From the Tap - A KBB Podcast

Ashley Wainscott, the founder of Simply Home, an Austin-based contracting firm that is a woman-owned business that is also operated with women in mind, discusses her career trajectory and explains why she focuses on female clients.

On our most recent From the Tap Podcast, we spoke with Margaret Donaldson, owner of Charleston, S.C.-based MDI Luxury Design, a firm she started while she was nine months pregnant. She told us how she built her legacy brand and how you can do the same. 

KBB recently got to know more about our 2023 Bathroom Product of the Year winner, Cold Plunge by Hydro Systems, during our From the Tap podcast. Kevin Steinhardt, the company’s vice president, discussed the research and development of Cold Plunge, and Ashley Steinhardt, vice president of sales, spoke to the user experience and benefits.

In our latest From the Tap podcast, we speak with Kristine Anderson, the managing principal/designer of PKA Architecture in Minneapolis about tackling the diversity gap in design practices. 

Nikki Watson, founder of the Design Quad, an interior design, staging and construction firm serving clients in Dallas and Atlanta., spoke about her extensive expertise in vacation rental design. She offers a unique perspective on this thriving industry. Photo credit: Jersean Golatt 

In our most recent From the Tap podcast, we got to know more about 2023 Kitchen Product of the Year winner, Bertazzoni’s Professional Series 48-Inch Induction Range in the matte-graphite Carbonio finish. We spoke with Valentina Bertazzoni, the company’s style and communications director, who told us what the benefits to winning the competition have been for the company.

In our most recent From the Tap podcast, we spoke to Gina D’Amoree Bauerlee of Denver-based D’Amore Interiors about whether you must like to cook and actually use a kitchen to design a successful one. This discussion stemmed from a Facebook post we started in a design group that had a lot of opinions on the matter. 

Designer Laura Freeman shares her unusual career path from illustrator to PR exec to interior designer.

In our most recent From the Tap podcast, we got up close and personal with our 2023 Person of the Year and eight Praiseworthy Picks. 

As many of you know, KBIS 2024 took place last week, and the show had more than 41,500 attendees and more than 670 exhibitors, which was a 30% increase from 2023. Although we were not able to see all of them, we visited multiple exhibitors and learned about their new offerings for 2024.

Lighting designer David Trubridge discusses the aesthetics, functionality and sustainability aspects of lighting in the kitchen, bath and beyond.

In our latest From the Tap podcast, we welcomed Pam McNally, SVP of marketing and digital for the NKBA, and we talked in depth about current and upcoming kitchen and bath trends to look out for – as well as some we’d like to say goodbye to. 

On our most recent podcast, we spoke to Laura Eagan, owner of and senior designer with Estrella Cabinetry and Design Center, about how to make the most of your three days at KBIS 2024. The show will be here before you know it, so get the skinny here!

On this episode of KBB's From the Tap, we talk with Keven Kaminski and Alexis Pew of Kaminski + Pew, a Philadelphia-based architecture and interior design firm that excels at the art of updating historic buildings and spaces. Their work is characterized by a strong commitment to respecting the historical context of the structures they transform. Their designs are not just about individual spa...

On this week’s From the Tap podcast, we welcomed Katie Miner, general manager of ADAC – the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center. She shared with design professionals how to use this design center of the Southeast as a helpful resource.

In this discussion with Lloyd Princeton of Dallas-based Design Management Company, we learn how designers can define their exit strategies and develop their succession plan.

On this week’s From the Tap Podcast, we welcomed Cheryl Kees Clendenon, owner of In Detail Interiors in Pensacola, Fla. We talked about an important part of running your business – how to effectively manage your resources – your employees and your time.

Matt DiBara, cofounder of The Contractor Consultants in Los Angeles shared with us his expertise in using technology to find, hire and keep qualified employees.

Elizabeth Lord-Levitt, principal designer of Elizabeth P. Lord Residential Design in Denver and Amy Pigliacampo, owner of Los Angeles-based Amy Pigliacampo Interiors talk about all things project photography, which I know a lot of our listeners and readers have questions about. 

On our latest From the Tap podcast, we spoke with Anna Graham of Anna Graham Interiors in Annapolis, Md. The designer finds joy in creating a stress-free process for all her clients, which sounds like a great way to make everyone on the project happy. 

A banker turned designer, Colleen Primm of Colleen Primm Design in Cleveland, Ohio shared with us her expertise in talking with clients about money and remodeling.

On our most recent From the Tap podcast, we spoke to Summer Jensen, CEO and principal of Hawk & Co., a design firm in Laguna Beach, Calif., about how to choose the perfect kitchen package for your clients.

Designer Susan Wintersteen of Savvy Interiors in Solana Beach, Calif. talks about her experience in making a positive impact through design by establishing Savvy Giving by Design, a non-profit organization dedicated to redesigning spaces for children facing medical crisis, 

On our recent From the Tap podcast, we spoke with Emily Del Bello of Emily Del Bello Interiors in NYC. She was recently in charge of renovating her own home, and she talked about the differences and similarities of designing for yourself – the pro – versus designing for a client. 

Katie Browning, principal and lead designer for Lucas Browning Design in Pacific Palisades, Calif., talks about kitchen and bath design for busy families. Browning and co-owner Heather Lucas are busy mothers themselves, so they have plenty of experience with these kinds of projects.