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Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors

You want a home that’s uniquely you. One that reflects your passions, values and lifestyle. And you want to create one on your own, without having to hire a designer, breaking the bank, or hurting the planet. The challenge is that there are too many voices telling you what trend to jump on, what rules you must follow, and what “beautiful” looks like. Plus, you don’t want to scrap everything you own and start all over. It’s hard to know how to wrap your arms around this big, important concept called “home!” On this podcast, you’ll learn from the experts exactly why some rooms work (and others don’t), how to master a mix of styles and preferences when you have a bunch of them jumbled together, and inspiration for being brave and taking the creation of your dream home into your own hands.

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Getting White Right with Chrissie Rucker Jan 20, 2020

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Chrissie Rucker is the founder of London's The White Company, which sells affordable luxury linens, accessories and furniture, all in neutral colors. She's just written her first book, For The Love Of White, showcasing people's homes where the predominant color palate is a mix of creams, whites and soft greys. The rooms are not only beautiful and peaceful, they are full of personality. We talk about how to achieve this by looking at all of the elements that go into the perfect mix of texture.

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Your Style Manifesto OTLYC Jan 13, 2020

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Well, it's still January and I don't know about you, but I'm still bathing the glow of a new year, clean slate and my own motivation to make changes and follow through on some resolutions, before I lose steam! In the spirit of setting goals for the year, I thought it might be helpful to walk you through my free worksheet on creating a Style Manifesto for yourself and your home. If you don't already have a copy, you can grab it by going to the show notes page for this episode, or just going to the homepage, which is littleyellowcouch.com, and clicking on "Your Style Manifesto" at the top. The purpose of the Style Manifesto is to figure out how your home can help you with your life goals. We're going to look at how your home is currently serving you, or not, and then figure out what changes you can make in your home to encourage you, uplift you, inspire you and all of those good things. Let's get started.

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Declutter & Organize with Monica Leed Jan 06, 2020

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Monica Leed of Simply Spaced, a pro organizer and author of the new book, also called Simply Spaced, said to me that organization is not a once and done kind of thing. And I think I've been kind of assuming it was. In other words, I've been telling myself that if I set up the Right system, with the Right tools and the Right bins, file folders and compartmentalized drawer inserts, I'll never have to organize or declutter anything ever again. And if I do, that means the system I've set up must be wrong. But Monica reminded me that there's this thing called Life that happens. Unexpected paperwork, gifts we may or may not want, tools for project we didn't plan on having to do... and so we didn't know we needed to create a space for them. So of course we're going to have to revisit our organizational systems. And that's ok. Permission given to go back to the drawing board and re-do stuff. In the rest of the episode we cover things such as how a good decluttering is growth for the soul, how getting organized is empowering, how to agree with your spouse or partner on what "neat and tidy" actually means, and why style is critical to staying organized.

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Rebecca Gardner: Best Party Hosting Tips Nov 25, 2019

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Well, everyone, this is the last episode of the season! And we're going out with Rebecca Gardner, owner of the interiors and event planning company Houses & Parties. She's known for her over-the-top events and her signature style of mixing high-end, top-of-the-line decor with a funny, unexpected playfulness that allows everyone to relax, even in the most formal of settings. Her work has been featured in Vogue, Harpers Bazzar, Town & Country, Southern Living and Architectural Digest. I found her when I was flipping through the latest issue of Veranda Magazine and I could tell right from her photo that she must be the most gracious, fun-loving host. Given the holiday season we're all about to enter, I thought having her on the show to talk about parties would be helpful and inspiring. Now like said, earlier, this is my last episode of 2019. I'll be back with all new interviews starting January 6th! Ok, back to today, on our call, Rebecca and I got right to chatting and I decided to leave in the first part before the official interview started because she was telling me about a pop-up shop collaboration she's currently doing for the holidays and I wanted to make sure I got that info into the episode. There's a link to it in the show notes page. Here's Rebecca.

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Annie Selke: Building an Empire Nov 18, 2019

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I am delighted to introduce you to the woman behind the rug and linen brands Dash & Albert and Pinecone Hill. Annie Selke is a true powerhouse of an entrepreneur and she's also a lovely human being. I remember when I first started seeing her quintessential Dash & Albert rugs in the speciality home shops I was poking around years ago in Maine. And I thought to myself, wow, those are not only really fun and they make me smile, I bet they will also stand the test of time. And I was right! Annie's aesthetic is classic and timeless, it's elegant but also has this playfulness to it that you'll never get tired of. Fast forward to this interview, which led to spending time with Annie and her staff, who by the way love her, at her offices, warehouse and beautiful 8 bedroom historic inn in the Berkshire mountains. You'll see all kinds of videos of my trip there on Instagram so I hope you check that out. Oh, and one note, Dash & Albert, the company, was named after her two beloved dogs. They've passed on but Annie always has several dogs, some of whom are related to the original Dash & Albert, around her studio and you can hear them barking a bit in the background. Here's Annie.

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Borrowing Design Ideas from an Inn in the Woods with Eliza Clark Nov 11, 2019

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I was introduced to this week's guest by my friend Susan Brinson of House of Brinson. I had Susan and her husband Will on the show several seasons ago and their episode is definitely one to check out if you haven't already. Anyway, I was talking to Susan about finding a venue for my next style retreat in NY and she said I absolutely had to get in touch with Eliza Clark of Foxfire Mountain House, and I am so grateful for the introduction! Eliza and her husband, Tim Trojian, have created a truly magical, 11 room inn and restaurant in the Catskill mountains. If you were to see her photos (which you can do on the show notes page), you'd understand why Eliza and I immediately hit it off and why I think you're going to be swept away, too. She is a master at mixing old and new, elegance and comfort. She and Tim have just released their book, "Foxfire Living" full of design inspiration, recipes and stories of how they restored the old inn. Today I talk with Eliza about the major risks they took in buying the place as well as some of her most interesting strategies she used to decorate it. She has so many great, creative ideas that I think you're going to want to borrow! Let's start.

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Donald Rattner: Optimize Your Home for Creativity Nov 04, 2019

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I spend a lot of time in my retreats and on this podcast talking about how to be creative. And I'm a big proponent of an expanded definition of creativity to include creative thinking and problem solving so that we stop thinking of creativity as solely belong to artists and crafty people who emulate Martha Stewart. My guest on the show today, architect Donald Rattner, takes us way beyond the who and what definitions of creativity and focuses on the where. As in, where are we most creative and how can we set up our spaces to encourage the flow of creative thinking. In particular, he argues that our homes are actually the spaces that are most conducive to creativity. Way more than the kinds of utilitarian spaces where we've traditionally done our professional work. Donald Rattner has done a ton of research, combing through academic journals, studies and experiments that support this idea of how our built environments affect our moods, our health and ultimately, our ability to be creative. And he's gotten rid of all of the dry, academic lingo and given us a guide, with actionable steps we can take, to create a home that's primed for many more lightbulb moments. Here we go.

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Windy Chien: The Year Of Knots Oct 28, 2019

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Windy Chien is an artist with several past lives which means she's one of those people you can relate to because her path in life hasn't been a straight line. She's done many things, tried many things, had ups and downs, all before landing where she is today. And speaking of straight lines, her medium as an artist has everything to do with lines... and more specifically, with the knots she creates out of those lines. Windy Chen has just come out with a book, The Year Of Knots, detailing her 365 day long project where she challenged herself to learn and perfect one new knot a day and record her progress on Instagram. I was blown away by the end result when I saw a video of her final art installation.

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The Antiques Diva: Toma Clark Haines Oct 21, 2019

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I'm opening up the second half of this season with a dynamic woman. Toma Clark Haines, otherwise known as The Antiques Diva, has literally built an empire. Over a decade ago, living in Paris, she started helping other ex-pats furnish their homes from the flea markets and brocantes around the city. The thrill of the hunt was her hobby and her passion and soon it became her business. A global business because there are treasures to be unearthed in every corner of the world. She has a wonderful story and even better, she's a great storyteller. She's so generous in the way she shares it I know you're going to feel like you've got a new friend. I know I do.

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Questions From The Audience - OTLYC Oct 07, 2019

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This week I’m answering questions from the audience! All summer I offered free design & decor advice to anyone who wrote in. I loved all of the back & forth conversations we had about your homes. For this episode, I talk about a couple of big picture issues that came up over and over again. And then I dive into some specific questions that you can apply to your own situations. I hope this is helpful… let me know!

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Take the quiz: What's Your Style DNA?

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