How Long Does It Take? + A Little Spice

Paloma and Caroline take a conversational tour starting with Caroline’s one-and-done push-up and the psychological tyranny of a kitchen-island pile to the comforts of office routine, their new Substack, The Install Edit, and a heartfelt remembrance of Urban Electric founder Dave Dawson. Along the way, they celebrate couture craftsmanship, referee World Cup loyalties, review royal and Wimbledon fashion, debate marriage, motherhood, and women’s financial independence, compare an overly affectionate ChatGPT with a judgmental Claude, and issue a unanimous restraining order against men’s flip-flops. They close with a spirited defense of interior design timelines and fees—part business reality check, part closing argument.Substack: The Install EditInstagram: @theinstallpodcastTik Tok: @theinstallpocastYouTube: @theinstalldesignpodcastPaloma: www.paolomacontreras.comInstagram: @palomacontrerasdesignTik Tok: @palomacontrerasdesignCaroline:www.carolinegidiere.comInstagram: @carolinegidieredesignTik Tok: @carolinegidieredesignbtsShop My: @carolinegidiere00:13 — One Push-Up and Weekly Highs02:39 — Routines, Travel, and Resetting05:10 — Cluttered Home, Cluttered Mind08:39 — The Install Edit Returns to Writing12:52 — Remembering Dave Dawson15:53 — Couture as Creative Energy20:17 — The Beautiful Game25:09 — Royals, Reunions, and Wimbledon Fashion30:18 — Marriage, Motherhood, and Independence34:52 — ChatGPT Bestie, Claude Scold37:46 — Hot Takes and Men’s Feet39:41 — How Long Design Takes42:05 — You Can’t Rush Creativity45:04 — The Real Value of Design50:06 — Twenty-Five Hours Is Nothing51:18 — Spicy Caroline Signs Off