Healthy Homes, Healthy Planet

Today my guest is Ashleigh Clarke, Founder of Ashley Clarke Architects. With over 10 years’ experience within The Cotswolds, they have become trusted Cotswold Architects and a RIBA Chartered Architectural Practice. Many of their luxury projects have been inspired by the beautiful surrounding Cotswolds landscape: its colours, contours and light. "As so many of our clients live in Areas of Outs...

Today my guest is Julian Brinton, Managing Director of Wool Classics. He comes from a family of carpet weavers, expertly weaving since 1783. Wool Classics have a showroom at the Design Centre in Chelsea Harbour in London. They are devoted to providing beautiful carpets and rugs which are made to a high standard, to last as long as possible, from organic materials which biodegrade naturally in soil...

Today my guest is Natasha Naess, UK National Sales Manager for Christopher Hyde, a luxury lighting brand. Christopher Hyde has a passion for elegant lighting and bespoke one-off pieces. This passion is reflected in the fact that their fittings are featured in grand hotels, Royal Palaces and exclusive homes both in the UK and abroad. Each and every one of their luminaries are hand made by skilled c...

In this trailer, I share how my motivation for this podcast comes from my life experience, my faith and my hopes for the future. Physical Health I share how cancer and respiratory illnesses in my own family have motivated me to design Healthy Homes for a Healthy Planet. Mental & Emotional Wellbeing As a former Psychotherapist, I share how I am passionate about incorporating nature and natural...

Welcome to “Healthy Homes, Healthy Planet” Podcast, delivered by Wellness Interiors design studio.   Tune in, to learn how to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle, promoting our own wellbeing, whilst creating healthy homes for a healthy planet.  

Today my guest is Daniela Potter, from Daniela Potter Interiors. Daniela is an Interior Designer, based in Canterbury, Kent who has a niche in both upholstery and making bespoke soft furnishings. Here we discuss interior design tips on how to make more sustainable choices, when decorating our homes. If you have a piece of furniture you wish to discard, think twice. Perhaps it can be upholstered an...

Amidst the Heating Crisis in UK, there is a "dirty little secret" in the heating industry, that our friends at Castrads have revealed. Listen in to learn more. We can all implement one simple change (with the help of a heating engineer) to set the boiler temperature at a lower setting. This will reduce heating bills and carbon emissions, whilst allowing the boiler to heat our home optima...

Located on the prestigious Sandringham Estate, the Wrought Iron and Brass Bed Company boasts a small yet highly skilled team of artisans. As the UK's most iconic wrought iron metal bed maker, they offer an unparalleled luxurious sleeping experience centred around the significance of sustainable living. With bedframes handcrafted from 100% British iron and natural fibre mattresses featuring 100...

Today my guest is Gary Stevens, from Focus SB, a multi-award winning British brand.  They manufacture premium electrical wiring accessories that are both beautiful and built to last.  I have previously specified their products and I wish to continue doing so. Princess Anne recently visited the Focus SB factory in Sussex where she presented the prestigious “King’s Award for Enterprise for Internati...

Today my guests are Nick, Annie and Adam Baylis, from Castrads: a Stockport-based manufacturer of new, custom-built cast iron radiators. They also offer a vintage radiator restoration service. This episode offers us all some essential tips, amidst the Heating Crisis. Listen in for the "dirty little secret" we all need to know about! Castrads recently won the Made in Britain Award for “Ex...

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