Erin Andrews's Dancing With the Stars Dressing Room
Erin Andrews's Flawless Dressing Room Is the Real Dancing With the Stars Winner
Between her jobs as NFL sideline reporter and host of ballroom dancing contest Dancing With the Stars, Erin Andrews is a busy woman. When she's not bouncing from city to city and hotel to hotel, she's stealing a moment of quiet in her DWTS dressing room. But the bare, 200-square-foot space was, until recently, less than hospitable.
Wanting her on-set respite to be more inviting and beautiful as well as functional — it has to accommodate not only, Erin but also her hair stylist, makeup artist, stylist, assistant, and her show wardrobe — she teamed up with online interior design service Laurel & Wolf. "It's just a really difficult space so I try to make it functional and nice given so many people and so much stuff — it's not the easiest task," Erin explains.
Laurel & Wolf paired her with talented designer James Tabb and allowed her to complete the decorating process entirely online, communicating frequently via email. The finished result is a cozy, stylish space perfect for getting ready and recharging between shoots. Erin loves how it encompasses her complex style. "I have two alter egos. I'm a girlie girl for the ballroom but then super tomboy for football . . . And that's what I think is so cool about the dressing room and what Laurel & Wolf was able to put together. I feel like there is a little bit of a rustic New York kind of vibe and then a girlie feel with the makeup area. It's the perfect mix." James echoes Erin's sentiment, describing the space's aesthetic as "modern eclectic."
Take a look inside the space and hear more of what Erin and James have to say about the design ahead.
