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Remember Christopher Lowell?

traveler — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 19:53:21 GMT

Back when I watched BHGchanneli was a fan of his. I'm not not even sure of the channel. I kind of lost interest when so much was flip this or flip that. Anyway, I even have a book explaining his layers of design. Now he seems completely gone.

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Mi47 — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 19:56:54 GMT

YesI remember him. Enjoyed his show. His designs and ideas were for the average person.

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Jk9 — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 19:58:15 GMT

I too remember him and his show. Liked to see his work.

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Puppy Lips — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:00:19 GMT

I remember him too and used to watch his show. I remember him saying that, "There is a neural tone in every color," or something to that effect. I think that is true. A lot of his ideas weren't for me though. I remember on one show he stapled fabric to a wall as a back drop for a head board. All I remember thinking was how was I going to clean that?

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Caffeina — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:10:57 GMT

Loved his show! It was called Interior Motives. I had all the episodes recorded on VHS, but threw them out when decluttering.

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patbz — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:14:15 GMT

I remember his tip about using duct tape to adhere cloth when covering a cushion (may actually use that on some outdoor cushions this summer).

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catter70 — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:29:12 GMT

Yes, I do remember him. Always enjoyed his show.

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traveler — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 21:20:25 GMT

Yes, it was Interior Motives. Thank you. What was the station? It was homes and gardens format.

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beautybee — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 21:55:28 GMT

I remember him. He used empty paint cans covered in fabric to create height on a table. He also encouraged us to have a prop closet just in case we needed to display something whenever the mood stuck. I did fall victim to the fabric as headboard. But in my defense, I made my daughter a Princess bed and it took yards of fabric.

I eventually got rid of it because of the dusting factor. I remember he also said you only need about 12" to get around furniture. My poor husband was always knocking himself in the shin because I was always moving things around after watching his show.

Loved those early days of HGTV and TLC.

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Mom2Dogs — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 22:16:07 GMT

Yes, I remember him. I really enjoyed his shows and miss the days of the decorating shows of all types, expensive, to penny pinching. The two brothers are on all the time...while I like ususally like their style, I am tired of seeing them.

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ninjawife — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 22:52:36 GMT

@Puppy Lips wrote:
I remember him too and used to watch his show. I remember him saying that, "There is a neural tone in every color," or something to that effect. I think that is true. A lot of his ideas weren't for me though. I remember on one show he stapled fabric to a wall as a back drop for a head board. All I remember thinking was how was I going to clean that?

You could vacuum it. I upholstered a piece of plywood to use as a head board and I have had no problems keeping it clean.

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Shiloh09 — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 23:50:21 GMT

I just googled him...he has a website and blog...still dies interior design, has written some books. He also has a FB page. While perusing the google results, there were a few pictures of other oldies, but goodies including Lynette Jennings, Kitty Bartholomew , Canda e Olsen and Carol Duval.

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nomar — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 23:55:55 GMT

Loved those old decor shows. Nowadays on HGTV, not so much.

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Caffeina — Fri, 01 May 2020 00:42:05 GMT

@traveler wrote:
Yes, it was Interior Motives. Thank you. What was the station? It was homes and gardens format.

It was on Discovery channel.

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KaySD — Fri, 01 May 2020 07:55:28 GMT

I also liked lowell's approach and enjoyed his shows. Go check out the blog he posted April 30 on his website. It's pretty powerful.

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Snicks1 — Fri, 01 May 2020 12:20:34 GMT

I do remember him and his shows. I used a few of his ideas, which turned out well. I also remember his prolific use of fabric, I passed on those ideas, just thinking of the dust those would collect. lol

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haddon9 — Fri, 01 May 2020 12:25:11 GMT

Yes I remember him! Gosh I was a big fan of his and loved watching him often....he had a great style and personality I often though it would be fun to go shopping with him! LOL!

He was so popular but suddenly disappeared and haven't been heard from since. It has to be at least 20 years since his show.

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wilma — Fri, 01 May 2020 14:54:21 GMT

@traveler

Thanks for reminding me about CL. I had totally forgotten about him. I watched him often. He did have lots of cost saving decorating tips.

The tip I remember him talking about most was lighting. He suggested using different kinds of lights and light fixtures in the same room - a style I use in my decor. He also talked a lot about using uplights on the floor near faux plants to bring warmth and dimension to a room. I thought it looked nice, but I never did do that.

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qualitygal — Sat, 02 May 2020 09:48:35 GMT

I remember him. Found a book a few years back at the library. It use to be very interesting to me, how people did the decorating. It still is, but I don't watch those now, and what the women I watched use to do, was way over my head. There was one who used a lot of material. It was cool, but not my style.

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qualitygal — Sat, 02 May 2020 09:52:02 GMT

@Shiloh09 wrote:
I just googled him...he has a website and blog...still dies interior design, has written some books. He also has a FB page. While perusing the google results, there were a few pictures of other oldies, but goodies including Lynette Jennings, Kitty Bartholomew , Canda e Olsen and Carol Duval.

Candace Olsen and Carol Duval were favorites of mine.