On this week's episode, Chelsea sits down with her husband and business partner, Kevin Coryell! Kevin, a helicopter pilot, now works with his wife at their store, First and Main Design Market in Bothell, Washington. In this 2 part series, Chelsea and Kevin talk about how they got started and what it's like to work together. Please tune in next week when Kevin dives into the furniture that Kevin builds for customers and what it's like to be a small business owner in the Interior Design industry.

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Chelsea and the DFAL team are working on relaunching the training program on a new platform this year. If you would like to learn more, email us at [email protected] We welcome your questions!

First and Main has a new Interior Designer, Evany Urribarri! Originally from Venezuela, Evany now works with Chelsea, and on this week's episode, Chelsea sits down with her to talk about the differences between the two industries. Evany shares how she is adapting to Interior Design as a new designer in this exciting industry. 

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Chelsea and the DFAL team are working on relaunching the training program on a new platform this year. If you would like to learn more, email us at [email protected] We welcome your questions!

If you don't stick to your plan on projects, you'll lose control and end up in a rut. How do you avoid falling into this hole? On this week's episode Chelsea circles back around to the topic of confidence and why it's so critical to stay in control, stay confident, and how to prevent a project from derailing.

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Chelsea and the DFAL team are working on relaunching the training program on a new platform this year. If you would like to learn more, email us at [email protected] We welcome your questions!

Nadia Mosberg is back to chat with Chelsea about the pressure of starting her own interior design business in Boise Idaho. Anxiety can be crippling and prevents talented designers from breaking out and starting their own practice all the time. Chelsea shares an eye-opening message about overcoming, taking things one step at a time and having faith in your strengths and remembering how people react to your designs, and using that to motivate you to achieve your dream career.

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Chelsea and the DFAL team are working on relaunching the training program on a new platform this year. If you would like to learn more, email us at [email protected]. We welcome your questions!

Get a new client to fall in love with you and then build in that momentum to take the project to the moon! On this week's episode, Chelsea talks about securing that deal on that first house call, building a relationship with regular touch bases, and delivering an amazing design and experience. She also dives into the idea of momentum in the business, building in excitement and tips and tricks to get out of ruts that we all can fall into sometimes. If you are wondering what might be tripping you up or want to improve your process, this is the episode for you.

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Chelsea and the DFAL team are working on relaunching the training program on a new platform this year. If you would like to learn more, email us at [email protected]. We welcome your questions!

Lights, camera, action! Chelsea sits down with Interior Designer Tracey Maas to talk about her time in Hollywood on this week's episode. Tracey ran a store in Newport Beach that became a one-stop-shop for set designers in Hollywood. She's worked on the sets of movies and shows, provided furniture and prop pieces to some classic pop culture hits. If you love insights into the movie business, this is an episode you don't want to miss! 

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Chelsea and the DFAL team are working on relaunching the training program on a new platform this year. If you would like to learn more, email us at [email protected]. We welcome your questions!

Some weeks take more patience, both with contractors, clients, and suppliers. On this week's episode, Chelsea lets us in on what her week has been like. Like a reality show, it’s a rollercoaster ride through contractors underestimating needs, clients shopping around, designers ordering the wrong furniture. Chelsea shares how she and the team were able to overcome these roadblocks to end the week on a successful note!

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Chelsea and the DFAL team are working on relaunching the training program on a new platform this year. If you would like to learn more, email us at [email protected]. We welcome your questions!

When you’re an Interior Designer you get to experience some interesting things. On this week's episode, Chelsea shares a few experiences when misunderstands occur and how she got out of them. Interior design isn't always just about putting together a beautiful room, we also have sticky situations that come up but you can make them Have you had any interesting experiences as an Interior Designer? Let us know!

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On this week's episode, Chelsea talks about the side of design that you might not really think about, the hands-on part! After putting the design together, sharing, and finalizing, you'll sometimes have to put pieces together, patching and supergluing, hanging art and fixtures, and change bulbs. This is a 'how to start' episode with tips and tricks for interior designers.

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When you’re an Interior Designer you get to experience some interesting things in the lives of your clients. In this week's episode, Chelsea shares some funny stories from a "Viking Dungeon" to her experience with the FBI to helping a client break into their own home and what it was like to be in Vegas during September 11th with a client. Have you had any interesting experiences as an Interior Designer? Let us know!

If you'd like to learn more, visit us at Designforaliving.com. We welcome your questions! If you'd like to submit one, email us at [email protected]