Designers and Landscapers Announced for the Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties Upcoming Designer Showhouse

Durham, NC February 21, 2004-The Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties is pleased to announce the area landscapers and designers selected to participate in their Spring Designer Showhouse event, to be held April 24 to May 9 in Durham, N.C. at the Whitehall Terrace mansion.

Local designers and landscapers were invited to preview the Whitehall Terrace mansion in the fall of 2003 and submit their proposals for renovating specific rooms in the house. The selected participants will work for several weeks prior to the opening to transform their design space into a showcase for their talent, ideas, styles and products.

The designers and landscapers selected for the Showhouse are:

Angela Rogers and Olivia Pettifer, Stewart Woodard LLC, Raleigh, N.C. (Master Bedroom Suite)
Anne Aulbert, Durham, N.C. (Library)
Paige Moody, Arbor Enterprises, Apex, N.C. (Backyard Landscaping)
Betsy Ross Sullivan & Michelle Davis, Ross-Davis Interiors, Durham, N.C. (Kitchen & Upstairs Sitting Room)
Bill Mathison, Sweetwater Landscapes, Holly Springs, N.C. (Driveway Circle and Master Landscaper)
Pam Williams, Branching Out, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Front Porch)
Cornelia Russo & Lauren Beckman, Cornelia Russo Design and Decorating and Interior Attire, Apex, N.C. (Shared Bath)
Daniel S. Addison, Daniel S. Addison Designs, Durham, N.C. (Living Room)
Scott Nielson, Garden Gate, (Pool Area)
Heather Garrett, Heather Garrett Design, Durham, N.C. (Guest Bedroom Suite)
James D. L. Stone, Nicholas Interiors, Raleigh (Girl's Room)
Kate Strobl, Kate Strobl Interior Design, Durham (Foyer)
Laci Lotz McDowell, Chapel Hill (Hallway Bath)
Linda Dickerson, Leslie Moss, Sarah Schwarz, Linda Dickerson Interiors, Durham, N.C. (Music Room)
Minta Bell, Minta Bell Interior Design, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Downstairs Sitting Room)
Paula Fullerton, Sew Fine II, Durham, N.C. (Powder Room)
Rick King, Bess Thompson, New Leaf Landscaping, Durham, N.C. (Front Landscaping)
Rena Earnhardt, So Little Thyme, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Side Porch)
Southern Shadetree, (Arcade)
Stewart Woodard, Stewart Woodard Galleries, Raleigh, N.C. (Dining Room)

Proceeds from public admissions to the Whitehall Terrace showhouse and gardens, related special events, corporate and private sponsorship and program advertisements will support community projects undertaken by the Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties that focus on improving the lives of senior citizens.

House hours are Thursday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.jlshowhouse.com, or by calling 919.682.0449. Tickets are $15 and group tours are available by request. Visit www.jlshowhouse.com for more details.

About the Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties:
The Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties, Inc., is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. The Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties, Inc. reaches out to women of all races, religions and national origins who demonstrate an interest in and commitment to voluntarism.