Laura Bell Bundy & Designer Stephen Saint-Onge Team Up for Blonde Apartment Redo

As part of our popular ongoing Going Blonde section, Broadway.com has entered the world of interior design! We've teamed up with acclaimed designer-to-the-stars Stephen Saint-Onge to turn Legally Blonde leading lady Laura Bell Bundy's Midtown apartment into a refuge fit for a Broadway star.

After finishing up New York rehearsals for the upcoming Broadway musical Legally Blonde this week, Bundy will hand over her apartment key to Saint-Onge, who will redo the pad while she's in San Francisco for the show's out-of-town run at the Golden Gate Theatre from January 23, 2007 through February 24, 2007. By the time she's back in town, we're hoping she won't even recognize the place!

If designer Saint-Onge looks familiar, it may be from his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, While You Were Out, The View and The Early Show or from the numerous home makeover stories he's spearheaded for magazines such as House Beautiful, Cottage Living, InStyle, Real Simple and Child. This charming, can-do pro declares, "Good design has the power to change lives," and he proves it by creating interiors that are beautifully chic, yet warm and livable. Rather than imposing a signature design style, Saint-Onge believes that homes should reflect the personality and needs of the people who live in them.

Appropriately enough, Saint-Onge began his creative career in film and television production design. He worked with Ismail Merchant and James Ivory, the team famous for their Oscar-winning period films, and soon found himself in demand by private clients. While building a career that earned him a place on House Beautiful's list of America's top 15 designers under 40, Saint-Onge began volunteering for charity events benefiting nationwide food banks and the homeless and speaking out on the importance of the creative arts in schools.

Click here to see the first meeting and apartment consultation between Bundy and Saint-Onge!

Going Blonde is a behind-the-scenes video blog following one of the spring's most anticipated new musical comedies, Legally Blonde. Broadway.com will continue to document the making of the show right up to opening night at the Palace Theatre on Broadway, set for April 29, 2007.