The Second Draft
At The Second Draft, we believe the best work isn’t created in the first pass. It’s refined in the revision. This is your behind-the-scenes look at new chapters, fresh designs, bold pivots, and the breakthroughs that shape meaningful work. The edits. The recalibrations. The uncomfortable growth seasons no one posts about.
You’ll hear raw conversations on what it takes to grow an interior design business, creativity, identity, leadership, and building something that actually reflects who you’re becoming. Think of this as your front-row seat to the rewrite: where ambition meets alignment, and good ideas turn into powerful ones.
Because the first draft builds it.
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The Second Draft
Mastering the Basics: Kitchen Countertop Materials
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In the this episode of House Call, we cover:
- what we look for in a kitchen countertop material
- countertop thicknesses
- countertop edges
- pros and cons of different kitchen countertop materials
Episode
0:00 Introduction
1:10 What I’ve been loving lately
4:04 The stress of choosing a kitchen countertop
6:00 What we look for in a countertop material
7:33 Countertop edges
8:11 Combining materials
10:17 Granite
12:15 Marble
14:50 Quartz
17:03 Quartzite
18:32 Butcher block
19:30 Soapstone
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