Ep. 241: Vivian & John Bencich of Square Feet Studio

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Today we welcome husband and wife team, John & Vivian Bencich. They are the founders of Square Feet Studio; an award-winning architect, planning, and design firm based in Atlanta. With Vivian’s background as an interior designer and John’s as an architect, they and their team specialize in smart, simple, and sustainable designs meant to last a long time. They have created beautiful and warm spaces throughout Atlanta including many popular restaurants like the iconic Kimball House. Listen in as they share tips on how to recreate our favorite restaurant ambiance in the home, the importance of numbers in planning, how to use a holistic approach to design, and more! What You’ll Hear on This Episode: How did Vivian and John get their starts? How John and Vivian take a holistic approach to design. A glimpse into how they create such a warm, intimate, and hospitable space like in the Kimball House. What tips & tricks do they have for narrowing down a style? What small yet important adjustments do professionals bring into design plans? What are their thoughts on impulse buys within the design plan? How a restaurant mood can translate to residential design and how to create it. How we can design a home while thinking about how we move through our space. How to create a mood in an outdoor room or space. Tips & tricks for choosing the right paint color (and not wasting time or money). Decorating Dilemma: Hi Bev, We like the way the color looks! But if you want to change it, I would not recommend a darker gray and would instead make it very warm. From Benjamin Moore, I would suggest using either Calm or Lacey Pearl to go with the blue furnishings. To select the right paint color in the future I would suggest getting sample pods and painting a 3’ x 3’ square on the wall. To test how it looks in different lights you could either paint one square on every wall or use a loose piece of drywall and move it around. Always test the actual paint sample vs. pictures or swatches! Another tip we have, even though you didn’t ask, is to pull the seating apart a bit to air out the space. Great job with the space, Bev! Mentioned in This Episode: Square Feet Studio Square Feet Studio on Instagram

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0:00.0	Welcome to How to Decorate from Ballard Designs, a podcast all about the trials and triumphs of decorating and redecorating your home.
0:08.7	Each week will help you unleash your inner decorator.
0:11.6	I'm Caroline, and I'm on the marketing team.
0:13.7	And I'm Taryn, and I'm a product designer.
0:15.8	And I'm Liz.
0:16.5	I head up the Ballard Creative Team.
0:18.2	We're your host. Join the expert team at Ballard Designs
0:21.6	for tips, tricks, and tales from interior designers, stylists, and other talents in the design world.
0:25.9	Plus, we'll answer our listener question at the end of each show. So don't forget to send them
0:29.7	to podcast at Ballarddesigns.net. Yes, we love answering them. Now on with the show.
0:35.8	Today we welcome John and Vivian Benzick to the show.
0:39.7	They're the founders of Square Feet Studio, an award-winning architecture, planning, and design firm based in Atlanta, Georgia.
0:46.2	Their company specializes in smart, simple, and sustainable designs with a goal of creating beautiful spaces that last a long time.
0:53.8	Their team has combined backgrounds in architecture, interior design, fine arts, and urban planning.
0:59.7	They have created some beautiful spaces for gathering and dining here in Atlanta,
1:04.1	the kind of restaurants that you go to for the warm, beautiful vibe as much as you do for the incredible food.
1:09.6	We're so excited to have you here. Welcome
1:11.4	Vivian and John. Thank you for having us. We're thrilled to be here. Thanks for having us.
1:15.5	It's a joy to be here. Welcome. Tell us, how did you all get started in architecture and design?
1:22.0	Well, we met at Georgia Tech in grad school, and I was there in a program that they used to call extended degree. My
1:29.0	undergrad degree is in art history and French. And then I had a professor in my senior year.
1:35.1	I took a modern architecture survey class, like a art history class, but just all on modern
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