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A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design  Business Podcast

131: Barbara Sallick- Practical Advice from Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of Design of Waterworks on Designing the Perfect Bath

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Design, Business, Arts

4.9810 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2017

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back! On the show today I have Barbara Sallick! She is the Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of Design for Waterworks, and Author of ‘The Perfect Bath’. In 1978, Barbara and her husband Robert Sallick founded Waterworks, a luxury kitchen and bath brand in Danbury, Connecticut. The two are dedicated to bringing the European style to the American bath market. In the years to follow Waterworks has transformed the kitchen and bath market. Barbara has applied her education and lifelong love for art, antiques, travel and the principles for architecture and decoration to educate those around her and to elevate the bath to a room that is as beautiful, personal, inviting as it is practical. Today on the show Barbara is going to share with us the steps to confidentially design and execute a perfect bath project. Show Notes: What sort of things does Waterworks help a person do? When should you have experts help you with your bathroom? Who do you need to have on your team when starting on a bathroom project? What is an architecture trim? Why is important to work with the right sales consultant for you? Why should you not be intimidated when walking into Waterworks? When should you bring your client to the showroom? How much homework should you do before you bring a client to the showroom? What sort of lingo should you have when coming to Waterworks? What sort of customer service does Waterworks have? When should you call the client service department when working with Waterworks? When did Barbara and her husband pivot their business, Waterworks? Why was this pivot such an important decision for more success for the business? What is her new book, The Perfect Bath about? Resources: www.waterworks.com www.windowworks-nj.com/barbara The Perfect Bath Waterworks: Inventing Bath Style

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1:01.6

So, let's get to the business of interior design.

1:07.3

Hi, welcome to another episode of a well-designed business.

1:10.8

On the show today, I have Barbara Salick. She is the co-founder and senior vice president of design for waterworks. In 1978, Barbara and her husband Robert Salick founded Waterworks, a luxury kitchen and bath brand in Danbury, Connecticut. The two are dedicated to bringing the European style to the

1:28.5

American bath market. In the years since, Waterworks has transformed the kitchen and bath

1:33.5

market to be sure. Barbara has applied her education, lifelong interest in art, antiques,

1:40.0

travel, and the principles of architecture and decoration to educate those around her and to

1:45.4

elevate the bath to a room that is as beautiful, personal, and inviting as it is practical.

1:51.5

Today on the show, Barbara shares the steps to confidently design and execute a perfect

1:56.4

bath project. We also talk a bit about her 30-plus years as a business owner. So stay right there while

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I tell you a little bit about our sponsor, Cherish, and I'll be right back with Barbara Salick.

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Cherish, which can be found at www. c-h-a-I-R-I-S-H-H-com

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