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How to Decorate

Ep. 201: designer Corey Damen Jenkins

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2785 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Our guest today is New York designer Corey Damen Jenkins. Corey is on the AD100 List, Elle Decor’s A List and his work has been featured in House Beautiful, Traditional Homes, The New York Times and more. He won HGTV’s Showhouse Showdown and has recently published his first book called Design Remix: A New Spin on Traditional Rooms. What You’ll Hear on This Episode:  The driving force behind Corey’s signature eclectic exuberance Corey’s background in the design industry Detroit as the background of Corey’s work How Corey puts his modern spin on traditional architecture The importance of light fixture in interior design Corey discuss his maximalist approach Corey’s creative process How Corey negotiates when working with couples with conflicting ideas The statement opportunity in ceilings The importance in thoughtfully curating children’s rooms    Mentioned in This Episode: Corey Damen Jenkins website Corey’s book Follow Corey on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Find all of the show notes on our blog, howtodecorate.com/podcast

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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.

0:07.6

Each week will 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 the tips, tricks, and tales of interior

0:22.1

designers, stylists, and other talents in the design world.

0:25.2

Plus, we'll answer a listener question at the end of the show.

0:28.0

So don't forget to send them to podcast at Ballarddesigns.net.

0:30.8

I guess we love answering them.

0:32.6

And now on the show.

0:34.8

Our guest today is New York designer, Corey Damon Jenkins.

0:38.7

He's on the 80-100 list, El Decor's A list, and his work has been featured in House Beautiful,

0:44.3

traditional home, the New York Times, and more.

0:46.4

He also won HGTV's Showhouse Showdown and has recently published his first book with

0:52.8

Rizoli last month called Design Remix,

0:55.6

a new spin on traditional rooms. Welcome.

0:58.1

Thank you for having me. How are you guys doing?

1:00.5

We're good. We're excited. I was going for your book. I love it. Talk about energy.

1:07.4

You know what I'm saying? So much color and pattern, but in a way that makes me want it.

1:14.8

And everything in my house is gray. Thank you. You know, we were just talking before we got online

1:19.1

about when you're producing a book, it's very much like cooking a meal for friends and also strangers.

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