It's All Perspective
Taylor Reiko is looking to overshare her world of design. From stories and points of view to design tips.. we might even get into her mental wellness journey? She even clicked yes to the explicit content button because even she doesn't know where a young designer's passion for design will take her.
In short, Taylor just has lots on her mind and believes that some of it is useful but a lot of what she will be discussing will be largely inspired by the current events and projects she has going on/content she put out via IG and TT (*plug* @taylorreikodesign).
Taylor zooms out in attempt to see the bigger picture as there are so many ways we can interpret design and indulge in life's experiences. It's like they always say..(well she does) it's all perspective.
Episodes
27 episodes
my morning routine (explained)
Mornings can be tough, for all kinds of reasons. Maybe it’s the struggle of getting out of bed, the overwhelming to-do list, or that quiet (sometimes loud) anxiety about what the day might bring. For me, the hardest part about mornings, especia...
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29:04
a good experience + customer service
You ever think about how most of us are in some kind of service job, even if it doesn’t look like the usual “customer service” stuff? We’re all out here interacting, showing up, giving something of ourselves... and people walk away with their o...
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24:07
my desire for structure
For a long time, I convinced myself that structure was the key to avoiding a psychological breakdown. Like many of us, I found comfort in routine..it gave me a sense of control, of safety. But as I got older, I noticed something shift. My defin...
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21:09
My Unfiltered Design Opinions
As an interior designer, one of the questions I get asked all the time is, "What's your design style?" And honestly, I don’t like answering that question because I feel like I'm putting myself in a box. But recently, I took a walk around my nei...
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34:16
Envy vs Jealousy (My Take)
Not all emotions are light and happy. Some are heavy. Some sit in your chest in a way that’s… inconvenient. Today, I’m talking about two of those: envy and jealousy. They seem like twins on the outside, but inside? I think they’re night and day...
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35:22
I'm Married!! (My Take on Making the Day Our Own)
Over the weekend, I got married, and it was a dream. But of course I wouldn't be me if I didn't make a few unexpected turns when it came to traditions. So in a very Taylor fashion, it's only natural that I share a little debrief with you of the...
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39:00
Opinions (My Take)
How often do you ask for advice before doing something? There was a time in my life when I felt the need to ask everyone I crossed paths with for their opinion. Even worse, I questioned no one's feedback. This led to a lot of mental turmoil. Si...
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39:08
Portfolio Paralysis + People Pleasing (My Take)
Let me ask you this.. what do you think comes first the chicken or the egg? Okay now imagine getting asked "what's your experience" from your interviewer as a student that's fresh out of school. I remember this feeling so vividly and unfortunat...
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35:26
Welcome (Back) to It's All Perspective
We're back and better than ever, BUT with some changes.. let's catch you up.
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6:51
Holiday Burnout & New Year New Me?
December is the month when we tend to reflect on the year, and while it's easy to feel proud and nostalgic, there's also a darker side. Sometimes, we find ourselves overwhelmed by fear and uncertainty, unsure of what we've truly accomplished. W...
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31:31
But-Why-Design (Coined By Me)
But-Why-Design? (a phrase coined by Taylor): The elements of a space that are categorized as aesthetic "nice-to-haves," and therefore, are not as highly prioritized or are ruled out early on in the design process due to concerns about ho...
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43:01
Why Is Driving Exhausting.. (Save Your Energy)
We spend so much time on the road these days. As an adult, I now understand why my parents were so happy when my sports teams had home games—it’s a lot of time and energy spent doing.. well.. nothing. Some might even say it’s exhausting, and I ...
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28:03
Safe Spaces (I Had a Leak..)
It’s Saturday morning. I flutter my eyes open at 8 a.m., expecting to see a blue sky and hear nothing but birds chirping in the distance. Instead, my thoughts are interrupted by the sound of water dripping from the corner of my apartment. Yes, ...
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21:34
The Budget Hedge Maze
Let me paint you a picture..you’ve just finished scrolling on Instagram/Pinterest and you’re feeling empowered to renovate one of the rooms in your home. You’re excited about this transformation and tell yourself that you would like to go about...
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35:26
What I Look For In a Builder..(I Got Robbed)
Today, join Taylor in a tranformative, slightly traumatic and borderline dramatic tale of the time she got robbed by a member of the building team during her family’s home renovation in the early 2000s. Fortunately, this very early on experienc...
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45:19
Hollywood Roosevelt’s Johnny Grant Apartment: the Calibre of Celebrity Design and Tips to Consider for Your Home
When I was away in LA I was lucky enough to have access to the Roosevelt Hotel’s newly renovated Johnny Grant Apartment where everything from Vogue photoshoots to Oscar parties have been hosted there at some point in time. If you’re a modern da...
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41:36
Happiness..What Is It?
After coming out of the very cold, and rainy on and off again season of Vancouver's Temperate Rainforest winter months, Taylor's inspired to talk about not design (for once..), but her feelings. More specifically happiness, what is it? And debu...
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19:47
Kitchen Reno Considerations
Join Taylor as she helps prepare you for your most ambitious home improvement endeavour to renovate the heart of your home, your kitchen. But this is no ordinary kitchen renovation podcast, on no, (what is classified as an ordinary kitchen reno...
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Episode 9
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30:23
Being Present
The holidays can be stressful and some might even say it’s contradicting that the most wonderful time of the year could potentially be the most overwhelming. Ontop of the craziness that are the first 2 weeks getting back into the swing of thing...
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28:20
When You're Selecting...Metal Finishes
Lately, I’ve been looking for new ways to put out design tips into the world that is easy to digest. Outside of my occasional struggle to describe designs to you through a mic (which you will later see).. I think we met that goal today! Introdu...
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30:10
Sick Season..Take A Break?
In this episode I got sick and you can hear it..as someone who gets a cold once a year I couldn’t help but try and backtrack my last few months and unfortunately I came to the conclusion that I had severely overloaded my schedule, did not honou...
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31:33
Education
I had a moment of realization where the average human spends most of their (day-time) life in the classroom from ages 0 to lets say.. 28 (my age). There always seems to be another 'level' of education we can explore and under any field of work ...
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30:19
The Vancouver Fall Home Show
Taylor has just finished unwinding after a non stop 72 hours. Let's just say that if a single day could feel like a week... this day would have easily been the Friday of the Vancouver Fall Home Show event. Taylor dives in to unpack the weekend ...
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41:38
Design Trends I Didn't Use To Appreciate But Do Now
I feel like I've been holding back on design talk lately and over the past week, I've realized that I've been doing so because I'm terrified of having to describe a space to you using nothing but a microphone I got from Best Buy and my ability ...
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Episode 3
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