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We all love home design inspiration, so grab a friend and head to the Historic Ellicott City’s 33rd Annual Decorator Show House. Tour the finest work of area interior designers and artists throughout 24 spaces within a stately French Provincial home, Belle Vue at The Chase. The event will raise funds for Historic Ellicott City District.

Visitors will see an impressive range and mix of styles, design techniques, ideas and themes. In addition, most designer's accent pieces, furniture, rugs and individual elements are available for purchase throughout the show's run. The ever-popular boutique and antiques will also be available—and for sale—at this year’s event. 

“The annual Decorator Show House has become an event the community looks forward to each year,” says Kim Zorn, Chair of 2019 Historic Ellicott City, Inc. Decorator Show House. “And new this year is that the project has attracted designers from the Washington, DC area, as well as Baltimore and Annapolis.”

When: September 21st through October 20th, 2019 with hours Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sundays from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. 

Where: Belle Vue at The Chase, 11645 Vixens Path, Ellicott City, MD 20142

Tickets: Click here to purchase.

Exterior of tasting room, with mural of the Flying Fox logo

Victoria Pouncey and Beth Ann Kallen, the owners and design team at Folly, love a fun challenge. That’s what they got when they took on the task of designing the new Afton, Virginia Flying Fox Vineyard & Winery Tasting Room. “The owners, siblings George Hodson, Emily Pelton, Chloe Watkins and their spouses, were inspired by The Fantastic Mr. Fox and wanted to go with that quirky, world-traveler theme,” Pouncey shared. To that end, Pouncey and Kallen transformed the raw, former-industrial space into an inviting, sophisticated tasting room. Here, they take us on a tour of the Flying Fox. 

Map Room

This is first room that guests visit, and the owners wanted to make it a warm and inviting hang out space. "The large-scale antique map of London became the focal point of the room,” Pouncey says. “And since the parents are from London, it was the perfect homage.” The other maps in the room are of Nelson County, where the Flying Fox sits, and Jacksonville, FL, where the owners spent most of their childhood. 

All of the leather throughout the tasting room is from Moore & Giles, including the red lampshades featured here. Red is an accent color throughout the space, tying into the Flying Fox logo and a key element in the wallpaper. 

Map Room Before

For reference, a photo of the map room prior to the Folly treatment. 

Water Closet

The wallpaper in the men’s room is a quirky surprise, featuring a jaunty fox in a red riding coat, and a direct reference to the Flying Fox logo. 

Main tasting room

The centerpiece of the main tasting room, where the wines are poured, is the unique round sofa from Century Furniture, with leather by Moore and Giles. The concrete floor and high ceilings maintain the industrial feel while the leather and natural wood accents lend a clubby, warm coziness, reminiscent of a London pub. 

Close-up of the Cole & Son Fornasetti Macchine Volanti wallpaper. 

“The wallpaper in the entrance was a key element and a jumping off point for the design,” Pouncey shares. Showcasing fantastic flying machines that hover among the clouds, the design evokes the carefree, whimsical wonderful feeling the designers were going for. 

Pop on over to Flying Fox to experience their marvelous space — and taste their lovely Virginia wines and vermouths for yourself.

If you have a project in mind for Victoria and Beth Ann, give them a call. Or better yet, pop into Folly to snatch up a bit of their design aesthetic. Don’t forget to tell them The Scout Guide sent you! 

Folly | 2134 Barracks Rd. |  434.295.0688 | [email protected] [email protected] Hours: Monday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm

Flying Fox Vineyard & Winery | 10368 Critzer Shop Rd., Afton, VA | 434-361- 1693 | [email protected] Tasting Room Hours: 7 days a week, 11am - 5:30pm