See Every Room Inside the Kingston Design Showhouse 2021

This year, the show house is partnering with affordable housing advocate Kingston City Land Bank to renovate an existing home in need of repair.

With New York City transplants arriving in the region during the pandemic, the average home value rose 30% in the Kingston metro area, according to Zillow. In an effort to help a local resident find affordable housing, Kingston Design Connection has partnered with the Kingston City Land Bank to rehab a property in dire need of repair for the latest show house. The home will be sold to a first-time homeowner who earns 80% or less of the area median income. “It’s the type of partnership that I’d love to see show houses across the country imitate,” Damour says.

See the incredible transformation of this year’s Kingston Design Showhouse, on view on weekends through October 24, here.