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T he first Round Top Designer Show House opens in March during the spring antiques show, and esteemed designers are working their magic inside and out, including Renea Abbott, Shabby Slips; Kurt Bielawski, More Design + Build; Kara Childress; Julie Dodson, Dodson Interiors; Darla Bankston May, Bankston May Associates; Marcus Mohon, Mohon Interiors; Staci Steidley, Studio Steidley; and Susan Semmelmann, Semmelmann Interiors. They've brought to life a custom-built, SHOW TIME! a 3,500-square-foot home in The Estates at Astoria development. Event director Annie Boland and presenting sponsors Ferguson, Kohler, and Thermador are opening the home for daily tours during the Spring 2025 Round Top Antiques & Design Show from March 20 through April 5, 10 am to 4 pm. Proceeds from ticket sales benefit Brenham's barrier-free special needs camp, Camp for All. Round Top Designer Show House, 114 Turney Trace Ave., Round Top; tickets $25 at roundtopdesignershowhouse.com; follow along @roundtopdesignershowhouse. Candice Cowin Round Top Designer Show House NICK MELE AND SOCIETY SOCIAL HEAD FOR THE BLUE HILLS S ociety Social Ranch returns to Blue Hills' Tent No. 10 this season with a new art and furniture collab dreamed up by Palm Beach photographer Nick Mele and chic furniture doyenne Roxy Owens of Society Social. The Palm Beach- inspired Pause Life, Play Games collection includes a perfectly proportioned gaming table and poshly upholstered seating that swivels. Everything pairs perfectly with Mele's Game Night photography collection of witty images from the latest retro gaming, mah- jongg and backgammon. This fresh collection sets the scene for face-to- face conversation and connection, amid heritage fabrics in springtime hues and boatloads of rattan and wicker. The Society Social Ranch tent serves up Wine Water happy hour all day, every day. On Thursday, March 27, 11 to 1 pm, meet Society Social founder Roxy Owens and have a Wine Water while Nick Mele signs his book A Newport Summer. March 22 – April 5 at Blue Hills. @bluehillsatroundtop, @societysocial, @nickemelephotography. Candice Cowin Nick Mele, Roxy Owens 89