Award-winning decorator Susan Ferrier joins the show today. Known for creating sensuous, atmospheric interiors, Susan created Susan Ferrier Interiors and co-authored the book Art of the House. She talks about how she lights a room while creating drama, creating an architectural rhythm and symmetry in a room, breaking rules, and being bold.
What You’ll Hear on This Episode:
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Why Susan believes the people in the room need to be the pattern.
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Her creative and explorative use of texture, and strategy of creating shadow with light and darker tones.
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Her rule of thumb for having a way to read and drink wherever you sit in a room.
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The two reasons she loves banquettes.
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How she got into the business, and why she decided to start her own firm, Susan Ferrier Interiors.
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How she gets inspired by her projects and the ways she digs in to develop a relationship with the people behind every project.
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How she balances her clients’ with her own personal sense of style and expert quality of being what she refers to as a “visual mathematician”.
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Which design rules we should be following, and which ones are meant to be broken.
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The analogy of decorating our homes compared to dressing appropriately for our body type.
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How we can afford to raise the dynamic design in our kitchens.
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How Susan challenges the visual aspect of design by combining age with the sleek, modern, and shiny.
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Susan’s rule for using metals, and if she thinks it will go out of style anytime soon.
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What we can do to show those 1980’s homes some love and highlight the positive attributes.
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How she lays out a room, and ways we can work with the view to best socialize the space.
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How to not have the price tag displayed on the back of a mirror or painting, and instead have a clean and consistent view.
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The foundation of creating a good interior for both very large spaces and smaller scale projects.
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