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Dallas Market Center Named as Sponsor of Kips Bay Decorator Show House

September 23, 2026  by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry   

Since its Dallas debut in 2020, the Kips Bay Decorator Show House has grown into one of the region's premier design events, an extension of the legendary New York showcase that has inspired the industry for decades. Now entering its seventh year, the 2026 Show House returns with an entirely new group of designers and a completely reimagined home. An opening day preview takes place Nov. 13, followed by a public opening on Saturday, November 14, with the Show House open through Dec. 6.

Proceeds support the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club, which serves more than 14,000 young people across the Bronx, along with two Dallas-based organizations: Dwell with Dignity, which creates inspiring and nurturing homes for families facing homelessness and poverty, and The Crystal Charity Ball, a cornerstone Dallas institution supporting children's charities throughout Dallas County. Together, these organizations further a shared mission of transforming lives through design, service, and philanthropy.

"Supporting the Kips Bay Decorator Show House is a natural extension of what we do every day at Dallas Market Center: creating space for designers to do their best work and be recognized for it," said Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. "This community thrives when we invest in it together, and we're proud to support the Show House and everyone who brings it to life this year."

“Part of the magic of the Show House is handing designers the keys and seeing where their imaginations take them,” said Daniel Quintero, executive director of Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. “This year, they have more of the property to play with, new spaces to discover, and the freedom to make each one entirely their own. And with this being our final year at Turtle Creek, we couldn’t ask for a more exciting group to bring the house to life. We can’t wait for visitors to see what they’ve dreamed up.”

Two of this year's participating firms, Coco & Dash and Fonde Interiors, are also members of DMC's inaugural Design Ambassador Program, launched to connect, inspire, and support the design community. The year-long program brings together six leading Dallas-based firms — Burkle Creative, Coco & Dash, Fonde Interiors, Maestri, Pulp Design Studios, and Yates Desygn — who collaborate with DMC and its showrooms on vignettes styled entirely with pieces sourced from the DMC campus. With Coco & Dash and Fonde Interiors' participation this year, all six Design Ambassador firms have now designed for the Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas.

Four of the six Ambassadors have already unveiled their vignettes at Dallas Market Center: Coco & Dash debuted its installation alongside Pulp Design Studios during the June Total Home & Gift Market, and Burkle Creative and Yates Desygn revealed theirs during Dallas Design Week, held September 15–17. The remaining Ambassadors will debut their vignettes over the coming months, continuing a year of collaboration between DMC and some of the city's most respected design talent.

For more information about the Design Ambassador Program, visit dallasmarketcenter.com/designambassadors.

For tickets and additional information on the Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas, visit kipsbaydecoratorshowhouse.org.

PLANNING AHEAD

The next Total Home & Gift Market will occur January 6-12, 2027, running in tandem with Lightovation (January 6-9, 2027), the largest residential lighting show in North America, and its Lightovation Design + Build Day taking place January 5.

For information about all upcoming markets and events, visit the Dallas Market Center website and download the new, completely redesigned Dallas Market Center mobile app. Stay current by visiting Dallas Market Center on Facebook, Instagram, and the DMC Daily Dose blog.