{"podcast":{"title":"Design Curious | Interior Design Career and Business Podcast","slug":"design-curious-interior-design-career-and-business-podcast-5636334","podcast_index_feed_id":5636334,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ab7989ec/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://rwarddesign.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/28668691/28668691-1660300963931-4644d17c7d883.jpg","author":"Rebecca Ward, CID | Interior Design Mentor and Coach","episode_count":199,"summary":"A show for the curious creatives who want to learn what it takes to become an interior designer. Welcome to the Design Curious podcast! Each week, you'll learn practical skills every designer needs to develop regardless of whether you want to work for yourself or someone else. You'll learn secrets from professional interior designers to help you avoid costly mistakes & regrets. You'll be encouraged & empowered to overcome your fears of change, failure & money. With my 20 yrs of experience, I'll help you on the RIGHT WAY to get started. Discover if interior design is the career for you!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T00:20:44.366086+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-curious-interior-design-career-and-business-podcast-5636334"},"episode":{"title":"177 | Design Skills Series: 5 Practical Design Skills You’ll Use on Every Client Project","slug":"177-design-skills-series-5-practical-design-skills-you-ll-use-on-every-client-project","published_at":"2026-02-09T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-curious-interior-design-career-and-business-podcast-5636334/177-design-skills-series-5-practical-design-skills-you-ll-use-on-every-client-project","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-curious-interior-design-career-and-business-podcast-5636334","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/designcurious/episodes/177--Design-Skills-Series-5-Practical-Design-Skills-Youll-Use-on-Every-Client-Project-e3dv5kn","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ab7989ec/podcast/play/114316375/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-21%2F5b098a14-d7f3-d6fa-37ba-2ff6513c9428.mp3","summary":"Have you ever been standing in front of a client, mid-conversation, and suddenly realized you should know the answer—but you don’t feel confident saying it out loud yet? Maybe it’s a color choice, a furniture size, or how to fix an awkward layout. These moments can shake your confidence as an interior designer, especially when you know you have the creative instinct but haven’t fully honed the practical skills yet. In this episode, I’m continuing our design skills series by focusing on the practical skills that actually make your work smoother, your designs stronger, and your client relationships more trusting. These are the skills that allow you to think on your feet, explain your decisions clearly, and create designs that not only look beautiful, but function beautifully too. I’m walking you through the core skills every residential interior designer needs to master, including color theory, space planning, furniture selection, traffic flow, composition, proportion and balance, and lighting plans. More importantly, I’m sharing how to practice these skills intentionally , so they become second nature. When these foundations are solid, you stop second-guessing yourself—and your clients start trusting you more deeply. What You’ll Learn in This Episode ✔️ How to practice practical design skills daily ✔️ Why color undertones affect client satisfaction ✔️ How space planning improves traffic flow ✔️ Furniture selection using proportion and balance ✔️ Building client trust through confident design decisions Read the Blog >>> 5 Practical Interior Design Skills for Every Client Project NEXT STEPS: 🎯 Join My Design Mentor and start building a design career with clarity, confidence, and support, 👉 https://rwarddesign.com/my-design-mentor⁠ Check out our Designer's Playlis…","meta_description":"Have you ever been standing in front of a client, mid-conversation, and suddenly realized you should know the answer—but you don’t feel confident saying i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1081,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/design-curious-interior-design-career-and-business-podcast-5636334/episodes/177-design-skills-series-5-practical-design-skills-you-ll-use-on-every-client-project/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/design-curious-interior-design-career-and-business-podcast-5636334/177-design-skills-series-5-practical-design-skills-you-ll-use-on-every-client-project.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}