Ep. 104: editor Margot Shaw is back

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2019

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Flower Magazine editor Margot Shaw is back to talk about her new book Living Floral, why we should all be using our 'good stuff,' how to entertain graciously at home, and much more. WHAT YOU'LL HEAR ON THIS EPISODE: -Margot tells us a little bit about her background -We talk about her new book Living Floral and why she wrote it -Why Margot finds the people behind the work so interesting -How the Flower Magazine readership and mission has grown (organically!) -We talk entertaining and everything you should know about it -Flower's mission is to help people live graciously at home indoors and out -Margot's passion is about inspiring the next generation -Why you're never to young to start entertaining and learning to host a party -Why you should use your 'good stuff' -Mixing high and low pieces on your table and why it makes for a more beautiful table -Margot tells us a story about entertaining for celebrated designer Charlotte Moss and why she was so nervous about her table and flower arrangement -Why you shouldn't be intimidated to host your friends -What is 'tole' and why does Margot love it -Margot's go-to arrangements -Why simple can be just as beautiful as an elaborate arrangement -Margot tells us about what's trending in the world of floral design -Why setting a beautiful table shows your guests that you care -We discuss the merits of placecards and why planning your seating is important SHOW NOTES: - What we used for our terrariums: Berakna vase, river rocks, pink quartz rock, jade pebbles - Dutch Flower Line - Cut Flower Wholesale - Living Floral by Rizzoli - B Brooks Fine Flower - Flower Magazine

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome back to the How to Decorate Podcast from Ballard Designs.
0:03.6	We want to teach you how to decorate your home and unleash your inner decorator.
0:07.3	So we'll be interviewing interior designers, stylists, and other talents in the design world,
0:11.8	sharing the trials and triumphs of our own homes, and also answering your decorating questions.
0:16.5	I'm Caroline. I run the Ballard Designs blog, How to Decorate.
0:19.8	And I'm Taryn, and I'm on the
0:21.0	product design team at Ballard. And I'm Karen. I head up branding at Ballard. We're your hosts.
0:42.4	Let's do some trials and triumphs, ladies.
0:43.5	Let's do it.
0:50.7	So I think we all agreed to discuss a group trial and triumph that we recently had.
0:51.2	It was. I don't know that there's really a trial part.
0:53.0	Yeah, it starts as a trial. And then we overcame the know that there's really a trial. Yeah, it starts as a trial.
0:54.6	And then we overcame the situation and made it into a triumph.
0:58.2	Well, when we were up in Philly recording, we had an hour lunch break.
1:02.8	We were doing four podcasts a day, which is a lot of talking.
1:07.2	And we had an hour break to eat.
1:09.4	And there's an amazing store up there called Terrain.
1:13.1	None of us had been to.
1:14.5	So we wanted to run over to Terrain and check it out.
1:17.1	And Terrain is owned by the company that does anthropology and urban outfitters.
1:21.4	And it's a garden store.
1:22.8	And there's also a website and it's really a cool concept.
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