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How to Decorate

Ep. 357: Common Design Mistakes with Minhnuyet Hardy

How to Decorate

Caroline McDonald

Arts, Business, Design

4.4838 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Atlanta-based interior designer Minhnuyet Hardy joins us this week to discuss common interior design mistakes and how to avoid them. Minhnuyet shares her expertise on proper rug sizing and orientation, as well as drapery width, hardware placement, and lining importance. She gives some great tips for measuring spaces and hanging artwork at the ideal height, pesky furniture delivery challenges, accessorizing with trays, and grouping small items. Follow along with this week's decorating dilemma here on the How to Decorate Blog. What You’ll Hear On This Episode: Common rug size mistakes and how to properly size and orient rugs. Custom rug options for unique spaces. Drapery hardware placement and width considerations. Hanging drapery too low or not having it wide enough. Proper artwork hanging height and placement tips. Furniture delivery challenges in tight spaces. Why the tallest person in the house shouldn’t be the one hanging artwork. Accessorizing with trays and grouping small items. Also Mentioned: Ballard Designs Minhnuyet Hardy  Watch the Full Episode - Ballard Designs YouTube  Minhnuyet Hardy Interiors @minhnuyethardyinteriors Decorating Dilemma:  Hi Amy Lynn! Thank you so much for your question - this is a great question. Here are some suggestions: First, painting the mantel trim the same color as the wall will help create a cohesive backdrop that draws the eye to your artwork. We would stack larger art pieces on the mantel that lean against the wall, layering smaller pieces in front. A large mirror with art displayed in front would also look very striking. Additionally, placing some birch logs inside the fireplace will add visual interest year-round. You could also consider stringing battery-operated twinkle lights during the holidays for a festive touch. We hope these ideas help highlight your beautiful original fireplace mantel! Also, be sure to check out our Essential Stocking Holder, it will be sleek and is great for kids!  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.

0:11.4

I'm Caroline, and I'm on the marketing team.

0:13.7

And I'm Taryn, and I'm a product designer.

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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

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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

0:29.8

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

0:36.2

All right, our guest today is Atlanta-based interior designer Minuet Hardy, known for mixing

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materials and a sleek but warm aesthetic.

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Minuet's designs are as unique as her French Vietnamese heritage.

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Today we want to discuss common design mistakes, people make in their homes, and how to fix

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them.

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And we're also going to be posting this full episode on YouTube.

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So go to YouTube, check it out.

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YouTube.com slash ballard designs.

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Okay.

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So Minuet, common design mistakes.

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I feel like there are so many things that really set apart a designer like yourself, you know, the normal person.

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Obviously, you're trained, you have a stomach experience, but for those of us who love design and our listeners who love design or, you know, kind of tweaking their own homes, trying to do it themselves, trying to learn more about interior

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