Julie A. Palm

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Regan Baker’s Expanding Sphere

We talk to the San Francisco-based designer about her growing business, what makes an ideal client, her new project in Lake Como, Italy — and why everyone needs a Lindsay and a Greta. (Just don’t steal hers!)

7 Tips for Using AI in Your Business

Interior designer and artificial intelligence expert Jenna Gaidusek encourages others to not fear AI or get frustrated by it. And she’s got helpful ideas for incorporating AI tools into your workflow.

Sarah Merenda’s wallpaper obsession

As a former wallpaper installer who designs and prints her own wallcoverings, Sarah Merenda knows her medium like few others. And now she’s moving her designs into textiles, too.

Young consumers want “in-house” design services

CIN research shows younger consumers, in particular, think it’s an important service for retailers to offer in-house design services. We dive into this finding and others about how retailers and designer showrooms can lure shoppers.

How Houz of Rebel gets things done

With a growing staff and recent rebranding, the New York-based firm led by Lindsay Biondo is poised for big things.

So, you’d like to have a brand collab

Collaborations with home furnishings brands can elevate interior designers’ reputations and may boost their incomes. They can even be fun — if you maintain realistic expectations and put details in writing, say both designers and brands who came together to talk about “Navigating Brand Collaborations” during the 2024 Vacation Rental Design Summit in High Point.

Who needs an interior designer?

Has a do-it-yourself mindset conditioned people to think they can manage the complexities of interior design on their own?

Designer Kate Marker’s expanding universe

The Chicago-area designer has built a business intertwining residential design, vacation rental and retail divisions. Now she’s adding author to her list of roles. Learn how she gets it all done.

How to succeed at short-term rental design

Short-term rental design differs from residential work in ways that make it lucrative and appealing. That was the message of a keynote panel of successful designers at the second annual Vacation Rental Design Summit in High Point. Is it time for you to give it a try?

Balancing high tech and high touch

These days, people crave both the high touch and the high tech. For retailers and designers alike, that means incorporating AI tools while making a human connection.