Tuning Into Decadent Décor
By vpc
July 1st, 2011 |
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If there is one thing I consider my obsession, it’s television. I know it’s not something that people usually brag about, but I tend to pride myself on my depth of television knowledge and the passion that I have for all things on the small screen.

Since I started at VP+C, I have found a new passion – interior design. All of a sudden, I’m stashing last month’s House Beautiful in my bag as I leave work, and planning redecorating weekends with my roommates. And while I’m certainly not the resident expert on interior design at this office, it’s safe to say I’ve found a new obsession.

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You can imagine my delight when I recently discovered a new television program on one of my favorite channels, Bravo: Million Dollar Decorators. Showcasing the world of lavish, extreme and completely un-affordable interior design, the program follows six California-based interior designers as they extravagantly embellish the homes of the rich and famous.

Ok, I’ll admit it; the program is wildly unrealistic. The average American isn’t dropping two million bucks on an ottoman. And the characters, well, they’re a little over-the-top. During a recent episode, designer Jeffery Alan Marks, after completing a radical redesign, sits down, clutches his forehead and proclaims, “Sometimes, I think my job is more important than the President of the United States.”

Jeffery Alan Marks, crippled by his own good taste!

Jeffery Alan Marks, crippled by his own good taste!

All judgments aside, the show is my new guilty pleasure. The breathtaking beach homes, the billion-dollar budgets, the mind-boggling breakdowns – ladies and gentlemen, set your TiVo’s!

Million Dollar Decorators airs Tuesdays at 10pm EST.