{"id":1934,"date":"2010-12-12T21:57:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-12T21:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/meeting-up-with-sarah-richardson-and-tommy-smythe\/"},"modified":"2010-12-12T21:57:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-12T21:57:00","slug":"meeting-up-with-sarah-richardson-and-tommy-smythe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/12\/meeting-up-with-sarah-richardson-and-tommy-smythe\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting Up with Sarah Richardson and Tommy Smythe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Like most other design loving Canadians, I have been following <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahrichardsondesign.com\/\">Sarah Richardson\u2019s<\/a> career since her early days on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roomservice.ca\/home\/\">Room Service<\/a>.&nbsp; I remember thinking \u201cthis girl is going places\u201d and boy did she ever!&nbsp; She went on to host and produce HGTV\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.designinc.ca\/home\/\">Design Inc<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hgtv.ca\/sarahshouse\/\">Sarah\u2019s House<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hgtv.ca\/sarahscottage\/default.aspx\">Sarah\u2019s Cottage<\/a> and is launching Sarah 101 in a few weeks, January 4th to be exact.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Her designs are liveable and stylish, a mix of new and vintage and almost always feature beautiful fabrics as a jumping off point.&nbsp; I love that she shares her sources \u2013 retailers, antique stores, fabric houses etc.<\/p>\n<p>She also runs a successful interior design business, has her own paint and furniture lines and writes for the Globe and Mail.&nbsp; One busy, smart and talented lady!<\/p>\n<p>The witty and stylish Tommy Smythe has been an integral part of her team since the Design Inc. days.&nbsp; He is a great sounding board, has impeccable taste and their on screen chemistry is brilliant.&nbsp; (I still smile when I think of the Sarah\u2019s House episode with the snake. 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