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How to Decorate

Ep. 207: design duo Lauren & Suzanne McGrath

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2785 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Mother-daughter design duo Lauren and Suzanne McGrath of McGrath II join the show to share their love of the classics. We talk about the way they approach their client spaces, investing in antiques, floor plans, and more. What You'll Hear on This Show: Trials & Triumphs this week Why Suzanne and Lauren fell in love with classic design and how they approach their client spaces Why taking chances is an essential element of designing a traditional space How they often tweak or even transform old furniture for their designs Why old houses often make their jobs easier We talk all about kids rooms -- how to design with longevity, style, and comfort Bedrooms in general and why they think of the primary bedroom as one of the most important spaces in a home Lauren gives us a lesson in dressing the bed Show Notes: McGrath II McGrath II on Instagram Good Bones, Great Pieces by Suzanne & Lauren McGrath Ballard Designs Room Planner Find all of the show notes at howtodecorate.com/podcast.

Transcript

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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.

0:08.7

Each week will help you unleash your inner decorator.

0:11.3

I'm Caroline, and I'm on the marketing team.

0:13.7

And I'm Taryn, and I'm a product designer.

0:15.8

And I'm Liz.

0:16.5

I head up the Ballard Creative Team.

0:18.1

We're your host. Join the expert team at Ballard Designs

0:21.6

for tips, tricks, and tales from interior designers, stylists, and other talents in the design world.

0:25.9

Plus, we'll answer our listener question at the end of each show. So don't forget to send them to

0:29.9

podcast at Ballarddesigns.net. Yes, we love answering them. Now on with the show.

0:36.4

All right, so we're going to do some trials and triumphs today.

0:39.8

Very exciting.

0:40.7

Liz,

0:41.0

this is your first real trials and triumphs since last time was sort of just an intro.

0:48.0

Yeah.

0:48.9

Now I'm excited.

0:49.8

Your first time to really complain.

0:53.1

Okay.

0:54.7

Well, you should start.

0:56.7

Okay.

0:57.7

So this is our first house that we've ever bought.

1:01.8

And it's a 90-year-old craftsman.

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