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Lauren Makk, Interior Designer, DIY Expert, and HGTV Television Host

Angela Belt • May 08, 2023

Welcome back to Season Six of The Mood Board Podcast Interview Series! I’ve been working on these interviews since the beginning of the year, and I’m so excited they’re ready for you all to listen to now. I wanted to kick it off with Interior designer and HGTV host Lauren Makk aka #thehomegirlnextdoor. Lauren’s infectious personality will make you laugh and think about what you want to do next to move on to bigger and better things.

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Courtesy of Josh Vaughn Photography

Nashville, TN based Interior Designer, DIY Expert, and Television Host, Lauren Makk has captured the hearts and attention of fans near and far with her budget friendly approach to luxury DIY and re-design, and continuing just that as she graces the December 2022 cover of Belle Meade Lifestyle. It isn’t every day that you hear the words ‘Luxury’ and ‘DIY’ in the same sentence, but that’s because it hasn’t been done before… until Lauren Makk broke out on the DIY scene and quickly started changing people’s perception on DIY with every project she does. Many people may know Lauren from her time spent on multiple design shows across many networks including TLC’s Emmy Award winning Trading Spaces, A&E’s Drill Team as well as co-host on ABC’s FABLife, but now she is re-introducing herself and taking the design world by storm. Shattering the mold of those stuffy designers, Lauren is known to shake things up by spilling her best budget - friendly design tricks, tips, and hacks, as well as her luxury DIY projects. Aiming to elevate and change the stereotype of DIY’s past, Makk insists she’s more accurately an “Interior RE-Designer”- as she specializes in re-imagining and re-purposing common every day materials in sophisticated and breathtaking new ways. And Lauren has done just that in recent TV segments with The Rachael Ray Show and The Drew Barrymore Show where Lauren taught the hosts how to create her budget friendly luxury DIY.

  1. A goodwill find that Lauren would transform into a luxury DIY- Dansk Portugal 8.5 Inch Green & Brown Stoneware Ceramic Pitcher

  2. A custom bench that would fit in perfectly with any of Lauren’s designs- Mid-Century Bench in Ivory Odalisque

  3. Lauren recently used wood paneling as a feature accent wall in her bedroom makeover - Natural Oak Wood Wall Panels

  4. Every well designed room needs some greenery- 6ft Artificial Plant Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree

  5. Lauren likes to layer bold textured pillows together- The Black Walnut Velvet Cut Pillow

  6. Lauren loves a room with dark and moody color tones- Blackish paint

  7. A statement making rug to anchor a room- Xander rug

  8. A room is never complete without art- Caelum Textile Wall Art


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