Robert Brown

Southern Home (SH): What did you want to be when you grew up?

Robert Brown (RB): Well, for a minute there, I wanted to be a professional tennis player. When I realized that probably wasn’t going to work out, I went to the University of Georgia and majored in journalism, thinking I’d become an advertising executive. After graduation, I worked for a men’s clothing store in Athens, which led to becoming a buyer for an apparel company, and then to another company where I eventually became the number two guy. Before I knew it, I had been in fashion for two decades.

SH: How did you make the switch to interior design?

Decorating had long been my hobby. Growing up, my parents had an interior designer, and I can remember every detail of the last house