Mansions in May continues through Wednesday
MORRIS TOWNSHIP -- This year thousands toured a hand-picked mansion that's been all gussied up by the state's hottest designers as part of the Mansion in May Designer Showcase fundraiser.
This year, the 20,000-square-foot Alnwick Hall-The Abbey stone mansion in Morris Township was selected and more than 45 design firms renovated 41 interior rooms and 17 landscapes around the mansion.
After taking the tour, more than 15,000 visitors voted on what they thought was the best designed room inside and out. The winners of the 2017 Tulip Award:
-- For inside: Curren Design Associates of Mendham and Plumberry Designs of Florham Park, for renovating an office space into a pied-a-terre one-room apartment. They call their French-inspired design, "Left Bank Loft."
-- For outside: M.ERBS Fine Gardens of Denville won for its garden, "Meany Northumberland Parterre."
Proceeds of Mansions in May will benefit the new Center for Nursing Innovation and Research at Morristown Medical Center.
The Designers Showhouse and Gardens 2017 tour is open every day, including Memorial Day, through Wednesday. Tours are from 10 a.m. -5 p.m. with the last tour at 3 p.m. Tickets are $50.
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