Talk about designers’ paradise, Water Mill’s serenely lush 15-acre Villa Maria overlooking Mecox Bay became the stage set for the Hampton Designer Showhouse gala preview cocktail party sponsored by Fleet Bank. Top interior designers, decorative artists, and landscape architects—including Juan Montoya, Mark Epstein, James Grimes, Tish Rehill, Jean Chau, and Andrew Tedesco—transformed the tranquil spread into a style-seeker’s dream with over-the-top rooms, landscape displays, and garden boutique. Proceeds benefited the Siena Spirituality Center—an ideal environment for retreats and programs in the arts, spirituality, and holistic living. Just a slice of heaven in the Hamptons!