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Postcard from the Podcast (122)

27th July 2023

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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

Postcard from the podcast – Henry Holland

20th July 2023

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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

Postcard from the podcast – Style Surgery

13th July 2023

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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

Postcard from the Podcast (118)

29th June 2023

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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

Postcard from the Podcast (117)

22nd June 2023

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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.

Postcard from the Podcast (116)

15th June 2023

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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

Postcard from the podcast (115)

8th June 2023

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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

Postcard from the Podcast (114)

1st June 2023

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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

Postcard from the Podcast: Style Surgery (113)

25th May 2023

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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

Postcard from the Podcast (112)

18th May 2023

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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

Postcard from the Podcast

4th May 2023

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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

Postcard from the podcast (108)

20th April 2023

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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

Postcard from the Podcast (107)

13th April 2023

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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

Postcard from The Podcast

30th March 2023

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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

Postcard from the Podcast: Style surgery

16th March 2023

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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

Postcard from the Podcast: Embracing small rooms

9th March 2023

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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

Postcard from the Podcast: 100th Anniversary Episode

23rd February 2023

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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

Postcard from the Great Indoors Podcast

9th February 2023

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This week on the Great Indoors Podcast it's our monthly style surgery where we help you with your dilemmas. We tackle the debate between curtains and blinds but this time within a period property, how to creatively re-divide an open plan space and Sophie is in her element when we answer a question about colour!

The Great Indoors podcast postcard

2nd February 2023

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On today's episode of The Great Indoors podcast, we’re swapping builder horror stories! We all know how it feels to put so much trust into a tradesperson and get let down. Listen to the full episode here, as we share our own experiences -and yours- and discuss the best ways of selecting just the right

How to plan a tiny bathroom (and we mean tiny)

8th July 2021

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I have shared my tiny bathroom reno on these pages before but Sophie and I discuss this in more detail on the podcast today following a recent survey revealed by our sponsor Geberit that found that the average new build bathrooom in the UK measures 4.4m square. Mine is a square 2m x 2m while