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EPISODE 143 - GAIL M DAVIS THE KITCHEN RENOVATION EPISODE Jul 10, 2023

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FINALLY!!! I am going to share about my kitchen renovation. It was suppose to be 7 weeks & turned into 8 months! But let me tell you that it was very well worth it. The photo shoot has already happened & the video with House Beautiful will take place today! I am sooooo in LOVE with my kitchen & couldn't be happier!

EPISODE 142 - LINDA HAYSLETT Jul 07, 2023

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Designer Linda Hayslett has a strong fashion and entertainment background. A lot of her inspirations comes from her experience working at companies such as VH1, Allure, W, Details & InStyle Magazine.

She lived and worked in New York City for many years soaking up the electric vibe of the city. After working in fashion on the east coast, in 2003 she made a decision to move west and become an Angeleno. Linda planted roots in Los Angeles and started to absorb the west coast atmosphere. She worked with a well known celebrity stylist and assisted in styling celebrities such as Hillary Swank, Sandra Oh, Charlize Theron, Heather Graham and more.

Her passion in creativity led her to go back to school and get a degree for Interior Design at FIDM. After graduating Summa Cum Laude in Interior Design, Linda became interested in construction and planning. While Co-Designing on projects with other designers, Linda created LH.Designs.

From her connections and experience in the industry, she adds an arsenal of skills along with her talents. With her knowledge, she has infused a warm touch that is often missed when clients hire only a contractor or architect for their project. She realized that offering services that tailor and integrate the designer with construction at each level of building, from concept to completion, was the best way a person would truly get the lifestyle experience that they are looking for. By infusing a construction team with design, LH.Designs can uniquely make a client's project not only aesthetically pleasing but can raise the property's value higher than expected.

https://www.lhdesigned.com/

https://www.instagram.com/lhdesigned/

EPISODE 141 - LISA HAUDE Jun 23, 2023

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Lisa Haude serves as the Senior Vice President and Director of Interior Design at LK Architecture, where she is responsible for overseeing the interior design studio, LK Interiors, and works closely with the hospitality and healthcare studios, in addition to LK’s executive team. Her focus remains centered around the continued growth and expansion of the studio to further enhance LK’s already nationally recognized interior design practice.

Prior to joining the esteemed global firm, Lisa was the Founder and Principal Interior Designer of Paradigm Design Group and PDG Studios, LLC, located in Houston, Texas. She successfully ran her company for 20 years as an award-winning firm that specialized in boutique and lifestyle-driven hospitality projects throughout the United States. Her award-winning work has been featured in a variety of hospitality, lifestyle, and shelter publications, including Apartment Therapy, Architectural Digest, Boutique Design, Coastal Living, Modern Luxury, Boston Common, LODGING, Hospitality Design, The Wall Street Journal, The HuffPost and more.

https://www.instagram.com/lkinteriors_/

https://lk-architecture.com/

EPISODE 140 -JENNIFER WALTER - FOLDING CHAIR DESIGN Jun 16, 2023

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I’m a worker. When I take anything on, I obsess about it, and stay up nights thinking about it until it comes to fruition in a special way. It’s not about a need for control or perfection. Be it a birthday party, a friend’s engagement, or an event at my kid’s school: I’m all in. I’m in with all the bells and whistles. When it comes to decorating, I either get an idea in my head and immediately realize my vision for a space, or I spend weeks thinking about what that piece of greatness will be, and then it hits me and I’m running.

The most time I spend on projects is the planning phase. I pore over pictures of furniture pieces. I lay them up into mood boards on my computer. I cut them into squares and move them around. I pile fabric samples on top each other and the pictures to determine the palette and the combinations. I continue to ask if this is what my client will love: will they see it as I do, is it right, is it them? When the foundation is there, it’s time to layer on top of it. More thinking…

I always turn to books for inspiration. Whether it be my piles of coffee table design books, or my hotel books, or most often I look at wallpaper books. They give me the most inspiration for someone’s home. If ever I feel stuck, a wallpaper sample pile gets me going, and spawns something; even if I don’t use the paper. My family sees the things happening in my head all the time.

My team is also precious to me. Each person who works with our clients is special and brings a unique perspective. With so many moving parts, having a flexible, very patient, smart team who can make turns on a dime is crucial to keeping projects moving in the right direction. Everyone sits right on top of one another because we’re all so dependent on each other. We tried sitting apart, and it just didn’t work.

It’s part the client and their likes, it’s part us and our influences, and it’s part everything else around that just moves us.

This is how we build great spaces.

https://www.foldingchairdesign.com/

https://www.instagram.com/foldingchairdesign/

EPISODE 139 - TANYA SMITH-SHIFLETT Jun 09, 2023

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Founded by NKBA certified kitchen designer Tanya Smith-Shiflett, Unique Kitchens & Baths designs bespoke kitchens and baths nationwide having built a radical following of over 90,000 Instagram followers in just 5 years. All cabinetry is customized with lifetime warranty and approximately 10 week lead times (other brands are typically 18-21 weeks!) and proudly manufactured here in the U.S by expert millworkers along with a team of in-house designers and Tanya's COO husband/master craftsman David. In just 5 years, they have designed over 5,000 kitchens and collaborated with esteemed industry-leading interior designers such as Lauren Liess, Zoe Feldman, Light and Dwell and Storie Collective. Today, UK&B offers design under their own direction and are opening new showrooms in New York City, Nashville and Austin, Texas with existing showrooms in Great Falls VA, Washington DC, and Halethorpe MD.

https://www.uniquekitchensandbaths.net/

https://www.instagram.com/uniquekitchensandbaths/

EPISODE 138 - MONIKA NESSBACH Jun 06, 2023

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Monika Nessbach is the founder and Chief Interior Designer at designbar located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Growing up close to Köln, Germany, Nessbach was exposed to modern and postmodern design, influencing her and becoming a signature part of her creative voice. She began her professional career in international business, which brought her to the states in 1999, later gaining her MBA. http://www.designbaronline.com/

https://www.instagram.com/designbar/

EPISODE - 137 AMY YOUNGBLOOD May 26, 2023

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Amy’s career in interior design began over 20 years ago. She has worked for several interior design firms, both residential and commercial. With a strong background as an accomplished artist, Amy fused her creative abilities along with her business and design experience to launch Amy Youngblood Interiors in 2009. Both her artwork and design commissions have been featured over the years in the local and national media. Amy’s appreciation of all styles has made her known for her clean lined, yet comfortable, sophisticated look. Their spaces tend to flow; are elegant with often a hint of eclecticism. Amy and her team appreciate each client’s individuality and by listening to their clients tastes and needs, they lead them in the direction of a beautiful yet functional home.

Amy Youngblood Interiors is certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) through the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nation’s largest third-party certifier.

https://www.amyyoungblood.com/home/ https://www.instagram.com/amyyoungbloodinteriors/

EPISODE 136 - CHRISTINA KIM May 19, 2023

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Christina Kim is the principal designer and owner of Christina Kim Interior Design, a New Jersey-based firm specialized in the ground up construction of modern beach homes. Once an aspiring actress, her obsession with design and innate curiosity lead her to the world of interiors. Her work is influenced by the scenes in LA, NYC and Paris. She is guided by her design education, travels and a lifetime of training her eye. In her spare time, she hunts for vintage treasures! Christina leads a busy life in the Jersey shore town of Manasquan with her husband and four children. http://www.christinakiminteriordesign.com/

https://www.instagram.com/ckiminteriordesign/

EPISODE 135 - GINGER CURTIS May 12, 2023

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Ginger Curtis is an award-winning interior designer, book author, Instagram Influencer, and serial entrepreneur. She is an expert in modern luxury design and has a passion for all things beautiful. After surviving cancer, she began Urbanology Designs in 2015 to inspire and help others elevate their homes' beauty, comfort, and function. Ginger is known for stunning and inspirational design. Her distinctive ability to connect with clients and bring their dreams into reality has led to multiple "best of" awards for design and customer service year after year. She's appeared on several TV and radio shows, podcasts and featured in over 100 magazines and digital publications. Her new and highly acclaimed book, "Beauty By Design," is available nationwide. She is a professional member of the BBB, Interior Design Society, and Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. She resides in Keller with her husband Eric and their five beautiful children. https://www.urbanologydesigns.com/

https://www.instagram.com/urbanologydesigns/

EPISODE 134 - DEBBIE TRAVIN May 05, 2023

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Since Debbie grew up in the world of haute couture accompanying her family on business trips to Italy to purchase men’s luxury fashion, she always had an innate sense of style and a keen eye for color. Her early career in the fashion industry led to the discovery of her passion for design and eye for detail in interior design. From then on, her keen sense of style began to grow and turned into a successful career and now there are interior design by Debbie which are too much impressive.

Debbie currently lives in both New York City and Miami, Florida with her husband Michael and their three children. When she is not in the Decoration & Design Building (DDB) finding beautiful fabrics for custom furniture, etc she likes to travel, go running in the park or join an early morning yoga class.

https://www.dltinteriordesigns.com/

https://www.instagram.com/dltinteriors/

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