INTERIOR DESIGN ON REALITY TV

Finally, reality shows get style. Bravo’s “Top Design” starts Jan 31 with 12 designers scouting the immense halls of the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles. Teams are chosen by paint chips, and each team is assigned an “interior design task” to pass or fail. Judges are celebrities like Jonathan Adler, Kelly Wearstler, and Margaret Russell of “Elle Decor” fame. I just can’t help but picture this in Dallas–but with bigger showrooms and nicer people. So, who would judge? I’m thinking Richard Trimble for his historical knowledge, Jan Showers for her glamour, Allen Kirsch for his sarcasm, and Christine Allison for her Libra-esque ability to judge and be kind about it. What think?