Ep. 212: Light & Livable with Skye Kirby Westcott

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

This week we welcome our Senior VP of Merchandising and Design, Skye Kirby Westcott back to the show. We talk with Skye about the inspiration behind our latest Fall collection, a lighten-up look we’re calling ‘Light & Livable.’ Listen in as we chat about Skye's vision for this collection, where she found her inspiration, and the fall pieces you need now. What You'll Hear on This Show: Trials & Triumphs about rugs for Caroline's nursery, how Liz is tackling her storage dilemmas, and an update on Taryn's home build. How Skye's time in California inspired the look of our Light and Livable spaces. The design decisions that went into creating this collection. How to successfully pull off a neutral room. Accessorizing and editing spaces so you are only living with things you really love. How to mix wood tones in a room. Skye's favorite pieces from our Light & Livable collection. Show Notes: Ballard Designs Fall Look Book Shop the Light & Livable Collection Light & Livable videos @skykirbywestcott 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.
0:08.7	Each week will help you unleash your inner decorator.
0:11.6	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.
0:18.2	We're your host. Join the expert team at Ballard Designs for tips, tricks, and tails from interior
0:23.2	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.
0:28.8	So don't forget to send them to podcast at Ballarddesigns.net.
0:31.9	Yes, we love answering them.
0:33.5	Now on with the show.
0:36.3	Okay, so let's do some trials and triumphs. Who wants to go first?
0:39.2	Dun, done, done. Nursery trials.
0:44.3	Edition 45. Episode 45. No, last we ended or whatever, last we chatted. My wall got built.
0:54.0	I had lots of big plans i have my wallpaper
0:56.2	that's going up that that i'm really excited about my next issue is that okay i swear i laid all of
1:03.2	this out in like our room planner tool and like used all my measurements and stuff oh no car
1:09.4	continue so i measured it all out like used all my measurements and stuff. Oh, no. Karen.
1:12.6	Continue.
1:14.5	So I measured it all out.
1:21.9	Well, I guess maybe I forgot to do the rug because I had planned to use this rug that I really,
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