Style Matters

We all know that flipping houses is a popular thing to do.  But have you considered a "slow" flip?  Our guest today is Emily Netz and she and her husband have lived and breathed their Slow Flip Formula that they're now teaching to others.   By actually living in the homes they flip rather than buying a second home as an investment, they have created financial freedom for themselves that would otherwise be out of reach.  The trick is to buy with an eye toward getting a return, but to never skimp on the amount of love you pour into your temporary home.  In this interview, we learn all about the hows and whys behind the Slow Flip.  And who knows?  Maybe you'll be motivated to do it yourself! To use the Slow Style approach in your home, start with this free guide on how to create a vision that sets you up for every design decision you'll need to make!Sign up here to receive the free guide (and lots of suppport along the way).

Today we're airing another conversation from our Little Yellow Couch, called "On The LYC."  These episodes are where Zandra and I get to dig a little deeper into a topic that was brought up in our interviews with stylists and designers from recent shows.  We offer some examples from our own lives where we're changing things up in our homes, and we also share one thing that each of us is currently obsessing over. May is all about ANCESTRY as a design element! To use the Slow Style approach in your home, start with this free guide on how to create a vision that sets you up for every design decision you'll need to make!Sign up here to receive the free guide (and lots of suppport along the way).

Maybe you've been following House of Hipsters for awhile... Kyla Herbes is a very popular blogger, and for good reason.  But if you haven't seen what she's been up to, we are so happy to introduce her here.  She is someone you just want to meet for a coffee date on a weekly basis and swap stories about new decorating projects. We love her bold powder room with the killer wallpaper and ornate mirror, and we learn some new tricks on how to make the most of an estate sale.  But most of all, we love her passion for her home and her interest in getting all of us to feel that way through her "No Makeup Home Tour" project.  We talk about that at the very end and share how you can join the movement! To use the Slow Style approach in your home, start with this free guide on how to create a vision that sets you up for every design decision you'll need to make!Sign up here to receive the free guide (and lots of suppport along the way).

Sometimes we can get a little serious on this podcast because we're looking at the substance behind style.  Our purpose is to dig into the reasons behind why style matters.  But since we're talking about decorating, we also want to remember that sometimes it's just about having fun!  We know you can relate to that feeling of excitement you get when you're about to change something up, start a new project or redecorate an entire room.  And to start off our spring and summer season,  we've got the perfect guest for you!  Kim Leggett of City Farmhouse has been collecting, curating, speaking and writing about her lifestyle approach to decorating for many years.  By the end of the conversation, you're going to be grabbing your calendar and planning out your numerous visits to antiques fairs with that sweet, energized feeling of anticipation!  You know what we mean.... that feeling of knowing you're about to find that one-of-a-kind perfect thing that you didn't even know yo

When we first found out about Sean Scherer, all we knew was that he had a cool antiques shop in upstate New York called Kabinett and Kammer.  But after getting the chance to talk with him, we now know he's so much more than a shop owner.  At home and work, Sean creates entire worlds filled with wonderous objects reminiscent of scientific exploration in the 19th century.  He calls his style "masculine maximalism" and if you love taxidermy and other collected pieces from the natural world, you'll be right at home with him.  He's also an accomplished abstract painter and speaks eloquently about how his idea of what it means to be an artist has evolved.  His medium now includes not only his canvases, but his shop and home as well.   This is one of our most thought provoking episodes and we are truly excited to share it with you! To use the Slow Style approach in your home, start with this free guide on how to create a vision that sets you up for every design decision you'll need to m

Today on the show we have Kelsey Johnston, the blogger behind My Simply Simple.  She shares the story of designing and building their passive home and why energy efficiency and a simple well-lived life are so important to her.  From capsule wardrobes to balancing old and new in design, we get a great glimpse into how to live a thoughtful and sustainable lifestyle.  So let's get started! To use the Slow Style approach in your home, start with this free guide on how to create a vision that sets you up for every design decision you'll need to make!Sign up here to receive the free guide (and lots of suppport along the way).

This month, we're doing something a little different.  We've gotten together with a few other fabulous podcasters and we've all agreed to take on the same topic, interpret it however we like, and release all of our episodes this week.  We are excited to introduce you to The Home Hour - Hosts Graham and Kirsten's show is the Home-Ec class you wish you’d taken!  They are two moms trying to create homes that are beautiful, welcoming, and functional ...all while dealing with real life schedules, budgets, and children !  North South Makers  -  Hosts Charlotte & Erin are design bloggers, friends, and moms. They talk about all things DIY and making… and a little bit of momming. They believe if they can do it, then so can you! and Shailey & Katie The Podcast are Two business-owning, work-from-home moms who are laughing their way through parenthood.   We think you're going to be very happy we've introduced you to more podcasts for your binge listening pleasure! To use the Slow Sty

We are really giddy with excitement this week to share our interview with KariAnne Wood of Thistlewood Farm.  She is the author of "So Close To Amazing" and her newest book "The DIY Home Planner".  We first met her at the Haven Conference in Atlanta, Georgia and she has a way of welcoming everyone into her wonderful world the moment you meet her.  Her positivity and kindness are equally contagious and her sense of humor had us laughing throughout.  We can't wait to have her tell you all about how she wakes up her house every day, her favorite yard sale treasures and all about her imagination room! To use the Slow Style approach in your home, start with this free guide on how to create a vision that sets you up for every design decision you'll need to make!Sign up here to receive the free guide (and lots of suppport along the way).

Artist Katie Saro is our guest today and in this conversation, we get pretty deep into the reasons why our homes and personal styles are so essential to our happiness.  We talk about finding the balance point between being consumers of pretty things and being mindful of how easy it is to loose ourselves in materialism.  We also talk about the value of being bored, online alternatives to Craig's List and eBay, and the best ways to renovate without actually renovating,  This interview is packed with so much goodness, we are really happy to be sharing it with you! To use the Slow Style approach in your home, start with this free guide on how to create a vision that sets you up for every design decision you'll need to make!Sign up here to receive the free guide (and lots of suppport along the way).

Blogger Ashley Goldman is our guest this week.  Her blog, The Gold Hive, is the real deal when you're looking for stories behind the step-by-step transformation of a home.  We've been following her since her first participation in the One Room Challenge series because we love her style.  Since then, we've gotten so much out of how she describes her thought process behind all of her design choices for her beautiful California bungalow.  And then she shot to blogger stardom by wowing everyone with her hand-painted mural in the most recent One Room Challenge.  As soon as you see it, you'll know what we're talking about!  In this interview, we get to know more about Ashley, where her inspiration comes from and why style matters to her.   To use the Slow Style approach in your home, start with this free guide on how to create a vision that sets you up for every design decision you'll need to make!Sign up here to receive the free guide (and lots of suppport along the way).

Our guest today is Paige Rien, author of one of our absolute favorite books called, "Love The House You're In: 40 Ways to Improve Your Home And Change Your Life."  Before writing the book, Paige hosted the home renovation show, "Hidden Potential" on HGTV.   Her passion for helping all of us to develop confidence in our own, personal style is clear throughout this conversation and we know you're going to feel just as empowered as we do by the end.  We touch on some of her core principles such as breaking rules, finding your true starting point for any decorating decision, and even parenting choices in relation to kids' rooms.  This one is packed with gobs of inspiration and we can't wait to get started! To use the Slow Style approach in your home, start with this free guide on how to create a vision that sets you up for every design decision you'll need to make!Sign up here to receive the free guide (and lots of suppport along the way).

We can't wait for you to meet this week's guest! Creative Director Whitney Leigh Morris is the blogger and stylist behind Tiny Canal Cottage, a 1920's Craftsman-style house by the Venice Beach Canals in Southern California.  We talk about how living in a small space has given her more time for taking care of the planet, her family and her community as well as challenging her to consume more responsibly.  Whether you live in a tiny cottage or a rambling estate, you are going to be inspired to take a look at how your home can foster the values you hold closest to you. To use the Slow Style approach in your home, start with this free guide on how to create a vision that sets you up for every design decision you'll need to make!Sign up here to receive the free guide (and lots of suppport along the way).

This week we’re chatting with Lorraine Aaron, founder of the online home goods shop, Curious Egg, based in Scotland.  The name of her shop suits her perfectly because it’s her curiosity that has driven her success.  Lorraine wants to know the stories behind the objects people create that we then bring into our homes.  And she has traveled extensively to find them for her shop.  She talks about her passion for creating truly unique homes, through artwork, by displaying personal objects in interesting ways, and by treating our outdoor spaces as opportunities to surprise and delight us.  Be sure to check out the show notes page for this episode for links to the places she describes... you'll love seeing what she's talking about!  We start by asking Lorraine about her background as a creator of public art works. To use the Slow Style approach in your home, start with this free guide on how to create a vision that sets you up for every design decision you'll need to make!Sign up here to receive the

We discovered Homme Boys on Instagram and their feed never fails to impress us.  Austin Carrier and Alex Mutter-Rottmayer, own a design/build firm in Sonoma, CA, but we think their true calling is in designing interiors.  As you're about to hear, they are all about playing with their small space, squeezing potential out of every square inch and inspiring us to layer story on top of story in our own spaces.  You've got to go to the show notes page for this one... you're really going to want to see photos of all of the things we talk about with them.  This episode was pure fun for us and we expect you'll be smiling, too, as you get to know Alex and Austin. To use the Slow Style approach in your home, start with this free guide on how to create a vision that sets you up for every design decision you'll need to make!Sign up here to receive the free guide (and lots of suppport along the way).

Today we're airing another conversation from our Little Yellow Couch, called "On The LYC."  These episodes are where Zandra and I get to dig a little deeper into a topic that was brought up in our interviews with stylists and designers from recent shows.  We offer some examples from our own lives where we're changing things up in our homes, and we also share one thing that each of us is currently obsessing over. January is all about CHANGE! To use the Slow Style approach in your home, start with this free guide on how to create a vision that sets you up for every design decision you'll need to make!Sign up here to receive the free guide (and lots of suppport along the way).

Zandra and I are so happy to have Nicole Cole of Vestige Home on the podcast this week!  Nicole is a maker and interior designer based in Philadelphia.  Her online shop is filled with her gorgeously crafted one-of-a-kind wooden housewares as well as carefully curated items from other designers and makers.  Her interior design services also focus on this attention to craftsmanship and the idea of living well.  On the podcast we talk about creativity, caring for handmade items and why it is important to invest in them as well as her amazing new guest room / office space which she revealed during the most recent One Room Challenge! To use the Slow Style approach in your home, start with this free guide on how to create a vision that sets you up for every design decision you'll need to make!Sign up here to receive the free guide (and lots of suppport along the way).

Bari Ackerman, better known as Bari J, the highly successful textile designer and artist, is pure joy to chat with.  Her designs have been made into everything from rugs to stationery to wallpaper and pillows.  And we were really interested in how someone forges that kind of career and we were completely enthralled with what she had to say.  If you have any shred of self doubt about what you're pursuing, Bari's story will pull you out of the muck and into a place of purpose and determination!  Which is why we wanted to share this interview right at the beginning of the year when we can all use a shot of optimism!  To use the Slow Style approach in your home, start with this free guide on how to create a vision that sets you up for every design decision you'll need to make!Sign up here to receive the free guide (and lots of suppport along the way).

We are so excited to be back for a new season of the Style Matters Podcast and our first guest is one of our favorite designers and people of all time.   Justina Blakeney is the designer, artist and author behind the Jungalow.  She is the author of The New Bohemians : Cool and Collected Homes and her newest book The New Bohemians Handbook:  Come Home To Good Vibes.  We chat about her business, creativity, her books and what makes a home have a good vibe.  She will inspire you to begin 2018 with a home that supports who you want to become. To use the Slow Style approach in your home, start with this free guide on how to create a vision that sets you up for every design decision you'll need to make!Sign up here to receive the free guide (and lots of suppport along the way).

Today we're airing another episode of "On the LYC."  You've probably figured this out but, LYC stands for Little Yellow Couch, and it symbolizes everything we're about: making time to have meaningful conversations with friends while sitting comfortably in a beautiful space.  Or at least on an aesthetically pleasing piece of furniture!  Over the past few seasons, we've  been collecting little bits of wisdom from the stylists and designers we've had on the show and quoting them on Instagram.  When looking at these quotes all together, we've noticed several different themes emerge.  So for 2017, we're going to base each of our "On The LYC" episodes on a different theme related to creating a home you love. December is all about the HOLIDAYS! To use the Slow Style approach in your home, start with this free guide on how to create a vision that sets you up for every design decision you'll need to make!Sign up here to receive the free guide (and lots of sup

We're in the home stretch of 2017 and we have the perfect guest to wrap up the year and get us all in the mood for the holidays.  Sarah Schiear 's passion for entertaining is infectious.  After catering, blogging, and a stint on TV, she has now opened up an experiential shop called Salt House Market.   And has just launched a Holiday Hosting Guide, which we are really excited about!  It features three different experiences: the Sit-Down Dinner, the Cocktail Party, and the Relaxed Brunch.  The guide goes beyond delicious recipes and also tells you how to plan, shop for, and time all the aspects of food prep, along with ideas for adapting menus to suit dietary restrictions, styling your space, and even suggestions on what to wear!  Plus, you get access to Sarah herself through her Insiders' Community where she'll answer all your questions!  Head over to salthousemkt.com to purchase your Holiday Hosting Guide and get 20% off any purchase!  Now lets get started! To use the Slow Style approach