Business of Home Podcast

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Kim Scodro on why there's no replacement for hard work and kindness Jun 09, 2025

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Based in Chicago, interior designer Kim Scodro has built a career on thoughtful, refined work that applies traditional details with a light, livable touch. Her projects have been widely featured in the national shelter press, and she has a robust furniture collection with Hickory Chair. On this episode of the podcast she speaks with host Dennis Scully about why she’s glad that her first client was her toughest, why she’s starting her own fabric line, and why there’s no replacement for hard work and kindness.

This episode is sponsored by Ernesta

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The Thursday Show: Williams-Sonoma's surprise acquisition. Plus: Design center drama Jun 05, 2025

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BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus and editor in chief Kaitlin Petersen discuss the biggest news in the design world, including the latest on tariffs, Williams-Sonoma’s surprise acquisition and a spotlight on Midwestern design.

This episode is sponsored by Loloi

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Elle Decor's next chapter will be "bold, irreverent and international" Jun 02, 2025

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On this week’s episode, host Dennis Scully speaks to Stellene Volandes and Elisa Lipsky-Karasz, the editorial leaders of Elle Decor. Volandes, the editorial and brand director of Elle Decor, is also the editor in chief of Town&Country and a Hearst veteran—she’s been at T&C since 2011. Lipsky-Karasz, Elle Decor’s head of editorial content, has jumped around in media, from WWD to Harper’s Bazaar to WSJ Magazine. Together, they’ve taken the reins at Elle Decor after the publication’s prior editor in chief, Asad Syrkett, left in the fall of last year.

Here, they discuss why there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to media; why designers need to consider the narrative when they submit projects to the magazine; and why boldness will be central to the success of Elle Decor

This episode is sponsored by Ernesta and Thibaut

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The Thursday Show: Does the design industry need more critics? Plus: The Wells Companies makes an acquisition May 29, 2025

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Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including the latest on tariffs, HD Buttercup’s sudden closure and whether the design industry needs more critics. Later, Lauren Hudson of The Wells Companies joins the show to talk about why she acquired Vermilion Rugs.

This episode is sponsored by Jaipur Living and Crate & Barrel

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The Thursday Show: David Netto makes an acquisition. Plus: What happened at New York design week? May 22, 2025

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Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including Airbnb’s ambitious expansion, a high-tech new model for lighting production and key takeaways from NYCXDesign. Later, interior designer David Netto joins the show to talk about his acquisition of rug brand Woodard Weave.

This episode is sponsored by Jaipur Living and Crate & Barrel

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Wallpaper goes in and out of style. Gracie endures May 19, 2025

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Founded in New York in 1898, Gracie hit its stride in the 1920s, when it began importing handpainted wallpapers. Over the decades, the company built a relationship with a studio in China to produce exquisite custom work—along the way servicing the iconic decorators of the past century, from Elsie de Wolfe to Mario Buatta to Alexa Hampton.

On this episode of the podcast, Mike and Jennifer Gracie—the brother-and-sister team that makes up the fifth generation of family leadership behind the company—speak with host Dennis Scully about riding the ups and downs of the trade war with China, the unique charms and challenges of hand-painted silk, and why, even as wallpaper goes in and out style, Gracie endures.

This episode is sponsored by Ernesta and Thibaut

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The Thursday Show: A tariff turnaround. Plus: The quest for a designer-approved recliner May 15, 2025

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Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including a tariff rollback, Lawson-Fenning’s surprising deal and the rise of the recliner.

This episode is sponsored by Jaipur Living and Crate & Barrel

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How Pierce & Ward went from rock star clients to a West Elm collab May 12, 2025

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Emily Pierce and Louisa Ward represent something of a rarity in the industry: A long-running partnership that has stood the test of time, even as both of them live in different cities. Together, they’ve built a design firm that’s made the AD100, opened a buzzy store in Los Angeles, and launched a blockbuster collection with West Elm.

On this episode of the podcast, Pierce and Ward chat with host Dennis Scully about why they like to give each other wins, what it’s like to have a Hollywood director as a client, and why the magic of their design process only comes through at the installation.

This episode is sponsored by Ernesta and Thibaut

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The Thursday Show: The Expert wants to build a one-stop shop for the trade. Plus: Tariffs are getting real May 08, 2025

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Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including a major art fair acquisition, the latest on tariffs, earnings reports from Wayfair and Ethan Allen, and For Scale's treatise on "slow decor." Later, the leadership team behind The Expert joins the show to talk about the company's next move.

This episode is sponsored by Jaipur Living and Crate & Barrel

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Ed Hollander's competitive spirit made him one of the greats May 05, 2025

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A veteran of the industry, Ed Hollander has brought his expertise to projects around the world and has collaborated with designers and architects like Peter Pennoyer, Bunny Williams, and Tom Kligerman. His firm, Hollander Design, is one of the few landscape architecture practices to earn a spot on the AD100 list.

On this episode of the show, Hollander speaks with host Dennis Scully about how a competitive spirit has fueled his career, his connection to King Charles, and what happened when residential landscapes went from being something you looked at to something you lived in.

This episode is sponsored by Ernesta and Thibaut

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