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Ballard Designs Hi Fans! One thing that I love shopping for is small “eclectic” items. I love finding interesting accessories to sit on a table or shelf that do more than just look pretty. Instead, I prefer some of my accents to spark conversation. These kinds of items make a home interesting and fun. What are you thoughts? Does everything just need to look pretty, or do you like a few “question-sparking” pieces?

Yesterday at 6:29am
Gregory R Bowden Jr
Gregory R Bowden Jr
I love this piece
Yesterday at 11:57am
Rekindled Cottage
Rekindled Cottage
Conversation pieces...create conversation ;-)
about an hour ago
Gary Doherty

Gary Doherty
Well we have been looking for a diffrent kind of wallpaper for a wee while now and by chance saw a really interesting design ( very similar to yours), here in a specialist wallpaper shop in Glasgow called Timourous beesties however their rolls come at a cost of £98.00 per roll so maybe yours may still work out cheaper ...even with postage (you can google Timourous beesties if you would like to have a look at their website), so we had a look online to see if we could match the wall paper cheaper elsewhere and we came across your site. Our Postal code is G66 1AL Kirkintilloch, Glasgow. Hope you can help.

Thanks again

Best Regards
Carianne
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Yesterday at 2:46am · Report
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Ballard Designs
Great! I will see what I can come up with. On a different note, what home design trends are you seeing in Scotland that you are just wild about?
Yesterday at 6:14am
Gary Doherty

Gary Doherty Hi, I really like your bumble bee wall paper ( beige and gold ) and I would like to know if you ship these outside the USA. We live in Scotland, if you do can you tell me what the cost involved would be for 4 rolls in total.

Thanks for your help

Best Regards

Carianne

Mon at 2:49pm · Report
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Ballard Designs
Hi Carianne!
I love that wallpaper too! In the past, we have scheduled special international deliveries. If you can provide a postal code I can try to see what an estimate would be for you. Glad to hear of international interest! Do you mind me asking how you heard of us?
Mon at 3:24pm
Ballard Designs

Ballard Designs Happy Monday fans! Which room are you frantically still preparing for guests? The guestroom that needs new bedding? The dining room that needs a new table setting? Or, do you just need a few accents to make it feel like the holidays have arrived?

Mon at 9:31am
Ballard Designs
Ballard Designs
Hmm Carmel, sometimes it can be challenging to get your home in the holiday spirit when it is warm outside—I know this from living in Georgia! I encourage you to email your design dilemmas to style@ballarddesigns.net. One of our design team members can help you figure out what works best. You can even send images of the rooms your want to decorate and they will put together a list of suggestions! How is that?
Yesterday at 9:03am
Aubrey Cain Wilcox
Aubrey Cain Wilcox
That is an awesome service...I had not idea.

For Carmel - I like used to live in Arizona. We always decorated in lighter colors which I think went well with the warmer weather. We focused on golds and ivories rather than heavier reds and greens.

Just a thought.
Yesterday at 10:24am
Erlinda

Erlinda After years of pining for the Avignon dining set, I finally ordered it! I also ordered three counter stools, and two bar stools. I ordered the distressed walnut for the dining set and counter stools and the distressed black for the bar stools. It really changed the look of my home and I love it. By the way, nothing was broken! ;-D

November 7 at 7:48am · Report
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Ballard Designs
Wonderful news Erlinda!!! How exciting after these years you finally got to get what you have been waiting for! There is no better feeling than the feeling you get when you have made a purchase that is loooong overdue! Please take pictures and upload when you can. Thanks for sharing and enjoy your new dining area!
Mon at 9:28am
Ballard Designs

Ballard Designs Hi Fans! We love Ikat and other patterns! Not that you want an entire room of it, but on a rug and panels, or maybe centered on a large seating arrangement. We think our Casbah, Stella and Ikat Medallion fabrics really exemplify this. What patterns are you drooling over and what are you using them on???

November 6 at 8:55am
Cindy Kahler
Cindy Kahler
I would love two accent chairs covered in Casbah, but I'm afraid it would be too overwhelming in a small room. It's such a fresh, elegant yet casual pattern and I love the combination of orange and green.
November 6 at 12:38pm
Mary Bailey Dougherty
Mary Bailey Dougherty
Not loving the Ikat trend.
November 6 at 9:24pm
Erin

Erin Is there some way to get an idea of finishes on wood pieces? Specifically I'm interested in the Chianni dining table in cream, but I'd love to know what color "cream" is before ordering it. Maybe a pantone color or Benjamin Moore paint color comparision?

November 5 at 10:10pm · Report
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Ballard Designs
Hi Erin,
One of our team members in the merchandising department gave me the following information regarding the cream finish of this table:
Benjamin Moore Color Preview Fan “Milkyway OC-110”
I hope this helps!! Keep us posted!
Mon at 12:51pm
Erin
Erin
Oh that helps immensely. Thank you for that ... and sorry for being a crank.
Mon at 1:29pm
Michelle Morris Horton

Michelle Morris Horton Here's my fav!

Kelly

Kelly I adore having broken furniture to my house! YOU SUCK!

November 5 at 2:10pm · Report
Ballard Designs
Ballard Designs
Oh no Kelly! I am sorry to hear your dissatisfaction. Unfortunately, in the catalog industry where all items are shipped, there are times when items arrive broken. We do try to resolve any issues that may occur. Try calling our customer service at 800.367.2775 and see if we can not work something out. If not, then I do wish you the best of luck. Happy Decorating!
November 5 at 3:04pm
Ballard Designs
Ballard Designs
Kelly, we will be in contact with you today. We are so sorry you have had a bad experience--we will make it better!
November 6 at 9:06am
Ballard Designs
Ballard Designs
Kelly we have attempted to contact you by phone, if you do not get the message, please email us at PublicRelations@ballarddesigns.net
Mon at 8:12am
Kisten

Kisten

Kisten
Kisten
Would the Villaine Console Mirror look okay sitting on the mantle? The rock fireplace goes way up to a vaulted ceiling (very tall)
November 5 at 1:56pm
Michelle
Michelle
That fire place is awesome! I love it.
November 5 at 3:23pm
Dana Sahene Ross

Dana Sahene Ross love this

Ballard Designs

Ballard Designs Fans, let's make this fun! Along with your response upload an image of your favorite Louis Chair! Go to our site and search for the Louis XVI chair. Select your favorite style from the four, select your fabric, then finish and then right click to save the image. Then all you have to do is upload it to our fan page! Have fun and I can’t wait to see your faves and hear where you would place them in your home!

Ballard Designs

Ballard Designs Our Louis Square Back Arm Chair

Jill Eccles Wagner
Jill Eccles Wagner
LOVE this one. This could go at the ends of the dining table and the oval could be on the sides. I love the idea of mixing the shapes. This chair would be pretty paired with another like it for a sitting area.
November 5 at 11:55am
Lori
Lori
I love the Louis chairs for the dining room, possibly in an entryway or as a desk chair.
November 5 at 12:36pm
Jennifer Goetz
Jennifer Goetz
great for a conversation area in the LR, or, sitting room
November 5 at 12:36pm
Ballard Designs

Ballard Designs Our Louis Oval Back Side Chair

Candi
Candi
A GREAT chair to use in the dining room at the table or in the corners for extra seating, also nice to scatter about the formal living room for extra seating... & I agree that it would be a nice addition to the entry.
November 5 at 1:15pm
Amy Ballard
November 5 at 3:23pm
Ballard Designs

Ballard Designs Fans, If you have a moment I need your feedback regarding a question from our Rugs/ Fabrics/ Upholstery Buyer. She is very interested to know where all of you use/ or would use our beloved upholstered Louis Chairs. In the dining room, living area…the bedroom? Thanks for taking the time to help us out!

November 5 at 11:43am
Kate Allison Simko
Kate Allison Simko
I would use them in my dining room around the table. This photo from House Beautiful has been my inspiration for over a year now! http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/a-deep-calm-0607
November 5 at 4:53pm
Carolyn Cook Cavanagh
Carolyn Cook Cavanagh
I use them in my office and bedroom/master bath. What fabulous chairs!
November 6 at 8:34am