What: Ask the Decorator is a Web site offering free content focused on interior design and decorating. Founded in 2006, Ask the Decorator is updated each week with two new video episodes, feature stories, checklists and tip sheets.
Who: Founder Meghan Carter owns and creates the content for Ask the Decorator. Carter, 23, graduated summa cum laude with two degrees from Ohio University, a Bachelor of Science in Journalism with a major in public relations and a Bachelor of Arts with a major in economics. Carter's connection to the decorating industry has been established over the past eight years by her attendance as a member of the press to numerous industry trade shows and editors' conferences.
Where: Ask the Decorator videos and content can be found at two places online: the Ask the Decorator Web site, www.askthedecorator.com, and the Ask the Decorator YouTube Channel, www.youtube.com/askthedecorator.
Why: The Ask the Decorator mission is to enable readers and viewers to make the best decisions when decorating and designing their homes.
Newest Feature: Carter is traveling coast-to-coast interviewing industry experts about every aspect of interior design and decorating for short, informational, video segments. From historic homes to leading manufacturers to talented artisans, Carter takes viewers behind the scenes to learn the answers to important decorating questions such as how to make the best buy and what to use when decorating in a certain style.
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articles we’ve written about this company. So far the most read document
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