About this episode

Paloma and Caroline discuss various topics including design, personal finance, and cultural commentary while reflecting on their experiences and current events.

Paloma and Caroline take a conversational tour starting with Caroline’s one-and-done push-up and the psychological tyranny of a kitchen-island pile to the comforts of office routine, their new Substack, The Install Edit , and a heartfelt remembrance of Urban Electric founder Dave Dawson. Along the way, they celebrate couture craftsmanship, referee World Cup loyalties, review royal and Wimbledon fashion, debate marriage, motherhood, and women’s financial independence, compare an overly affectionate ChatGPT with a judgmental Claude, and issue a unanimous restraining order against men’s flip-flops. They close with a spirited defense of interior design timelines and fees—part business reality check, part closing argument. Substack: The Install Edit Instagram: @theinstallpodcast Tik Tok: @theinstallpocast YouTube: @theinstalldesignpodcast Paloma: www.paolomacontreras.com Instagram: @palomacontrerasdesign Tik Tok: @palomacontrerasdesign Caroline: www.carolinegidiere.com Instagram: @carolinegidieredesign Tik Tok: @carolinegidieredesignbts Shop My: @carolinegidiere 00:13 — One Push-Up and Weekly Highs 02:39 — Routines, Travel, and Resetting 05:10 — Cluttered Home, Cluttered Mind 08:39 —…

People in this episode

Hosts: Paloma Contreras, Caroline Gidiere

Topics covered

• interior design
• personal finance
• motherhood
• fashion
• technology
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• interior design
• financial independence
• Wimbledon fashion
• motherhood
• ChatGPT
• Urban Electric
• cuisine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Install Edit, Urban Electric, ChatGPT, Claude

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