Q&A with Estee Stanley | From Stylist to Celebrity Interior Designer

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About Estee Stanley
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Q&A
Q.) You started as a stylist for Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen? How did you go from stylist to interior designing Jay Z & Beyonce, Justin Timberlake and Patrick Dempsey’s houses?
A.) Most of my clients would come to my house and I would always change my spaces. They would all ask who designed my house and it was me! So, they asked me to start designing. I basically just winged it.
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Q.) How would you describe your style?
A.) Eclectic and collected… sexy yet cozy.
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A.) It was all learning on site! I had no prior training.
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A.) DON’T BE EMOTIONAL.
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Q.) What are your favorite things to do to a living room to freshen it up?
A.) New pillows, accessories, drapery, and possibly a new coat of paint.
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Q.) Do you have a favorite paint color?
A.) Sherwin Williams Pediment.
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Q.) Favorite design trend currently?
A.) Bright colors.
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Q.) Do you have a favorite piece of furniture that you want to buy right now?
A.) Always and too many to list.
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Q.) You also have a banana bread store and an agency for interior designers. How do you go from idea to execution and be the entrepreneur that you are?
A.) I think I love doing a bunch of different things. I am an ideas-person and I see people all of the time with great ideas. But, they don’t execute them! I like to execute and see things to the bitter end 🙂 .
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