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How to Decorate

Ep. 257: Trials & Triumphs

How to Decorate

Caroline McDonald

Arts, Business, Design

4.2785 Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

This week we're catching up with our trials and triumphs of the month. Thanks to an email from our listener Judith, we decided to talk about some of the Ballard Designs products we love! We talk about many products and how we style and customize them; from bedding to sofas to lighting and more. Plus, Taryn gives us an update on The Schwartz House…which is almost done! What You’ll Hear on This Episode: How Caroline and Taryn customized their Brie Channel Bed and why Liz wants one! Why we love our different bedding options and how we care for them. Caroline loves our towels; especially the Suzanne Kasler Trimmed Towels, but Taryn is still on a mission for the perfect ones. What Taryn likes about her new Suzanne Kasler Mathes sofa and her standby Sofia sofa. Liz is asking the big question; sectional or no sectional? Why the Hartwell Sofa may fit better under a window. The Connelly Bench is great for additional seating and an easy piece to customize the fabric. Caroline sold Taryn on Nala Stool. It’s a great nestler for extra seating! The Schwartz House is going to be chock-full of Ballard products like lighting, mirrors, and wallpaper. What is the update on the rest of The Schwartz House? Taryn’s fireplace and sconce trials and what she’s learned from building a custom home. Some of the tips and tricks Taryn got from you…our listeners! Mentioned in This Episode: Brie Channel Bed Margot Velvet Bedding Belgian Linen Sheet Set Suzanne Kasler Trimmed Towels Suzanne Kasler Mathes Sofa Hartwell Upholstered Sofa Connelly Bench Nala Stool Felicity Acrylic Side Table Amelie Wall Sconce Bodhi Dome Pendant Atoll Mirror Felix Sconces Juliet Floral Wallpaper World Traveler Wallpaper Spoonflower Wallpaper The Schwartz House

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.

0:16.5

I head up the Ballard creative team.

0:18.2

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

0:29.7

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

0:36.2

So, ladies, it's our trial episode of the month, but we just got a really great email from a fine listener.

0:45.4

Now, wait, hold on. Let me go find her name was it. Judith?

0:47.3

Judith. Yes, that's what it was.

0:49.0

Yes, Judith. Good memory. Judith. Thank you for the great email and great suggestion. Judith said,

0:57.4

basically, that she felt like we should talk more about products that we, our design's products

1:02.8

that we own and love and why we love them, and that we should talk more about a product because

1:08.9

she thinks maybe we don't enough. And so we're

1:11.8

going to do just that. Yeah, I think sometimes we get a little uncomfortable. We don't want to like push.

1:16.6

We're not product pushers. Yeah. We don't want to be, we don't want this to be like a, you know,

1:20.6

hour long commercial because we know you're listening for. But at the same time, we love the product.

1:26.5

We're so super excited about it.

1:28.9

And I think what's really fun about all of our products is that we might all have similar pieces in our own homes, but the way that we layer them, style them, upholster them is going to give us all a totally different look.

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