Emily Henderson

I enjoy design shows like "Project Runway" and HGTV's "Design Star," but in all my years of watching these shows, my favorites have only ever won twice: Gretchen Jones ("Project Runway" Season 8 winner) and Emily Henderson ("Design Star" Season 5). Gretchen is really the only clothing designer from "Project Runway" that has since made a name for herself, and Emily Henderson seems to be doing even better in the interior design world. 

Emily's blog is one of the few that I actually read each day, and it's fast becoming one of my favorites. She's a little bit snarky and, even though she uses a lot of hot pink and, well, color in her decorating, I really like reading about her process and seeing how her rooms turn out. It's like a behind-the-scenes, what-was-your-thought-process, look at how a real, awesome, professional designer turns a room from drab to fab. And she gives hints! From how to score deals at a flea market (wish we had one here) to how to shop at a flower market (also non-existent), Emily is really good at explaining aspects of the design world; I often feel like I'm actually learning something!

Bonus: SHE WATCHES THE BACHELOR, PEOPLE, and she's not afraid to comment on things like Kim Kardashian's failed marriage or how blue Ryan Gossling's eyes are (as she compares them to paint colors...). Which is super rare. Every other blog I read (when I say read, I mean look at) is too cool for school, if you know what I mean. 

Besides the blogging and the interior decorating, Emily Henderson also gets to go to flea markets every weekend. Lucky duck. There, she picks up old furniture, paintings, and accessories and turns them into awesome pieces. A few of these pieces are now online at her curated One Kings Lane Sale in their "Tastemaker Tag Sale." If only I had 10 grand (and the desire to spend ten grand) for furniture....

These were a few of my favorite pieces from the sale; I'll have to post some of her interior design work soon.