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==Media popularization== {{main|Interior design magazine}} Interior design has become the subject of [[television]] shows. In the United Kingdom, popular interior design and decorating programs include ''[[60 Minute Makeover]]'' ([[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]), ''[[Changing Rooms]]'' ([[BBC]]), and ''Selling Houses'' ([[Channel 4]]). Famous interior designers whose work is featured in these programs include [[Linda Barker]] and [[Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen]]. In the [[United States]], the [[TLC Network]] aired a popular program called ''[[Trading Spaces]]'', a show based on the UK program ''Changing Rooms''. In addition, both [[HGTV]] and the [[DIY Network]] also televise many programs about interior design and decorating, featuring the works of a variety of interior designers, decorators, and home improvement experts in a myriad of projects. Fictional interior decorators include the Sugarbaker sisters on ''[[Designing Women]]'' and [[Grace Adler]] on ''[[Will & Grace]]''. There is also another show called ''Home MADE''. There are two teams and two houses and whoever has the designed and made the worst room, according to the judges, is eliminated. Another show on the [[Style Network]], hosted by [[Niecy Nash]], is ''[[Clean House]]'' where they re-do messy homes into themed rooms that the clients would like. Other shows include ''[[Design on a Dime]]'', ''[[Designed to Sell]]'', and ''[[The Decorating Adventures of Ambrose Price]]''. The show called ''[[HGTV Design Star|Design Star]]'' has become more popular through the five seasons that have already aired. The winners of this show end up getting their own TV shows, of which are ''[[Color Splash]]'' hosted by [[David Bromstad]], ''Myles of Style'' hosted by [[Kim Myles]], ''Paint-Over!'' hosted by [[Jennifer Bertrand]], ''[[The Antonio Treatment]]'' hosted by [[Antonio Ballatore]], and finally ''Secrets from a Stylist'' hosted by Emily Henderson. [[Bravo (U.S. TV network)|Bravo]] also has a variety of shows that explore the lives of interior designers. These include ''[[Flipping Out]]'', which explores the life of [[Jeff Lewis (real estate speculator)|Jeff Lewis]] and his team of designers; ''[[Million Dollar Decorators]]'' explores the lives of interior designers [[Nathan Turner]], Jeffrey Alan Marks, Mary McDonald, Kathryn Ireland, and [[Martyn Lawrence Bullard]]. Interior design has also become the subject of [[radio]] shows. In the U.S., popular interior design & lifestyle shows include ''[[Martha Stewart Living]]'' and ''Living Large'' featuring Karen Mills. Famous interior designers whose work is featured on these programs include Bunny Williams, [[Barbara Barry]], and [[Kathy Ireland]], among others. Many interior design magazines exist to offer advice regarding color palette, furniture, art, and other elements that fall under the umbrella of interior design. These magazine often focus on related subjects to draw a more specific audience. For instance, architecture as a primary aspect of ''[[Dwell (magazine)|Dwell]]'', while ''[[Veranda (magazine)|Veranda]]'' is well known as a luxury living magazine. ''[[Lonny (magazine)|Lonny Magazine]]'' and the newly relaunched, ''[[Domino (magazine)|Domino Magazine]]'', cater to a young, hip, metropolitan audience, and emphasize accessibility and a do-it-yourself ([[DIY]]) approach to interior design.
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