Ep. 71: designer Brian McCarthy
b'Brian McCarthy is an A-List designer with experience on projects all over the globe. His design projects are clean yet bold, traditional and contemporary with a fantastic eye for picking incredibly gorgeous art. Today, he shares how to create compositions that embrace the bespoke nature of the project, how we can shop for art on a budget, and what to consider when designing a boat. Brian is also the author of Luminous Interiors and Parish-Hadley Tree of Life, which he co-authored with Bunny Williams.\\nWhat You\\u2019ll Hear on This Episode:\\n\\nTaryn\\u2019s trial which includes Atlanta\\u2019s shocking ratistic (rat statistic) and how she and her husband are working to solve it\\nCaroline\\u2019s trial when breaking down her beautiful Christmas tree, leading to possibly the biggest LED light knot, mess and spilled paste mixture in history\\nKaren\\u2019s trial (but she owns being a 60%\\u2019er at least) of upholstering the doors in her guest bedroom. However, she made up for it with the best Christmas gift ever to her husband thanks to artist Lacy Freeman\\n\\nHow the idea for Parish-Hadley: Tree of Life came about, which lead to him first writing Luminous Interiors\\n\\nHow he handles clients that \\u201cghost\\u201d him, and the reasons why he would possibly turn potential clients down\\nHow Brian\\u2019s design creates a joyful scrapbook in people\\u2019s lives, to cover the beauty and art that makes up their personal lives\\nHow working with Parish-Hadley informed the unique way he lays out a room\\nBrian\\u2019s tips for creating a composition that works, including why you should never leave home without a folding ruler\\nThe glamorous makeover Brian gave to a storied New York apartment, and his tips to deviating from the expected path of design\\nHow we can shop for art on a budget, and where Brian finds art for his clients\\nHow designing for a yacht differs from designing for a home\\nThe importance of finding a mentor when developing an understanding of cost, and honing in on what art and pieces speak to you\\nSimple easy ways to refresh your space and continue with maintenance that won\\u2019t break the bank'