Haley Chouinard

New York

Managing Editor at Business of Home

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Articles

The next frontier for collectible design might just be the Midwest

4 days ago | businessofhome.com | Haley Chouinard

You’ll hear a lot about collectible design galleries in cities like Miami, New York, London and Milan. Minneapolis? Not so much. It’s a challenge that designer Victoria Sass, founder of Prospect Refuge Studio, has decided to take on personally by opening a gallery dedicated to exhibiting functional art and design, which will debut in the city’s Northeast neighborhood later this month.
How tariffs could transform the antiques market

1 month ago | businessofhome.com | Haley Chouinard

While President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs left much of the home furnishings industry with the herculean task of reimagining supply chains and price structures, there was one sector that the tariffs left untouched: U.S. vintage. Whatever happens with trade policy, dealers who specialize in the category are in a unique position, selling tariff-free goods in a market already flooded with price hikes (and only liable to get worse).
8 questions that will change the way you interview new hires

1 month ago | businessofhome.com | Haley Chouinard

8 questions that will change the way you interview new hires magazine | | 8 questions that will change the way you interview new hires Interviewing job candidates is a lot easier when you’re armed with the right questions. These clever queries will save you time and energy—and help you find the best person for the job. If there’s an aspect of running a business that hews most closely to dating, it’s hiring.
This Chicago design firm wants to overcome the ‘hush-hush’ mentality among designers

1 month ago | businessofhome.com | Haley Chouinard

Renee DiSanto and Christina Samatas, the duo behind the Chicago-area design firm Park & Oak, are not ones to shy away from new challenges. In addition to running a successful firm, they operate a retail shop, Collected, and a cocktail lounge, The Parlour. Now, they’re adding Designer’s Trade Circle, a quarterly community-building event for designers, in hopes of countering the isolation that can accompany entrepreneurship.
Kravet rolls out a bold showroom expansion strategy

2 months ago | businessofhome.com | Haley Chouinard

Rumors of the decline of the brick-and-mortar showroom have been greatly exaggerated—at least if Kravet is any indication. The fabric company—which now comprises five lines in its ever-expanding family of brands—plans to open four new showroom locations by the end of the summer, with a new focus on secondary markets like Birmingham, Alabama; Charleston, South Carolina; Water Mill, New York; and Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
Designing for disaster

2 months ago | businessofhome.com | Haley Chouinard

With severe weather events now more common than ever, the world is adapting. Real estate platforms have incorporated climate risk assessments into listings alongside their reviews of nearby schools; home insurance companies are changing their policies to account for new vulnerabilities; and homeowners, architects and designers are seeking new ways to fortify homes against disaster.
How Etsy became a go-to trade resource

2 months ago | businessofhome.com | Haley Chouinard

When you think of digital trade resources, Etsy might not be at the top of your list. While the e-commerce platform was certainly not built specifically for interior designers, it has become an increasingly popular destination to find craftspeople. Home to thousands of makers of all types, you can just as easily order a custom-to-the-centimeter banquette or made-to-order pillows in designer fabrics as you can a handmade necklace or personalized cutting board.
Modern Luxury launches national interiors publication

Mar 4, 2025 | businessofhome.com | Haley Chouinard

Get your project pitches ready—there’s a new shelter magazine hitting the shelves. Modern Luxury Media has debuted Modern Luxury Interiors, a new quarterly publication that builds upon the brand’s nine regional editions while expanding its editorial focus to a national scale. The inaugural issue focuses on designers’ personal residences, featuring the homes of Martyn Lawrence Bullard (the magazine’s first cover star), Summer Thornton, and House of Honey’s Tamara Kaye-Honey.
How these design partners navigated an amicable split

Feb 6, 2025 | businessofhome.com | Haley Chouinard

A truth universally acknowledged: Breakups are hard. It’s true romantically, of course, but it’s also hard to split from your business partner, someone with whom you’ve built a firm, enmeshing both your creative and financial successes. It’s common, when you’re divvying up a business, for things to get messy and contentious.
This D.C. designer found a way to capture clients at every budget

Jan 30, 2025 | businessofhome.com | Haley Chouinard

In the process of building a design firm, there often comes a point when taking on a project of only a few rooms just doesn’t make sense financially—particularly if you’re regularly getting inquiries for whole-home work. Zoë Feldman, a designer based in Washington, D.C., had already moved past that growing pain, narrowing her firm’s scope to larger projects years earlier.