When Kristin Drohan opened her interior design business in 2005, there were a lot of furniture companies who would not sell to her. No problem —  she decided to team up with a smaller and nimbler manufacturer in North Carolina, and design a line herself. In the first part of the podcast, we share Drohan’s “Design Talk” from the November Designer Experience where she recounts starting her business, how One Kings Lane put her on the map, and how she and colleague Richelle Plett have figured out a way to circumvent the SIT test when it comes to buying upholstery. In part two, we have a follow up conversation and Drohan talks about the effects of COVID-19 on business and the status of her project with Plett.

This podcast is sponsored by Houzz.