BONUS episode: Neutral Done Right in Birmingham, AL with Zoe Gowen

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

This week, we're joined by interior designer Zoe Gowen for a tour of her clients' beautiful cedar shake home in Birmingham, Alabama. Zoe takes us through her design process, sharing how she blended traditional Southern style with modern Dallas influences to create a warm, layered neutral space. She reveals her strategies for incorporating antiques, mixing textures, and creating inviting spaces both indoors and out. What You’ll Hear On This Episode How Zoe transformed a traditional Alabama home with Dallas-inspired clean, neutral aesthetics. Tips for creating warmth and interest in a primarily white and neutral color palette. Strategies for mixing traditional elements with more contemporary pieces. The importance of layering textures and finishes in neutral spaces. How to use wallpaper panels to add architectural interest and define spaces. Tips for making a neutral home kid-friendly and livable. Zoe's approach to designing connected spaces like the living room, kitchen, and breakfast area. How to create a sculptural and impactful dining room with minimal pieces. Ideas for designing gender-neutral guest rooms and primary bedrooms. Smart solutions for nursery design that can transition as a child grows. Tips for maximizing outdoor living spaces in smaller yards. Mentioned: Ballard Designs Watch the Full Episode - Ballard Designs YouTube Zoe Gowen | @zoegowen

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0:00.0	Welcome to How to Decorate from Ballard Designs, a weekly podcast all about the trials and triumphs of decorating and redecorating your home.
0:09.8	I'm Caroline. I'm on the marketing team. And I'm Taryn and I'm a product designer. I'm Liz. I head of the creative team.
0:15.5	We're your hosts. Join the expert team at Ballard Designs for tips, tricks, and tales from interior designers,
0:21.1	stylists, and other talents in the design world. Plus, we'll answer your decorating dilemmas
0:24.8	at the end of each episode. We love answering your questions, so don't forget to email us at
0:29.0	podcast at ballarddesigns.net. Now on with the show. All right, we've got a new house tour
0:36.3	series up. So, of course, we're dropping the full conversation here in the podcast feed.
0:41.1	You probably remember a couple weeks ago, we had my friend Zoe Gowan, who is an interior designer in Birmingham on the show.
0:48.8	And she recently showed us around her client's beautiful Cedar Shake home in Birmingham.
0:55.2	So it's a neutral space. It's such a great example of how to do neutrals right. It's a layered, it's warm,
0:59.7	lots of antiques, but still in that calming, you know, crisp color palette. So we'd love for you to
1:05.8	listen here for the full conversation or go watch the video on the Ballard Designs YouTube channel,
1:11.9	YouTube.com slash Ballard Designs, and we hope you enjoy.
1:22.7	Zoe, thank you so much for having me. I'm so happy to be here. I loved having you on the podcast
1:27.9	and getting to hear all about your client work. So it's so nice to be here in person.
1:32.3	Well, thank you. I'm glad you came. And this is a really good house for y'all to come in
1:36.2	because it looks different from things that I'm kind of known for. Well, I can't wait to hear
1:40.4	about it. Tell me about the project and what your client was looking for.
1:50.7	Sure. So my clients are originally from Alabama, but they had been living in Dallas for about 10 years, and it was time for them to come back to Alabama. But they didn't want to come back to
1:57.0	Alabama without bringing a lot of Dallas influences with them.
2:01.3	So when they first called me, they asked me if I was familiar with the house they bought,
2:05.6	and I actually was because I had shot the front exterior when I was at Southern Living.
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