Slow Style Home: Decorating Personal, Meaningful Interiors

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! My guest today is psychologist-turned-interior-desiger, Anita Yokota. When she embarked on her career as a therapist and saw clients in their own homes, she began to comprehend the impact of their environments on their mental and emotional health. Her in-home visits exposed her to a variety of home environments, and she soon noticed a correlation...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! In this episode, I lay out the philosophy behind my Slow Style approach to decorating.  You'll get the big picture overview of why I think we need it, how it's different from how we're currently decorating and designing our homes, and what the benefits are to you when you use apply it!  If you want a quick rundown of Slow Style, th...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! The Style Matters podcast has evolved into the Slow Style Home podcast!  Listen in to see why and what to expect from the updated show.  Subscribe to the show to access future episodes! Going forward, we'll continue to publish 1 free episode per month.  If you'd like to have access to the other 3-4 episodes each month, please click on t...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! My guest this week is designer Heather Jorde, who also writes the blog, Restless Oasis.  We talk about design philosophy, moving houses, incorporating sentimental objects into your decor and how to personalize a cookie-cutter new build.  Subscribe to the show to access future episodes! Going forward, we'll continue to publish 1 free episode...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! I have a lot of fun talking with my guest this week, Jewel Marlowe.  I've been dying to get to know her because I could tell from her style that she's someone who would probably make me laugh.  And she does not disappoint!  Jewel is the blogger behind Jeweled Interiors and also works as an interior designer.  She is a master of the mix,...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! My guest today is Danielle Postel-Vinay, author of "Home Sweet Maison: The French Art of Making a Home," which gives you a pretty good clue as to what we'll be talking about.  In Danielle's book, she encourages us to embrace the idea that our homes are our sanctuaries and a visual representation of who we are, which makes them...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! I am delighted to introduce you to the woman behind the rug and 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 first encountered her Dash & Albert rugs, years ago, when I was poking around in specialty home decor shops in...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! 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 flea markets and brocantes all over the city.  The thrill of the hunt was her hobby and her passion and soon it became her business.  A global business because there...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! Kim Gordon is a designer, an artist and a business woman and best of all she’s incredibly talented when it comes to designing dream homes.  Not the kind of dream homes that are filled with luxury items, necessarily, but the kind of dream homes that really fulfill us in an emotional way, a creative way, and even a spiritual way.  Kim doesn’t shy a...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! 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...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! I’m really excited to introduce you to a new book written by my guests, Jill Singer and Monica Khemsurov. It’s called "How To Live With Objects," and it’s a compilation of many things: their philosophy and approach to design; a primer that introduces us to history and context around specific objects and schools of design; and an inspira...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! It is my great privilege to introduce you to my guest today. Newell Turner is a bit of a legend when it comes to design and journalism. He’s responsible for the formation of the entire Hearst magazine editorial division, heading up three big shelter publications: Elle Decor, House Beautiful, and Veranda magazines. He’s just released a gorgeous ne...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! My guest today is Anjie Cho, designer and author of “Mindful Homes: Create Healing Living Spaces with Mindfulness and Feng Shui.” What makes Anjie and her book so helpful is that she explains the principles of this ancient Chinese approach to creating spaces in a way that we can use in our modern lives and contemporary homes. Even if you’re skept...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! This is such a delightful episode thanks to my guest, stylist Dee Campling. She’s just come out with a book called “Camper Heaven: Van Life on the Open Road.” And if you’re imagining hippies living in VW buses back in the 70s, you won’t believe how that lifestyle has evolved! Dee shares the many ways and reasons people are creating these homes on...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! My guest today is Sara Hillery, a designer in Richmond, VA. One of her great talents, in my opinion, is her ability to mix the qualities of elegance, something that’s been a hallmark of southern homes for decades, with a feeling of energy. In other words, she is able to combine youthfulness with wisdom and grace, as well as a maximalist’s penchan...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! We’ve had Ki Nassauer on the show before—a couple of times, actually—and that’s because she loves antiquing, thrifting, repurposing, and collecting anything vintage. And if you know me and my Slow Style approach to decorating our homes, you know that I think that every house and every room really needs to have at least one thing that’s from a dif...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! My guest today is gallery owner and art advisor Liz Lidgett. She’s just as passionate as I am about getting more people to embrace their inner art collector. And we both think everyone has one of those inside us! But there are so many mental blocks to get over...what should I choose? Where can I find it? How much should I pay for it? How do you e...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! What a wonderful conversation you’re about to hear with my guest, Kacie Cope. She’s a designer and now a shop owner in Pittsburgh with an obvious passion for home. And by “home” I mean the creation of experiences, not the walls themselves. We talk about how to afford buying things that are handmade, artisan designed, and well-crafted and how we c...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! Hilton Carter is a very busy guy, he’s a stylist and matchmaker between plants, people, and their homes and he also owns a plant shop. He is constantly in the media as a plant expert and he’s just written his 4th book in as many years. If you’re new to plant care, go back and look through his other books. But if you’re ready to take your plants t...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! My guest today is Jessica Shaw, The Director of Interiors for the Turrett Collaborative. The firm typically works on high-end architecture and interior projects, but what Jessica has to share, and what she believes, is that creating a space that gives something back to you, in a positive way, can happen on any budget. And that’s because she imple...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! My guest today is Jane Pollak, who walks the line between artist and artisan. You know I love to get the story behind pieces of art to help us all understand and appreciate their value. And Jane tells great stories! She’s taken a centuries old craft called Penny Rug Pillows and reimagines them with new colors, patterns, and motifs. In this conver...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! My guest today is designer Nikki Klugh, whose approach is centered around the idea of creating sacred spaces. We talk about what that looks like in design terms and why activating all of your senses in your sacred space is so transformative. Since Nikki is a mom of four, I had to ask her some questions related to living with kids while also creat...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! My guest today is Delyse Berry, co-owner, with her husband, of Upstate Down, a real estate company, interior design and lifestyle company located in the beautiful Hudson Valley north of New York City. The region stretches all along the Hudson River, so depending on how far north you go, you're anywhere from about a hour to two and half hours...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! I have a lot in common with my guest today, designer Lisa Kahn. She lives and works in Florida, near the town I grew up in, she and I both have kids with intellectual disabilities and We’re in complete alignment in terms of how we think about the connection between our overall well being and the built environment. In other words, how our physical...

Text me your thoughts or questions on this episode! I had a delightful conversation with my next guest, Lizzie McGraw. We talk about how she started and developed her popular boutique, Tumbleweed & Dandelion, in Venice Beach, California, and then went on to create interiors for many of her repeat clients. She’s recently come out with a beautiful book called "Creative Style," in which...