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How to Shape Your Taste | Continuing to Educate and Evolve Jun 15, 2023

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Sue had this epiphany the other day when we were driving down the road and talking about what to talk about on the podcast and she said she had a juicy one. Taste is an ever evolving thing that we should be feeding, which will continue to change and be molded over time as we are exposed to different things. Taste is subjective and really just uniquely developed for every person. We are asked to design people’s homes and interpret them through our lens, taking what taste notes we have on what pairs nicely with their story and creating an environment where they feel at home and that their taste has been reflected correctly. “Good taste is better than bad taste, but bad taste is better than no taste.”

How to shape your taste 3:30
Your taste evolves 7:25
Genius creates and taste preserves 8:50
Growing up and developing our own tastes 16:15
The importance of finding people who support you 22:55
You don’t need a lot of money to have good taste 24:50

“Just because you’re speaking in absolutes doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re right. I think that portrays confidence and people mistake confidence with having good opinions, and those are not necessarily synonymous with each other, although I think you have to have a level of confidence to be able to build your good taste.” 5:31
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Breaking Down Metal Finishes | Where To Use Them Jun 08, 2023

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Today we’re doing a little podcast on metal finishes mainly from a listener question that we had come in, but we’ve also had a few of these hot topics in our own minds that we felt like we should solve, so we’re putting them all together and calling it ‘Metal Finishes.’ One of our listeners wanted to know our favorite finishes for cabinet knobs and poles, saying ‘polished nickel for plumbing? Thanks for any advice.’ We’ve been saying that silver is king from here on out, which we’re seeing in fashion and homes are following suit.

Metal finishes 11:05
Cabinet knobs and poles for polished nickel plumbing 13:40
Different ways to finish metals 15:25
Plated metal 20:30
Different types of finishes 22:10
Brass 24:30
Nickel 29:40
Bronze 33:50

“ I think that’s really good to know yourself in finishes, which is why we’re doing this podcast so that if you’re a perfectionist, you are not gonna want anything unlacquered. You’re gonna wanna know that that is stayed and true, and you are gonna really love lacquered brass, or you’re gonna love electro plated if it’s done very, very well, or even gold leafed.” 19:58
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Organizing our Spaces | Interview with Amanda Kuzak Jun 01, 2023

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Sue met Amanda who was initially the organizer for a client that we’ve done several homes for and these have been the most organized spaces we’ve ever been in. She has a system and an art to it, and with her organization, it’s a business she’s done for 20 years and now she does estate liquidation, which ironically has a lot of commonalities. Summer break is about to begin and we’re going to be at that time of year when we turn into half the woman that we were as we lose our brains a little bit, so this can be a great opportunity to start to clean out and kind of inventory where we’re at and what we wanna add.

Organizing closets 3:20
Pantry and kitchen 12:25
Getting into estate sales 20:20
Emptying out the entire room 25:40
Amanda’s posting frequency 37:30
Celebrity projects 40:20
Amanda’s handle 42:55

“People are always like ‘I need to buy more hangers’ and I’m like ‘No, you just need to purge your closet. You don’t need more hangers.’ Hangers in setting yourself up is like 120, or 180, or some people it might be 650, but once you run out, it’s like ‘OK I need to purge because my closet kind of hits a max at a certain point. And it’s not even a max of space, it’s just a max of your visual eye and function to find what you’re looking for.” 7:56
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21 Questions | Trends, Favorites, and Absolutely Nots May 25, 2023

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In this episode Sue and Jess had no idea what the episode would be about, only that Cori would ask them some questions and they’d have to answer on the spot. He asks them some fun what-would-you-rather type questions such as what color they would choose out of two options, or what type of living space they would prefer in their living room.

Navy blue or forest green, ochre or mauve 6:15
Living space 7:40
Your entire home being wood tile or stucco 11:00
Instagram or pinterest? 13:05
Books or magazines? 14:45
Music room or library? 15:30
Too small of rugs or 10 different exterior finishes? 16:25
Big “Eat” sign or a big “Live, laugh, love” 18:45
Stripes, florals, or plaid 19:50
Lighting 23:20
Worst fashion decision you’ve made 25:00
The mountains or the beach? 29:30
Rings or necklaces, nails and hair 33:00
Drapery 38:40
A trend you hope comes back 39:30

“Gloves. When were gloves out? Let’s bring it back!” “All the accouterments like the gloves, the hats, all the extras, the scarves.” “The collapsible gold cup that you’d take out of your purse and swallow a pill.” 41:32
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Defining Exterior Spaces | Landscape Architect Jeremy Fillmore May 18, 2023

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In this episode we got to talk to one of our very favorite people, partners in business, Jeremy Fillmore, and any time we get the opportunity to call him in business to help on a project, we 100% do. We love all things interior and all things exterior and Jeremy is all things exterior and landscape architecture. We feel like it’s finally that time of year when we can start to play in our yards and start to bring them back to life and enjoy them. The purpose of this episode today is to talk to Jeremy, who is really creative and always has great ideas, about how to bring our yards back from a long Winter.

What we should be doing right now in May 2:00
What’s in fashion right now? 7:00
Moving to the beds 10:25
Creating shade and taking the sun into account 16:00
Creating successful, flexible spaces outside 23:35
Teak 29:05
Fire pits 30:05
Side yard and extra space 35:00
Lighting 41:20
Solar power 46:10
Vines 47:10
Lawn vs planters and beds 48:55
Mowing 53:40
Gravel 56:55

“In pots as well, you can do early, cold season first. You can do cabbages, ornamental cabbages and it’s really a fun texture.” “When you say cold season, what does that mean?” “So this time of year before the fear of frost is over, you could put in an ornamental cabbage or pansies. As early as April even would work. So you’d do the cold, hearty ones now, and then you could switch those out to your midSummer as you go.” 9:30
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Designing vs Decorating | 8 Misconceptions of Interior Design May 11, 2023

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In this episode we are going to talk about the misconceptions between being a designer and a decorator. We’re going to discuss what people often think we do vs what we actually do, which is often quite different than people might think. This is an important episode because every once in a while we have a young person come up to us and say they wanna go to college to be an interior designer because of what they’ve seen on HGTV, but they don’t realize how different it actually is compared to what they’re seeing on HGTV. This episode should help you better understand what to expect and look out for if you or a loved one is thinking about going into this field of work.

Interior designer vs decorator 8:00
Interior design 9:00
Can interior design be done by anyone? 15:50
Interior design requires technical knowledge? 19:20
Do interior designers push their own vision and not the client’s? 21:30
Do all interior designers have picture perfect homes? 27:05
Is interior design something you can do from home? 31:35
Do you have to be good at sales to be an interior designer? 35:50
Is interior design for modest homes? 39:40

“What I’m so proud of is that we can design this home, everything is finished, approved by the client, we can do all these drawings, put them in a drop box, and send them in the cyberspace and the cloud across the nation to Washington DC, or to wherever and a builder can build off of those documents. That’s the technicality and where we shine.” 20:00
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How and Where to Create Moody Spaces May 04, 2023

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Today we’ve got a fun one we’re doing on moody spaces, about which we’ve gotten a lot of questions on how you create a moody space, or where to create one. It’s a trend that many people are wanting to understand and incorporate. Many want a more intimate location where you can gather your people, create a scene, and just have a mood to talk or share secrets, so we’re going to go over this type of space and help you better understand what it ought to look like. The purpose of this episode will be kind of a how-to in creating a dark space and to give you courage to do so.

When and where to saturate 3:25
Enclosed rooms like powder baths 4:20
How we choose a dark wall color 12:05
Primary bedroom 15:10
Dining room 22:50
Cori’s pink primary bathroom 28:35

“Typically, we’re inspired by the person, so a lot of times we will do a wallpaper and start with that, kinda like a rug in the great room. So I’d start with the rug, be it a witty wallpaper, I want it to feel really dark, so we’re gonna make sure the background or the field color is gonna be deep and moody, and I might be starting with one that’s deep green from porter teleo, and then I might have one that’s more of a Marlow color.” 12:24
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The Short List | Things We Love Apr 27, 2023

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Elle Decor does a short list every month and they always feature a different designer or person of interest that’s doing beautiful things in the world, and they give their short list of things they love, like their favorite place to stay, favorite perfume, their favorite drink, fabric, or whatever. We thought it would be fun to give you guys our short list because being in the industry, we might know some things, or even just on a more personal side we can just get to know each other better and get a little peek inside what makes us tick. Join us in this episode as each one of us reveals their short list, which hasn’t been revealed to anyone else on this podcast until now.

First favorite thing 8:50
Favorite coffee table book 21:20
Favorite drink 26:20
Favorite sheets 30:40
Guilty pleasure 35:00
Favorite doughnut 40:30
What we’re collecting 41:15
Favorite place to go on the weekend 49:20
Next vacation spot 55:10
Favorite gift to give somebody 56:55
Favorite songs 61:35
Favorite makeup trick 66:30
Favorite perfume 71:20

“I think just trying to find things that are really authentic and lovely, and made by artists, they just add such a soul and spirit, or going to Palm Springs, we usually go like once in the Winter and bring back little treasures.” 45:44
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TikTok Interior Design Trends | What We Think Apr 20, 2023

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In this episode, we are going to debunk some TikTok interior design trends. If you’re a regular user of TikTok, you may notice there are some micro trends happening in the interior design space online of these teenagers who talk really fast and are emphatically opinionated on these trends. We’re just here today to talk about what these “micro trends” are in interiors and whether we agree or not, such as chopping your pillows, whether fluffy beds are in or out, if colored sheets are in or out, and what you should do in regards to artwork in your home.

Cottage core and dark academia 3:00
The dark kitchen is coming back again 11:00
Polished chrome and silver 15:50
Mass-produced art 19:20
Chopping your pillows 20:45
White fluffy beds 22:20
Colored sheets 23:20
Cottage core style bedrooms 24:55
Kitchens 27:00
Dealing in absolutes 32:50
Marble veining in countertops 34:10
Living rooms 38:10

“I think if you love design, you should for sure figure out who you are and what color, or if you’re a stain grade, where you are in the stain grade. I will say we’re gonna start seeing the wood floors really warm up. We’ve been in this white oak moment for a really long time, so if they’re still gonna stick with oaks I think they’ll warm up, but I think walnut is always going to be your everlasting in the middle choice where you’ll never regret it. You do it 10 years from now, 20 years from now, 30 years from now, you’re never going to regret walnut.” 31:13
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Kitchen | Space Planning, Appliances & Our Best Tips Apr 13, 2023

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We have a listener question that we’re going to do for the podcast today on kitchen space planning. One of our listeners asked us a few questions on this issue and said “I don’t think you can name names when it comes to appliances, but I’m wondering if you could touch on general considerations like how do I know what size range to buy?” We discuss different brands and answer another question about kitchen sink size and what to buy. We had a lot of fun with this one, so we hope you guys listen and enjoy!

What range to buy 1:25
The Cafe Stove from GE 10:15
Buying a kitchen sink 12:40
Counter depth or standard refrigerators? 15:00
Splurging on an appliance like an ice maker, steam oven, or in-wall coffee machine 18:20
Microwave placement and matching 23:40
Hood size vs range size 30:00

“I think you know when you’re in a home, I’m in a small kitchen, I call it my camper kitchen because we haven’t done anything to this house, because I wanna tear it down and I wanna build my dream kitchen, so right now I have a small kitchen, so anything larger than a 30” range wouldn’t make sense in my kitchen. It wouldn’t fit, so if you know you’re a small kitchen, you know you’re gonna be a 30 inch range, 36 range, probably not a 48 inch. If you’re getting to a moderate sized kitchen, you can tease with 48 inches.” 1:43
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