Martyn Lawrence Bullard Biography
Martyn Lawrence Bullard is an English interior designer, author, and television personality based in Los Angeles, best known for starring in the hit Bravo series Million Dollar Decorators and Channel 4’s Hollywood Me in the UK.
Martyn Lawrence Bullard Career
Bullard used his money to join the Lee Strasberg Actors Studio in Covent Garden, London, after deciding at the age of 17 to pursue a career in acting. He kept up his antique business while attending school, earning enough cash to relocate to Los Angeles in 1994. Bullard played a number of parts after relocating to Los Angeles, including that of Eartha Kitt’s boy toy in Ed Wood’s last movie, I Woke Up Early The Day I Died. After seeing Bullard’s house, one of the movie’s producers asked him to design his workplace after being pleased with the interior design. After that, Liz Heller, an executive at Capitol Records, engaged Bullard to decorate her home and office. Later, Heller requested Bullard to assist in designing her wedding to producer John Bard Manulis.
He was sat next to Cheryl Tiegs, the first famous client he ever had. Tiegs and Bullard worked together to turn Tiegs’ Bel Air house into a “Palace inspired by Bali,” which was featured in over a dozen magazines and published in media all over the world. Bullard started to develop a famous clientele following his success with Cheryl Tiegs’ home. Rebecca Romijn and John Stamos, Christina Aguilera, William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman, Eva Mendes, Patti LaBelle, and Edward Norton were among his early clientele. In more recent years, Bullard has gone on to decorate homes for Kylie Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Cher, Ellen Pompeo, Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, Kid Rock, and Tommy Hilfiger, among many others.
While most renowned for his high-end domestic design, Bullard has also developed several outstanding hospitality projects across the world. These projects include the Colony Palms Hotel, the Jimmy Choo stores in London and Osaka, Japan as well as Château Gütsch Hotel in Lucerne, Switzerland. His most recent hospitality ventures are The Residencies at Four Seasons Los Angeles, Hotel Californian in Santa Barbara, The Sands Hotel in Indian Wells, California, and the Whitley, a boutique hotel in Hollywood that debuted in early 2020. Bullard received The Andrew Martin International Designer of the Year Award, described as the “Oscar of the Interior Design World,” in 2010.
Bullard’s style has been described as “eclectic, luxurious, sophisticated, comfortable and fearless,” as well as “Hollywood glamour meets ethnic exotica.” Furthermore, he is known for his “adventurous use of texture, color and extreme attention to detail,” as well as his “strong command of proportion and scale, a deft hand with color and pattern, and an exuberantly global sensibility.” Bullard starred in the popular Bravo series Million Dollar Decorators, which explored the world of upscale interior designers, from 2011 to 2013.
In addition, Bullard starred in the television series Hollywood Me, which transported gullible British people to Los Angeles for makeovers as Bullard painted their houses. Hollywood Me, which earned a National Reality Television Award in its initial season, began in the UK in 2012 and broadcast in South Africa and Australia in 2013. He frequently appears on The Talk and on ITV’s This Morning during the Hollywood at Home design segments. Bullard played himself in the TV shows Jane By Design (2012) and The Young and the Restless (2008, 2012). In 2008, he appeared on TLC’s Material World as well. He served as a special guest judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, a VH1 series, in episode three of its fifth season in 2020.
Martyn’s company not only offers design services but also sells a range of products, including fabrics, wallpaper, furniture, and home accents, which can be used indoors or outdoors. The year 2010 marked Bullard’s launch of a fabric line that he co-designed with the upscale interior design company Schumacher; the collection, which includes wovens and prints inspired by antique textiles, motifs, and patterns, earned him the 2011 and 2012 UK Focus Best of the Best Fabric Designer Award. Later on, Bullard developed his own line of distinctive fabrics. His most recent offerings include a high-performance (woven) line that debuted in October 2019 and a brand-new line that will debut in the spring of 2020.
In addition, Bullard has worked with and created tile collections for Ann Sacks, carpets for The Rug Company, tableware with Haviland Limoges, silversmith Christofle, and crystal producer Daum.
A lighting collection with Corbett, a wallpaper line with Cole & Son, the debut of indoor and outdoor performance fabrics with textile giant Perennials, and a line of home décor, furniture, and artwork with top home luxury multi-channel retailer Frontgate are just a few of the brands with which Martyn has recently collaborated. He also opened his own atelier shop on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood in the spring of 2017. Martyn has had a long-standing collaboration with Frontgate, spanning several years, which includes the creation of three unique collections.
Martyn Lawrence Bullard Age
Bullard was born on March 30, 1967, in Lewisham, London, England. He is 56 years old as of 2023 and he celebrates his birthday on the 30th of March every year.
Martyn Lawrence Bullard Height and Weight
Bullard stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches. He has not disclosed his weight. However, this information will be updated when available.
Martyn Lawrence Bullard Family
Bullard’s father, an actor turned businessman, would accompany his son to the Greenwich Antiques Market in South London, where he rented a stall. He likes to keep his personal life private hence he has neither disclosed the names of his parents nor those of his siblings. However, this information will be updated when available.
Martyn Lawrence Bullard Wife and Children
Bullard lives in Los Angeles with his partner, producer Michael Green, and their wheaten terrier, Daisy. He has not disclosed any information about whether or not he has any children. However, this information will be updated when available.
Martyn Lawrence Bullard Salary
Bullard earns an annual salary of about $2 million.
Martyn Lawrence Bullard Net Worth
Bullard has an estimated net worth of about $110 Million which he has earned through his career as an interior designer.
Martyn Lawrence Bullard House
Built in the 1920s, Bulard’s house has many original features that he accentuated with Moroccan arches, Zelige tile work, and striking painted ceilings. But he mixes in carefully chosen antiques from his own collection with mid-century furnishings. This is to give the house an unexpected look while enhancing the global vibe. The newest home in Bullard has an equally colorful history.
Its former owners, young married Dennis Hopper and Brooke Hayward, hosted a bohemian whirl of old and new Hollywood, rock royalty, and Hells Angels here in the 1960s, complete with an Andy Warhol and Ed Ruscha-filled living room. Ike and Tina Turner once harmonized in its entryway. With plenty of Moroccan arches, marble flooring, black-and-white tiles, seductive seating, warm leafy accents, cool brass, antique photos, and British wit, the light-filled space is a showcase for the decorator’s distinctive “exotica.”
Martyn Lawrence Bullard Books
Bullard has two books published by Rizzoli, Live, Love & Decorate, which achieved its third reprint in its first 16 weeks of release and topped the best-seller list in the interior design sector. Sixteen of Bullard’s projects were included in the book, including Tamara Mellon’s $30 million Manhattan apartment and Cher’s “fantasy villa.” His second book, “Design & Decoration,” which was released in 2016, included nine projects in addition to his own vacation house in Palm Springs, California, to show readers a variety of his style in both residential and commercial designs.
Martyn Lawrence Bullard Social Media Platform
Bullard is very active on his Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages. He has 25.4k followers on Twitter 385.5k followers on Instagram, and 36.9k followers on Facebook.