The Skirted Roundtable

Join Megan Arquette of Beach Bungalow 8, Linda Merrill of ::Surroundings:: and Joni Webb of Cote de Texas as we discuss blogging and the roll of constructive criticism in design blogs.

This is a Saturday Short edition of The Skirted Roundtable. Joni Webb of Cote de Texas, Megan Arquette of Beach Bungalow 8 and Linda Merrill of ::Surroundings:: were chatting about kitchens and this small segment of the conversation didn't make it to the full podcast. Enjoy!

Join Joni Webb of Cote de Texas, Megan Arquette of Beach Bungalow 8 and Linda Merrill of ::Surroundings:: as we discuss our favorite kitchens, our own kitchens and elements we think work or don't work.

Join Megan Arquette of Beach Bungalow 8, Linda Merrill of ::Surroundings:: and Joni Webb of Cote de Texas as we discuss in depth why we blog, how we maintain momentum and regain inspiration, when blogs have lost their luster and when bloggers suddenly disappear.

Join Linda Merrill from ::Surroundings::, Joni Webb from Cote de Texas & Megan Arquette from Beach Bungalow 8 as we welcome Karen Carroll, editor-in-chief of Southern Accents Magazine to the table!

Join Megan Arquette of Beach Bungalow 8, Joni Webb of Cote de Texas & Linda Merrill of ::Surroundings:: as we welcome our first guest host - Patricia Shackelford of Mrs. Blandings! We chat about the origins and style of her blog, her inspirations, challenges we all face and, for the first time, we raise the subject of: Have any of us ever thought about stopping?

The Saturday edition - called Saturday Shorts - of The Skirted Roundtable is an unedited segment of a recording that didn't quite make the final cut of a previously recorded podcast. We thought the segment was worth sharing because it was either funny or actually had a nugget of information we thought worth sharing. This Saturday Short was part of our "Designing for the Sexes" discussion, as we veered off into the subject of recliners, a certain national brand and when form grudgingly  takes a big back seat to function.  With Joni Webb of Cote de Texas, Megan Arquette of Beach Bungalow 8 and Linda Merrill from ::Surroundings:.

Join Linda Merrill of ::Surroundings::, Megan Arquette of Beach Bungalow 8 and Joni Webb of Cote de Texas as we discuss designing for the sexes, how to negotiate the husband/wife relationship, their likes and dislikes and how clients will get the most out of their decorator relationship when they communicate with each other effectively. Or, wives, just leave him home...

Join Linda Merrill from ::Surroundings::, Joni Webb of Cote de Texas and Megan Arquette from Beach Bungalow 8 as we discuss tips on how to grow readers, reach out to established bloggers and get the word out about your blog.

Join Megan Arquette of Beach Bungalow 8, Joni Webb of Cote de Texas and Linda Merrill of ::Surroundings:: as we discuss our views on hanging art on walls, the "gallery space", matching art to interiors, and family photos as art.

Join Megan Arquette of Beach Bungalow 8, Linda Merrill of ::Surroundings:: and Joni Webb of Cote de Texas as we discuss blogging with few readers, gaining readership, content and voice.

Join Megan Arquette of Beach Bungalow 8, Joni Webb of Cote de Texas and Linda Merrill of ::Surroundings:: at The Skirted Roundtable as we discuss advertising on blogs.

Join Megan Arquette of Beach Bungalow 8, Joni Webb of Cote de Texas and Linda Merrill of ::Surroundings:: as we chat about paint and color choices.

Join Megan, Linda and Joni of The Skirted Roundtable as we discuss content selection on our blogs.

Join Megan, Linda and Joni of The Skirted Roundtable as we discuss design trends in detail - from Buddha to Zebra rugs.

Join Joni, Megan and Linda of The Skirted Roundtable as we discuss criticism and snarkery on the blogs.

Joni, Megan and Linda from The Skirted Roundtable discuss in Pt. 1 why and how we started blogging and in Pt. 2 design trends.