Water Mill - The Hampton Designer Showhouse is happy to announce that Traditional Home magazine will be the 2009 presenting sponsor of the 2009 Hampton Designer Showcase to take place in Water Mill. The Showhouse will open with a gala preview party on Saturday, July 25, and run for six weeks until Sunday, Sept. 6. Proceeds will benefit Southampton Hospital.

The Hampton Designer Showhouse, now in its ninth year, is a showcase for America's premiere design talent. Approximately 25 top interior designers and decorative artists will turn a lavish shingle style home, built by Farrell Building Co., into a decorating masterpiece. This year's Showhouse is located in Water Mill, one of the most picturesque hamlets of Southampton.

Traditional Home is the single magazine that celebrates the pleasures of modern life through the prism of classic taste. Combining an appreciation for timeless beauty with a forward-looking spirit of adventure, it was the first design and decorating publication to recognize the new face of tradition.

Traditional Home has been the best-selling shelter magazine at newsstands for nine consecutive years and is the largest upscale shelter magazine in the country—reaching a remarkable 4.7 million readers. Published eight times a year by Meredith Corporation, Traditional Home is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2009 and was recently named one of the Most Notable Magazine Launches of the past 20 years by MIN magazine.

"Traditional Home is thrilled to join forces with The Hampton Designer Showhouse this year." says Editor in Chief Ann Maine. "This showhouse has become a much anticipated annual event and, in the spirit of celebrating our 20th anniversary, we look forward to featuring these 20 talented designers and their inspirational, idea-filled rooms in upcoming issues of Traditional Home."

"Traditional Home is proud to be the media sponsor of the 2009 Hampton Designer Showhouse," says Publisher Debi Brandt. "We're excited to be a part of a signature event that brings together top designers, spectacular products and smart ideas for the home - all for a good cause!"

Since its establishment in 1909, Southampton Hospital has remained faithful to the vision of its founders in its dedication to providing the very best medical care to the East End community. An affiliate of Stony Brook University Medical Center and a member of East End Health Alliance, the non-profit Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission and offers a full continuum of ambulatory and in-patient services ranging from primary medical care to specialized surgical procedures. The only major medical facility on eastern Long Island's South Fork, the Hospital offers primary, emergency and specialty healthcare, extended service hours and community outreach programs to Southampton, East Hampton and Shelter Island towns.

Southampton Hospital and its 10 conveniently located satellite care centers are staffed with dedicated and expert professionals and boast some of the most advanced diagnostic and treatment equipment available in medicine today. A HealthGrades "Distinguished Hospital for Patient Safety," it is in the top five percent of hospitals nationwide and only one of seven such hospitals in New York State. This outstanding combination makes Southampton Hospital not just an exceptional community hospital but one that compares very favorably with the area's top healthcare providers.

Showhouse hours will be Monday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Children under six, infants, strollers and pets are not allowed in the Showhouse. Admission to the showhouse is $30 and includes the Showhouse Journal.

Gala tickets are $225 each. For more information, call 631-726-8099 or visit www.hamptondesignershowhouse.com.