Staged Ryte and 26 other designers, landscape architects and visual artists are transforming the Cassilis Farm property in New Marlborough into a Designer Showhouse to raise funding for affordable housing in the Berkshires.

Construct, Inc. will renovate and convert this house into 11 much-needed affordable housing apartments near Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

We’re not gonna lie…it’s a lot of work…but we’re feeling so creative and proud to be part of this initiative! It’s worth every moment of planning, coordinating, designing, buying, and staging.

Scroll down to see “in process” photos and the Staged Ryte team in action.

Learn more about this project, buy house tour tickets, and consider a donation to Construct. The month-long Showhouse is a timed, ticketed walkthrough and will be open to visitors through five weekends in June. Additional events surrounding the Designer Showhouse include a free New Marlborough community day on May 31st, as well as a special Opening Night tour and reception at Cassilis Farm on May 29th. 

Wonder and Whimsy

We’re designing a child’s bedroom for Construct’s Designer Showhouse. We used AI to translate our mood board into a fantasy “mood image” — a retreat where the lines between the indoors and the great outdoors blur and encourage a child’s imagination to roam free.

The Designer Showhouse pays homage to the theme “Nature in the Berkshires,” so we think our design fits right in. Our goal is to bring the outdoors in and make it a place of wonder and not just a nice kid’s room.

This project has given us the opportunity to work closely with our staff and family, get to know amazing designers, and be part of a very important affordable housing project. Thank you to Construct for inviting us to be part of the Designer Showhouse project.

Check out our final transformation Instagram Reels…then follow us to see our home staging in the Berkshires, Connecticut, the Hudson Valley, and beyond.