The Next Right Thing with This Oak House's Annie Meyers-Shyer

Paloma and Caroline begin with September overload, tennis trauma, and the apparently unreasonable notion that opponents should hit the ball somewhere you can actually reach it. Then they welcome Annie Meyers-Shyer, whose path from Harper’s Bazaar and Chanel to the beloved This Oak House proves that a sharp eye is only the beginning—the details, collaboration, and occasional plywood mock-up make the room. Annie shares how she preserved the soul of her Gerard Colcord house, built an audience by pulling back the curtain on renovation, and learned to follow “the next right thing.” Plus: why balance is a fallacy, living rooms are underrated, and fake cutting boards should be shown the door. SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW Subscribe to The Install Edit on Substack: https://theinstallpodcast.substack.com/ YouTube: @theinstalldesignpodcast Instagram: @theinstallpodcast TikTok: @theinstallpocast Paloma: http://www.palomacontreras.com Instagram: @palomacontrerasdesign TikTok: @palomacontrerasdesign ShopMy: @palomacontreras Caroline: http://www.carolinegidiere.com Instagram: @carolinegidieredesign TikTok: @carolinegidieredesignbts ShopMy: @carolinegidiere CHAPTERS 00:17 — September Scramble 02:24 — Fitness High 03:41 — Tennis Trouble 07:50 — Television Tolerance 12:48 — Austen Adaptations 14:22 — Meet Annie 17:33 — Fashion Foundations 21:04 — Defining Taste 24:15 — Designer Collaboration 28:55 — Finding Home 31:05 — Colcord Character 32:34 — Preservation Pressure 33:53 — Hard Decisions 36:59 — Let It Breathe 38:50 — Sharing Sources 41:49 — Balance Fallacy 44:56 — Storytelling Homes 48:07 — Rapid Fire 52:20 — Phase Two 54:24 — Birmingham Bound Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code: SUDAKA5LHSDHNL85