The Great Indoors

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139: Refreshing your interiors without spending a fortune Jan 18, 2024

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There are so many ways you can refresh your home affordably this time of year. If like us, you're low on funds and energy in January, listen to this episode for the best ways to make your home feel cosy and ‘new’ without having to spend a fortune. From having a clear out, to moving art around, or upcycling a small Facebook Marketplace find, it’s all about the little changes that make a big impact to your space.

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138: The house in Italy and a shop for Sophie? Jan 11, 2024

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It’s time for a big catch up after the festive break, whilst Sophie spent it enjoying her new kitchen with friends and family, Kate was knee deep in dust in the house in Italy. Sophie has been using the time to vision board for 2024, dreaming big dreams without getting caught up in the detail, and together they choose a word of the year. Will Sophie have her own interiors shop one day? Did the builders manage to fix Kate’s oven in time for Christmas day? Have a listen to find out.

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137: Christmas, consumerism, and canapes Dec 14, 2023

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It’s the last episode of the year so we chat all things Christmas as it hurtles towards us at an alarming rate! It’s true what they say that ‘time speeds up as you get older,’ so join us as we take a moment to reflect on the year just gone and discuss our Christmas plans and traditions, what we’re looking forward to and what we like to avoid.

We also chat about the pressure we put upon ourselves to make everything perfect and how we can take steps to dial it back this year, whether it be simplifying our gifting or ditching the sequins for an evening on the sofa instead. And the question remains, will Kate be spending Christmas with her builders in Italy?!

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136: Style Surgery: Carpets, Colour and Curb appeal Dec 07, 2023

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In our monthly Style Surgery, Kate and Sophie take on the task of answering your design dilemmas.

From how much is too much when it comes to colour drenching, the best whites for a large room or bold choices in a small bedroom, these questions provide ample opportunity for some lively discussion and debate.

The episode also includes some fantastic tips on improving the exterior of your home, stair runners that make a statement, plus how to add some privacy to overlooked windows without compromising on light.

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135: A fabulous and thrifty Christmas with Ed Smith and Hazel Gardiner Nov 30, 2023

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In this episode we talk to chef and foodie expert Ed Smith about how to cut down costs on food over

the festive period plus florist, broadcaster and writer, Hazel Gardiner, gives us her tips on how to

decorate with foliage in a sustainable and thrifty way. As your resident design experts (ahem?!) we

share all our favourite ideas for Christmas decorating on a budget, and if anyone has spotted Kate’s

Christmas decs that she somehow lost this year during the house moves, please, let her know!

Ed Smith: www.rocketandsquash.com

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134: Interview with Banjo Beale: How an Australian Cheese Maker from the Isle of Mull became a Successful Interior Designer Nov 23, 2023

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As winner of Interior Design Masters 2022, Banjo Beale has gone on to breath new life into homes

and businesses in the television series ‘Designing the Hebrides’, plus bringing his infectious

enthusiasm as host of the beautiful ‘Scottish Home of the Year’ on the BBC. Alongside this, he has

continued to design, inspiring thousands on Instagram with his incredible style and just in case that

wasn’t enough, he has also written a book!

Join us as we catch up on Banjo’s incredible year and listen out for some fantastic tips for sourcing

vintage homeware.

Banjo Beale’s Website: https://www.banjobeale.co.uk/

Banjo Beale on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/banjo.beale/

Banjo Beale’s Book: https://amzn.eu/d/cM6aZ5v

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133: Book Reviews – From Sunny California to the Isle of Mull Nov 16, 2023

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Join us for our tales from Venice plus we review four more books that span the breadth of the interiors world. From the escapism of super luxe living in sunny California, to authentic and sustainable design in the remote island of Mull, and designing your home to align with how you want to feel in a space. Listen to our lively debate as we pick out our favourite elements of each book including what we believe is the ‘must have’ book for every home decorator.

All Up in My Space – How to Decorate With Feeling by Emma Hopkinson and Robyn Donaldson

https://tinyurl.com/2sj76eb6

Livable Luxe by Brigette Romanek https://tinyurl.com/4u4ymr9n

Wild Isle Style by Banjo Beale https://tinyurl.com/3tb7w3be

Farrow & Ball: How to Redecorate by Joa Studholme and Charlotte Cosby https://tinyurl.com/4ujhykf4

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132: Style Surgery – Designing your home from scratch – with or without a moodboard? Nov 09, 2023

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This week's Style Surgery dives into questions from the essentials of kitchen design to where to start when designing a whole home from scratch and how to style a beautiful Georgian hallway. This week’s dilemmas are wonderful problems to have! Listen as Kate and Sophie champion the humble moodboard (and how to go about it if you’re short on time) plus top tips on sourcing and hanging artwork.

If you have any advice for our listeners, do join the chat in our Facebook group!

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Sophie’s Online Design School: https://courses.sophierobinson.co.uk/

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131: Do we decorate our homes to fit our generational stereotypes? And should Kate be wearing silver trousers? Nov 02, 2023

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Join Kate and Sophie for this lively discussion as they go through each generation from Gen Z to

Boomers, and debate how each group are seen to approach design differently. From 70s

conversation pits, millennial pink and mid-century obsessions to the old adage of ‘if it ain’t broke,

don’t fix it’, they look at which trends are returning, plus the societal and economical differences

that have played a part in our varying attitudes towards the décor choices we make.

They also share how TV shows have influenced each generation from the wonderful interiors seen in

Sex Education, to the 70s show The Good Life, and the bold and bright style championed by DIY

shows like Changing Rooms. And should Kate, a Gen X’er, be striding out in silver trousers or being

more age typical in sensible burgundy like Sophie? Join the debate in our Facebook group!

The house for sale from the set of Sex Education: https://t.ly/LieJ2

Jake Lambert Comedy: https://t.ly/pIl4d

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130: Where design meets wellbeing: Interview with interior designer Juan Sandiego Oct 26, 2023

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Are you in the middle of a renovation and feeling stressed? Do you have a house move on the way

that’s causing you anxiety? Or do you feel your home isn’t quite making you as happy as you’d like it

to? These are just a few of the questions interior designer and wellbeing coach, Juan Sandiego, helps

to answer in this week’s fascinating interview. Juan champions a refreshing approach to design

focussing on the happiness it brings us both when the space is finished and along the journey itself,

with practical tips on how to cope with renovation stress and how to be content with the home you

have. This episode is jam-packed with useful insights and not to be missed.

Happy Home Clinic: https://happyhome.clinic/ and on Instagram:

www.instagram.com/happyhomeclinic/

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