Ep. 428: Trials and Triumphs

How to Decorate

Caroline McDonald

Arts, Business, Design

4.4 • 838 Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Join hosts Caroline, Taryn, and Liz as they explore the latest decorating trials and triumphs from within their own homes. This time around you can expect the ladies to cover their bedroom revamps, clever storage solutions, and sprucing up spaces with the magic of new fabrics and furnishings. Liz kicks things off sharing how she leveled up her sleeping space with a luxurious headboard and an adjustable bed, giving her room a comforting upgrade. Meanwhile, Taryn navigates tricky home maintenance issues, tackling everything from stubborn blinds and squeaky dryers to costly pool repairs. Caroline closes the show by walking through refreshing changes with new pillows that bring life and style to her spaces, all while decluttering her home for a more welcoming atmosphere. What You'll Hear in This Episode: 00:00 Introduction to How to Decorate Podcast00:33 Trials and Triumphs: Real-Life Decorating Stories01:58 Liz's Bedroom Makeover Journey16:19 Taryn's Home Maintenance Challenges24:00 Laundry Woes and Appliance Issues25:49 Living Room Makeover: Fabrics and Swatches30:26 Caroline's Home Updates: Pillows and Closets35:20 Furniture Fixes and Plant Care45:08 Peel and Stick Wallpaper Adventures50:05 Wrapping Up: Final Thoughts and Farewells 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! 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 weekly podcast all about the trials and triumphs of decorating and redecorating your home.
0:09.2	I'm Caroline. I'm on the marketing team. And I'm Taryn and I'm a product designer. I'm Liz. I head of the creative team.
0:14.8	We're your hosts. Join the expert team at Ballard Designs for tips, tricks, and tales from interior designers, stylists,
0:20.9	and other talents in the design world. Plus, we'll answer your decorating dilemmas at the end of each
0:24.8	episode. We love answering your questions, so don't forget to email us at podcast at balauredesigns.net.
0:30.5	Now on with the show. We're recording. Yay! This is the Wild West.
0:39.0	It's always a Wild West.
0:41.1	We don't have any intros for trials and triumphs.
0:43.9	We just get to like, you know, wing it.
0:45.9	This is for the true fans.
0:53.8	The people who are invested in listening to us just list, you know, our first world problems are repeat.
0:57.5	Listen, we should start calling this first world problems.
1:05.5	I know, but we're here to make people feel like when, again, that thing breaks in their house and they're like, ugh. Yeah.
1:05.9	Or that feeling of satisfaction when they finally do a room and they're like, guess what came in?
1:10.3	You know, like polar opposites, but like those feelings. No, I have, I have friends that are
1:15.9	listening and every time I go into their house, they're like, they're apologizing for their
1:20.3	homes. And I was like, oh, no, no, no, no, it's real here, too. Like, my home is not perfect
1:25.8	in the least. And I think that's what's great about trials and triumphs.
1:29.5	Yes.
1:30.0	Like, nobody's is.
1:30.8	It's always a work in progress.
1:32.7	Always.
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