Fall Event to Benefit Hartford Preservation Alliance and Rebuilding Together Hartford

Fall event to benefit Hartford Preservation Alliance and rebuilding together Hartford. Twelve local interior designers have been selected to participate in Designer Spaces & Market Places, an annual event to benefit two local non-profits: Hartford Preservation Alliance and Rebuilding Together Hartford.

Kicking off with an Opening “Passport Party” on Friday evening, September 23rd and running through Sunday, September 25th, the weekend will showcase
Connecticut finest designers, along with a vendor marketplace, where guests can view, admire and purchase items. This year’s benefit features an “inspirations
from around the world” theme, and will be held in the beautiful and historic “Design Center” at 1429 Park Street Building, in the Parkville section of Hartford. 

Participating for the second year in a row is interior designer and event co-chair, Richard Ott of Richard
Ott Interior Spaces in Hartford. “As a designer, I have seen firsthand thousands of homes. To be able to play a small part in saving someone’s home is a wonderful thing. Designer Spaces & Market Places does just that. It gives back to these two wonderful organizations, which helps preserves Hartford’s neighborhoods, while helping to
keep families in their homes,” said Ott. Ott, who is also president of the Hartford Preservation Alliance, one of two charities benefitting from the event.  Ott added that in addition to “raising much needed funds for these two
charities, it raises awareness for both Hartford Preservation Alliance and Rebuilding Together Hartford. And that is what we need.”

2011 Participating Designer include: Cynthia Mason Interiors (Farmington); Sharon McCormick Design, LLC
(Durham); Bruce Valicenti, Jr., BVF Designs (Suffield); Lisa Wilde, Wilde Design (West Hartford); Galway Stallard (Avon); Richard Ott Interior Spaces (Hartford); Mariann Donahue Interiors (Hartford); Kristen McCory, AMMATTI
design (Burlington); Laurie Dragunoff, Decorative Interiors  (Middletown); Gina Cocchiola, Arches & Angels Farmington); Kristen Floyd Interior Design (Hartford); Ching H. Lin, Artistic Outdoors, LLC (Waterbury) and Cynthia Dodd (exterior) (West Hartford).

One hundred percent of the proceeds from SPACES & PLACES will benefit the Hartford community through the programs of the Hartford Preservation Alliance and Rebuilding Together Hartford. Both organizations are devoted to rehabilitating neighborhoods while improving the overall quality of life for Hartford’s residents.

Opening Night tickets are $75 and will allow repeated entrance for the entire weekend. Regular hours will be held Friday, September 23rd through Sunday, September
25th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Regular admission is $25. No children under 10 will be admitted. Free parking is available on site. For tickets or for more information, visit www.spacesplaces.org.

About Hartford Preservation Alliance and Rebuilding Together Hartford:

The Hartford Preservation Alliance is a professionally
operated, volunteer-assisted nonprofit organization committed to preserving and revitalizing Hartford’s unique architectural heritage and neighborhood character.
The organization views historic buildings as community assets playing an important role in creating value and stabilizing the city’s neighborhoods.
Learn more at www.hartfordpreservation.org.

Rebuilding Together Hartford (RTH) is a non-profit whose mission is to bring volunteers and communities together to improve lives of low-income Hartford homeowners by offering free home improvements.  The organization’s vision is a safe and healthy home for every person. Visit RTH online at www.rthartford.org.