1of15Amy O'Brien of Fairfield looks over some items at the Rooms with a View design show at Southport Congregational Church, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, in Fairfield, Conn.Jarret Liotta / For Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less2of15Volunteer Anne Dware, left, tends to The Marketplace Cafe at the Rooms with a View design show at Southport Congregational Church, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, in Fairfield, Conn.Jarret Liotta / For Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
3of154of15Christina Lake of Fairfield-based Forehand & Lake design watches Barbra Utting, center, and Roseanna Mihalick, both of Westport, admire her work at the Rooms with a View design show at Southport Congregational Church, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, in Fairfield, Conn.Jarret Liotta / For Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less5of15Designers Christina Lake, left, and Keri McKay, both of Fairfield, at the Rooms with a View design show at Southport Congregational Church, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, in Fairfield, Conn.Jarret Liotta / For Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
6of157of15Elizabeth Kirkpatrick of Fairfield helps out with the nonprofit Mama Jane's Global Boutique of Southport at the Rooms with a View design show at Southport Congregational Church, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, in Fairfield, Conn.Jarret Liotta / For Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less8of15Gracer Rosenstein of New York City, right, shares about her room design with Kathleen Bivona of Trumbull at the Rooms with a View design show at Southport Congregational Church, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, in Fairfield, Conn.Jarret Liotta / For Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
9of1510of15Three generations of design admirers are, from left, Leslie Parmiter of Fairfield, daughter Avery, and mother Joann Brown of Dallas, at the Rooms with a View design show at Southport Congregational Church, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, in Fairfield, Conn.Jarret Liotta / For Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less11of15Photographer Lorin Klaris of New York City, right, shares about some of her photos with Pauline Schlatter of Norwalk at the Rooms with a View design show at Southport Congregational Church, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, in Fairfield, Conn.Jarret Liotta / For Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
12of1513of15For the 23rd year the Rooms with a View fundraiser design show took place at Southport Congregational Church, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, in Fairfield, Conn.Jarret Liotta / For Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less14of15Fairfield designer Tori McBrien talks to a friend at the Rooms with a View design show at Southport Congregational Church, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, in Fairfield, Conn.Jarret Liotta / For Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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FAIRFIELD — Affording the opportunity for people to take a literal stroll through a design catalog, the 23rd annual Rooms with a View event took place this weekend at Southport Congregational Church.
About 3,000 people were expected throughout the weekend, which included a gala celebration Friday night.
“It’s a celebration of makers,” said Rosine Chlala, co-chair of the event, “people who really create and bring their passion to the community.
Dozens of designers had their work featured in six-by-eight-foot display areas. There were also a range of artists and vendors selling handmade and vintage items.
Proceeds from the event went to support some of the church’s charity missions.
