This week on the podcast, we sat down with Erika Ward of Erika Ward Interiors. After majoring in finance and working in the corporate world several years, Erika decided to follow her passion and start her interior design business. She gives us the whole scoop on her business, decorating pet peeves, and answers your decorating questions! WHAT YOU'LL HEAR ON THE SHOW: Erika talks about why she went into finance and eventually transitioned into designing full time How Erika balances classic design with a modern aesthetic Why you need to incorporate color into your room Why it’s so important for her and her clients to understand each other Why her biggest challenge in design work is educating her clients What’s so important about the ‘shell’ of a room What decorating mistake she made in her own house What surprised Erika when she came to one of our catalog shoots   Erika also helps us answer to questions this week. The first question is about how to properly dress an 11 foot window. Our second question is about mixing furniture shapes and heights cohesively.