Ep. 160: designer Sean Scherer

Painter, shop owner, decorator, and author Sean Scherer joins us this week. We talk about creating authentic interiors that tell a story, and Sean shares the inspiration behind his new book, Kabinett & Kammer. We also talk with Sean about using scale and composition to keep balance and flow within a room, using small objects and bright colors to create a large impact, and why it’s okay to just go ahead and purchase that piece you’ve been eyeing up.

What You’ll Hear On This Episode:

• Trials and triumphs on some expensive roman shades, rewiring a lamp, a broken chair, tree talk, and exciting new house plans!
• In Sean’s new book, Kabinett & Kammer, he celebrates practical yet beautiful interiors in an honest and humble way. It’s all about taking the things we already have and love and displaying them in a new way to get a striking effect.
• Sean’s mother was a collector, and by watching her reorganize and repurpose, he fell in love with the process.
• In Sean’s new book, Anderson Cooper wrote the foreword and appreciated the aspect of how we can create a unique and authentic sanctuary for ourselves in our home.
• We can play with scale to make smaller objects more noticeable, and also use smaller objects as a way to experiment with bright colors.
• How Sean shops for the Kabinett & Kammer storefront, and uses the shop as another form of artistic output.
• If you really love something, buy it! It’s all part of building a conversation in our home that shows what we love and who we are.
• Ways we can take an object and successfully use it out of context, like a great taxidermy piece.

Mentioned In This Episode:

• Karen's roller shades
• Kabinett & Kammer
• Kabinett & Kammer Book
• @kabinettandkammer

Find all of the Show Notes at Ballarddesigns.com/podcast