Welcome Home to the Suburbs

To kick off this brand-new season of the podcast, I'm excited to bring you my conversation with Janet Parrella-Van Den Berg , as we talk design and she shares what you will find in her incredible book that is just launching, White and Faded: Restoring Beauty in Your Home and Life! Born and raised in Holland, Janet Parrella-Van Den Berg has been painting antiques white long before it became popular...

Do you know what's hiding in your mattress? It might be more than you think! We spend up to one-third of our lives on our mattress, so this is a topic I really wanted to talk about on the podcast, and today's expert guest has a lot of good information to share.  Barry A. Cik is founder and Technical Director of Naturepedic, a manufacturer of award-winning certified organic mattresses. His devotion...

In the words of today's guest, anything can be painted, and she is here to today to share how this is possible in your world too!    Shelly Denning is an Interior Decorative Painter who works with homeowners, decorators and designers to create unique finishes for walls, floors, ceilings and furniture.   Shelly has been painting for over 30 years, crafting techniques and designs for traditional and...

Are you wondering why you still have empty rooms in your home? You're not alone, but I'm here to tell you that it's more mind over matter than you think! In this episode, I'm diving into the role that your thoughts will play in the process of designing the rooms in your home, and how to identify those thoughts or beliefs that may be holding you back. Even if you feel that home design isn't your th...

It's been said that architecture is about trying to make the world a little more like our dreams, which is why I'm so excited today to bring you the perspective of a residential architect on home design and renovations projects! My special guest is Heidi Bolyard, an architect who has worked with more than 750 families to eliminate frustrations in their homes. Heidi does this by creating spaces tha...

It's 2023! I want to wish you a very Happy New Year, and to welcome you to the third year of this podcast. Today I'll be kicking it off right by sharing with you how I'll be approaching 2023, and to give you a glimpse of the wide-ranging services that I am offering moving forward to help you in your own home design journey! Are you part of my community on social media yet? I would love to see you...

The holidays are over, and I'm betting it was a busy time in your home, but what happens now? In keeping with the spirit of last week's episode where I shared my best hacks for preparing for the holidays, today I want to bring you 10 simple tips for curing this post-holiday "hangover" now that the guests are gone, the lights are down, and the Christmas music has stopped! Want a fun way to level up...

If you're listening to this episode on the day that it airs, you've got 5 days until Christmas, and I've got 5 easy hacks to get you guest-ready this holiday season! If you have family and guests coming to your home during this time, you are going to really enjoy this simple (but so effective!) hacks that I share with you today. I hope this episode helps you and stay tuned as next week I have Part...

It's that time of year, the holidays are here, and festive feels good! Last year at this time, we released an episode with Caryn Fleming of Curated Life that had some great tips and tricks for having a really stylish holiday in your home, and I wanted to share it with you again. Caryn has always been obsessed with interiors, specializing in changing her environment from season-to-season, which mak...

Do you have empty rooms in your home, and you're getting stressed and overwhelmed at just the thought of decorating them? Not to worry, it's really about mind over matter more than you think! I wanted to dedicate an episode to something that runs through my philosophy on design to help make the process of decorating those empty rooms as fun and stress-free as possible, and you're going to want to...

Have you been afraid to use white in your home? Today's guest is the amazing Chrissie Rucker, founder of The White Company, who is here to share how white is both versatile and beautiful, along with the ways that you can approach using it in your home! Chrissie founded The White Company in 1994. Today the company, which began life as a small mail-order business, is one of the UK's most loved and t...

Today I have a special encore episode for you with Elizabeth Daniel, which was popular one that we received a lot of positive feedback about when it originally aired in June 2021! I saw Elizabeth featured on CBS Sunday Morning and I wanted to introduce her to you, as I think what she has to share is so interesting. As they say, one man's trash is another person's treasure, and in this episode, you...

Are you ready to learn my favorite mindset tool to reach your goals faster? This is one of the most powerful tools you'll ever learn, and in this episode, I'm so pleased to have my guest Aimee Greczmiel here to share her thoughts and expertise with us. Aimee is a former Fortune 500 VP who has taken her passion for mentoring and personal growth to help working parents reduce stress & overwhelm and...

Alright Moms, I want you to hang up your capes for a minute as you listen to this episode! The "Supermom Syndrome" is a very real thing, and today's special guest is here to share her expertise on it and explain how default parenting, the mental load and mom shaming are holding women back, and what we can start to do about these things right now.  Lynn Turcotte-Schuh is a Mentor, Speaker and Educa...

As the quote goes, "the creative adult is the child who survived." Today is a special encore of one of our most listened to episodes, with architect and author Donald Rattner, where we're talking all about creative space in your home. Even if you don't consider yourself "a creative", he'll reveal how creativity is within each and every one of us. Donald M. Rattner helps individuals and organizatio...

If you've been following me for any amount of time, you know that cooking is one of my favorite passions and hobbies. With summer just about over and school starting back up, I thought it would be the perfect time for us to talk about meal prep, how to get the kids involved in the kitchen, and ways to make cooking fun and easy for everyone in your household. My special guest today is Barry Gribbon...

Today I want to talk about what I'm calling a myth: designer discounts. Some of you may disagree, but this is something that has been on my mind as it's come up in recent conversations that I've had with my clients. I want to use this episode as a reminder that when hiring a designer, it's not just about discounts. Designers bring a lot to the table, including their expertise, education, and exper...

Today's guest was quoted in Good Housekeeping Magazine, and I reached out as I really wanted to introduce her to you! Kate Ecke is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the founder of The Unconventional Therapists. The Unconventional Therapists is a boutique therapy practice disrupting the mental health paradigm. Kate is trained in EMDR, Functional Family Therapy and Trauma-Focused Equine Assisted...

Have you ever stayed at a hotel, and you just wanted to bring it all home? I'm so excited to bring you Darcy Guttwein, who is the expert in bringing those great things that we all enjoy in hotels into our home, because I've always been a proponent of that! Darcy Guttwein is a seasoned world traveler with a passion for lifestyle improvement. She has spent over two decades designing at-home luxury l...

Today I'm bringing you an encore episode of one of my favorite interviews I've done since starting this podcast, with Brittney Levine! You may know Brittney as she is on tv all the time and does amazing style and shopping segments, and in June 2020 we did a whole episode on how to find your style. So many people come to me and are confused about style in their home, and I think often it's not that...

If your house is cluttered, it's probably because your mind is a little cluttered too. I'm so excited to being bringing an expert, Julie Coraccio, on the show to help you clear the clutter - in all areas of your life! Julie an award-winning professional organizer, author, speaker, and certified life coach based in Wheeling, WV who works with people all over the globe. Host of the popular  podcast ...

From cocktails to mocktails, we have got you covered in this episode! Today we're talking all about liquor, the home bar and entertaining, and I am looking forward to you meeting today's guest who is here to share her expertise in this area with all of us. Megan Campbell started working in the alcohol industry in 2014, as a server in a dine-in movie theater in Scottsdale.  After a year there she m...

Parenting is the hardest job in the world, but today's expert guest is here to give his interesting perspective and practical tips for raising our children in today's world, as a conscious and aware parent. Dr. Bob Saul has been guiding the physical, behavioral, and mental care of children for over 40 years. His Parental Awareness Threshold is a simple framework to actively parent with self-awaren...

What is one of the most fun (and joyful!) rooms to decorate in the house? If you're like me, you said the nursery, which is why I'm looking forward to you meeting today's guest, Naomi Coe. If you need to design a nursery or know someone who is in the process of setting one up, then you're going to want to hear what Naomi has to say in this episode! Naomi is the founder of Little Crown Interiors an...

Hello City to Suburb Home Buyers! This episode is all for you, because there is a new attitude you need to take if you're buying a new home and making the big move. It's "For Better or For Worse", and in this episode, I'll explain what this means! When the market isn't in your favor as a buyer, there are things you can do ahead of time to mentally and emotionally prepare for all that you will enco...