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"You know him as Jake Ballard on the hit TV show, Scandal, but actor Scott Foley is putting aside the tough-guy persona of his character to show a more relaxed and flirtatious side in luxury home brand Charisma&amp;#039;s Spring 2014 campaign. Foley \u2014 who&amp;#039;s married to actress Marika Dominczyk and is a dad to two kids \u2014 chatted with us about all things home. You obviously have an interest in home decor. Where do you get design inspiration? You know, I grew up traveling quite a bit and I think that because of that my design inspiration is a mish-mash of all different places and styles. I have a thing for clean lines and beautiful form that I attribute to my four years in Tokyo and Kyoto. I also appreciate traditional architecture and a warm palette that I think my Midwest upbringing has something to do with. And like most men I love gadgets, functionality, and things that come about from necessity. I&amp;#039;m a big proponent and voyeur of the maker movement, and that might come from the years that I spent living in Sydney, Australia \u2014 they had a very &amp;quot;pull yourself up by your bootstraps&amp;quot; mentality. It&amp;#039;s funny, I think that the Charisma products match up well with how I decorate my house. The colors are neutral, they&amp;#039;re casual but extremely luxurious, and the quality is superb.  Who&amp;#039;s in charge of decorating your house? Do you and your wife ever get into arguments about decor? Ha! I have a feeling you&amp;#039;ll get a different answer, depending on who you ask! Ultimately we have to both be in agreement about how we choose to decorate our home. I&amp;#039;m going to be very careful when I say this, we&amp;#039;ve had &amp;quot;discussions&amp;quot; with regards to certain colors and furniture, but a fight...never! At least not one that I&amp;#039;ll admit to! What&amp;#039;s your favorite thing to do at home after a long day of shooting on Scandal? After a long shoot day I&amp;#039;m usually wiped. I&amp;#039;ll come home and take a hot shower and get off the makeup that had caked itself onto my face. The soft Charisma towels make this all the better! We can shoot really late depending on the day so usually after the shower I get into bed. Covering myself with those luxurious Charisma sheets makes those hours almost seem worth it! What&amp;#039;s the most scandalous thing in your house? I would say that the most scandalous thing about my home is the secret liquor closet. It was built into the kitchen, behind a bookshelf and if you didn&amp;#039;t know to look for it, you&amp;#039;d never find it.  What&amp;#039;s on your home wish list? Well, now that I&amp;#039;ve seen the full line of Charisma bedding and towels, I&amp;#039;ve got a few new wishes in mind! My wife and I have rotated the same two or three duvet covers and sheet sets for the last five years or so, so we&amp;#039;re definitely in the market for those. We&amp;#039;ve also asked a friend to help us with a new living room and bedroom rug. Supposedly, she&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;got a guy&amp;quot; for it, but we&amp;#039;ll see how that turns out.  Do you have a favorite room in your house? My favorite room in our house is definitely our bedroom. It&amp;#039;s the first place my kids come to in the morning \u2014 where we all lie together as a family. We have a beautiful view of our front yard and the light in the morning is just incredible.  Plus: We&amp;#039;re sure we&amp;#039;re not the only ones who also loved Foley on Felicity. Fellow fans: Check out his co-star Keri Russell&amp;#039;s Brooklyn home This article originally appeared on housebeautiful.com "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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