Ep. 291: Celebrating Ballard’s 40th Anniversary

How to Decorate

Caroline McDonald

Arts, Business, Design

4.4 • 838 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Karen Mooney, our fearless leader and President of Ballard Designs, joins us to celebrate the milestone of Ballard’s 40th Anniversary. We dive into the company history, how Ballard Designs grew into what it is now, and then Karen shares a few of her favorite trends over her 22 years with the brand. Then, we talk about what’s next for Ballard as it enter 2023 and everything beyond. Thank you so much for your support for Ballard Designs: we couldn’t have helped inspire home decorators over the past 40 years without our lovely patrons, community, and listeners like you. What You’ll Hear on This Episode: Who is Helen Ballard? The 40-year story of Ballard Designs. The value add of upholstery and unique other special touches Ballard is proud to give their customers. The history of architecture and design and the importance of mixing both high and low. Okay for real, how do you sneak an ottoman into a room during a coffee break? What really went on in the Ballard backroom? What products do we think “what was that?” Yes, monogrammed toilet paper is a thing. The importance of doing your homework in the design process. New Ballard news for 2023 and beyond. Mentioned in This Episode: Ballard Designs 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 of Ballarddesigns.net. Yes, we love answering them. Now on with the show.
0:35.8	So guys, we have a little different episode for our listeners today, but I think we're all pretty
0:41.7	excited about it because it's a treat.
0:43.8	It's a big milestone.
0:45.6	Yes, it's a treat.
0:47.3	This year, 2023, is a 40th anniversary for the brand.
0:53.4	So it's a big number. And we thought we could kind of take a
0:59.0	little time on the podcast because, you know, some of our listeners are longtime fans, but some of them
1:05.4	are new, new fans. And we thought we could just talk about the history of Ballard, where we came
1:10.7	from.
1:11.0	We have kind of an interesting story, which some of you may not know.
1:13.9	I don't think we've ever talked about it on the show.
1:17.0	And we've come a long way.
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