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Welcome

“As a resident of the world of design since birth, I’d like to take some time to celebrate some of the people and things in that world that I admire. I hope you come along for the ride. And, as my name has really taken a beating these last couple of years, -thank you Mr. Bezos, - feel free to think of me here by my nickname: Lex. And, please also enjoy this completely un-recognizable and years old headshot.” - Alexa Hampton

Jared Hughes

Jared Hughes

Lindsay Calhoun

photo by Hector Sanchez

If you could have a second home anywhere, where would you live? The Cotswolds in England.

What are three words to describe your style?
1. Classic
2. Layered
3. Whimsical

Tell us about your childhood bedroom? Before I was allowed to decorate my own bedroom, I had a bed that my dad made that looked like his 1956 Ford Truck and the mattress was in the bed of the truck and the hood opened for storage. I had wallpaper with trucks and construction equipment. After I was allowed to decorate my own bedroom, I had red walls with blue plaid bedding and drapery, and chinoiserie accessories and lamps.

What’s the first investment piece you ever bought for your house? It was a period English mahogany sideboard.

In the history of design, if you could hire any designer other than yourself, who would it be? John Fowler or Robert Kime

No room is complete without Art!

People think of me as an extrovert, but I am really an introvert

Things you omit from:

1. A flower arrangement: Gerber Daisies

2. An hors d’oeuvre platter: Stuffed mushrooms

3. A bar cabinet: A Jigger

A song for:

1. Dinner at home: Anything by the Rat Pack

2. Working at your desk: David Bowie Starman

3. Going for a run: I do not run, but on my walks I like Taylor Swift

Biggest Vice? Auction shopping

If you were on an Ambien high and internet shopping, what would you buy? Chinese export porcelain

Do your clothes reflect your design sensibility, if so, how? I am probably a little more casual than my design aesthetic but I do wear all the colors that I design with.

Who is your star crush? Henry Cavill

What is the thing you would never do on a project, but don’t detest when you see others do it? A neutral only color palette

If there were a fire, and you could only keep one design book, what would it be? Geoffret Bennison: Master Decorator by Gillian Newberry

For posterity, what would you like your work to be known for? Being classic

photo by Hector Sanchez

A Few Favorites:

  • Movie: Pride and Prejudice

  • Book: Pride and Prejudice, does it count if it's both my movie and my book?

  • Scent: Diptyque Pekin

  • The fabric you always come back to: Guy Goodfellow Fez Weave

  • Dream project: Updating and decorating a country house in England with a large collection of

  • antiques

  • Meal: Pizza

  • Drink: Gin Martini with a twist

  • Hotel: Fife Arms

  • Travel Destination: the UK

  • Artist: Rex Whistler

  • A cause near and dear to me: The Humane Society and various Animal Rescue Organizations

  • Thing to collect obsessively: Grand Tours pieces and Tartanware

  • Era in the history of design: George II / Palladian

  • Museum: The Sir John Soane’s Museum

  • Paint Color that always looks great: Farrow & Ball Bancha

  • Favorite person to follow on Instagram: Paddy O'Donnell @paddy_od_1

  • Dogs, Cats, or No Pets? Dogs

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