Ep. 89: designer Traci Zeller
b'Traci Zeller joins us in Charlotte to share her unique background and super interesting story of being a former lawyer turned interior designer. She talks with us about switching careers, her commitment to creating a rendering for each project, the inspiration behind her polished and put together style, and how it all practically plays out in her house with twin boys and a puppy.\\nWhat You\\u2019ll Hear on This Episode:\\nTrials of dogs breaking into cabinets, expensive inspection results, a rushed backyard construction project, and rocky 50th birthday.\\nTriumphs of animal print fashion (sorry you are left out camouflage!), good luck in the form of a baby robin\\u2019s nest, d\\xe9ja vu, and a beautiful vase.\\nTips and tricks to clean the outdoor pillows that won\\u2019t leave you spending your whole time scrubbing.\\nTraci\\u2019s path into interior design, and how she knew it was time to leave her career as a lawyer to shift more into her career into interior design.\\nDressing for our audience, and why Traci loves it much more now.\\nWhy Taryn believes so much in renderings, and won\\u2019t do a project without them.\\nOrganizational practices and systems that help Traci\\u2019s home remain polished yet practical with two twin boys and a puppy.\\nHow her lines, although very different, carry a through line of Traci\\u2019s voice and style to sit well together.\\nCreating cohesion with different pieces and why we don\\u2019t need to matchy match everything.\\nHow Traci mixed a traditional pattern with lavender trim to take a well received and beautiful bold room.\\nHow Traci describes Southern style and how she applies it to practical living family homes.\\nThe showroom inspired by French Couture and the Christian Dior exhibit.\\nTraci\\u2019s process when taking on a new client, and how she digs in to get a feel for how they live and what they love.\\nMaterials that are best for families and hold up through a lot of wear and tear, and the two products she swears by for ink and stain disasters.\\nMore about her adorable puppy Chloe and the plans for making her crate beautiful, fancy, and stylish using Ballard products.\\nShow Notes:\\n\\n@tarynschwartz\\n\\nKayla Rose Instagram\\n\\nTraci Zeller\\n\\n@tracizeller\\n\\nOf Rare Origin\\n\\nUnique\\n\\n\\xa0Amodex'