How to Decorate
We want to teach you how to decorate! We'll help you unleash your inner decorator with interviews from interior designers, sharing the trials and triumphs from our own homes, and answering your burning decorating questions. Brought to you from the Ballard Designs team.
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Ep. 115: designer Tammy Connor
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Ep. 114: designer Jennifer Nanni
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Ep. 113: designer Susan Sully
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Ep. 112: designer Jennie Seward
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Ep. 111: designer Betsey Mosby
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Ep. 110: stylist and editor Eddie Ross
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Ep. 109: designer Barbara Balongue
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Ep. 108: realtor Haven Duddy
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Ep. 107: designer Kimberly Barr
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Ep. 106: designer Naomi Stein
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Ep. 105: "The Trim Queen" Jana Phipps
Trim and embellishment expert Jana Phipps talks trims, fringe, and why we should be working it into our homes.
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Ep. 104: editor Margot Shaw is back
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Ep. 103: designer Amanda Lindroth
Designer Amanda Lindroth joined us all the way from the Bahamas to chat with us about her home collection, book, her interior design work, and all of the joys (and difficulties) of decorating homes in your favorite vacation spots. We even talk about...
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Ep. 102: designer Susan Jamieson
Susan Jamieson, award-winning interior designer out of Richmond, VA, joins the show to talk about her brand Bridget Beari, her new line of wallpapers, and how her Southern upbringing gave her a foundation for the warm and imaginative style we see...
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Ep. 101: designer Whitney McGregor
Whitney McGregor, interior Designer based in South Carolina, joins the show today. Whitney’s home was recently featured in Southern Living, and talks about her traditional yet playful and welcoming style. She explains what she means when she tells...
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Ep. 100: Our Guests' Best Tips
It's a pretty exciting episode today. When brainstorming how to celebrate our 100th episode, we wanted to talk about everything we've learned and all of the best tidbits our guests have shared with us. We hope you'll enjoy it! What You'll Hear on...
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Ep. 99: designer Angie Hranowsky
Angie Hranowsky has been named one of the “20 Designers to Watch” by Traditional Home, included in Southern Living’s “Top Five Fastemakers” and featured in House Beautiful amongst many others. Based in Charleston, Angie's style combines...
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Ep. 98: kitchen experts Matthew Quinn & Ric Par...
We've gotten lots of emails about having Matthew Quinn and Ric Parrish on the podcast to talk about kitchens! They're the tour de force behind Design Galleria Kitchen and Bath, the premiere kitchen and design studio in Atlanta. They've worked with all...
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Ep. 97: Former President of Ballard Designs Rya...
Recording from Karen’s cozy and mythical basement, President of Ballard Designs Ryan McKelvey joins the show. Ryan talks about what it is like to be the fearless leader at Ballard, and how he got here on his own career path. He discusses moments...
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Ep. 96: architect Lee Ledbetter
Lee Ledbetter is both an architect and interior designer with a love for combining traditional details with chic Modernism. He joins the show to talk about his book The Art of Place, and the projects in which he helps the client get their dream vision...
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Ep. 95: designer Matthew Carter
We cover so much today with our guest, interior designer Matthew Carter, that it's an episode you don't want to miss! From brown furniture to bookshelves to investing in great pieces and so much more, Matthew offers us down-to-earth advice about...
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Ep. 94: designer Tori Alexander
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...
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Ep. 93: designer Ashley Whittaker
Sitting down with Ashley Whittaker was such a joy, and we're confident you'll learn a TON from this episode. It's one of my favorite episodes to date because we talk about creating color palettes, why every room needs something grimy, the 'hows' and...
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Ep. 92: designer Olivia Brock
Charleston designer Olivia Brock joins the show to talk about her firm Torrance Mitchell Design and her background in historic preservation. We cover it all -- how she fell into interior design, tips on mixing the old and the new, and her go-to paint...
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Ep. 91 designer Keith Arnold
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...
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