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Tan France, the silver-haired resident fashionista from Netflix’s Queer Eye<\/em>, really is just like us\u2014at least a little. Speaking to him over Zoom, he touched on so many things we love here at The Spruce: how to make our homes beautiful, floral arrangements, and his baby nursery decor (he and his husband will be parents via surrogate sometime this summer). Read on for his advice on decorating your home and more.\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n France may be Queer Eye’s <\/em>fashion guru,<\/em> but he’s no novice when it comes to interior design. He has, after all, renovated two homes and is currently building his dream home. “I feel very comfortable in the design space,” he says. So when his friends struggle with decorating their home and come to him for advice, he looks to fashion and gets them to think outside the design box.\n<\/p>\n “So my question for them is what do you like in your wardrobe<\/em>? If you don\u2019t you know what colors to use in your house, [think about] the colors you gravitate towards and the colors you pair together,” he says.\n<\/p>\n “If you like camel colors and taupes and maupes on your body… why wouldn\u2019t you use those in your home? They clearly make you feel good on your person,\u00a0so why wouldn\u2019t they feel good in your space? So that\u2019s how I suggest somebody style out their room. If you\u2019re willing to put it on your body and show the world that version of you, why wouldn\u2019t you put that in your house?” France says.\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n France has made the French Tuck\u2014the simple-yet-effective way to style a shirt by tucking in the very front of it and letting the rest hang loose\u2014so ubiquitous you almost forget that it’s his<\/em> go-to look. So we had to find out what the home decor equivalent is: accents, he says.\n<\/p>\n “For example I\u2019m in Austin right now [shooting the show], and whenever we go to corporate housing, which is usually a lovely apartment, it\u2019s always so blah. Really simple white walls, and I usually don\u2019t love the decor, [but] I want it to feel like home because I\u2019m usually there for months on end,” he says. He makes low-lift updates to make it his own and feel comfortable.\n<\/p>\n “So I will take the kind of pillows I have at home and ship them over… I will change out drapes,” France says, adding that he changes the bedding, too. ” [These] things that aren\u2019t super expensive and you can switch up the whole vibe of a room with just the accents of the room alone.”\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tan and husband Rob France are expecting their new baby to arrive in summer 2021 via surrogate, so of course the nursery is well underway. He shared some details about the “bright and airy” space they’ve created.\n<\/p>\n How to Decorate When You Don’t Know Where to Start <\/span> <\/h2>\n
The Home Decor Version of the French Tuck <\/span> <\/h2>\n
A Sneak ‘Peek’ at His Baby Nursery\u00a0 <\/span> <\/h2>\n