Laurie Smith Trading Spaces
What goes around comes around and color is back in interior design said trading spaces interior designer laurie smith during a special vip coffee saturday morning at the novi home show.
Laurie smith trading spaces. In 2018 trading spaces rebooted on tlc and was recently nominated for an e. Laurie smith known as an elegant yet eclectic designer smith s rooms were often filled with color pattern and vibrancy. And though she excels at interior design having recently been invited to lecture at her alma mater the new york school of interior design she s up to so much else.
Trading spaces ty pennington also honored bielec. Laurie is proud of having been on the first and last episodes of trading spaces first installation but she can t wait for what s next. Doug wilson laurie smith hildi santo tomas andy obeck rob marish and randall tang.
My favorite brady bunch gordon 45 captioned. For ten seasons and multiple emmy nominations fans were able to see laurie s modern classic design each week as she remade a space in just 48 hours. Laurie smith was one of the first designers to hit the airwaves on tlc s breakout hit show trading spaces in 1999.
Smith is more than just a trading spaces designer. In the 80s and 90s this comfort centric plaid laden trend may have gone off the rails with the beveled honey oak everything and teddy bears as decorations but designers like trading spaces laurie smith made country classy. The tlc reality show broke ground as one of the first shows to combine the reality genre with interior design and laurie with her signature curly red locks and charming.
Elegant but eclectic is how laurie smith described her designs when she arrived on set for trading spaces. This was a special episode where the budget was increased to 50 000 per team while keeping the standard time limit. Meeting laurie hickson smith feels like meeting an old friend.
She was a very knowledgeable seamstress and often schooled homeowners on how to properly sew slip covers and stuff pillows. On trading spaces laurie s traditional tendencies meant classic patterns like plaids and stripes were a must and comfort was paramount. Laurie hickson smith the redheaded designer hasn t appeared on tv since spaces ended.