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June 18, 2025

3 designers on the surprising ways their jobs changed as their businesses grew

Growing a firm requires growing as a leader—letting go of what no longer works and adopting new mindsets and processes that better serve your business. Here’s how to embrace your changing role as your company evolves.

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June 18, 2025

How Alex Kaehler stepped away from her firm to gain a new vision for its future

On this episode of Trade Tales, the Winnetka, Illinois–based designer explains how putting her firm’s values in writing changed the company culture, how she’s communicating rising costs to clients, and how she’s finding joy these days in a workflow that has her getting into the weeds on each and every project.

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June 18, 2025

This California retailer knows how to get 30-year-olds to buy antiques

Dina Litt, co-owner of the Litt Concept House in Sherman Oaks, chats about the challenges of financing inventory upfront, why she’s generally underwhelmed by the current furniture market, and how coffee is a vehicle to get younger people to buy antiques.

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June 17, 2025

At Home files for bankruptcy, The Shade Store taps Shea McGee for a new collection, and more

This week in design, the U.S. and China make progress on trade negotiations, Pottery Barn partners with fashion designer Cynthia Rowley, and AN Interior muses on new visions for the future of design media.

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June 17, 2025

8 rosy accents that will have you thinking pink

To give interiors a glow-up, ponder these pretty blush-hued pieces.

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June 17, 2025

How do I tweak a growth-oriented business strategy for a small-scale vision?

Creative business coach Sean Low breaks down how to apply his “three-legged stool” business framework to a boutique firm, where depth, not breadth, is the key to expansion.

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June 16, 2025

How to fairly assess whether a new hire is up to snuff

Not every new hire is a keeper. Here’s how to take a clear-eyed approach to assessing the latest additions to your team—and when to cut your losses.

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June 16, 2025

Meg Lonergan’s seascape-driven selection of rattan, stripes and verdigris

The Texas designer shares a bird’s-eye view of her favorite swatches, samples and more.

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June 16, 2025

How working for Ridley Scott set Emma Sims-Hilditch up for running her own business

On this week’s episode of The Business of Home Podcast, the British designer shares the difference between American and English clients, how she organizes her office around what she calls “The George Clooney Effect,” and how she invests in her team’s continued development.

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June 13, 2025

RH delivers a decent quarter amid tariff uncertainty

In its first-quarter earnings call, the retailer delivered financial news that was mixed but leaned positive, with momentum predicted for the back half of the year.

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At Home files for bankruptcy, The Shade Store taps Shea McGee for a new collection, and more

RH delivers a decent quarter amid tariff uncertainty

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Meg Lonergan’s seascape-driven selection of rattan, stripes and verdigris

How do I tweak a growth-oriented business strategy for a small-scale vision?

8 rosy accents that will have you thinking pink

This California retailer knows how to get 30-year-olds to buy antiques

What’s been your most unique project to date?

How working for Ridley Scott set Emma Sims-Hilditch up for running her own business

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