{"id":11982,"date":"2023-05-04T21:14:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T21:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/?p=11982"},"modified":"2023-05-04T21:22:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T21:22:54","slug":"ambassador-spotlight-christine-kohut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/04\/ambassador-spotlight-christine-kohut\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Spotlight: Christine Kohut"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11982\" class=\"elementor elementor-11982\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d776af2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d776af2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14da17a\" data-id=\"14da17a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1f3e80 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c1f3e80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<pre><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">Wescover Ambassador Christine Kohut is an interior designer based in New Hampshire. We sat down with Christine to learn about how she got her start, her best piece of advice, and what excites her about the future of design! <\/span><\/pre>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f78a29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f78a29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5608435\" data-id=\"5608435\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-127eded elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"127eded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How did you get your start in interior design?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10e5544 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10e5544\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce3dbab\" data-id=\"ce3dbab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d187215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d187215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been a dream for me to be an interior designer since high school. That&#8217;s pretty much the only thing I&#8217;ve ever wanted to be.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I got my official start with my business from a real estate agent who was also a neighbor of mine. She was building a house, and she hired me to do something small. Then her friends saw it, and it took off. All it took was someone to have faith in me and hire me. My business was founded in 2005. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f13b348 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f13b348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20181026_kohut_mccarthy15383a-scaled-1-1024x668.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-11982 wp-image-11986\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20181026_kohut_mccarthy15383a-scaled-1-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20181026_kohut_mccarthy15383a-scaled-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20181026_kohut_mccarthy15383a-scaled-1-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20181026_kohut_mccarthy15383a-scaled-1-1536x1002.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20181026_kohut_mccarthy15383a-scaled-1-2048x1336.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa8f9af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa8f9af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-831bf23\" data-id=\"831bf23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e91d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63e91d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How would you describe your personal design style? Is there any signature in your work?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d04dc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d04dc1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9a318f\" data-id=\"b9a318f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b24e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b24e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can\u2019t really describe my personal design style. It&#8217;s ever-changing, and I don\u2019t like labels. I like a little bit of everything all at once. It\u2019s just a matter of constant editing. I guess in very general terms, my style is casual and comfortable with a touch of refinement and a dash of oddity, making sure pieces can be mixed and matched and still look good together.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As far as the design aesthetic for my customers, all my clients are so unique. Every project looks completely different. It\u2019s always about putting their personalities into the rooms they live in.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;ve been told that my use of color is a strong point. It doesn&#8217;t always have to be bright and crazy, but there&#8217;s always a color that&#8217;s unexpected in every job that I do. That\u2019s my signature.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45d9da4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45d9da4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9335f9\" data-id=\"f9335f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1006fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1006fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_3983-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-11982 wp-image-11987\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_3983-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_3983-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_3983-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_3983-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_3983-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-893180f\" data-id=\"893180f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb0e8b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb0e8b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1076\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/004_cabinets_068a-2857-scaled-1-768x1076.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-11982 wp-image-11991\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/004_cabinets_068a-2857-scaled-1-768x1076.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/004_cabinets_068a-2857-scaled-1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/004_cabinets_068a-2857-scaled-1-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/004_cabinets_068a-2857-scaled-1-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/004_cabinets_068a-2857-scaled-1-1462x2048.jpg 1462w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/004_cabinets_068a-2857-scaled-1.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4bb835 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4bb835\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c938b06\" data-id=\"c938b06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96aed03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96aed03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What kind of projects do your clients come to you for? \n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f19a193 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f19a193\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a394ea\" data-id=\"7a394ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fdc75c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fdc75c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, I&#8217;m doing a lot of kitchens and bathrooms, but I also have a lot of living spaces (living rooms and family rooms) going on. I do a lot of reupholstered seating, which saves furniture from landfills.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db1fe9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db1fe9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a84999\" data-id=\"3a84999\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-babfa6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"babfa6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When sourcing, do you put an emphasis on local creators and artists for your projects?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-472e3a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"472e3a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eadeb97\" data-id=\"eadeb97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb574a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdb574a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I do. I like to have things that are one-of-a-kind so each client can have something that&#8217;s special for them. Even if it&#8217;s a base that\u2019s the same for everybody, I like to customize it with different fabric, materials, or textures so it\u2019s personalized, and most times that involves local craftsmen to help me achieve that. That&#8217;s the name of the game for me. Local and unique are two of my big priorities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1689b4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1689b4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/001_overallivingrm_030a-4000-scaled-1-1024x627.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-11982 wp-image-11992\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/001_overallivingrm_030a-4000-scaled-1-1024x627.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/001_overallivingrm_030a-4000-scaled-1-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/001_overallivingrm_030a-4000-scaled-1-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/001_overallivingrm_030a-4000-scaled-1-1536x941.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/001_overallivingrm_030a-4000-scaled-1-2048x1254.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7bcd60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7bcd60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c5d277\" data-id=\"1c5d277\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fd8d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fd8d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What would be the best piece of interior design advice that you could share for homeowners?\t<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7be315c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7be315c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1967283\" data-id=\"1967283\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243f788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"243f788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best advice is that there is no such thing as reaching out too soon. More often than not, people don&#8217;t consider hiring an interior designer until they&#8217;re too far into a project and they&#8217;ve started making mistakes. It&#8217;s going to cost them more to have professional help to solve those problems and redo some of the work that they&#8217;ve had done. It&#8217;s never too soon to have a meeting with a designer.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60de8cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60de8cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2021-scaled-1-1024x725.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-11982 wp-image-11994\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2021-scaled-1-1024x725.webp 1024w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2021-scaled-1-300x212.webp 300w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2021-scaled-1-768x544.webp 768w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2021-scaled-1-1536x1087.webp 1536w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2021-scaled-1-2048x1450.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a2e01d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a2e01d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1108f1d\" data-id=\"1108f1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9b8f88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9b8f88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What excites you about the future of interior design?\t<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6aa8787 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6aa8787\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2d7a7c\" data-id=\"e2d7a7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-621b25d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"621b25d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What I find exciting is collaboration across mediums. Woodworkers are collaborating with interior designers, who are collaborating with painters. There&#8217;s more of a collective experience now with projects. Even though they don&#8217;t work for me specifically, we\u2019re like a team. Artists are willing to do what you need done and customize things to fit your particular project. Before, things were very limited. You just had lists from different vendors that you got to choose from. Now, it&#8217;s a whole new world, especially with the younger, edgier people with more creative styles.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, having something unique is what I&#8217;m excited about. There&#8217;s more opportunity for uniqueness now. The other good thing is the exposure that comes with social media and the access to the Internet. Smaller, independent people are getting exposure and getting discovered. Their work is being used now, when they couldn&#8217;t be found before.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-474a5e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"474a5e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55f7550\" data-id=\"55f7550\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de5acb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de5acb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you have an all-time favorite project that you've worked on?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1edff64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1edff64\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-961c05c\" data-id=\"961c05c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14c4c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b14c4c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The one I&#8217;m working on \u201cnow\u201d is always my all-time favorite. Every project I&#8217;ve done before, as good as it might be, I could always do better. I walk away with lessons that I apply to the next job. So the current job is always the best job.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There have been some really amazing projects, and it\u2019s so important to have an amazing client who gives you freedom and trusts you. The best jobs I&#8217;ve had are the ones where the clients trust me 1000% and let me do what I&#8217;m hired to do. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a507c43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a507c43\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e790d01\" data-id=\"e790d01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c9052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0c9052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To learn more about Christine Kohut, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/christinekohut.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her website.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wescover Ambassador Christine Kohut is an interior designer based in New Hampshire. We sat down with Christine to learn about how she got her start, her best piece of advice, and what excites her about the future of design! How did you get your start in interior design? 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