The Interior Lovers

In this episode we affirm some more of our pet peeves/design quibbles: including (but certainly not limited to) … counterfeit items: Hermès blankets, unfinished/undressed window, eyelet top curtains, metal venetian blinds, UPVC plantation blinds, Fortnum & Mason hampers!   Sam doesn’t like the utilitarian look – which is exactly what Naomi’s kitchen is, so we laugh a lot about that and also de...

Welcome back to The Design Lovers Podcast! In this episode we talk all things dining:  tables, chairs and eating routines.  The origins of dining tables, communal table arrangements and some stats about how many people eat at a dining room table.  We discuss different shapes of tables: Naomi has the Aero Saarinen marble tulip table, and Sam has a G-Plan wooden classic; practicality of size and sha...

In this episode we define quirky interiors and metaphorically unpack how so many arbitrary ideas, such as random collections and eccentric objects, can really define you, and how mixing periods of style creates a decorative look which is unique to you.  Collections are as the name implies: collecting objects over time, and that is half of the fun of owning a collection: you don’t generally have a...

Some of our Favourite Design Books Welcome back to The Design Lovers Podcast!  This week we sit down and discuss some of our favourite Design Books.  So if you’re in need of a digital detox, then grab a cup of coffee and listen to us review some treasures from our physical design libraries.  We are both veracious readers, especially so far as design publications are concerned, so our passion isn’t...

Are you in a conundrum about renovating your bathroom?  In this episode we discuss why bathrooms needn’t be boring: we discuss how a fairly featureless functional space such as a bathroom can be transformed into a unique, fun and personality-filled space.  We make sense of a bathroom:  how to create a spa-like, life-filled environment.  Terrazzo – ways to incorporate this versatile material in you...

Welcome back to The Design Lovers Podcast!   In this episode we lean into all things kitchen islands, pantries and shelving.  Ways to improvise with pantries if you don’t have one per se.  Out of sight, out of mind: if healthy ingredients are on display we’re more likely to eat them!   From a practical perspective having a pantry apparently prevents food wastage and excessive buying – is it a gimm...

Maximalists, colour lovers, creative pragmatists ... just some of the few terms that might be associated with Sam and Naomi.    But more than anything they love chatting all things interiors, and sharing their knowledge and thoughts on a plethora of topics related to the home.    Naomi spent most of her working life at the UN before retraining as an interior designer, whilst Sam has worked as an i...