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How to Decorate

Ep. 234: designer Travis London

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest is fabulous celebrity chef turned interior designer Travis London of Studio London Co. Travis has a unique style that fuses American design sensibilities with European glamor. His distinctive point of view on color and interiors has been recognized by media outlets including Architectural Digest, Domino, and more. This colorful episode is chock-full of quotes and wisdom from Travis about his love of dogs, how his different locales have influenced his design, why he believes in different glassware for every occasion, why he and his home always smell so good, and more. Travis is lifestyle! What You’ll Hear on This Episode: How Travis likes to mix colors. Travis’s background from high school dropout to celebrity chef to interior designer and beyond! How has living in Europe influenced Travis’s style? Tips for how to make a room look BIG. How has Miami influenced his color choices? How does Travis recommend taking risks in design? What are a few of Travis’s favorite kitchen designing tips? Why is Travis passionate about glassware? Travis designed the dining room in AD's The Iconic Home. How often does Travis redo a room or house? Designing with dogs in mind. How does Travis eat healthy with a busy lifestyle? What is Travis’s next step for his brand? Does Travis have any pet peeves in dealing with clients? Decorating Dilemma  Hi Stacy, First of all, I’m going to say no to the seagrass. If it’s already a small space you’ll need a wood or tile floor and you can put a rug over that if you’d like. In terms of painting, paint it all the same color floor-to-ceiling except the border trim that’s on the inset tray that you talked about; that will accentuate it. When you choose the colors, think about how you want your guests to feel. Where the ceiling fan is, you can do a wide flush mount light or even better a flush mount chandelier like one from Kelly Wearstler. I would do wood blinds for window coverings. They are more decorative and allow for more light. They come in a wide range of colors as well. The space is actually very nice and you would never know it was a garage! I would make this feel like a hotel suite. So I would also add two chairs in front of the bed, a small thin dresser on the wall and also a TV there, on the wall where you have that glass-like dresser I would add a mirror, and then, of course, two nightstands. It could be so cozy in here! Travis is coming over!!! Mentioned in This Episode: Studio London Co. Studio London Co on Instagram Travis London on Instagram AD's The Iconic Home Virtual Tour

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.

0:11.6

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.

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I head up the Ballard Creative Team.

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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

0:30.0

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

0:35.8

Our guest today is designer Travis London of Studio London Co.

0:40.3

A celebrity chef turned interior designer, Travis fuses American design sensibilities with European glamour.

0:47.3

His distinctive point of view on color and interiors has been recognized by media outlets including architectural digest, Domino, and more.

0:55.9

Travis, welcome to the show.

0:57.3

Thank you guys so much for having me.

0:59.0

It's nice to meet you, ladies.

1:00.7

It's so great to meet you, too.

1:02.6

We had so much fun digging through, I mean, because we go deep, you know.

1:07.4

So we had fun looking at all your images.

1:10.2

So much fun. You must have like enjoy everything

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you do it looks like my images or my personal life both are out for your discussion both both i mean it was

1:20.2

all great but i'm glad they're all open what i do in design i love color you know for me a life

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