Ep. 91 designer Keith Arnold

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2019

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Seriously charming Keith Arnold, Vice President of Suzanne Kasler Interiors, joins the podcast this week to talk about his path to design, the pyramid rule, flower arranging, and his new shop KeithEtc. What You’ll Hear on This Episode: How Keith started working with Suzanne over 15 years ago, the many jobs before that helped him in his wide array of roles now. Keith’s background of attending Auburn University with a degree of Architecture, working in visual merchandising for Neiman Marcus and Martyn Lawrence Bullard. How Keith and Suzanne collaborate and how he styles the photoshoots and projects. Keith’s new collaborative venture, Keith Etc. To curate the best in both the old and the new. The ways Keith and Suzanne use colors in big swathes and practice restraint yet an open mind when it comes to breaking the rules. His love of the saffron color! Why France is Keith’s favorite place to shop, and his favorite places in Atlanta. The Pyramid Rule as a structure to start from in design for shelving. The flowers Keith likes to use in a home, how he became an instant celebrity by using lemons in a flower arrangement. Tulip styling tips, where Keith buys his flowers and plants, and why a flower should still look like a flower. Mentioned In This Episode Suzanne Kasler Martyn Lawrence Bullard Scott’s Antique Market Kenneth Turner’s Flower Style Alexa Hampton @keithharrisarnold @keith.etc

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome back to the How to Decorate Podcast from Ballard Designs.
0:03.2	We want to teach you how to decorate your home and unleash your inner decorator.
0:06.4	So we'll be interviewing inter-designer, stylists, and other talents in the design world,
0:10.3	sharing the trials and triumphs of our own homes, and also answering your decorating questions.
0:14.3	I'm Caroline. I run the Ballard Design's blog, How to Decorate.
0:17.4	And I'm Taryn and I'm on the product design team at Ballard. And I'm Karen and I
0:21.1	head of branding at Ballard. We are your hosts. Hey, you.
0:27.5	Hi. Hi. Okay. We're in a good mood today, clearly. Yes, we're in a good mood today. We are here in
0:42.2	Suzanne Castler's beautiful office on her third floor. And we are joined by Keith Arnold, her vice
0:48.0	president, Vice President of Suzanne Castor Interiors. An old friend of ours. Hey, Keith. You're not old.
0:52.7	We all go way back at this point. You've just been friends with us for a while. And I am not old. And I like it that this is being recorded., Keith. You're not old. We all go way back at this point.
0:54.2	Just been friends with us for a while. And I am not old. And I like it that this is being recorded. So everyone will know that.
0:59.1	Yes, you're not a liar. Perfect. I'm not.
1:01.2	You did just have a birthday. I did. I saw it on Instagram. Yeah. Did you? Yeah, Taras too. No, I'm Ariz. I'm right at the end. Oh, Cusby. I'm on the last day.
1:11.4	And I think I have traits of both.
1:13.1	Yeah.
1:13.7	But I'm mostly Aries.
1:15.5	All right.
1:16.1	Fine.
1:16.7	I'll still try to like you.
1:19.1	No, I think we're supposed to get along well.
1:20.6	Okay, good.
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