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Oct 1
57m 20s

Bunny Williams: American Decorating Dyna...

DAN RUBINSTEIN
About this episode
For more than 40 years, Bunny Williams has helped define the look of the American home through a thriving interior design business, a successful and longstanding furnishings collection, as well as eight bestselling books to her name. On this episode, Dan speaks with the living legend about learning her craft from the late icons Sister Parish and Albert Hadley, how she likes to plan a room, her advice for the next generation of designers, how she met her husband the lauded antiques dealer John Rosselli, and more.

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