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Style Matters

Summary: Style Matters is all about the substance behind developing a personal style in your home and surrounding yourself with beauty in a way that is meaningful. We interview top stylists, designers, artisans and tastemakers both nationally and internationally about why style matters to them. The guests we interview each week inspire us creatively, and give us insight into why the art of home making is so powerful. To continue the conversation on why style matters, sign up for our monthly newsletter, packed with photos, stories, tips and resources, at www.littleyellowcouch.com

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 Rebecca Gardner: Best Party Hosting Tips | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:02

Rebecca Gardner is the owner of the interiors and event planning company Houses & Parties.  She's known for her over-the-top parties and her signature style of mixing high-end decor with a funny, unexpected playfulness that allows everyone to relax, even in the most formal of settings. Her work has been featured in Vogue, Harpers Bazzar, Town & Country, Southern Living and Architectural Digest. Given the holiday season we're all about to enter, having her on the show has been helpful and inspiring!

 Annie Selke: Building an Empire | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 40:08

I am delighted to introduce you to the woman behind the rug and linen brands Dash & Albert and Pinecone Hill. Annie Selke is a true powerhouse of an entrepreneur and she's also a lovely human being. Annie's aesthetic is classic, timeless and elegant With a touch of playfulness that's made her a signature brand. I was able to spend time with Annie and her staff at her offices, warehouse and beautiful 8 bedroom historic inn in the Berkshire mountains. You can hear her beloved dogs barking in the background.

 Foxfire Mountain House | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 42:12

Eliza Clark and her husband, Tim Trojian, have created a truly magical, 11 room inn and restaurant in the Catskill mountains. She is a master at mixing old and new, elegance and comfort. She and Tim have just released their book, "Foxfire Living" full of design inspiration, recipes and stories of how they restored the old inn. Today I talk with Eliza about the major risks they took in buying the place as well as some of her most interesting strategies she used to decorate it.

 Donald Rattner: Optimize Your Home for Creativity | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:22

My guest on the show today, architect Donald Rattner, takes us way beyond the who and what definitions of creativity and focuses on the where. As in, where are we most creative and how can we set up our spaces to encourage the flow of creative thinking. In particular, he argues that our homes are actually the spaces that are most conducive to creativity.

 Windy Chien: The Year Of Knots | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:03

Windy Chien is an artist with several past lives. She's done many things, tried many things, had ups and downs, all before landing where she is today. Her medium as an artist has everything to do with lines and the knots she creates out of those lines.  It's also a mediation on life. In her new book, Windy details her 365 day long project where she learns, creates and records her progress. The end result is amazing, but it's the process she really cares about.

 The Antiques Diva: Toma Clark Haines | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:30

Toma Clark Haines, otherwise known as The Antiques Diva, has literally built an empire. Over a decade ago, living in Paris, she started helping other ex-pats furnish their homes from the flea markets and brocantes around the city. She now has a global business because there are treasures to be unearthed in every corner of the world. She has a wonderful story and even better, she's a great storyteller. She's so generous in the way she shares it I know you're going to feel like you've got a new friend.

 OTLYC: | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:47

This week I’m answering questions from the audience! All summer I offered free design & decor advice to anyone who wrote in. I loved all of the back & forth conversations we had about your homes. For this episode, I talk about a couple of big picture issues that came up over and over again. And then I dive into some specific questions that you can apply to your own situations. I hope this is helpful… let me know!

 Ben Soleimani | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:07

My guest this week is Ben Soleimani.  He worked collaboratively with Restoration Hardware for years.  Ben has now opened his own studio creating rugs and furniture to be sold direct to the public.  Ben's designs continue to be full of layered texture and color. He's got a great analogy for us about how his brain is like a slide show to explain his creative process.  I start by asking him about his background and his family business, the famed Mansour rug company.

 Emily Henson | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:54

This one is juicy! Emily Henson is back on the show after writing her 4th book. I often say, your home is your autobiography. A visual autobiography that reflects who you are, where you've been and your aspirations for who you want to become. And this is where Emily and I start our conversation. She talks a lot about this idea of using your home as a canvas the way an artist might paint something that reflects both what she sees and how she comprehends the world around her.

 Tracy Kinnally: Art Advisor | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:05

Tracy Kinnally and she has the interesting job of advising people on how to start and build private art collections.  We talk about her background, her work and her thoughts on why art is such an important piece of creating a meaningful home, no matter your budget.  On the show notes page of this episode I link to two articles I've written, "How Not To Be Afraid Of Art Galleries," and "17 Ways To Hang Art."

 Caroline Cecil | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:41
 Kim Gordon | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:52

Kim Gordon is a designer, an artist, a businesswoman, and best of all, she's incredibly intuitive when it comes to creating dream homes. Not the kinds of dream homes that are filled with expensive luxury items. But the kinds that really fulfill us in an emotional, creative and even spiritual way. Kim doesn't shy away from honoring the mystical. And what I mean by that is she connects our deepest desires with our intentions for our homes, and then, sort of magically, other areas of our lives get better.

 Erica Tanov | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:46

Erica Tanov and her book, Design By Nature: Creating Layered, Lived In Spaces is my guest for this re-released episode. What I love about Erica is that she goes beyond just copying natural motifs in her designs. While she does have some literal things like fern leaves in her wallpaper, she also looks to natural objects for abstract inspiration. Tree bark, seed pods, rippling water and even weeds are re-imagined as color palates, textures and patterns.

 Create a Timeless Feeling Home | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:52

This interview with Melinda McCoy of House 214 Design was originally aired in Oct of 2016. What we so appreciate about Melinda is her understanding that just saying "your home should tell your story," isn't clear enough.  What does telling your story mean and how does that show up in your home and design choices? Since then, Melinda has created a course and membership site. But her core principles remain the same, making this interview just as helpful today as it was 3 years ago.  

 Apartment Therapy: | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:39

This week I'm sharing our interview with Maxwell Ryan, founder of Apartment Therapy. We recorded this interview in 2015 when he was on a tour for his most recent book, Apartment Therapy Complete and Happy Home.  Even though this was several years ago, it's still one of our best interviews ever and I think you're going to get a lot out of it.  In this re-release from our archives, Karen Grant is co-hosting with me and she just asked Maxwell to tell us about his overall approach to design and making a home.

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