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The gig: Interior designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard is in demand among Hollywood celebrities: Christina Aguilera, Kid Rock and Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne are among his clients. His inviting and eclectic interiors have graced the pages of Architectural Digest, Elle Decor and House Beautiful. His product lines include fabrics, wallpapers and furniture. He's invaded living rooms nationwide on shows such as "Million Dollar Decorator," "The Talk" and "The Young and the Restless."

In the trenches: The path to this abundant success had humble beginnings in London. "My design education was really learned hands-on," Bullard said. At 12, he started using his pocket money to buy antiques and flea-market items. His father would rent a stall where Bullard could sell his "oddments," as he calls them. Through trial and error, he learned to identify decorator items that were valuable or well-designed and how to make money reselling them.

Being discovered: Bullard wanted to become an actor and, at 18, took his earnings and put himself through drama school. Like so many aspiring actors, Bullard moved to Los Angeles. He worked part time in a coffee shop, decorated his rental with secondhand finds and landed some roles, including a minor part in the movie "I Woke Up Early the Day I Died." When a producer from the film visited Bullard's house for a dinner party, he invited the aspiring actor to decorate the offices of the Hollywood Film Works. That led to decorating the office and home of a Capitol Records executive and jumping in to help out at her wedding, where Bullard ended up seated next to Cheryl Tiegs. The supermodel invited him to interview to work on the design of her Bel-Air home and became his first celebrity client.

Word gets out: Bullard and Tiegs transformed her house into a Balinese-inspired pavilion that has appeared on more than a dozen magazine covers and been featured in magazines around the world. "That opened the door to people calling me Sigourney Weaver, John Stamos, Christina Aguilera," Bullard said. Soon he was moving on to such celebrities as Elton John and Cher.

The partnership approach: In designing for clients, Bullard starts by getting to know their likes and dislikes. "I'm there to be the enabler to make their dreams come true," Bullard said. "I love learning about my clients' characters, extracting that and putting it into their interiors."

One of a kind: "Sometimes you find the best-looking items that were made for another use," said Bullard, who works and shops around the world. "I bought the facade of a building in India and later used it for the front of a closet at Cher's house." He may buy a tabletop and cut it down to create a coffee table. At Tiegs' house, a fireplace surround was once part of a temple. "My clients expect one-off things," he said. "Repurposing is very important."

Advice to others: "Never follow a trend," Bullard said. "Only follow your heart and your true decorative spirit." The way to make a name in interior design, he said, is to really stand out in the crowd. The designers and companies that did this flourished even through the recession, he added, continuing to work and extending their brands.

Keep it real: "One of the first lessons in life is one must have real honesty in your career and in the way you deal with your clients. That garners respect," Bullard said.

Inspired approach: Among Bullard's favorite design legends is Lorenzo Mongiardino, an Italian architect and production designer who displayed "mad flourishes of theatricality." Bullard's design sense also was influenced by David Hicks, a British decorator who added a modern edge to traditional designs. Bullard's love of eclecticism is evident in his own mix of styles.

Time constraints: "Personally, my biggest challenge is there are not enough hours in the day," said Bullard, who relies on a staff of 15 employees who share his vision.

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SecurityPlanet.com is the leader in burglar alarm reviews. The simple to read reviews and detailed comparisons make SecurityPlanet.com the resource consumers choose for unbiased and impartial home security reviews. The Indiana reviews of top home security alarm system companies were recently finished and published by SecurityPlanet.com. Each year SecurityPlanet.com travels countrywide to conduct in-depth reviews and analysis of the top security system companies in each state. Each home security alarm system company is evaluated on numerous factors including customer service, equipment and technology to name a few.

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