Ep. 191: Houston Week Art Advisor Illa Gaunt

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

We continue on Day 3 of Houston Week with a conversation with Texas native and art advisor Illa Gaunt. Illa holds several degrees and has over fifteen years of experience in the art world in both galleries and major auction houses. She has developed a following on Instagram for her fascinating mini art history lessons, which is how we found her! Illa’s goal is to help people not be intimidated by art and curating a personal collection. We talk about how and where to buy art, putting a contemporary spin on family portraits, inspiring art in children, and more. What You’ll Hear on This Episode: Trials & Triumphs about dust jackets on books, a black cat on a white sofa, spring planting projects, and some funny decorating videos on designer Kevin Isbell’s Instagram. More about Illa’s art history lessons on Instagram. How Illa got into her field. How does Illa know when art is “right” for her client? Should we think of art as an investment when we buy it? How does an emerging artist really catch Illa’s eye? How to reframe and modernize family portraits. What Illa says to people who think they can do contemporary art themselves. What are some general guidelines to have for an art budget? Tips for where to buy art and how to get a checklist from a gallery. How is Illa instilling a love for art in children? Does Illa save all of her children’s artwork? Mentioned in This Episode: Illa Gaunt Art Illa Gaunt Instagram Artsy

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0:00.0	Welcome to How to Decorate from Ballard Designs, a podcast all about the trials and triumphs of decorating and redecorating your home.
0:07.7	Each week, they'll help you unleash your inner decorator.
0:10.6	I'm Caroline. I write the How to Decorate blog.
0:12.7	And I'm Taryn, and I'm a product designer.
0:14.6	And I'm Karen. I head up Ballard's branding team.
0:17.0	We're your host. Join the expert team at Ballard Designs for tips, tricks, and tales from
0:21.4	interior designers, stylists, and other talents in the design world. Plus, we'll answer a listener
0:26.4	question at the end of the show. So don't forget to send them to podcast at ballarddesigns.net.
0:30.9	I guess we love answering them. And now on with the show. All right. Well, I am so excited to chat with our guest today. Her name is Ila Gaunt,
0:39.2	and she is a art advisor and a Texas native. She has 15 years of experience in the art world,
0:45.5	both in galleries and auction houses. And I found your Instagram somehow. And love your Instagram.
0:53.0	I encourage everyone to go check it out. We'll get more
0:55.6	into that in a minute. But welcome to the show. Thanks for joining us. Thank you. Again, like I said before,
1:01.4	this is my first podcast. So I appreciate the invite. I'm excited to have you. I didn't even mention
1:06.3	it's day three of Houston Week. So I know you're a San Antonio girl, but you live at Houston now.
1:13.4	Yeah, survived the storm last week.
1:15.2	Yes.
1:15.7	Oh, my gosh.
1:16.3	Well, y'all are not even going to believe that we actually have all the weeks to plan all of our Houston recordings.
1:24.0	It was the week of the...
1:25.6	We had electricity.
1:27.2	So I'm glad you're okay. We're thinking
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