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Melissa Lee

Melissa Lee

Founder & Principal of Bespoke Only, a Brooklyn-based interior design firm specializing in understated luxury and experience-focused design.

Jun 22, 2026

21:00
How are you guys evaluating which vendors, which showrooms, which project, project, product lines are worth building relationships with?
21:09
We're currently in the process of that right now because as we kind of elevate, you know, our offerings, and I think again, we're looking at it may not necessarily be a shift in vendor, it's a shift in how many extra details are we adding.
21:23
For instance, we've had a big business with CR Laine.
21:26
I know this is a big upholstery manufacturer that a lot of designers work with.
21:31
Well, we don't really do-- We haven't done a lot of contrast welting.
21:34
They have-- You can put trim on it.
21:36
You know, they've got a lot of custom details that just kind of this minimalist look, you know, wasn't really catering to, and now we're seeing more of that traditional, those traditional details.
26:16
Then-

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