The Chaise Lounge: Interior Design

Big week with some big announcements for the show.  Joining us this week is my good buddy Barrie from Malibu, CA.   Barrie is a successful designer and Realtor.  Today we talk about how that has worked to his benefit, how any designer can build their business through networking, and has new book Interior Design Tips...

Robin Bond:  From Rock Star to Interior Design Today’s show features a fantastic designer from Austin, Texas, Robin Bond of Robin Bond Interiors.  Robin, like so many other interior designers, fell into the craft in a round about way.  Her first career…Rock Star.  Yep, rock star.  She sang in a band traveling around, until she...

Moving from the East coast to Vegas to San Diego, Darcy had a vision from day one to build a certain kind of interior design business.  Being an entrepreneur early on, she wanted to create a business that would be location independent, and to cater to her love for travel.  As always, Darcy has a...

Phyllis Harbinger:  New York City’s ASID Chapter President Today on the show, I talk with Phyllis Harbinger.  Phyllis is a super successful interior designer in New York.  She started her firm, Design Concepts Interiors, in 1993, after she had been in corporate marketing but was unhappy.  After renovating a property that needed a lot of vision,...

  Great show today.  Designer Michael Del Piero for Chicago talks about her switch from going to school to be a nurse, to being an executive coach, to interior design.  I love how each person I interview has a unique and different path into design.   Our sponsor Design Manager is announcing an iPad giveaway....

  I have interviewed designers from all across the country, but today, I finally interviewed an interior designer from my own back yard of Denver, CO. Lynn Coit owns Elsy Studios and focuses on commercial design.  Lynn was trained as an architect, but has always had a love for interiors.  Her firm is growing, has...

In today’s interior design podcast, we go to the great state of Michigan.  Land of lots of water, trees, and automobile manufacturing.  The auto industry had a profound impact on today’s guest.  There was a boom, and there was a bust.  Steven Teich of The Teich Group road the wave up and down, and survived...

  Big show today!  BIG announcement today!  So happy and excited to finally be able to share that we have a new sponsor.  Design Manager, the leaders in interior design software, has come on as a sponsor for The Chaise Lounge.  To introduce you to what they have to offer, I interviewed Lindsay Paoli, their Director...

  Today in The Lounge, I have Austin based designer Komal Sheth.  She is originally from India, but now has a thriving design firm in Austin, Texas.  Spaces Designed is a multifaceted interior design, architecture, remodeling and interior design firm that was created with one goal in mind, “the home should be a reflection of the Client’s...

  Today in the Lounge I have the first husband and wife team, John and Krista Everage started Everage Design over 30 years ago and make a fantastic pair.  Their now grown children have decided to join them in the design firm, and each have their areas of expertise.  John has a masters in fine arts from...

Kari Whitman, Hollywood’s Interior Designer Today in the lounge we have Hollywood’s most sought-after designer, who works with some of the most sought after celebrities, Kari Whitman. Clients including Jessica Alba, Kristen Bell,Virginia Madsen, Emilio Estevez, Don Henley, Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas have flocked to her firm Kari Whitman Interiors for her trademark eclectic style and...

For almost twenty years, Grania Murray, interior designer, has sourced exclusive and unique elements from around the world to design one-of-a-kind environments on both sides of the Atlantic.  Originally from Dublin, Ireland, and trained to be a computer programmer, Grania found her way into interior design through the back door…she was discovered by a photographer,...

Bio: Garrison Hullinger is an interior designer with a passion for creating interior environments that are as warm and beautiful as they are comfortable and functional. He brings a deep understanding of color, form and construction to all of the firm’s work, and insists that each client’s style be faithfully yet surprisingly interpreted in every aspect...

Today in The Lounge, I welcome Eileen from Eileen Gould Design and Construction in Malibu, CA.  Eileen has a breadth and depth to her that few designers have.  She is not only an accomplished designer, but she has her contractor’s license as well.  Learning a trade was mandatory to get your license in the state...

  “I’m interested in all aspects of Art, Architecture, Design and History. Though a Contemporary minimalist, I love styles such as Art Deco, Bauhaus, Neoclassical and Palladian. I like to describe my design style as Classic Simplicity.  I believe in Philanthropic causes, giving back and helping others… and in giving back to the community and...