Libby Langdon: Interior Design Expert
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Libby Langdon is an interior designer and expert commentator on HGTV’s hit show Small Space, Big Style. She offers insights, techniques and tips to help viewers make the most of their own small space. Previously, Libby hosted and was the lead designer on the FOX makeover TV show, Design Invasion.
Libby founded “Libby Interiors” in 2003 and has completed numerous commercial and residential design projects all over the country. .
She designed the New York City restaurant, La Masseria, which was voted as one of the top ten new restaurants in the United States by Esquire. She also designed the flagship store for Italian designer Massimo Bizzocchi in New York’s Meatpacking District.
Libby has designed private residences in New York’s Sagaponack and Southampton as well as apartments in New York City and the Rhode Island oceanfront home of PGA golfer Brad Faxon. This summer she designed a home in Austin, Texas and a loft apartment in Providence, RI. She recently designed a residence in Dallas, Texas as well as the pro shop of the exclusive Atlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton, NY. Libby is currently designing homes in East Hampton, NY and Jupiter, Florida.
Libby just designed the Living Green exhibit for Better Homes and Gardens magazine that showcases her design ideas and tips on eco-friendly and stylish interiors. The 2500 sq. foot home exhibit will travel to home shows in15 cities across the country during 2008. She regularly shoots segments for the Better Homes and Gardens syndicated TV show, BetterTV, about her experience discovering "green" design as well as general interior design tips. Her four-part feature series on her experience learning about green design runs in Better Homes and Gardens issues from June-September.
Libby recently filmed a series of commercials for Domino magazine in conjunction with Sherwin Williams, Ann Sacks Tile and The Merchandise Mart for HGTV. She is also a regular on WCBS radio as an interior design/lifestyle expert.
Libby’s designs have been featured in numerous national shelter magazines and on the covers of Hamptons Cottages and Gardens and Decorating Spaces. She is a small space expert to Decorating with Style, and Budget Decorating and several other design magazines. Libby regularly gives seminars about design in small spaces to furniture retailers and manufacturers, offering ways to court the small space consumer.
Libby is a regular contributor to the nation’s top daily papers with design, food and entertaining ideas and has written her first book, Libby Langdon’s Small Space Solutions, to be published by Globe Pequot Press next year.
For design tips, food and entertaining ideas and all things “Libby” go to her website.
Libby founded “Libby Interiors” in 2003 and has completed numerous commercial and residential design projects all over the country. .
She designed the New York City restaurant, La Masseria, which was voted as one of the top ten new restaurants in the United States by Esquire. She also designed the flagship store for Italian designer Massimo Bizzocchi in New York’s Meatpacking District.
Libby has designed private residences in New York’s Sagaponack and Southampton as well as apartments in New York City and the Rhode Island oceanfront home of PGA golfer Brad Faxon. This summer she designed a home in Austin, Texas and a loft apartment in Providence, RI. She recently designed a residence in Dallas, Texas as well as the pro shop of the exclusive Atlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton, NY. Libby is currently designing homes in East Hampton, NY and Jupiter, Florida.
Libby just designed the Living Green exhibit for Better Homes and Gardens magazine that showcases her design ideas and tips on eco-friendly and stylish interiors. The 2500 sq. foot home exhibit will travel to home shows in15 cities across the country during 2008. She regularly shoots segments for the Better Homes and Gardens syndicated TV show, BetterTV, about her experience discovering "green" design as well as general interior design tips. Her four-part feature series on her experience learning about green design runs in Better Homes and Gardens issues from June-September.
Libby recently filmed a series of commercials for Domino magazine in conjunction with Sherwin Williams, Ann Sacks Tile and The Merchandise Mart for HGTV. She is also a regular on WCBS radio as an interior design/lifestyle expert.
Libby’s designs have been featured in numerous national shelter magazines and on the covers of Hamptons Cottages and Gardens and Decorating Spaces. She is a small space expert to Decorating with Style, and Budget Decorating and several other design magazines. Libby regularly gives seminars about design in small spaces to furniture retailers and manufacturers, offering ways to court the small space consumer.
Libby is a regular contributor to the nation’s top daily papers with design, food and entertaining ideas and has written her first book, Libby Langdon’s Small Space Solutions, to be published by Globe Pequot Press next year.
For design tips, food and entertaining ideas and all things “Libby” go to her website.
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If your bed is supposed to be a haven than I believe that sheets are the soft feathers that help you weave your nest. Comfortable sheets cradle you the minute you hop into bed and are meant to elicit that “aahhhh, I love my bed” reaction. As an interior designer and design expert on HGTV's “Small Space, Big Style”, people often ask me "What's the deal with sheets and the thread count?" They feel as if it's a secret society of those in the know but I'm here to debunk the mystery. Here's your primer. “Thread Count” is the most important place to begin; it's simply means the number of threads per square inch. A higher thread count will always be the softest sheet. EGYPTIAN cotton is the highest quality, giving you the most luxurious fabric and feel. SUPIMA is long, consistent staple cotton, made in the USA, it's soft and durable. SATEEN (not to be confused with satin) has a stitch of four over, one under placing the most threads on the surface making it extremely soft. Ok, come on, four stitches over one… who cares, you want to know are you gonna love hopping into bed!Read More »
I've put together a list of what I believe to be the ultimate in sheet luxury, feel, style, and elegance. A quick tip to maximize your gorgeous sheets once you get them is to get a good mattress pad. It's the unsung hero in this comfy sheet game plan and the least sexy layer of the bedding equation but super important. You can have the most fantastic sheets in the world but if you're feeling the top of the mattress through the sheets you'll lose the entire effect. A good mattress pad will absolutely add to your comfort level. -
Every home needs a sofa! You want to choose a sofa that answers the entire spectrum of your lifestyle requirements whether it's sleeping, relaxing, playing with the kids or simply sitting, you need it to work for the way you live. A sofa is such an individual choice, some people like to sink way down into their sofa and sleep or watch TV while others prefer a firmer cushion with more support which is better for entertaining and reading. Visually, your sofa is the anchor of your room and of course you add occasional pieces like chairs, ottomans, coffee table, and side tables but you can really use a sofa as a springboard to announce your personal style.Read More »
My show on HGTV is called “Small Space, Big Style,” and my first book, entitled “Libby Langdon's Small Space Solutions” will be out early next year. Sofa size should depend on the room it's going in; for that large great room you can go for it and do an extra long sofa (100”) but for a more intimate TV den you may want to scale it down a bit (76”-82”). You'll see I've compiled a comprehensive list of my favorite sofas in all price ranges, there's something here for everyone. There are sofa's here that range in scale and size, keep in mind that three people rarely sit on a sofa at once, it's usually only two people, so if your room is smaller in scale you might want to consider a more modest sized sofa and definitely steer clear of big roll arms as they will eat into the square footage of your room. In general, I find most success with keeping a sofa in relatively neutral colors and using a bolder print or pattern on smaller pieces like chairs or ottomans. You can also use a neutral sofa but paint the wall it's on with a great color to bring some life into the space. As far as styling goes, I've chosen mostly what would be referred to as “transitional” sofas, meaning they are not too modern and not too traditional, rather right in between. Have fun looking and hope you discover the sofa that's just right for you!
