Ep. 93: designer Ashley Whittaker
b"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 'whys' of the room and why they're more important than the 'whats,' and why a jewel tone works in almost any space. We also talk about the difference between color tone and value and why that's important to consider when decorating your home.\\nWhat You\\u2019ll Hear on This Episode:\\nAshley wasn\\u2019t formally educated as a designer, but she cites working for a good designer as some of the best education out there.\\nMore about how Ashley and her team find a thread throughout each room of the home to have a place for our eye to land and bring restfulness to the design.\\nThe importance of contrast in decorating, and why we don\\u2019t have to be matchy matchy.\\nWhy seeing it on paper is sometimes easier than walking through the house, and a few of Ashley\\u2019s favorite storyboard ideas.\\nWhat traditional elements Ashley finds herself gravitating towards, and ways she keeps it fun and fresh.\\nWhy it\\u2019s good to feel pretty, but not too pretty, and how throwing in an \\u201cugly\\u201d flower now and then can take our projects to the next level.\\nThe golden rule of staying sane while decorating: Let go of control and be perfectly imperfect.\\nAshey\\u2019s goal on making sure clients really love their rooms, and the more livable the better.\\nHer stunning use of wallpapers, and why we shouldn\\u2019t be afraid of it.\\nWhy she loves velvet, jewel tones, and camo green.\\nWhy the finishes are important to creating contrast, and her tendency to take a dark room and make it even darker.\\nMentioned In This Episode\\n\\nAshley Whittaker Design\\n\\n\\xa0Billy \\xa0Baldwin \\xa0decorates\\n\\n\\xa0Jeffrey \\xa0Bilhuber\\u2019s \\xa0Design \\xa0Basics\\n\\nLee Jofa\\n\\n\\xa0House \\xa0Beautiful\\n\\n@ashleywhittakerdesign\\n\\nDecorating Dilemmas:\\n\\nWe love what you have going already! Some of Ashley\\u2019s suggestions are to leave the ledge undecorated, and think about putting a plantation shutter on the window, so it becomes more architectural and less of a window. Ashley always likes to be on the second floor reaching out to touch the light from the balcony, so that may be something to aim for in the future as well. Her rule for adding a light fixture: take the length and width of feet in a room and add them together for the inches. A large chandelier would add some depth and fill out the room. If you are also looking for a great shoe organizer, check out \\xa0this \\xa0one from Ballard Design!"