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the real raleigh :: dana waldron

By 11/28/2018

Name Dana Waldron
Occupation Interior Designer / Mom



Who do you live with My husband, two girls and a kitty - Dan, Nell, Annie & Toonces
How long have you lived here 1 year
Where did you move from Brooklyn

Describe your style in 3 words I think it depends on the project, this house is a 1940s ranch and has gone through several updates but we’ve renovated areas to make it more contemporary and practical for our lifestyle


What do you collect Design/Architecture books
Favorite places to score finds for your home Mantiques Modern, Cafiero Select, my parent’s house '

Favorite piece of clothing right now Levis Jorts
Favorite cocktail Bourbon + Blenheims (with the red top)



What’s always in your refrigerator 5 different kinds of hot sauce
Book you're reading right now Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner (Dad recommendation)




What can you not stop thinking about What I should be doing, trying to keep up!
What’s your newest music discovery new to me “I’ll be around” by Yo La Tengo



What do you bring with you everywhere you go Tape Measure
Favorite place to buy clothes No.6, Rouje, Zara


What’s the most important thing you’ve learned this year Our family is happy in NC!
What’s really important to you right now My kids sleeping through the night




3 favorite things about your house The natural light, wood siding, ranch layout
What do you like to do in your home Play with kids, chill, bake




The farthest you have been from home Vienna 
Impromptu talent show - how do you win My taco tuesday spread is solid

Favorite hotel Lone Hotel in Croatia was beautiful. It’s a very modern building in the historic city of Rovinj, and the location on the coast is the best part. You can take a bike ride along the water with great views and little beach huts to stop for drinks.


Favorite song to dance to Land of 1000 dances by Wilson Picket or Boot Scootin Boogie!
Favorite restaurant Right now would be Littler in Durham



Favorite Artist Ellsworth Kelly, Sonia Delaunay, Joseph Beuys
Movie Set Design The most recent one I loved was Atomic Blonde set in the 80s, super cool



Favorite city to visit Paris
Favorite Museum Neue Gallery or Guggenheim

Best concert you've ever been to Ghostface Killah in a small NYC venue was so fun. And saw Tom Petty last summer :(
Netflix obsession The Crown




A book you've read more than once Every popular children’s book, 1000 times


Top 3 things you attribute your success to Supportive family, travel and work experience, growing up playing sports
What’s your sign Taurus





If you were a boxer, what song would you walk out to Wild Thing
You know you can always count on My husband

Dream dinner party guests Paul Rudd, Sebastian Maniscalco, and Lucille Bluth from Arrested Development



Color you never tire of Tissue Pink by Benjamin Moore
Go-to flower Peonies
Who would you want to play you in your biopic ha a hotter cooler version of me, Olivia Wilde
Fool proof dinner party tip Have Dan cook for you, he’s the BEST. And good music




What would be your perfect weekend Lake trip with people I love
What do you do first thing after you wake up Coffee if I wake up before the girls.




Where is the last place you traveled NYC
What did you bring back a puzzle for Nell



What smell do you love Babies
How do you unwind Wine






What do you attribute your success in business to Working for amazing Interior Designers.. I learned so much about the industry and the craft that goes into creating a space that has purpose and a lasting aesthetic.



One piece of advice you’d give an aspiring entrepreneur Stick with it, there’s so much to learn, keep going… as I’m only 1 year in with my own business HA!
Two things you love about your job It’s creative (sometimes) and something I’ve always wanted to do




Indispensable design element Craftsmanship
Dream fabric/textile Fortuny or antique textiles or really anything without synthetics is usually lovely




6 comments

  1. Love this! Okay, sorry to be that girl, but would Dana mind sharing her favorite exterior and interior white paints? I’m eyeing that white garage, especially! The never ending saga of white paint selection! Thank you!

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    1. HI! Gladly. Go tos for interior are Benjamin Moore - White Dove and China White. Exterior are Farrow & Ball - Wevet No.273 and Benjamin Moore - Atrium
      Thanks - Dana

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  2. I'd like to thank Dana for a great pink paint color for my guest bedroom (aka the flamingo room), and for another tune for my dance party playlist.....

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  3. Does Dana have an instagram? Would love to follow her

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  4. Dana! This is stunning! My favorite is your master bedroom. So serene!
    Slow Clap....

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