Ep. 94: designer Tori Alexander

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2019

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Nashville designer Tori Alexander sits down with us to talk about taking risks with paint, her $59,000 dining table (that she bought for $1000), green as her secret weapon, and much more! What You'll Hear on the Show: Her background and how she started her business in California when a neighbor asked for her helpShe tells us a story about a dining table she bought off CraigslitWhy it's important to invest in upholstery but to find deals and one of a kind pieces on CraigslistMEASUREFind one place to start and work from thereWhy Tori loves Ballard but why she never shies away from mixing high and lowWhy you should consider the energy of your home before choosing the design"The magic happen just beyond the point of comfort"Why Tori loves green and blueWhy you shouldn't necessarily consider art when decorating your roomWe talk about scale for that dreaded empty space over the back of the sofaSome of Tori's favorite affordable sources for artWhy window treatments can help you solve issues like window placement and scale

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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. 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. I'm Caroline. I run the Ballard Designs blog, How to Decorate. And I'm Taryn, and I'm on the product design team at Ballard.
0:21.0	We are your hosts.
0:22.4	Yes.
0:22.9	Karen is not feeling well today, so she is home sick.
0:27.3	Poor thing.
0:28.1	I know.
0:29.0	She texted us this morning and was like, I just, I'm sorry, I can't.
0:32.3	So anyway, I'm glad that she's not here giving us whatever crud she has.
0:37.2	But we are back at Suzanne's office again.
0:40.0	Yes.
0:40.4	And it is another beautiful Atlanta day.
0:43.4	Yes.
0:43.9	And we have a great guest.
0:45.0	So let's get to it.
1:01.9	Okay. Okay, so I'm going to start because I was just... Because you're a microphone hog.
1:03.1	Okay, that's fine.
1:03.9	Oh, okay, Karen.
1:06.3	Says Karen.
1:07.5	Pot, petal.
1:09.7	No, I will say you, Caroline, have the best right now because of the, all this stuff.
1:14.3	Oh, my Lord.
1:15.3	You've got a long list, I'm sure.
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