Episode 79 – Funny Things You Didn't Know About Us

1. INTRO

We are many weeks into the COVID-19 Quarantine at the time we are recording this so we thought we should have a light-hearted show today. We hope you don’t mind if we use this opportunity to have a little more fun than usual this week! We thought we’d share some funny stories about us as individuals, our company and our projects.

Before we get started we wanted to let you know that this episode of Inside Design with Kandrac & Kole Interior Designs is sponsored by one of our go-to lighting manufacturers - Currey & Co. They have a bunch of new introductions in all collections – mirrors, furniture and lighting for Spring 2020 that are amazing.  One of our new favorites is the Samoa chandelier that is hand woven from Abaca rope.  Also check out the new Tulipano pendant that is a lantern in white gesso iron with a blooming flower in the middle. Ideal for a powder room. 

1. Us in the Beginning – Office-Wise  

   1. Working from home 

   2. Our Storage Unit 

   3. Our proposals and excel spreadsheets

   4. Our daytimers 

   5. No staff – schlepping – Trying to put the big rug in my car that was the last straw and forced us to hire an assistant.

2. Us in the Beginning – Design Wise 

   1. Our go-to paint colors 

      1. Ruskin Room Green

      2. Duron red dining rooms

      3. Whole Wheat

   2. Silk arrangements

   3. Accessorizing above cabinets

   4. Bedskirts

3. Our Industry Education/Coaching

   1. THE BPN with David Shepherd

   2. Tobi Fairley Mastermind

   3. Design Camp with Kelli Ellis and Lori Dennis

   4. Window Coverings – Washington DC

   5. The Business of Design with Kimberly Seldon

   6. ADAC Keynotes

   7. Design Bloggers/Influencers Conferences

   8. Cheminne Taylor Smith

4. Travel Over the Years 

   1. Highpoint

   2. Milan 

   3. Napa 

   4. Guatemala

5. Projects/Clients Over the Years

   1. Laughing at the front door – calling home

   2. Dog throw up on the steps

   3. Cat pee on the new silk panels 

6. Who’s in Charge of What 

   1. Kelly 

      1. Writing

      2. Technology 

      3. Reading blueprints

      4. OCD office cleanliness 

      5. Window Treatments 

   2. Joann 

      1. Wallpaper

      2. Kitchen & Bath selections

      3. Paint selections 

      4. Working with our bookkeeper 

      5. Reading the newspaper 

7. When We Get Released – Our Goals and Dreams

   1. Travel to Morocco together

   2. Kelly – Guatemala, Spain, Ireland, Thailand 

   3. Joann – Italy, Greece 

   4. New office environment – coworking space? At home? Small loft? 

   5. Diversifying our business even more – Residential, Commercial, E-design, speaking