Laurie Hickson Smith used to be on Trading Spaces - if you remember that show. I thought everything they did was crazy and hideous, except for her designs. She married a guy from my hometown and moved back with him to Jackson, Mississippi. She detailed the complete renovation of her mid-century home in her book, Discovering Home, which is one of the only transitional books I often thumb through. She encouraged me to go to New York and pursue my design dreams in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina and I have loved her ever since!
Her style is a little more traditional than I usually go for, but the reno of her home was impeccable and she has an amazing eye for contemporary art. I can't find a pic of it online, but I recommend the book just on her son's bedroom alone. She took a crewel work fabric of animals and had an artist paint it on the walls. Gorgeous!
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Oh yeah I remember that show! I used to think Genevieve was sooo cute.
ReplyDeleteI love that you introduce me to new designers bc I know I'll love them!
ReplyDeleteI always wonder what ever happened to Laurie?! Is she still designing?
ReplyDeleteLaurie was totally my fav.....I have her book and still think her home is gorgeous.
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