Kandrac & Kole - Who are we? and Why We are Producing a Podcast?

Inside Design with Kandrac and Kole is hosted by two nationally published Atlanta Interior Designers, Joann Kandrac and Kelly Kole. These energetic women are also world travelers, charity givers and bloggers with a wealth of information to share and stories to tell about the interior design world. Join them every week for a lively conversation about the latest trends, travels to industry events, current design projects (the good, the bad and the ugly), do’s and don’ts, product recommendations and more. Just a warning - this is going to be fun and not too serious! After all, they do still have an interior design business running at full speed.  IN THIS EPISODE: Joann Kandrac and Kelly Kole introduce you to their world of design as they share their background on what brought them to this place and why they are doing a podcast to share their wealth of information about design, life and business to the world! Hello World! Basic intro of our Kandrac & Kole Interior Designs office in Kennesaw –                         Meet Our staff                         Our services                         Our website and social media handles Who are we? Our Personal Backgrounds   How we met….. since people always ask us!   How our podcast came to be – The stars aligned and karma swirled!   Why our podcast will be different than most...   Hear what’s coming up on future episodes! “At a certain point in your career, they do not pay you for what you DO, they pay you for what you KNOW.”                            ~Laurie Laizure from Interior Design Community

On today’s episode of Inside Design, longtime Kandrac and Kole Interior Design client, Cindy Murphy, joins Joann to discuss her recent home renovation. What started as a small kitchen renovation, grew into a much bigger project. Cindy knows what it’s like to work through all the excitement and challenges that come with a major renovation, so she is sharing her experience with us today.  Tune in to our conversation to learn why Cindy and her husband chose to stay in their home of fifteen years and undergo major construction, the pros and cons of renovating, and much more. IN THIS EPISODE:  [05:25] Why Cindy and her husband chose not to move and renovate their home of fifteen years.  [07:40] Cindy shares the pros and cons of her house before and after the renovation.  [11:00] Why working with an architect can make home renovations so much easier and unique.  [14:35] Cindy’s favorite parts of her new kitchen and other must-haves.  [18:32] Why you don’t have to replace your furniture during a home renovation.  [19:13] Cindy reveals some unexpected challenges that came with the renovation.  [21:00] Designers are advocates for their clients.  [23:35] Make sure your builders are experienced with the elements you want in your renovation.  [26:30] Cindy’s advice for homeowners about to start a home renovation.  KEY TAKEAWAYS: Before you decide to move or begin a home renovation, ask yourself “what makes you happy?” Just because you are renovating, doesn’t mean you have to replace all of your furniture.  Instead, you can replace some throw pillows, your lighting, or your coffee table to give your furniture new life.  Renovating your longtime home can bring out a lot of emotions.  Communication between clients, designers, contractors, and architects is key for home renovations.  Finding the right people to execute unique designs can be tricky.  Finding builders that are experienced with those elements is important.  RESOURCE LINKS: Rothman and Rothman Associates Atlanta Bed Swings Stray Dog Designs Smith’s Ironworks Cosentino Madera Arts Jay Scott Studios Wolf Subzero Big Ass Fans BIO: Cindy Murphy is a long time client of Kandrac and Kole, who met Cindy about 12 years ago when she contacted them to help her design a screened porch and outdoor pool area. Cindy lives in Canton, Georgia, a beautiful suburb 40 miles north of Atlanta. Fast forward to 2021 when Cindy and her husband decided to do a huge renovation of their first floor. We were thrilled to be working with her again and enlisted the help of architect, Eric Rothman of Rothman and Rothman Associates and Atlanta Home Remodeling.  Kandrac & Kole was voted one of Atlanta’s Top 20 Residential Interior Designs by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and has been featured on HGTV as well as in The New York Times, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, Better Homes & Gardens, Southern Home Magazine and many others as well as participants of the One Room Challenge Spring 2020. Kandrac & Kole has established a well known reputation for their approachable, dynamic personalities, their signature use of color and pattern and their one of a kind, custom designs. As industry experts for residential and commercial design, Joann Kandrac & Kelly Kole share upbeat and entertaining narratives regarding their design projects, travels and personal stories on their popular blog, their podcast and via national speaking engagements. Joann and Kelly’s love and commitment to the power of interior design also extends towards their charity work throughout the U.S. and Guatemala. Kandrac & Kole Website Kandrac & Kole on Instagram

As you all know, we are connectors and collaborators and all-around lovers of people. So today we are having a chat with another design friend who we know you will adore – Mally Skok. Originally from South Africa, Mally Skok is a Palm Beach-based interior design and textile artist. Since launching her successful interior design business after moving to the United States, Mally has built a client base that is enamored by her creative mix of layering the new with the old, and transforming homes into comfortable, colorful living spaces. Tune in to hear Mally share her unique design experience, her creative process for designing fabrics and her new book, Mally’s Little Handbook! IN THIS EPISODE:  [05:05] Mally talks about her unique background.  [09:37] Mally’s early experience with interior design and landing her own fabric line.  [15:25] Mally’s many successes and how she comes up with her patterns.  [17:58] Finding inspiration from vintage items and mixing old with new artisan-made handmade products.  [25:05] Takeaways from Mally’s book.  [29:27] What’s next for Mally? KEY TAKEAWAYS: If you aren't feeling inspired, don’t force creativity. Let your inspiration and creativity be organic. There is so much more beauty when mixing the old with the new and really concentrating on artisan-made, authentic hand-touched, and hand-loved products because they make a home. Mally’s book, ‘Mally's Little Handbook’ touches on so many little things that people don’t talk about but are really, really important in the home, like how to treat guests, how to approach a dinner party, and how to really scour a flea market. RESOURCE LINKS: Mally Skok’s Website Mally’s Little Handbook BIO: Mally Skok is an interior designer and textile maker, originally from South Africa. Following a global upbringing, Mally and her family moved in the mid-1990s from London to America, where she launched her interior design business. Mally has since built a client base that is enamored with her creative mix of layering the new with the old and transforming homes into comfortable, colourful living spaces. Mally, a tastemaker, a noticer, and a woman with a mission to empower others, has inspired her followers and design friends. She lives with her husband and two doggies and travels to South Africa and elsewhere to visit her beloved mum and three grown children. Kandrac & Kole was voted one of Atlanta’s Top 20 Residential Interior Designs by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and has been featured on HGTV as well as in The New York Times, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, Better Homes & Gardens, Southern Home Magazine and many others as well as participants of the One Room Challenge Spring 2020. Kandrac & Kole has established a well known reputation for their approachable, dynamic personalities, their signature use of color and pattern and their one of a kind, custom designs. As industry experts for residential and commercial design, Joann Kandrac & Kelly Kole share upbeat and entertaining narratives regarding their design projects, travels and personal stories on their popular blog, their podcast and via national speaking engagements. Joann and Kelly’s love and commitment to the power of interior design also extends towards their charity work throughout the U.S. and Guatemala. Kandrac & Kole Website Kandrac & Kole on Instagram SPONSOR: Today’s sponsor is Look Walls. Another designer friend turned us on to Look Walls when we were working on a multi-family project and needed to create a WOW that wasn’t created with typical framed art pieces. We have now used them on many projects and absolutely love how they make our designs unique. Looks Walls is a complete design and manufacturing studio for beautifully custom designed and printed wallcoverings sold to The Trade. At Look, their design studio transforms walls into works of art with custom printing, sunning designs and exquisite materials.  Look Walls Website Looks Walls on Instagram

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