To say that I love design would be an understatement. I don't just love it, I live and breathe it every day, everywhere I go, and in everything I do! I've spent over 25 years working in design television (behind the scenes, in front of the camera, and in the production office dreaming up the next big idea). And I've had my own design business for 23 years (wow - time flies!)
On any given day, I wear a number of hats for the different jobs I do. I'm an entrepreneur, designer, writer, producer, and TV personality (I consider myself to be a designer first, and everything else flows from the creative industry that inspires me). Lucky me, I've been able to carve out a niche where I can share my work, as well as the ideas, products, and materials that inspire me.
Essentially, I believe you should live in style and love your home! If I can help you make your home environment the best it can be, I will feel proud to have done my job. Like the legendary William Morris so wisely said, "Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful".
Designer and TV Personality
Sarah's Bio
Sarah Richardson has been a key fixture of the Canadian design world since starting out in 1995, working behind the scenes as a prop stylist and set decorator. By the late 90’s, Sarah realized that she could carve a niche in the emerging world of design TV by sharing her practical, endearing and inspiring approach to décor and design with viewers. Sarah launched her first TV series for HGTV in 2000, Room Service. 21 years later, Sarah is the host, co-creator and co-producer of over 350 episodes of design television that span eight hit HGTV series targeted directly to the needs of a contemporary audience. Room Service, Design Inc., Sarah’s House, Sarah’s Cottage, Sarah’s Rental Cottage, Sarah 101, Real Potential and Sarah off the Grid are a collection of lifestyle television series dedicated to tackling the demands and design challenges of modern living.
Known for her upbeat and easygoing approach to creating elegant and timeless designs for every room in the home, Sarah inspires and empowers viewers by effortlessly sharing her winning style formula. Sarah's enthusiasm for all aspects of design is infectious, and her ability to engage and inspire viewers has earned her a loyal and dedicated fan base across North America and around the world. Sarah’s programs are seen in over 100 countries worldwide.
In addition to creating groundbreaking television, her bustling design business, Sarah Richardson Design Inc. has been in operation since 1998 and specializes in servicing residential clients in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. The work created by Sarah and her team is regularly featured in design publications on both sides of the border (Chatelaine, House and Home, Style at Home, Canadian Living, House Beautiful, The New York Times, Country Living, Coastal Living, HGTV Magazine, Lonny, Renovation Style, Kitchens and Baths, and Good Housekeeping).
Sarah is partnered with top tier international brands to deliver stylish products bearing the Sarah Richardson label to consumers. In 2013, Kravet Fabrics launched the Sarah Richardson fabric collection, available worldwide through Kravet showrooms and their distributors. Her second collection launched in 2016. In 2015, Sarah expanded her product offering and launched her own collection of home textiles, including bedding, accent pillows, throw blankets, table linens, drapery and kitchen linens. In addition to textiles, Sarah has her applied her signature approach to colour and pattern to her own wallpaper collection with Brewster Wallcoverings. In 2019 Sarah launched her “Design Life” Series on YouTube which has a subscriber base of over 140,000 and is watched around the world! In 2020 Sarah launched a new book series, Collected by Sarah Richardson, with internationally renowned publisher Simon & Schuster and became a four-time bestselling author. Never one to sit still, Sarah and her entrepreneurial husband, Alexander Younger have embarked on a new TV adventure, "Sarah's Mountain Escape", coming October 2022 to HGTV that will be their biggest project to date!
Sarah is the author of four bestselling books for international powerhouse publisher, Simon & Schuster. Sarah Style was published in November 2014, At Home: Sarah Style was published in November 2015, and Volume 1 of her latest book series Collected by Sarah Richardson debuted in April 2020. Volume 2 of Collected was released in October 2020, and Volume 3 hit bookshelves in April of 2021. In addition to being a past contributor for The Globe and Mail and Chatelaine, Sarah was Home Design Director for Good Housekeeping Magazine for Hearst Corporation.
Sarah holds a BA in Visual Arts from the University of Western Ontario (1993).
