Design for a Living with Chelsea Coryell

Designing Masculine Spaces! - Epsiode 92

On this weeks episode, Chelsea talks about a new project that she is working on for a male client who is looking for a sophisticated space. The bachelor pad days are over

We Are Back! - Epsiode 91

We are back! After a few months break, Chelsea and the team behind Design For A Living Podcast are back! We had a great break and are excited to dive back in with new epi

BUILDING A BUSINESS: Finding Your Design Niche - Epsiode 90

How do you set yourself apart from the competition? Find a niche! This week Chelsea sits down to talk about finding your design niche and specializing in an area that set

Mistakes To Avoid As An Interior Designer Epsiode 89

The current global situation is taking a toll on everyone! Mistakes have a much greater impact on your Interior Design Business.  For Interior Designers, there are new co

Top tips for successful first house calls! Epsiode 88

Stepping into your first client's house to talk about their project is scary! You have to have confidence, know what to say, what to do! This episode is your start to suc

Real Interior Design: Be an Efficient Interior Designer! Epsiode 87

Ever get so bogged down in the details that you fall behind? How do you prioritize and organize your time for the best efficiency? This episode is for you! This week Chel

Real Interior Design: Explaining Pricing! Epsiode 86

Chelsea and the team are back from Las Vegas Market! In this week's episode, Chelsea is joined by two of her designers to talk about their experience at Market. All the n

Interior Design DisneyLand, Las Vegas Market! Episode 85

Chelsea and the team are back from Las Vegas Market! In this week's episode, Chelsea is joined by two of her designers to talk about their experience at Market. All the n

Interior Design Convention and Showroom Updates! Episode 84

We are back after a short break with a brand new episode from Chelsea Coryell!   In this week's episode, Chelsea talks about an upcoming trip for the team. It's that tim

Training to become an Interior Designer and starting on the path to your dream career! Episode 83

How do you get from dreaming about becoming an Interior Designer to actually becoming an Interior Designer? In this week's episode, Chelsea talks about training, school,

Happy Holidays & what to expect for next year's trends! Episode 82

Happy Holidays from the team at First and Main Design Market! This week Chelsea is joined by her team to talk about their year, and what they are expecting and hoping to

Starting your Interior Design Business! Episode 81

A week before Christmas and with the new year just around the corner, now is the time to start your new Interior Design Business! In this week's episode, Chelsea talks ab

Real Interior Design: When Disaster Strikes! Episode 80

Just when you think everything is going so well, disaster can strike! This week Chelsea is joined by Tracy Maas to talk about an interesting installation this week where

Real Interior Design: Design for your client vs. yourself! Episode 79

This week Chelsea sits down to talk about something that designers can struggle with, and that's designing for a client instead of yourself. You might want to add some co

How to talk about money and budget with clients! Episode 77

The topic no one likes to talk about! How do you approach the topic of money and budgets with clients? For an Interior Designer, this is the very first step because your

Real Interior Design: We went over budget and here's how we fixed it! Episode 78

What happens when you go over budget? What do you need to keep in mind to avoid this?  Last week Chelsea talked about how to talk to clients about budgets and this week i

How I got my start with Interior Design with Jacob Neidlinger! Episode 76

First and Main Design Market has a new designer! In this week's episode, Chelsea sits down with Jacob Neidlinger to talk about how he got his start in design, his time at

How to project confidence and professionalism as an Interior Designer! Episode 75

Looking professional goes a long way in impressing clients and securing those valuable contracts and relationships! Acting professional builds confidence and trust from y

Save time and money by measuring correctly! Episode 74

Measuring out a space might seem like a challenge but it's so important to do it correctly when you are working with someone's budget and contractors rely on you. In this

Meet Chelsea Coryell: How I got started Episode 73

Our team is taking a little break but while we are out, we wanted to bring back the first episode, from June 2020. This was the first episode where we met Chelsea and lea