Ep. 40: with Maison Studios' Anne Scott Shelley and Allison Smith

How to Decorate

Caroline McDonald

Arts, Business, Design

4.2 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2017

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Okay, when Anne Scott Shelley and Allison Smith of Maison Studios stopped by for this episode of the podcast, we had a serious case of the giggles! Get ready for a fun episode, where the decorating duo behind this 30A interior design firm talks vacation homes, granny chic, online shopping, and much more. What You’ll Hear on This Episode How Anne Scott and Allison started working together and they’re different strengths in their partnershipWhy they love unconventional color palettes in beach homesWhere they like to save money in their projects, especially since they often decorate second homesWe talk about how far outdoor fabrics have come and why they’re great for beach homesAllison shares her love for granny floralsThey talk about how their approach to decorating may differ from most shoppers because they’re decorating rental homesWe talk about cafe curtains and why they’re aren’t considered ‘granny’ anymoreWe talk about plates on walls and why they’re classicAnne Scott and Allison share their favorite places for finding vintage and antiquesWe talk about about our Atlanta store opening and why the Maison girls will need to come visit us!How do you create a beachy feel without going kitschyAnne Scott and Allison also share how you bring a beachy vibe to your home if you’re nowhere near the water

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome back to the How to Decorate Podcast from Ballard Designs.
0:03.8	We want to teach you how to decorate your home and unleash your inner decorator.
0:07.4	So we'll be interviewing interior designers, stylists, and other talents in the design world,
0:11.6	sharing the trials and triumphs of our own homes, and also answering your decorating questions.
0:16.2	I'm Caroline.
0:17.0	I run the Ballard Designs blog, How to Decorate.com.
0:20.1	And I'm Taryn and I work on the product design team at Ballard.
0:24.0	And I'm Karen and I had it branding at Ballard.
0:27.5	And wear your house.
0:46.6	I'm... We are so excited to have the ladies of Maison Studios here this week.
0:47.9	Anne's gotten, Allison.
0:49.7	So did you guys meet in college?
0:50.5	Okay, wait.
0:52.8	I guess you want to tell us a little bit about yourselves.
0:56.9	But just in like the four minutes that I've been with you, you're like sisters and you're so cute.
0:58.5	But you're not.
0:59.8	You're not in college?
1:00.6	We didn't.
1:07.3	Actually, she was, we both went to Auburn, but she was a senior when I was a freshman, but we never knew each other.
1:09.2	So how'd you hook up?
1:10.9	How'd you get this whole May song going?
1:17.1	We ended up working together. And so that's kind of how we met. We worked together for, she interned for three years while she was in, yes, we were interned while she was in college.
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