BDGA
26-03-2006, 01:45 PM
There is a nice little interview piece with Brian in today's
Observer Magazine in the Interiors section.
What would you save if your house was burning down?
Brian Dowling,
TV presenter
Lucy Siegle
Sunday March 26, 2006
The Observer
I'd describe my interior style as 'evolving'. I haven't really had any antiques before, but now I'm starting to mix them in with other stuff. But the main reason I'm saving the stand is because it was a Valentine's gift from my boyfriend three years ago. It's also one of those things that grows on you. Unlike my sofa. I must have paid about four grand for that big aubergine thing, and now I think, 'I've seen nicer looking ones at DFS.'
Furniture's quite difficult actually, because you're kind of stuck with it. Obviously I'd be careful of getting any of those very distinctive pieces like the Egg chair in Big Brother, because having been on the show it would probably give me terrible flashbacks. I do, however, think that everyone should have a chair in their house where they can sit and have a good rant. It's very therapeutic..........
Read the full article HERE (http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,,1738886,00.html)
Observer Magazine in the Interiors section.
What would you save if your house was burning down?
Brian Dowling,
TV presenter
Lucy Siegle
Sunday March 26, 2006
The Observer
I'd describe my interior style as 'evolving'. I haven't really had any antiques before, but now I'm starting to mix them in with other stuff. But the main reason I'm saving the stand is because it was a Valentine's gift from my boyfriend three years ago. It's also one of those things that grows on you. Unlike my sofa. I must have paid about four grand for that big aubergine thing, and now I think, 'I've seen nicer looking ones at DFS.'
Furniture's quite difficult actually, because you're kind of stuck with it. Obviously I'd be careful of getting any of those very distinctive pieces like the Egg chair in Big Brother, because having been on the show it would probably give me terrible flashbacks. I do, however, think that everyone should have a chair in their house where they can sit and have a good rant. It's very therapeutic..........
Read the full article HERE (http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,,1738886,00.html)