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Welcome to the last episode of The Great Indoors Podcast before we take a summer break. This year we have moved from twice a month to weekly and we hope you are enjoying all the extra content. As a final show before we take to the sun lounger we have done a deep dive into
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Postcard from the podcast – Henry Holland



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There’s no doubt that lockdown changed many of us but for British fashion designer Henry Holland, it led him towards a whole new career. Turning away from his iconic graphic fashion brand in search of a slower pace Henry has pivoted to pots. Every piece is handmade in the London studio and mainly made to
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Postcard from the podcast – Style Surgery



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Should you put off your dream renovation plans while you save up and have to make do with something you don’t love in the meantime and why colour blocking isn’t just for babies. In our monthly style surgery, we help listeners with their personal design dilemmas. From procrastinating over plans to build a dream kitchen
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This week we are excited to be chatting with the king of colour himself, ceramist and designer Jonathan Adler who was in town to open his new store at 91 Pelham Street, London, SW7. Sadly, time and tech being what they are, we were only able to interview him over Zoom rather than in person
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It’s podcast day and today @sophierobinsoninteriors and I dive under the duvet to explain how the design of your bedroom is vital for the best rest and recuperation. With more data coming out every year on the importance of sleep to our health, happiness, and longevity, it’s time to plump your pillows and get serious.
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This week on the podcast it’s our monthly style surgery where we answer your interior design dilemmas. If you have a question you want answered, by the way, then do drop us a voice note or an email to [email protected] and we will endeavour to answer your question. A broken plan - adding an internal
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Victorian terrace house black extension, outdoor sofa, armchairs, coffee table and floor lamp, garden at madaboutthehouse.com
  My garden at the old Mad House! Summer finally seems to have landed and on this week’s podcast Sophie and I discuss outdoor living. I am firmly of the opinion that you should take the indoors outdoors for true comfort. I want armchairs, sofas, and real crockery, while Sophie likes throwing a few rugs
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Another week another postcard from The Great Indoors Podcast. This week we have interviewed Micaela Sharp, upholsterer, designer, businesswoman, and tv presenter who first came to our attention on Interior Design Masters, where she came third proving, yet again, that you don’t have to win the show to win at developing your career. Micaela talks
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Postcard from the Podcast: Style Surgery (113)



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Welcome to our monthly Style Surgery on The Great Indoors podcast. It's the episode where we tackle all your design dilemmas and give you the answers you've been itching for. From updating a little boy's room to make it fit for a toddler, how to bring some warmth to a dark Dallas kitchen to finding
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the open shelving in my old kitchen This week on the podcast Sophie and I take a deep dive into kitchen design. Sophie is in the process of moving her small kitchen across the house to what was her huge sitting room.  She has changed a window into a door to take advantage of the
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This week on the show we are looking at a common issue that is often raised by you all both here and on the podcast questions and that is how to blend old and new. Granny Core may be all the rage on Tik Tok but for those of us on the other side of
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Home: The Way We Live Now book cover
This week we are reviewing the latest interiors books releases including mine! As I may have mentioned this comes out next Thursday but if you feel like pre-ordering that is always enormously helpful for authors as the more pre-orders the more promo the sites will give it and the more visibility it has. Here is a video
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Are you also feeling the shortage of cucumbers and lettuces at the supermarket?  We have the perfect gardening inspiration in the form of Rekha Mistry, the amazing food and garden writer, and presenter on Gardeners World. We caught up with Rekha on the Great Indoors where she shared her wisdom and insights. Be it a
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madaboutthehouse.com shot by mark anthony fox
This week we are sharing our trade secrets and the contents of our address books to help you save money when it comes to designing your own home including how to get a designer kitchen for less and ideas for making your very un-designer kitchen look more bespoke. madaboutthehouse.com shot by mark anthony fox Listen here
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Postcard from the podcast: An Interview with Jules Haines



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blind made from fabric from The Haines Collection, which sells leftover material and prevents it ending up in landfill
This week we chat with Jules Haines, a woman on a mission to reduce waste in the interior design industry one cushion at a time. So far she has saved over 22,000m of fabric which is the length of about 107 London tube trains or enough fabric to make more than 10,000 pairs of jeans.
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New arrivals at Design Storey



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It's been some time since I did a round-up of the latest additions at Design Storey. mainly due to my house drowning in dust, and my brain not being able to handle another design decision. But I've made it through the other side and have found an interesting mix of furniture, lighting, and accessories -
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Postcard from the Podcast: Style surgery



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It's time for our monthly style surgery on The Great Indoors podcast; the episode where you get the chance to have your burning design dilemmas answered. From how to combat the acres of cream and beam in a period house to adding character in a new build. The burning question though, is where should Jordon hang his
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Postcard from the Podcast: Embracing small rooms



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Don’t they say the best things come in little packages? Well, that’s the topic of today’s episode of The Great Indoors podcast as we explore the smallest rooms in our homes and make the case that they are to be cherished and indeed celebrated. That's the second smallest room by the way - we're looking
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Postcard from The Podcast: Michelle Ogundehin



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This week we welcome back to the show our old friend, TV presenter, and design writer Michelle Ogundehin who has news of the return of the BBC’s hit show ‘Interior Design Masters’. But when she’s not bringing aspiring interior designers to task, Michelle can be mostly found tidying up! Yes following the news that Marie
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Postcard from the Podcast: 100th Anniversary Episode



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Today's postcard from the podcast celebrates our 100th episode. Sophie and I take a walk down memory lane and look back at some of the highlights from The Great Indoors. We started in October 2018 by pronouncing the death of grey, went on to ban white paint and poked around the homes (and fridges) of
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