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b"We welcome celebrated New York based interior designer Alex Papachristidis, known for elegant and timeless spaces who's work has been featured on the Architectural Digest 100,Veranda, Elle Decor, House Beautiful and more. Alex founded his Manhattan based interior design firm in 1987 and has had projects all over the world from Colorado to London, Saudi Arabia to Texas. In this episode, he talks about his now available second book, The Elegant Life: Rooms that Welcome and Inspire, and the inspiration behind the homes he chose and the ways in which it showcases his abilities to do modern interiors with the same sort of grandeur of traditional interiors. Alex also talks about his love of soft goods, picking colors that represent you, and why we shouldn\\u2019t try and hide from the ugly things, but instead make them prettier.\\xa0\\n\\xa0What You\\u2019ll Hear On This Episode:\\n\\nThe importance of actually being able to live in your living room.\\xa0\\n\\nCreating interiors that are reflective of who you are and how you want to live.\\xa0\\n\\nHow Alex gets his clients to tell him what they like.\\xa0\\n\\nHow to not be afraid of color.\\xa0\\n\\nAlex\\u2019s love of a challenge: how did he do his sister\\u2019s home in plaster, white, gold, and silver?\\xa0\\n\\nHow to pick colors that are going to be timeless and that you will love for a long time?\\xa0\\n\\nMore about Alex\\u2019s colorful and layered home in the Upper East Side.\\xa0\\n\\nWhat does Alex mean by trying your paint finishes dry and wet?\\xa0\\n\\nAlex\\u2019s love soft goods to give a room extra coziness.\\xa0\\n\\nWhen taking on a project yourself, make sure you don\\u2019t downgrade and that you keep things all sort of the same level but just tweak it to make it new and fresh.\\xa0\\n\\nWhen you start collecting, go to the best dealers, stores, and museum exhibits for inspiration.\\xa0\\n\\nWhat was it like working with Greek contractors in Athens?\\xa0\\n\\n\\nMentioned in This Episode:\\n\\nAlex\\u2019s Viewpoint: IG\\xa0\\n\\nThe Age of Elegance\\xa0\\n\\nThe Elegant Life\\xa0\\n\\nEveryday Elegance\\xa0\\n\\n\\nDecorating Dilemma\\xa0\\nIf you could, Alex recommends dropping the ceiling enough to bring crown molding into the room. This would open the room and create a panel that would complete the kitchen as a unit. He would also define the kitchen in another color, for example, paint it in white so it stands out and creates some delineation between rooms. Alex reminds us that if you have something ugly, just try and make it look pretty rather than trying to hide it."