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Kim Wannop - Set Decorator
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Dive deep into the captivating world of Film and TV production design with the "Decorating Pages Podcast." Hosted by the acclaimed, Emmy-winning set decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast pulls back the curtain to reveal the intricate and fascinating world of behind-the-scenes craftsmanship that brings your favorite stories to life on screen. From blockbuster movies to hit TV series, join Kim as she chats w/ award winning production designers, set decorators, and other industry insiders. Get exclusive insights and anecdotes about creating the visual magic that captivates audiences around the globe

  1. 13H AGO

    Late Night TV Set Design: Carson, Letterman, Colbert & the End of The Late Show

    With The Late Show with Stephen Colbert coming to an end, Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop looks at the design history of late-night television through the rooms we know so well: the desk, the guest chair, the skyline, the curtains, the bandstand, and the host’s chair. In this episode of Decorating Pages, Kim breaks down late-night TV set design from Johnny Carson to David Letterman, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers. She looks at Carson’s iconic command-center set, Letterman’s strange and brilliant NBC office energy, his move to CBS and the historic Ed Sullivan Theater, Colbert’s grand restoration of that theater, Kimmel’s Hollywood-after-dark lounge, Fallon’s warm New York variety show, and Seth Meyers’ writer’s room with a view. This is a set decorator’s look at how late-night shows use similar design staples but create completely different identities for each host. Because in late night, the desk is not just furniture. The room tells us what kind of night we’re about to have. Listen to Decorating Pages for production design, set decoration, TV design, film design, Emmy FYC interviews, and behind-the-scenes conversations about the worlds built for screen. 👉 Get the FREE Quick Reference Set Decorating Template: www.decoratingpagespodcast.com Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling. Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time. 🔔 Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio so you never miss an episode. 📲 Follow for daily design content Instagram: @decoratingpages TikTok: @decoratingpagespodcast YouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast

    51 min

  2. 4D AGO ·  BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Prepping a TV Show in Hollywood: Set Decorating, Budgets & the Reality Behind the Scenes - The Gold Room #5

    In this Gold Room episode of Decorating Pages, Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to prep a television show in today’s Hollywood. Kim is currently prepping Season 2 of Netflix’s Forever, and this episode comes straight from the trenches: tight prep schedules, shrinking budgets, clearance issues, tax incentive complications, last-minute furniture disasters, endless meetings, location chaos, and the constant pressure to make television look like a movie. With over 20 years of experience decorating shows like Veep, Bones, For All Mankind, Dr. Odyssey, Impeachment: American Crime Story, and more, Kim breaks down how prep has changed from network television and pilot season to streaming, post-COVID production, the strikes, and the current contraction of the industry. This is a candid, behind-the-scenes look at the creative and logistical reality of set decorating: building character through objects, researching worlds, finding obscure pieces, stretching every dollar, fighting for time on set, and still chasing the perfect lamp, frame, sofa, or tiny detail that makes a room feel alive. A must-listen for set decorators, production designers, art department crew, film students, TV lovers, and anyone who wants to understand what really happens before the camera rolls.

    1h 9m

  3. APR 28

    The Beast in Me: Netflix Production Design with Loren Weeks & Michael Nallan

    Production Designer Loren Weeks and Set Decorator Michael Nallan join Decorating Pages to discuss the production design and set decoration of Netflix’s psychological thriller The Beast in Me, starring Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys. Host Kim Wannop talks with Loren and Michael about how Aggie’s house became a character in the series, from the rich wallpaper and cluttered writing room to the unfinished renovation details that quietly reveal a life interrupted by grief. They also discuss the contrast between Aggie’s warm, layered fixer-upper and Niall’s sleek, controlled mansion, plus the gallery artwork, murder-scene logistics, child’s bedroom, and the unforgettable safari birthday party. This episode is a deep dive into how production design and set decoration support character, psychology, class, grief, and suspense in The Beast in Me on Netflix. 👉 Get the FREE Quick Reference Set Decorating Template: www.decoratingpagespodcast.com Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling. Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time. 🔔 Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio so you never miss an episode. 📲 Follow for daily design content Instagram: @decoratingpages TikTok: @decoratingpagespodcast YouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast

    1h 4m

  4. APR 21

    Inside The Testaments: Martha Sparrow & Patricia Cuccia on Designing Gilead for a New Generation

    Kim Wannop talks with Production Designer Martha Sparrow and Set Decorator Patricia Cuccia about the production design and set decoration of Hulu’s The Testaments. They discuss Agnes’s bedroom, the dollhouse motif, Gilead’s plum color palette, giant school sets, handmade tile, wallpaper, custom mirrors, and how the design expands the world of The Handmaid’s Tale through a younger generation. A must-listen for fans of production design, set decoration, The Testaments, Hulu series design, and behind-the-scenes TV craft. 👉 Get the FREE Quick Reference Set Decorating Template: www.decoratingpagespodcast.com Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling. Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time. 🔔 Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio so you never miss an episode. 📲 Follow for daily design content Instagram: @decoratingpages TikTok: @decoratingpagespodcast YouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast

    1h 18m

  5. APR 14

    Fallout Season 2: Howard Cummings & Julie Ochipinti on New Vegas, Freeside and Vault Design

    On this episode of Decorating Pages, Kim Wannop talks with Production Designer Howard Cummings and Set Decorator Julie Ochipinti about the incredible worldbuilding behind Fallout Season 2 on Prime Video. Howard, known for Behind the Candelabra, Westworld, and Fallout, and Julie, Oscar nominated for The Prestige and Emmy nominated for Westworld, discuss moving the production to Los Angeles, rebuilding the vault, creating Freeside and New Vegas, and designing a world that blends 1950s retro-future style, western grit, atomic weirdness, and post-apocalyptic survival. This episode is packed with behind-the-scenes insight on Production Design, Set Decoration, large-scale TV builds, practical locations, pre-war glamour, post-war destruction, neon signage, fan expectations from the video game, and how design choices support character and story. If you love Fallout, Production Design, Set Decoration, TV craft, or behind-the-scenes conversations about how worlds get built, this episode is for you. 👉 Get the FREE Quick Reference Set Decorating Template: www.decoratingpagespodcast.com Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling. Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time. 🔔 Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio so you never miss an episode. 📲 Follow for daily design content Instagram: @decoratingpages TikTok: @decoratingpagespodcast YouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast

    1h 24m

  6. APR 2 ·  BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    The Gold Room: Two Deep Dives with the Decorator Eye — The Conversation and Se7en

    In this Gold Room episode, Kim Wannop takes a deeper decorator-eye look at The Conversation and Se7en, two psychological thrillers where the set dressing and production design do enormous story work. Kim breaks down Harry Caul’s apartment, the recording workshop, and the high-end offices in The Conversation, then moves into Se7en to look at Mills and Tracy’s apartment, the police station, and John Doe’s apartment. The episode focuses on how decor reveals paranoia, control, dread, routine, obsession, and character — often before the actors even say a word. Kim also talks about why both films affected her personally, how the cinematography and lighting help shape the psychology of the rooms, and recommends five related films for each title if you want to keep studying with the decorator eye.

    44 min

  7. MAR 31

    15 Movies Every Production Design Student and New Set Decorator Should Watch

    In this solo episode of Decorating Pages, Kim Wannop shares 15 movies every production design student and new set decorator should watch — not just the obvious staples, but the films that teach real lessons in character, mood, atmosphere, restraint, clutter, glamour, symbolism, and storytelling through space. The episode is built around the idea that a room can tell you who a person is before the actor even opens their mouth, and Kim walks through what to look for in films from Our Dancing Daughters and Great Expectations to Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Barry Lyndon, Rocky, All the President’s Men, The Wiz, Pulp Fiction, Romeo + Juliet, Gattaca, and The Talented Mr. Ripley. It’s a craft-forward episode for film students, art department assistants, decorators, and anyone who wants to train their eye and look at movies a little deeper. 👉 Get the FREE Quick Reference Set Decorating Template: www.decoratingpagespodcast.com Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling. Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time. 🔔 Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio so you never miss an episode. 📲 Follow for daily design content Instagram: @decoratingpages TikTok: @decoratingpagespodcastY ouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast

    1h 11m

  8. MAR 23

    The Night Manager Season 2 — Production Designer Victor Molero on Global Location Design, VFX Builds, and Character Spaces

    Production Designer Victor Molero joins Decorating Pages to break down the production design of Season 2 of The Night Manager (Prime Video). This episode dives into global location strategy across London, Colombia, and Spain, plus how Tenerife (Canary Islands) doubled for multiple countries. Victor shares the behind-the-scenes process of designing sets that support character psychology — from clinical, minimal spaces that signal loneliness to “luxury trap” environments built to feel beautiful but claustrophobic. The conversation covers scenic painting and aging, custom tiles, museum-scale set dressing and artwork, VFX architectural additions, and building a jungle camp set with practical atmosphere. If you love production design, set decoration, art department workflow, and world-building for TV, this episode is packed with craft details. 👉 Get the FREE Quick Reference Set Decorating Template: www.decoratingpagespodcast.com Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling. Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time. 🔔 Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio so you never miss an episode. 📲 Follow for daily design content Instagram: @decoratingpages TikTok: @decoratingpagespodcast YouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast

    1h 25m
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Dive deep into the captivating world of Film and TV production design with the "Decorating Pages Podcast." Hosted by the acclaimed, Emmy-winning set decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast pulls back the curtain to reveal the intricate and fascinating world of behind-the-scenes craftsmanship that brings your favorite stories to life on screen. From blockbuster movies to hit TV series, join Kim as she chats w/ award winning production designers, set decorators, and other industry insiders. Get exclusive insights and anecdotes about creating the visual magic that captivates audiences around the globe

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