrals. In this room the heavy lifting is done by the patterns and not the color - The different scales and types of patterns keep it interesting, inject personality, and bring it alive.
A marvelous play of patterns between the wallpaper and the custom upholstered ottoman.
Don’t forget to look up
It’s very easy for a room to feel underwhelming and flat when using a single color. The most uninspiring rooms are the ones that repeat just two colors throughout. Kudos to this decorator for challenging herself and going on and on with a single color. She designed each wall a little differently and so wherever I looked, there was something be inspired about.
A contrasting wallpaper in en-suite of the guest bedroom.
An art installation by Elizabeth Prince in the vestibule of the guest bedroom.
I also want to mention the unique ceiling detail she added. This was the only truly different thing I saw in the showhouse that I hadn’t seen before.
Honestly, the room was loaded with conversation starters, and we could have sat there all day talking about the details in there.
A secret doorway to a dressing room hidden behind shelves in the guest bedroom in the Hampton Designer ShowHouse 2025
Final Thoughts
All in all, I have to say the showhouse was a bit disappointing compared to the rooms I’ve seen in previous years and in other showhouses. I’m still debating if it was worth the two-hour drive. Some of the rooms were underwhelming, and some felt more like showrooms — I was shocked to see spaces that gave the impression the designer was more of a shopper than a decorator.
Now, of course, one of the goals of the showhouse is for people to see the products used to design the space and acquire them for their own homes. But some of the rooms looked like they were just a spread of products for display. Those rooms lacked interest, didn’t tell a story, and the lack of personality was very obvious.
CURATED PIECES INSPIRED BY The Hampton Designer ShowHouse 2025
That being said, there were definitely some pieces in the showhouse that contributed to creating exhilarating, exalted spaces. I know not everyone wants to spend $4,000 on a single mirror, so rather than linking the exact pieces, I’ve curated a collection of similar, thoughtfully chosen finds inspired by the showhouse. These aren’t cheap imitations, but elevated, attainable options that capture the same refined spirit— so you can bring that same sense of refinement into your home without the sky-high price tag.
Tell me in the comments which of the three rooms is your favorite?
