BSO Decorator's Show House offers penthouse views

There will be lots of spectacular views awaiting visitors at this year's Decorator's Show House, an event that benefits the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's educational programs.

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The show kicks off this weekend at the penthouse at Silo Point. Several design spaces are spread out over two floors in the nearly 5,000-square foot condo space.

"We chose the site in October, and then we brought the designers in in November and December to look at the spaces and decide what they wanted to propose," said Decorator's Show House chairwoman Susan Taylor.

Nearly 20 designers made the cut, like Sheryl McLean, who wanted to make a big impact in a small space.

"My space is called the traveler's loft, and my theme is all about travels. I imagine a client coming in and sitting down and looking at the wall of past travels and then looking out at this view and imagining all the places they could go," McLean said.

All throughout the condo are floor-to-ceiling windows offering panoramic views of the Inner Harbor. It offers beautiful natural lighting that presented a unique challenge for the designers.

"Windows, for most people, are views. But for the designer, it's, 'How do we control that light?'" said interior designer Brad Weesner.

The Decorator's Show House is the biggest fundraiser for the BSO. Over the next three weeks, organizers hope that 10,000-15,000 people will come through to check it out. Mostly everything at the show house is for sale, with the proceeds going to the BSO.

"We support all of the educational programs with the symphony, so that would be Orchkids, the BSO's youth orchestras, and the mid-week concerts -- we actually usher at those concerts -- so it's a big endeavor," Taylor said.

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BSO Decorator's Show House offers penthouse views