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How to Decorate

Ep. 125: Carson and Thom are back!

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2785 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2020

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Carson Kressley and Thom Filicia, Emmy winning style makers, designers, and stars of the original Queer Eye for the Straight Guy join the show this week. These super fun and successful men answer some of our burning questions including who their design idols are, what has been the bargain of a lifetime, and the last time they got starstruck. Thom and Carson both give an update on what’s next for them professionally, and we chat about design and lifestyle at any budget! What You’ll Hear on This Episode: Trials and triumphs about Staghorn ferns, old doors, a tricky IKEA bookcase and some heavy duty man cave organization Thom Filicia Inc. is one of today’s most influential and respected interior design firms. Hear more about their projects including residential, hospitality, and commercial Carson’s upcoming appearances on RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Couched on The Design Network How we can let our interior design reflect our authentic story, and create a home that feels both personal and chic Thom and Carson’s design idols, and the last book they each read More about Thom’s Home Collection, featuring wall covering, furniture, drapery and much more The story of how Thom modernized a family heirloom painting in his New York place The best bargains of their lifetime, from cars to accessories and just how dedicated they are about getting that great deal

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.

0:22.9

We're your hosts.

0:23.6

Hi.

0:43.3

Hey, Karen. Hey Caroline. I don't know why I started that way.

0:51.9

Hi. We are going to do some trials and tryups this episode. I know that we have haven't done them in a while. So we're sort of, we have like things that we need to talk about.

0:55.7

Yeah.

0:55.9

It's a New Year's resolution.

0:56.8

Yes, exactly.

0:57.8

And Taryn is not here.

0:59.2

But that's okay.

1:00.0

She'll be here next time.

1:00.7

That's right.

1:01.2

Yes.

1:01.6

All right.

1:02.9

You go first.

1:03.9

Okay.

1:04.8

So I got the best Christmas gift and I haven't killed it yet.

1:08.6

So I know. Is it a dog? No. Okay, great. That would be

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