Paloma has two new hires and a welcome reminder that a full calendar can also be a sign of abundance; Caroline has family travel on the horizon and very little tolerance left for television gore. On the design front, the ladies question why hiring a professional should come with a hundred fabric samples’ worth of homework—and make the case for floors that will outlast a trend. A seemingly innocent game of what they’d give up quickly becomes a negotiation over chintz, designer clothes, and whether vacations and beauty treatments are constitutionally protected. They close with advice on tricky vendors: extend grace, follow up, and know when being nice needs to become being firm.

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Chapters

00:00 Impossible Choices
00:39 Birmingham Afterglow
03:18 High Point Plans
05:20 Growing the Team
08:24 Recognizing Abundance
13:18 Sleepless Nights
15:30 Family Travel
17:31 Television Troubles
22:17 Designer Homework
29:04 Timeless Floors
34:09 Giving Things Up
35:21 Chintz Negotiations
36:42 Books or Television
40:52 Vacations or Vanity
41:34 Fabrics or Fashion
42:46 Instagram or TikTok
44:36 Bread or Cheese
45:33 Wallpaper or Furniture
47:03 Tricky Vendor Relationships
53:55 Until Next Week

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