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How to Decorate

Ep. 123: designer Brian Patrick Flynn

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2785 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2020

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

This week, Brian Patrick Flynn joins us to talk about his career path as a TV producer turned designer, now working on HGTV Dream Home and Urban Oasis. Brian combines his talents as a producer, writer, personality, and designer to create content, change lives, and bring a “it’s okay to not be perfect” vibe to design. Brian also talks with us about the TBS hit series Movie & a Makeover, his Icelandic getaway home, his own production company, Flynnside Out Productions, and his bucket list wedding in Antarctica. What You’ll Hear on This Episode: Brian’s first dream may have been to be an Art Director on MTV’s The Real World, but life had even bigger and better plans. More about how Brian worked his way to HGTV Dream Home and Urban Oasis. Brian’s Instagram is one of our favorites because of his beautiful production quality and storytelling on the photos and stories. Brian shares the amazing story of getting married in Antarctica, including seals, glaciers, and almost an avalanche. How Brian fell in love with Iceland so much that he decided to purchase space in a Historic Row Flat there, and why he loves the country so much. Tips for making a room comfortable for both men and women, and embracing what Brian refers to as the “soft masculine” of design. The first step to being perfect is deciding it’s perfectly okay to not be. When we embrace our uniqueness and flaws, we realize the character that makes our space beautiful. Brian’s dream celebrity to work with - and we all agree. Where Brian would splurge and be bold such as art and window treatments, and why he tends to stay classic when it comes to sofas. Brian’s home in Georgia, and what it’s like to own a home in the mountains. Why Brian loves a good piece of furniture used out of context, to keep things fresh and playful. Mentioned In This Episode: @bpatrickflynn HGTV Dream Home | Urban Oasis Flynnside Out Productions Melanie Turner Kacey Musgraves Amy Osaba House Hunters International Tina Fey Sally King Benedict

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, and welcome back to the How to Decorate Podcast from Ballard Designs.

0:03.2

We want to teach you how to decorate your home and unleash your inner decorator.

0:06.6

So we'll be interviewing interior designers, stylists, and other talents in the design world, sharing the trials and triumphs of our own homes, and also answering your decorating questions.

0:15.1

I'm Caroline. I run the Ballard Designs blog, How to Decorate.

0:18.0

And I'm Taryn. I'm on the product design team at Ballard. And I'm Karen and I head up branding of Ballard. We're your hosts.

0:23.6

Hi.

0:41.9

Okay, our guest today, well, you probably follow our guest today on Instagram.

0:43.7

And if you don't, then you should.

0:53.1

Brian Patrick Flynn, he's an interior designer, and you got your start producing and producing home improvement and makeover shows.

0:54.8

Wait, does this mean we're officially recording right now? Yeah, we are.

0:55.2

Yes.

0:55.7

So I'm like on your podcast?

0:56.9

Yes.

0:57.4

Welcome.

0:58.2

Hi.

0:59.1

You're now a big deal.

1:00.3

Brian Patrick.

1:01.1

Can we just call you Brian B-PF?

1:03.2

What's the deal?

1:03.7

That's a good question.

1:05.5

I'm not used to people saying my name.

1:06.7

People just usually scream things at me. We can scream at you too if you thought.

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