Ep. 284: Holiday Essentials with Karen

How to Decorate

Caroline McDonald

Arts, Business, Design

4.4 • 838 Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

We are so excited to have former host Karen Mooney back on the show! On this special holiday episode, Karen gives us an update on her life since becoming President of Ballard Designs, walks us through her new beach house design, shares her favorite holiday Ballard products, and joins Caroline, Taryn, and Liz in giving tips for entertaining, holiday decorating, gift ideas, and more. Also, be sure to check out Ballard Design's Black Friday Deals while they last! What You’ll Hear on This Episode: Karen gives us an update of what she’s been up to since becoming President of Ballard. Karen surprises us, and herself, with how colorful she has decorated her beach house. How the podcast has helped Karen expand and embolden her design style. We each offer our best hosting tips. Thanksgiving dinner in the day or the evening? Karen gives us her secret recipe for gravy. How to set the table so it breaks the ice for guests. What are the main parts of the house we decorate for the holidays? How to accent faux decorations with “real” natural elements. Does holiday decor need to match your existing decor or have a theme? We gush over a few of our holiday items available. Which Ballard products make great gifts? Mentioned in This Episode: Holiday & Seasonal Decorations Andros Linen Panel Café Dinnerware Collection Holiday Dinnerware Collection Drinkware Flatware Ballroom Folding Chairs Marseille Linen Napkins Tree Garland Angel Pine Garland Essential Stocking Holder Mercury Glass Hurricane Belissima Flax Linen Bedding Amelie Bath Towel Collection Faux Fur Blanket Petite Acrylic Easel Personalized Coir Mats More Personalized Products Holiday Pillows Book Assortment Candles Angel Bottle Wings Celebratory Cocktail Napkins Ornaments Ep. 117: designer Janie Molster Tom Scheerer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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 to
0:30.0	podcast at Ballarddesigns.net. Yes, we love answering them. Now on with the show.
0:36.2	Okay, guys, if you saw the title of episode, I bet you're really excited, as am I, but we have
0:45.5	Karen with us today.
0:47.8	We've been talking about getting you back on the show for a long time, and here we are.
0:52.6	So thanks for joining us. We're going to do a little
0:56.3	update with Karen and then we're going to talk about holiday. So Karen, what's going on with your
1:00.3	life? You left us to be president of Ballard. I did. I love to be president of Ballard. So yeah,
1:07.6	I'm very important and very busy all the time. We know.
1:11.3	We know.
1:13.1	Well, it's been a little over a year.
1:14.9	Well, let's see.
1:15.4	It will be two years in March next March.
1:17.8	Gosh, you guys, it has been a whirlwind, but it's been super fun.
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