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How to Decorate

Ep. 285 Achieving an Eclectic Look with Veronica Solomon

How to Decorate

Caroline McDonald

Arts, Business, Design

4.4838 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

This week features Veronica Solomon, Houston interior designer and CEO and Creative Director of Casa Vilora Interiors. Veronica is also a mentor and a professional coach to other interior designers looking to build their businesses in the design community. She talks about the development of her bold style, her love of the eclectic and layered looks, her inspiration for taking more risks, and how not to be afraid of a dark wall.  What You’ll Hear on This Episode: What does it mean to be eclectic?  Are there certain rooms where Veronica feels like it makes sense to be a little more bold?  When is the right time to use draperies? Veronica’s advice on taking more risks in a way that is calculated and intentional. Low commitment but big splash items that can lend themselves to be a little more bold such as art and light fixtures.  How to know when it’s time to just call a designer?  Thinking about putting your favorite color everywhere on the wall? Veronica shares why you may want to think again, and how to weave it in using a more methodical way.  How to spice up a neutral space.  Plants are a great way to add texture to a space.  Veronica’s love of a BIG light fixture.  Mentioned in This Episode: Veronica Solomon @Casa Vilora  Decorating Dilemma:  First off, we love that you are bold and Veronica is certainly the right guest to answer this! She thinks you should keep it in red, match whatever trim color in the space, and do it in satin instead of high gloss for a nice sheen without too much shine. A grayer red versus an orange-red is what you want. Let us know how it turns out, we can’t wait to see!  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.

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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.

0:18.2

We're your host. Join the expert team at Ballard Designs for tips, tricks, and tails from interior

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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 of Ballarddesigns.net.

0:31.9

Yes, we love answering them.

0:33.5

Now on with the show.

0:35.6

Okay, our guest today is Veronica Solomon, a Houston interior designer and CEO and creative director of Casa Valora interiors.

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Her work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Room Magazine, House Beautiful, Better Homes and Gardens and more.

0:48.3

She's also a mentor and a professional coach to other interior designers looking to build their business in the design community.

0:55.0

Veronica, welcome to the show. Thanks for joining us.

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Thank you so much for having me. I'm so excited to be here.

1:00.0

So today we are going to be talking about taking risks in your rooms because you take lots of risks in your rooms.

1:10.0

I mean, if you're not familiar with Veronica's work, bold

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color, dramatic touches, sometimes, you know, in the color, but sometimes in the lighting or

1:22.3

other places. But maybe we could kind of just start off and you can I would say your style is

1:27.9

eclectic what what does assume you agree you're nodding what does eclectic mean to you in

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