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How to Decorate

Ep. 55: editor Tori Mellott

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2785 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2018

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this episode we are joined with Tori Mellott, Senior Design and Markets Editor for Traditional Home Magazine. We talk trends with Tori from her recent trip at High Point Market, her background and where her love of design emerged from, some fun behind the scenes stories from her career in magazines, the roles and responsibilities of a Markets Editor and why we all feel that it’s impossible to have too many chairs. What You’ll Hear on This Episode: How Tori has had the energy and stamina to move (and decorate) 26 times. A trends recap from Tori’s recent High Point Market Trip from all of the latest in designers and furniture manufacturers. Tori mentions the resurgence of canopy beds, traditional stylings, groovy 1970’s lighting, millennial pink, delicate silhouettes, and things just being pretty. Tori’s love for auction shopping, specifically for occasional chairs for both herself and her loved ones. Tori’s travel tips for roaming unencumbered. The growing trend of bright yellow in home decor, and Tori’s closet. The responsibilities and duties of a Markets Editor. When Tori sees something that she wants, she waits on it. If she is still wanting it after one year, she knows it’s the real deal. Why it’s important to know your audience when pitching a magazine editor. Tori’s very own real life personal version of The Devil Wears Prada during an internship at NYU, and how it led to an internship at HomeStyle Magazine. Caroline’s amazing memory when it comes to designer and pictorials. Her personal side project of helping her sister decorate. How to know when to splurge, and when to save, on interior design.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi and welcome back to the How to Decorate Podcast from Ballard Designs. We want to teach you how to decorate your home and unleash your inner decorator.

0:07.2

So we'll be interviewing interior designers, stylists, and other talents in the design world, sharing the trials and triumphs of our own homes and also answering your decorating questions.

0:16.3

I'm Caroline. I run the Ballard Design's blog, How to Decorate.

0:19.5

And I'm Karen and I'm in charge of branding at Ballard.

0:22.1

And we're your hosts.

0:23.8

Taryn is still on the Trinity League.

0:26.9

I know.

0:27.4

We miss her.

0:28.2

But good for her.

0:28.8

She's having a great time.

0:29.9

Check out her Instagram because her baby is so cute.

0:32.0

Yes, he is.

0:32.9

Little Elliot. We are in New York this week, and we are excited to introduce our guest.

0:49.1

Her name is Tori Mallott.

0:50.4

She is the senior...

0:52.9

Wait a fun.

0:53.8

I need to be looking at... I need to read this because it's a long title

0:56.5

she's important the senior design and market editor for traditional home magazine yes that's correct

1:04.4

hi thank you for having me and my cyber stalky because i do stalking on instagram i feel like i

1:10.6

know more about you than your family knows.

1:12.5

My family doesn't pay attention to me.

1:14.5

That's why I crave so much attention from strangers because my family ignores me.

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