This week, Brian Patrick Flynn joins us to talk about his career path as a TV producer turned designer, now working on HGTV Dream Home and Urban Oasis. Brian combines his talents as a producer, writer, personality, and designer to create content, change lives, and bring a “it’s okay to not be perfect” vibe to design. Brian also talks with us about the TBS hit series Movie & a Makeover, his Icelandic getaway home, his own production company, Flynnside Out Productions, and his bucket list wedding in Antarctica.
What You’ll Hear on This Episode:
- Brian’s first dream may have been to be an Art Director on MTV’s The Real World, but life had even bigger and better plans.
- More about how Brian worked his way to HGTV Dream Home and Urban Oasis.
- Brian’s Instagram is one of our favorites because of his beautiful production quality and storytelling on the photos and stories.
- Brian shares the amazing story of getting married in Antarctica, including seals, glaciers, and almost an avalanche.
- How Brian fell in love with Iceland so much that he decided to purchase space in a Historic Row Flat there, and why he loves the country so much.
- Tips for making a room comfortable for both men and women, and embracing what Brian refers to as the “soft masculine” of design.
- The first step to being perfect is deciding it’s perfectly okay to not be. When we embrace our uniqueness and flaws, we realize the character that makes our space beautiful.
- Brian’s dream celebrity to work with - and we all agree.
- Where Brian would splurge and be bold such as art and window treatments, and why he tends to stay classic when it comes to sofas.
- Brian’s home in Georgia, and what it’s like to own a home in the mountains.
- Why Brian loves a good piece of furniture used out of context, to keep things fresh and playful.
Mentioned In This Episode:
@bpatrickflynn
HGTV Dream Home | Urban Oasis
Flynnside Out Productions
Melanie Turner
Kacey Musgraves
Amy Osaba
House Hunters International
Tina Fey
Sally King Benedict