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Interior Design Business Podcasts - Episode 155

Today’s curated collection of interior design podcasts include episodes from hosts Rachel Larraine, Jeff Hayward and Susie Rumbold, LuAnn Nigara, Joann Kandrac and Kelly Kole.

Podcast guests include Curtis and Christina Micklish, Ed O’Donnell, Naomi Astley Clarke & Judy Brower Francher

4 bodacious interior design podcasts to send you into your weekend. Enjoy…

  • The Holistic Interior Design Business Podcast - Rachel Larraine - Small Living & Sustainable Design - 1 hr 18 min

  • The Interior Design Business Podcast - Jeff Hayward and Susie Rumbold - How To Build A Good Relationship With Your Suppliers - 38 min

  • A Well-Designed Business - LuAnn Nigara - Power Talk Friday: Judy Brower Francher: Selecting the Right Art Can Grow Your Client Base, Your Quality Results, and Your Profit - 56 min

  • Interior Design with Kandrac and Kole - Joann Kandrac and Kelly Kole - How to Have a Healthy Home - 28 min


The Holistic Interior Design Business Podcast - Small Living & Sustainable Design - 1 hr 18 min

In this episode, host Rachel Larraine shares a replay of Episode 14, in which she discusses small living & sustainable design with Curtis and Christina Micklish. Because Rachel’s podcast is new to our collection, I want to share this episode.

Rachel posted it again because of the important discussion she likes to have around sustainability. In the podcast, they talk about how to make small spaces both beautiful and functional and about the specific choices we can make when building or remodeling homes to reduce our overall footprint and protect our environment.

You can check out this podcast episode here:


The Interior Design Business Podcast - How To Build A Good Relationship With Your Suppliers - 38 min

Interior designers are a bit like ‘piggy in the middle’. They must be adept at managing client relationships while also managing their supply chains in order to finish on time and deliver the best possible projects.

So, how can designers find and retain professional and reliable suppliers? How can they ensure they get early warning when things are going wrong? And is it possible to build a dream supplier team that will last forever?

To help us answer these important questions and more, hosts Jeff Hayward and Susie Rumbold are joined today by Ed O’Donnell from Angel O’Donnell and BIID Register Interior Designer, Naomi Astley Clarke.

You can check out this podcast episode here:


A Well-Designed Business - Power Talk Friday: Judy Brower Francher: Selecting the Right Art Can Grow Your Client Base, Your Quality Results, and Your Profit - 56 min

In today’s episode, host LuAnn Nigara is chatting with Judy Brower Fancher, of Brower, Miller & Cole Art Consulting. Judy is certified in interior design, and while she isn’t currently working as one, she knows that most interior designers are not trained, nor confident, in selecting art for their clients. Judy is here to help my audience understand that buying those color Xeroxes is never the answer, and some tangible tips for those unfamiliar with the art world. 

Pick It Apart

  • [2:32] Judy explains what she means about the difference between xerox art and real art.

  • [9:17] Just explains how the budget for art should be separate from the design budget.

  • [20:58] Tangible benefits for an interior designer when they add art into their projects. 

  • [25:46] Judy lets us know where we can go to source art.

  • [42:12] How the relationship works between the designer and an art consultant.

LuAnn Nigara and Judy Brower Francher's Ah-Ha Moments

  • “Art should be emotional. It should feel as passionate as your first kiss.” - Judy Brower

  • “As trusted professionals who are supplying, educating, and sourcing art for our clients, we should have some education on it and know what we are doing.” - LuAnn Nigara

  • “The art really adds to the luxury feel of the project and is part of showing the good taste of the home.” - Just Brower

You can check out this podcast episode here:


Interior Design with Kandrac and Kole - How to Have a Healthy Home - 28 min

This episode is about the virtual “Future of Eco-Conscious Living” that was presented by House Beautiful on Earth Day. You will learn about the many ways that we can make small, but significant changes in our lives to reduce our environmental impact and live more sustainably by making smarter choices when it comes to buying products. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  • Learn what the Property Brothers, Ashton Kutcher and William Sonoma are doing for the environment.

  • Hear about the extreme environmental impact of toilet paper.

  • How you can live a luxurious and sustainable life at the same time. 

You can check out this podcast episode here:


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