And from there, the results vary but a maximalist could easily Kondo their surroundings and remain maximal. For all carbon-based life forms, their default setting is to maximise. You should allow a room to grow towards the light, like some fabulous coral reef, that has layers and layers of memories and happenings." He is sometimes credited as "Laurence Llewelyn", [5] and the components of his name are sometimes misspelled [6] as "Lawrence". [7] On Changing Rooms, he is occasionally jocularly styled "Lord Laurence", a play on Laurence Olivier and Llewelyn-Bowen's flamboyance.

It could be a childhood memory or a memento from a boozy lunch you spent with someone. These are literal souvenirs of a life well lived, and they should not be confined to 'storage', but celebrated in the space that you inhabit."Llewelyn-Bowen appeared as a judge on the 2010 series of the ITV reality talent show Popstar to Operastar as a critic alongside Meat Loaf, and classically trained mentors Katherine Jenkins and Rolando Villazón. The series was hosted by Myleene Klass and Alan Titchmarsh. Laurence's new book rides on the crest of a maximalism wave that is currently flooding the interiors world, creating unique homes across the land, some of which are likely to be featured in Laurence's new and up-coming Channel 4 show Outrageous Homes with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. During our chat, he waxed lyrical about Japanese organising consultant and TV presenter Marie Kondo. But red had to get in there somewhere though it has apparently now been changed to tone it down (Image: Channel 4) In 2017, he joined Australia's Seven Network reality renovation series House Rules as a new judge. [15] [16]

Laurence standing in his panelled hallway More More More by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen Tell us about your favourite memory at home The funny thing about this author and Marie Kondo is that their advice for deciding which items to employ in your surroundings is quite similar. More More More is overflowing with Laurence's signature style, exuberance and a lifetime's experience in lavish living and take-no-prisoners individuality. Part narrative treatise, part visual celebration of Maximalism through the ages, it is rich in history, anecdotes and quite a few rules, most of which are to be broken!. Having spent his entire career encouraging people to reject decorative modesty, he will not only inform the reader how to embrace Maximalism in their home, but promises to change how they live within it. I say in the book “Never be a class; they’re all ghastly”; if you’re going to be a class, make up your own, because the ones we’ve got are rubbish! I’m not by any means wanting to put myself onto a soapbox – obviously it’s wry, and obviously it’s a piss-take – but essentially the book is a series of essays that asks why we do what we do.’ He describes his childhood as wonderfully suburban. “All my memories look as though they are hand-painted illustrations from a Ladybird book,” he says. “My father had a hat and a bow tie, and my mother wore gloves. It was very much of its time. It seemed to slide very implacably through the 70s without actually engaging with any of that excitement.”

Famed for his opulent style and penchant for maximalism, Laurence also has a host of products including wallpaper, mugs, cutlery, and an upcycling collection with Aldi.

One of the core reasons Laurence is fully embracing of, and strongly promotes, maximalism is that he believes it has women at the centre. He said: "Women define the home now in the way they weren't allowed to in the modernist home of the past and I love that." I’m always mildly concerned if what I’m wearing isn’t uncomfortable or chafing,” he adds. “I think that to feel properly dressed is to be really quite sore in places.” Renowned for his exuberant outfits and plush extravagant designs, LLB has never been afraid of letting known his thoughts on minimalism and shooting down people like BBC Sort Your Life Out presenter Stacey Solomon and I feel very much like the old war horse doing another cavalry charge. I love the fact that the show is now very much, much more about interior design and about the techniques used to build these rooms.Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen to explore the UK's most Outrageous Homes". channel4.com/press . Retrieved 31 May 2022. However, I suggest the pair have more in common than he thinks as in his book, More More More, he introduces readers to 'furniture therapy' – asking your possessions if you like them, what memories do you share and if you want to live with them for the rest of your life. On its own, grey is a disaster. On its own and accented with more grey, it's a disaster of national proportions," he insists.