Greystone in a Gatsby mood

When the Greystone design showcase opens today, visitors will see something quite novel: a show house that actually feels like a house, not a collection of over-the-top visual stunts.

Veranda magazine editor-at-large Carolyn Englefield lined up 28 interior and landscape designers from Southern California and beyond -- a list that includes Martyn Lawrence-Bullard, Suzanne Rheinstein, Windsor Smith, Rose Tarlow and David Phoenix. Englefield’s directive: “Create the feel of a Great Gatsby-style home taken into the 21st century.” Her second request, perhaps even harder to fulfill: “Make it feel like a real home.”

The Beverly Hills house will be open through Nov. 16, and admission is $30. But you can get a taste of the showcase through more than 20 images in our photo gallery. Times staff writer Barbara Thornburg previews the event and narrates a room-by-room tour, posted at latimes.com/home.