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Author turned interior designer and stylist Shauna Glenn shares her experiences, stories, mishaps, victories and fails in her podcast Unfollow the Rules. The newly acclaimed Instagram phenom has built a lifestyle brand based on her eclectic, whimsical and colorful designs and believes that life's rules are not always meant to be followed.
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Always entertaining and informative, in each Spinning Yarns Podcast our Oriental rug experts interview prominent interior designers - bringing our audience the best interior design tips, tricks and techniques to help you better serve your clients and better build your home. In every show we discuss the interior design industry and all the latest trends from the ground up, weaving our decades of experience in the rug trade with expert contributions from interior decorators, furnishers, arts a ...
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In this episode, recorded on Halloween, the team talks about the tragic death of Matthew Perry and how he influenced us. Somehow the discussion evolves to 90s boy bands and it's clear that we needed an expert in the era to help us out. Our Texas Rangers are still in the running for the World Series, and we are crossing fingers, toes, everything pos…
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In today's episode we discuss the specifics of fall and holiday decorating. Does Shauna switch out her decor for fall? When is the best time to decorate for Christmas? Real tree or fake? Also, how many sets of sheets do you have for your bed? We've got some upcoming events too so tune in to find out more, AND send in your pie recipes to info@shauna…
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On today's show we discuss the latest installment of the Bachelor TV franchise, the Golden Bachelor. Find out what makes Hannah cry while watching the show, or grocery shopping, or driving, and whether or not we think a little blue pill might play a role later in the season. Also, it's time for fall decorating, and we went to one of our favorite de…
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In this episode, Shauna catches us up on her adventures as an Ambassador at Design Chicago last week. It's very difficult job, involving meeting major design space celebrities. Hear all about her new BFF and the designer she now has to avoid due to Jeff's conversation with her. We are collecting pie recipes for our Pie Contest! Submit your recipe t…
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A recent New York Times advice column tackled the question of "What are the rules about wearing a bra?" So, we bring the topic to the podcast for discussion. How much is too much? Are male nips as bad as female ones? Is Florence Pugh over the edge? Also, for a complete polar opposite topic, Kalen shares a little bit about her recent trip to DC whic…
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hauna has returned from her European vacation and shares with us all the adventures she and Jeff encountered along the way! From the Red Light District in Amsterdam to the home of the King to what it's really like travelling through the Chunnel. Send us your questions and comments to info@shaunaglenndesign.com…
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In this episode of Unfollow the Rules, Shauna shares some surprising news that we never thought we'd hear from her. No, she's not closing up shop. Where would we all be without this gig? In other news, Shauna and Jeff will be travelling for a few weeks so we'll be taking a break since none of you tune in to hear anyone but her. New episodes to come…
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While Hannah's husband has been recovering from surgery, her house has been invaded by all of his 20 something friends who seemingly have nothing better to do than hang out, play video games and make a mess. You can be sure we have some thoughts on what she needs to do about this. Also, we discuss reasons why it is beneficial to hire an interior de…
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In this episode of Unfollow the Rules, the team shares their reactions to the new Barbie movie and we discuss all of the ways Barbie has infiltrated our lives. Like design challenges. Head over to the blog to read about the recent design challenge held by the Washington Post for designers to re-imagine Barbie dream rooms. Jonathan Adler and Bobby B…
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In today's episode, Shauna shares a list of things that Interior Designers wish would go away. Included in that list is Grotesque Furniture, which, we had to go Google to learn what it was. Tune in to find out, and how we feel about all the other "Designer Don'ts". Also, Rich has a game for us about fake headlines. (Stolen from the King of all game…
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In this episode of Unfollow the Rules, Rich gives us a recap of his recent trip to England as a sponsor of the church handbell choir. Do you think he followed or unfollowed the rules of the trip? We also discuss the brutal heat and crazy hawk attacks including a personal story from Hannah's youth. It's a lot of random chatter and peeks inside our b…
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Shauna has joined the Threads community, so join us as she talks about how this is giving her all the 2008 Twitter feels. Another debate we have firm feelings about is the top sheet vs no top sheet. Who are the people who are not using top sheets and why? Please weigh in with your comments at info@shaunaglenndesign.com. We also discuss a design tre…
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As a follow up to our conversation last week regarding saying no, Shauna and the team talk about friendships, making new friends, high maintenance friends and "no I'm not mad at you" friends. How do you feel about small talk? Is it exhausting being friends with certain people? How do you navigate those relationships? What about your significant oth…
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In this episode, Rich the Scientist explains to us what's going on in the submarine that was lost while visiting the Titanic wreckage. Think of it as your nerd of the week segment. Shauna also discusses recent design trends and how we feel about them, and we learn a new word for a trend that has been around for a while. I guess everything is up for…
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In this episode, we welcome Deborah Horn as our guest. Deb is Shauna's mom and recently supplied us all with gigantic zucchini from her garden. We took that as a challenge and each created recipes using the zucchini for Deb to judge. Join us as we find out which recipe and which chef made the best use of Deb's zucchini. Find all the recipes here. S…
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So many great shows are out right now, so Shauna, RIley and Kalen talk about what they are watching, and debate the values of bingeing vs. savoring. Also, we share a couple stories that came to us via Reddit and The Ethicist about assholish behavior and our hot take on how we would handle the situation. Coincidentally, Shauna has had the exact same…
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In this episode, Kalen catches everybody up on her trip to Italy and how it's possible to eat pasta every day and not gain weight. If this gives you the travel bug, we'd love to have you join us in September 2024 on Shauna's trip to Morocco! After our recent conversation about the Grand Millenial style trend, Shauna took a deeper dive in to some of…
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In this episode, Shauna answers a listener's question about where we find inspiration and how to avoid design burnout. And speaking of inspiration, travel is a big one for us. We have an amazing opportunity for you to travel with Shauna next fall. Listen to find out where we are going and how you can join us. Finally, Riley updates us on the fam, P…
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We are so excited to have Riley back from her maternity leave. Catch up on everything with baby Poppy and what Riley has realized about household dynamics with two children in the house. We also answer a reader's question about how to convince her husband to add more color to their home. Finally, we have a fiery debate of the validity of various bo…
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In this episode, Shauna attempts to answer a listener's question about defining their Design Style. Which, as you will learn, is not a simple answer. Hannah clues us in on the Grand Millenial style, also known as Granny Chic. You can see examples of this style on our Instagram stories. Finally, in the "what we did this weekend" segment, Kalen share…
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In this episode, Shauna answers a follower's question about where her design ideas begin, which flows seamlessly in to a detailed discussion of all our favorite places to shop. The team also talks about vacation souvenirs and how to avoid buying some cheesy T-shirt at the airport 5 minutes before your flight. What you should look for when you are t…
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In this episode, Shauna explains how it is possible for anyone to own a white sofa, even in homes with children who have skinned knees and scabs. She also shares a story about Jeff's plan to deal with destructive grandchildren who run amok in their home. Lastly, Kalen talks about her recent trip to Washington DC and the Washington Monument. What wa…
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In today's episode, we introduce you to the newest member of the team, Rich. Find out how we snagged such a handy guy and the hardest thing he had to do at his previous job. Shauna answers a listener's question about how to decide to pull the trigger on design elements when there may be something better just around the corner. Finally, Kalen discov…
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This week on Unfollow the Rules, Hannah and Kalen share their recap of the recent Taylor Swift concert. The team answers followers questions about how to match (or not match) colors and Shauna gives us some great ways to update our homes for spring. Lastly, we take a dive in to Shauna's life to discover what is really lurking in her freezer. Submit…
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Today we welcome a very powerful player in the world of social media marketing, Madelyn Sklar. Madelyn has spent the last 20 years helping people build their brand online. She is the Founder of GoGirlsMusic, which grew into the oldest and largest online community of female musicians and has been blogging since the early 2000’s, way before it was co…
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Our guest on the very first Spinning Yarns Podcast is Collien Driscoll of Driscoll Interior Design. Collien is a western Maryland native with a fine arts degree in interior design from VCU. She’s been blending contemporary interior design with classic architectural details for over 20 years. She works with a variety of clients in the Maryland and P…
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