Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! Blogger Ashley Goldman is our guest this week.  Her blog, The Gold Hive, is the real deal when you're looking for stories behind the step-by-step transformation of a home.  We've been following her since her first participation in the One Room Challenge series because we love her style.  Since then, we've gotten so much out of how...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! Our guest today is Paige Rien , author of one of our absolute favorite books called, " Love The House You're In: 40 Ways to Improve Your Home And Change Your Life. "  Before writing the book, Paige hosted the home renovation show, "Hidden Potential" on HGTV.   Her passion for helping all of us to develop confidence in our...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! We can't wait for you to meet this week's guest! Creative Director Whitney Leigh Morris is the blogger and stylist behind  Tiny Canal Cottage , a 1920's Craftsman-style house by the Venice Beach Canals in Southern California.  We talk about how living in a small space has given her more time for taking care of the planet, her famil...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! This week we’re chatting with Lorraine Aaron, founder of the online home goods shop,  Curious Egg , based in Scotland.  The name of her shop suits her perfectly because it’s her curiosity that has driven her success.  Lorraine wants to know the stories behind the objects people create that we then bring into our homes.  And she has traveled exten...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! We discovered  Homme Boys  on Instagram and their feed never fails to impress us.  Austin Carrier and Alex Mutter-Rottmayer, own a design/build firm in Sonoma, CA, but we think their true calling is in designing interiors.  As you're about to hear, they are all about playing with their small space, squeezing potential out of every square inc...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! Today we're airing another conversation from our Little Yellow Couch, called "On The LYC."  These episodes are where Zandra and I get to dig a little deeper into a topic that was brought up in our interviews with stylists and designers from recent shows.    We offer some examples from our own lives where we're changing things...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! Zandra and I are so happy to have Nicole Cole of  Vestige Home  on the podcast this week!  Nicole is a maker and interior designer based in Philadelphia.  Her  online shop  is filled with her gorgeously crafted one-of-a-kind wooden housewares as well as carefully curated items from other designers and makers.  Her interior design services also fo...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! Bari Ackerman, better known as  Bari J , the highly successful textile designer and artist, is pure joy to chat with.  Her designs have been made into everything from rugs to stationery to wallpaper and pillows.  And we were really interested in how someone forges that kind of career and we were completely enthralled with what she had to say.  If...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! We are so excited to be back for a new season of the Style Matters Podcast and our first guest is one of our favorite designers and people of all time.   Justina Blakeney is the designer, artist and author behind the  Jungalow .  She is the author of  The New Bohemians : Cool and Collected Homes  and her newest book  The New Bohemians Handbook: ...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! Today we're airing another episode of "On the LYC."  You've probably figured this out but, LYC stands for Little Yellow Couch, and it symbolizes everything we're about: making time to have meaningful conversations with friends while sitting comfortably in a beautiful space.  Or at least on an aesthetically pleasing piece...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! We're in the home stretch of 2017 and we have the perfect guest to wrap up the year and get us all in the mood for the holidays.  Sarah Schiear 's passion for entertaining is infectious.  After catering, blogging, and a stint on TV, she has now opened up an experiential shop called  Salt House Market .   And has just launched a  Holiday...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! We can't wait to introduce you to Alex Evjen of AVE Styles this week!  We met up with her at Haven Conference this past Spring in Atlanta and are so excited to have her on the podcast.  She is the Pinterest Queen, a fashion stylist and her gorgeous home is now being featured in magazines and all over the web.  Her keen design sense and her a...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! Today we're airing another episode of "On the LYC."  You've probably figured this out but, LYC stands for Little Yellow Couch, and it symbolizes everything we're about: making time to have meaningful conversations with friends while sitting comfortably in a beautiful space.  Or at least on an aesthetically pleasing piece...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! This week we're talking about how your passion can also be your saving grace when it comes to balancing work and home.  Our guest this week is Nicola Broughton, otherwise known as  The Girl With The Green Sofa .  Nicola quickly amassed a huge Instagram following for her dramatic interiors, but she also has a day job.  She's a financial...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! Well Zandra and I have finally found our soulmates!  We are so excited to have Ashley Daly and Ashley Palmer on the podcast today!  They are the owners and creative minds behind  Retro Den , a shop located in Tulsa, Oklahoma where they buy, sell, and trade vintage home goods and furniture as well some beautifully curated handmade goods and plants...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! Today we're airing another episode of "On the LYC."  You've probably figured this out but, LYC stands for Little Yellow Couch, and it symbolizes everything we're about: making time to have meaningful conversations with friends while sitting comfortably in a beautiful space.  Or at least on an aesthetically pleasing piece...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! We are so excited to bring our chat with designer and blogger, Victoria Smith of  SF Girl By Bay .  She started her blog in 2006 and Zandra and I have beenfollowing her for inspiration since the beginning.  We talk about her unique style as well as her new venture, her online shop Super Marche.  We also had quite a few laughs including getting to...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! Heather French is one half of the design team behind  French & French Interiors , located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  We talk a lot about how that city has influenced her culturally and visually and how to incorporate your surroundings into your home.  We also hear about how she first became interested in interiors, starting as a student of ant...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! Popular blogger Nikki Brantmark of  My Scandinavian Home  is our guest this week.  She has won numerous awards for her work and is recognized for bringing Scandinavian style to the world outside Northern Europe.  We talk with her about her recent book " The Scandinavian Home ," which examines three different kinds of living spaces acros...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! For the first time, we are welcoming back a previous guest to the Style Matters podcast!  Desha Peacock has written a new book called "Your Creative Work Space" and we thought this would be a great time to check in with her.  If you do anything at all creative, whether it's with a paint brush or collaborative problem solving, you n...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! Today we're airing another episode of "On the LYC."  You've probably figured this out but, LYC stands for Little Yellow Couch, and it symbolizes everything we're about: making time to have meaningful conversations with friends while sitting comfortably in a beautiful space.  Or at least on an aesthetically pleasing piece...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! You are going to love our guest this week!  We talk with Becki Griffin, stylist for major shelter magazines, interior decorator, and the blogger behind  Curious Details .  Becky is one of the funniest people we’ve had on the show, and you’re going to feel like you’ve made a terrific friend by the end of the interview.  She’s also a straight shoot...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! We are completely honored and downright excited to have Holly Becker of Decor8 and Blogging Your Way on the podcast this week!  Zandra and I have been reading her blog since it was launched in 2006.  Holly was one of the first interior design bloggers and has lead the way for many of us who are passionate about interiors and about sharing our lov...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! If you need a mood booster, this episode is going to be like taking a happy pill.  Will and Susan, photography coaches and the bloggers behind  House of Brinson , talk about their life changing move from New York City to becoming stewards of an old country mansion in the Hudson River Valley.  The love they feel for their new home is infectious an...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! You guys are in for a treat today because we’re about to step into a calm and reflective space with our guest, Melia Malmquist of the blog,  Contemporary Life . Melia works as a stylist for several brands and her Instagram account was recently voted one of the Top 10 for Interiors by Vogue magazine.  She consistently brings her Swedish sensibilit...