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“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

Shea McGee

Shea McGee

Lindsay Calhoun

photo by Lucy Call

If you could have a second home anywhere, where would you live? Alys Beach, Florida

What are three words to describe your style?

1. Layered

2. Classic

3. Approachable

Tell us about your childhood bedroom? My childhood bedroom was very early 2000s with buttery yellow walls, red gingham pelmet boxes and a slipcovered bed adorned with floral pillows and ruffled edges.

What’s the first investment piece you ever bought for your house? When we were newly married, the first real piece of furniture we purchased together that wasn’t thrifted or from a big box store was a linen chesterfield sofa. I styled it with Schumacher pillows we sewed ourselves (featuring the pattern only on the front side because it was all we could afford). This was the beginning of discovering my passion for interiors and designer textiles.

In the history of design, if you could hire any designer other than yourself, who would it be? Billy Baldwin for his mix of modern and traditional. I also admire that he created rooms that felt comfortable and luxurious all at the same time.

No room is complete without at least one vintage or antique piece.

 People think of me as a TV personality, but I am really quite introverted.

Things you omit from:

  • A flower arrangement: Stargazer lilies

  • An hors d’oeuvre platter: Anything with warm fruit

A song for:

  • Dinner at home: Real Love Baby by Father John Misty

  • Working at your desk: Texas Sun by Leon Bridges

  • Going for a run: Let’s Go on the Run by Chance the Rapper

Biggest Vice? Diet Coke

If you were on an Ambien high and internet shopping, what would you buy? Designer shoes

Do your clothes reflect your design sensibility, if so, how? Classic cuts with a feminine edge.

Who is your star crush? Jimmy Fallon

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

If there were a fire, and you could only keep one design book, what would it be?
A Place to Call Home by Gil Schafer

For posterity, what would you like your work to be known for? Making aspirational design approachable.         

photo by Lucy Call

Your Favorite:

  • Movie: Singing in the Rain

  • Book: Atomic Habits

  • Scent: Sezane’s namesake perfume

  • The fabric you always come back to: Natural Belgian Linen

  • Meal: Chips and Guac

  • Drink: Diet Coke

  • Travel Destination: South of France

  • Artist: Cy Twombly

  • A cause near and dear to me: Habitat for Humanity

  • Thing to collect obsessively: Vases and bread boards

  • Era in the history of design: A little something from every era

  • Museum: Louvre

  • Paint Color that always looks great: Swiss Coffee by Benjamin Moore

  • Dogs, Cats, or No Pets? No pets

Fran Keenan

Fran Keenan
Barrie Benson

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