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THE HAMPTON DESIGNER SHOWHOUSE As the child of a real estate developer, Scott Sanders spent a great deal of time observing construction sites near his Ohio home.  “I always had a fascination with architecture and interiors,” he says.  “By the time I was twelve, my father allowed me to choose the finishes for all his projects.”  During his undergraduate years, he studied English literature at Wittenberg University, and French in Geneva, Switzerland.  Sanders moved to New York, and pursued a career in fashion as a buyer for Lord and Taylor, and store manager for Polo-Ralph Lauren.  After graduating from Parsons in 1998, he worked at the Ralph Lauren flagship store on Madison Avenue, and created their first interior design department.  Through a chance meeting with a client, the direction of his life was altered. In collaboration with the Rubell family, owners of several Florida properties, Sanders focused his talents on hospitality design.  “They related to my style, and commissioned me for The Beach House Bal Harbour, a boutique hotel in Miami,” he says.  The partnership with the Rubells continues to flourish.  Sanders is presently configuring the interiors for a 210-room hotel near the Capitol in Washington, D.C., while simultaneously creating a broad range of projects for his own successful, residential design business.  For his Showhouse debut, Sanders chose a crisp red and white palette with bold yellow accents to showcase an American style spirit for the poolside terrace.  Upholstered teak furniture and red painted, vintage wrought iron chairs provide comfortable seating areas in the outdoor living/dining area.  Terracotta pots overflowing with vibrant red and yellow flowers add color and warmth to the landscape.   Matching Frette beach towels have been thoughtfully placed inside the awning-striped cabana.  To display his playful, whimsical viewpoint, Sanders floated two giant, inflatable lobsters in the center of the pool.  At one corner of the terrace, a statue of a lawn jockey dressed in a red jacket and white pants carefully surveys the surroundings. The outdoor terrace is an enviable place to enjoy a bracing dip in the pool on a hot summer day, lounge in solitude or share special moments with a select group of friends.  Whether in Florida or Southampton, seaside locales provide Sanders with the ideal environment to showcase his youthful vision, and fresh design perspective.

 

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