Business of Home Podcast

Business of Home, Dennis Scully

Business of Home's host Dennis Scully interviews thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and creatives about the changes and challenges facing the interior design community.

  • 59 minutes 39 seconds
    The Thursday Show: The tariff refund portal is open. Plus: Does getting published still matter to designers?

    Host Dennis Scully and BOH editor in chief Kaitlin Petersen discuss the biggest news in the design world, including the rise of the wealth tax, an update on the tariff refund process, and whether being featured in a magazine still matters. Later, interior designer Chloe Redmond Warner joins the show to talk about her new book, This Must Be the Place

    This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Chelsea House

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    Chloe Redmond Warner
    Business of Home

    23 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 51 minutes 15 seconds
    Arteriors is betting on product

    Founded in the 1980s by designer Mark Moussa, in four decades Arteriors has grown from a boutique decor company into a global brand focused on the trade. CEO John Hart joined the company in 2024, after the Covid home boom had faded away—he’s revamped the C-suite, re-focused Arteriors on product, and is looking to make a big splash at High Point Market this spring.   

    In this episode, Hart speaks with host Dennis Scully about why tariffs didn’t change the company’s business as much as you’d think; why he’s not betting on a housing turnaround; and why, in a time where everyone else is trying to go further up the market, he’s happy for Arteriors to stay exactly where it is. 

    This episode is sponsored by Ernesta and Crypton

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    Arteriors
    Dennis Scully
    Business of Home

    20 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    The Thursday Show: Designers join the wellness revolution. Plus: Artemest preps for a big Milan Design Week

    Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including the rise of AI consultants, a check-in on tariffs and inflation and how designers are capitalizing on the wellness revolution. Later, Artemest CEO Marco Credendino joins the show to talk about the brand's plans for Milan Design Week.

    This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Chelsea House

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    Artemest
    Business of Home

    16 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Studio Dearborn's Sarah Robertson creates kitchens that light people up

    Though Sarah Robertson was drawn to design from an early age, she took a more practical route at first, earning an MBA from Northwestern and then working as a consultant at McKinsey & Company. But eventually her creative side won out: after purchasing properties and renovating historic homes in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood with her mother, she left consulting behind and launched Studio Dearborn. Since then, Robertson has built a reputation for kitchens that are as functional as they are beautiful, earning recognition as both an award-winning designer and a thoughtful voice in the industry.

    On this episode of the podcast Robertson and her son Owen—who recently became Studio Dearborn’s second employee—speak to host Dennis Scully from the garage studio of their Mamaroneck, New York, home. They discuss Robertson’s roundabout path to design, the Amish cabinetmakers she can’t live without, and the organizational ethos that guides her.

    This episode is sponsored by Ernesta and Crypton

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    Studio Dearborn
    Dennis Scully
    Business of Home

    13 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 53 minutes 55 seconds
    The Thursday Show: The midcentury modern burglar. Plus: Why Ernesta raised $20 million

    Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including fuel surcharges, the impact of tariffs and LA’s most tasteful burglar. Later, Ernesta CEO John Foley joins the show to talk about his latest fundraise

    This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Chelsea House

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    Ernesta 
    Business of Home

    9 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 3 seconds
    Why Remy Renzullo doesn't have (or want) a website

    Remy Renzullo is a young American designer, but he’s already packed a lifetime’s worth of accomplishments into a decade-long career: being named to the AD100, collaborating with Watts 1874 on a fabric line, and decorating Castle Howard, a baroque manor house in the English countryside. Next on the list? Opening a hotel in Tuscany.

    On this episode of the podcast, Renzullo speaks with host Dennis Scully about why there’s a ‘no ChatGPT’ rule in his office; why he loves close, collaborative relationships with clients; and why he doesn’t have a website, and isn’t planning to make one.

    This episode is sponsored by Ernesta and Crypton

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    Remy Renzullo
    Dennis Scully
    Business of Home

    6 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    The Thursday Show: RH's rough day on Wall Street. Plus: Designers are embracing the renovation boom

    Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including Nordic Knots’ big fundraise, RH’s dramatic earnings call, and how designers are finding opportunity in a frozen housing market. Later, GreenRow VP Jaimee Seabury joins the show to talk about Williams-Sonoma's sustainability-focused brand.

    This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Chelsea House

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    GreenRow
    Business of Home

    2 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    How to build a lighting empire, with Hudson Valley Lighting Group founder David Littman

    David Littman got into the lighting industry as a young man, acquiring a small, struggling manufacturing business. Across the span of four decades, he’s built an empire. Hudson Valley’s portfolio now includes its namesake brand plus CSL, Troy Lighting, Corbett, Mitzi, and, more recently, Sonneman and Schoolhouse. 

    On this episode of the podcast Littman tells host Dennis Scully about why the lighting business is leaving China, why the only weapon against dupes is new product, and why he’s looking beyond lighting at the whole home.

    This episode is sponsored by Ernesta and Resource Furniture

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    Hudson Valley Lighting Group
    Dennis Scully
    Business of Home

    30 March 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    The Thursday Show: Roman and Williams sues over an alleged knockoff. Plus: Ben Reynaert is layermaxxing

    Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including a Roman and Williams lawsuit, why home stocks are tanking, and the end of the metaverse. Later, editor Ben Reynaert joins the show to talk about his new book, The Layered Home.

    This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Newport Brass

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    The Layered Home
    Business of Home

     

     

     

    26 March 2026, 10:00 am
  • 55 minutes 42 seconds
    Neal Beckstedt on why great taste takes time

    Neal Beckstedt was already an accomplished designer before he went out on his own, working for Arquitectronica and serving as studio director for S. Russell Groves before finally putting up his own shingle in 2010. Since then, his tastefully warm take on modernism has won him high-profile projects and accolades in the press, including inclusion on Elle Decor’s A-List and the AD100. On this episode of the podcast, Beckstedt speaks with host Dennis Scully about why so many interior designers are Virgos, scaling his firm up and then back down again, and why great taste doesn’t happen overnight.

    This episode is sponsored by Ernesta and Resource Furniture

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    Neal Beckstedt
    Dennis Scully
    Business of Home

    23 March 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    The Thursday Show: In defense of the dining room. Plus: Charles Cohen gets a deadline

    Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including SideDoor’s next chapter, designer coworking, and a dramatic deadline for Charles Cohen. Later, author John Ota joins the show to discuss his new book, The Dining Room.  

    This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Newport Brass

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    The Dining Room
    Business of Home

    19 March 2026, 10:00 am
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