Business of Home Podcast

The Thursday Show: Inside Farrow & Ball's U.S. expansion plan. Plus: How AI-generated imagery is changing the industry

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including a shutdown for Haynes and The Dump, the death of the din

Bob Maricich helped transform High Point. Here's where he thinks the industry is headed

Bob Maricich revolutionized the market landscape when he merged the failing World Market Center in Las Vegas with three of High Point’s biggest properties to form the Int

The Thursday Show: Will California ban quartz? Plus: Suzanne Tucker previews the San Francisco Fall Show

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including a proposed quartz ban in California, the decline of midc

How Jeffrey Dungan finds the soul of a home

Raised on a farm in rural Alabama, Jeffrey Dungan found architecture almost by accident, when a guidance counselor suggested it might suit his love of drawing. After stud

The Thursday Show: Renovation costs are out of control. Plus: Richard Keith Langham on antiques and Alabama

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world,  including the shocking rise in renovation costs, bankruptcy for D

How Meyer Davis became a global, 24-hour design firm

Will Meyer and Gray Davis are the founders of the award-winning architecture and design firm Meyer Davis. After beginning their careers at legendary New York offices—Meye

The Thursday Show: Inside Studio McGee's next big move. Plus: Designers Guild nears bankruptcy

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including Ethan Allen drama, why Designers Guild is eyeing bankrup

Why Wayfair sees an opportunity at the high end

When Niraj Shah and his co-founder Steve Conine started selling furniture online more than two decades ago, furniture brands were skeptical. Today, Wayfair is one of the

The Thursday Show: RH is betting big on traditional. Plus: Homes & Gardens has a new US magazine

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including RH’s latest earnings report, the spending habits of the

Annie Meyers-Shyer turned a renovation project into a brand

Annie Meyers-Shyer is the multihyphenate creator behind the popular Instagram account turned home brand This Oak House. The daughter of legendary filmmakers Nancy Meyers

The Thursday Show: The dupe war is over. Plus: 50 years of Blackberry Farm

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including a new report on AI in design, why some brands are sellin

The Thursday Show: Thibaut acquires Pindler. Plus: Warren Shoulberg on the state of retail

Host Dennis Scully and BOH editor in chief Kaitlin Petersen discuss the biggest news in the design world, including the acquisition of a beloved West Coast fabric brand,

David Cohen, gentleman builder

David Cohen is the founder of the New York-based high-end residential contracting firm I-Grace. He started the business in 1988 after cutting his teeth for other builders

The Thursday Show: Williams-Sonoma keeps on winning. Plus: A summer camp for aspiring designers

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including a trade war with Canada, Lovesac drama, and whether desi

The state of the industry with Alex Shuford of Rock House Designer Brands

Alex Shuford is the CEO of Rock House Designer Brands, a portfolio of companies that includes Century, Hancock & Moore and Hickory Chair. Shuford is the ultimate furnitur

The Thursday Show: Do the industry's shipping problems have a solution? Plus: Sophie Lou Jacobsen is on the rise

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including earnings from Home Depot and Lowe’s, the industry’s frei

Why Alex Papachristidis doesn't gatekeep vendors

Alex Papachristidis is a proudly old school decorator of the Upper East Side tradition—he can often be seen on Park Avenue in a crisp blue blazer, bag of samples in hand.

The Thursday Show: Ethan Allen's corporate drama. Plus: Christine Gachot and the art of the perfect gift

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including earnings from 1stDibs and Arhaus, corporate drama at Eth

How Baker's history is informing the future of the brand

Eric Graham is a third-generation furniture executive who has spent his career in the business, including long stretches at Century Furniture and Jonathan Charles, before

The Thursday Show: Wayfair has its best quarter since 2020. Plus: Designers take the shipping process into their own hands

Host Dennis Scully and BOH editor in chief Kaitlin Petersen discuss the biggest news in the design world, including a new tariff lawsuit, Wayfair’s surprisingly strong qu