How to Decorate

Ep. 41 with The Peak of Chic's Jennifer Boles

01.02.2018 - By Ballard DesignsPlay

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Atlanta native Jennifer Boles of The Peak of Chic stops by the podcast to give us a decorating history lesson, her favorite decor books, and much more. We talk about the origins of her book In with the Old: Classic Decor from A to Z and the concept for her next book coming out Fall 2018.

What You'll Hear on This Episode:

Jennifer tells us about her book obsession and how she started The Peak of ChicJennifer shares the five big names in decorating that you need to have in your design education -- Elsie de Wolfe, Dorothy Draper, Billy Baldwin, Albert Hadley, and Nancy Lancaster and John FowlerJennifer tells us about how Dorothy Draper's Decorating is Fun was the impetus for her study and obsession with decorating historyWe talk about how Jennifer almost worked at BallardWe talk about decorating books and which ones Jennifer says we have to have in our librariesJennifer talks about one of her favorite new decor books -- ArdrossanWe talk about working old things into your home so it doesn't feel outdatedJennifer talks about how her first book In with the Old: Classic Decor from A to Z came about The one thing that immediately dates a roomWe talk about classic pieces and how they come in and out of fashionWe talk about where you should spend your decorating dollars

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