Ep. 404: Trials and Triumphs

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Join Caroline, Taryn, and Liz for another exciting Trials and Triumphs update! Liz kicks off the episode by sharing her winter projects, including hosting Thanksgiving successfully and revamping her dining room chairs with Ikea fabric. Taryn follows with her creative updates to her son's room, including repurposed headboards and DIY bedding. Caroline then shares a recent triumph with reupholstered vintage armchairs sourced from Facebook Marketplace, perfectly fitting into her TV room. Watch this week's episode as recorded on Ballard Designs' YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3QY46IN What You'll Hear on This Episode: 00:00 Introduction to the How to Decorate Podcast 00:30 Trials and Triumphs: Holiday Recap 01:21 Spring Refresh: Dining Room Makeover 03:32 Unexpected Challenges: Heater Breakdown 04:26 Christmas Tree Decorating Tips 07:07 Taryn's Home Projects: Twin Beds and Wallpaper 13:03 Outdoor Updates: Adirondack Chairs and Greenhouse 16:27 Caroline's TV Room Makeover 18:42 Discovering Vintage Chairs on Facebook Marketplace 20:08 Reupholstering the Vintage Chairs 21:07 Choosing the Perfect Fabric and Trim 23:06 The Cost-Effective Transformation 24:55 Exploring Needlepoint as a New Hobby 26:57 Needlepoint Stockings for the Family 32:22 Spring Projects and Outdoor Plans 34:51 Upcoming Home and Garden Plans 36:16 Conclusion and Farewell Also Mentioned: Shop Ballard Designs | Website Please send in your questions so we can answer them on our next episode! And of course, subscribe to the podcast in Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode. You can always check back here to see new episodes, but if you subscribe, it’ll automatically download to your phone. Happy Decorating!

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0:00.0	Free audio post-production by Alphonic.com.
0:07.9	Welcome to How to Decorate from Ballard Designs, a weekly podcast all about the trials and triumphs of decorating and redecorating your home.
0:15.5	I'm Caroline. I'm on the marketing team. And I'm Taryn and I'm a product designer. I'm Liz. I head up the creative team.
0:21.2	We're your host. Join the expert team at Ballard Designs for tips, tricks, and tales from
0:25.8	interior designers, stylists, and other talents in the design world. Plus, we'll answer your
0:29.8	decorating dilemmas at the end of each episode. We love answering your questions, so don't forget to
0:34.0	email us at podcast at Ballarddesigns.net. Now on with the show.
0:40.3	It has come to my attention that we have not done in Trials and Triumphs episode since before Thanksgiving.
0:45.6	It's been a long time.
0:46.5	And that is a problem.
0:48.3	So hopefully we've done something, right?
0:51.4	Accomplish something.
0:53.0	Yeah.
0:53.5	Well, I think making it through the holidays is an accomplishment.
0:58.2	No matter how many projects you've done, you know? I think making it through February has been... Yeah, that's true.
1:04.1	I don't know how the shortest month has felt like the longest month, but we're totally good.
1:17.2	Here we are. Here we are. Well, who wants to go first? We're going to do some trials and triumphs. Taryn, do you want to go? No, it doesn't. You can go ahead.
1:22.7	Okay. Okay, I'll go first. So it's starting to be spring.
1:30.0	I'm totally, honestly, you guys just emerging from this cocoon of winter.
1:35.3	Like, it's been a hefty winter.
1:38.8	And so I kind of wanted to recap all the things that I did before the holidays to kind of prep because I haven't done much around my house since then.
1:51.4	That's okay.
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