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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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 Connections Weave Our Homes Together | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:48

On this episode of On The Little Yellow Couch I talk about the power of connections. To encourage you and I to have real conversations where you get to actually speak with me instead of just listening to me talk, I hope you’ll take me up on my offer of some free consultation this summer! I encourage you to subscribe to the LYC newsletter and send me an email about a decor or design dilemma you’re facing.

 Retro Den Tulsa: | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:36

I am having two lovely friends back on the show with me today.  I call them "the Ashleys" for short because they are Ashely Daly and Ashley Palmer, co-owners of Retro Den Tulsa.  Today we talk about finding your true style by leaning in to who you are.  Let's get started.  

 Paige Lewin of Tess and Ted | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:53

My guest this week is a designer who is local to where I live, which is in the Boston area.  She's a designer who really listens to her clients' frustrations and gives them a big bath of Calgon.  (If you don't get that reference, I want to know.  I want to know exactly how much older I am than you.  Just out of curiosity).  Anyway, Paige not only loves what she does, she truly loves her clients and her genuine desire to help them comes through loud and clear.   You'll see what I mean in a minute. 

 Becki Griffin: pro stylist teaches us her tricks | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 21:59

This week, pro stylist Becki Griffin talks with me about...well...style! How she does it, what she uses, what she shops for and lessons she's learned on a photo shoot that can be used by all of us in our regular, every day homes.

 How & Why to Use Vintage in any Style | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:34

Paige Hull of The Vintage Round Top owns a beautiful retreat space. You can join me here on the next Little Yellow Couch style retreat so be sure to check that out on the website, but today, Paige takes the floor to share why and how she designs her homes with antiques. If you skew modern, she's really nailed it when it comes to incorporating a few chipped and scarred pieces in the most clean-lined, minimalist of spaces, proving antiques really are for everyone.  

 Creative Ways To Get Unstuck | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:08

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 Laurence Carr, Holistic Design | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:14

My guest this week practices holistic design.  And by the end of the episode you'll know exactly what that means to Laurence Carr.  She has taken her classical ballet training, her life lived on many continents and her passion for sustainability and translated all of that into a thriving interior design studio.  Laurence introduces us to three elements that show up in almost everything she creates: space clearing, interior realignment and sensory design.  Let's dig in. 

 Traveling with Brooke Milne | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:59

Brooke Milne is the travel blogger behind "Look It's Brooke!"  I met her at a conference in California and in getting to know her, and learn about her business, I realized she would be full of advice for us about traveling and how to incorporate your travels into your style at home.  

 The Faux Martha | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:59

My guest this week is Melissa Coleman, AKA The Faux Martha. Melissa is a cook, a baker and writer.  We talk all about kitchens, one of the most used rooms in our homes, and one that can fill us with dread.  It's often cluttered with too much on the counters and piles of dirty dishes and it's where we constantly go when we want to stare at shelving filled with a bunch of stuff that we don't know what to do with when its time to get dinner on the table.   Her book, The Minimalist Kitchen, gets us on trac

 Nicole Gibbons | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:33

My guest this week is interior designer, Nicole Gibbons.  You might recognize her from the Oprah Winfrey TV show "Home Made Simple."  Or maybe you've seen her on The Rachel Ray show, or in the pages of design magazines.  She's done it all!  But her newest venture is a paint company she calls "Clare."   I wanted to know what made Nicole drop everything else and pursue a product based company when she's always been in the service sector.  And, to tell us the story behind the brand. 

 Cedar Hill Farmhouse | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:56

My guest today is Anita Joyce of Cedar Hill Farmhouse. We start off with Anita sharing very honestly a really dark time in her life and how the creative act of decorating and homemaking helped her dig her way out.   Since then she's gone on to produce her blog, Cedar Hill Farmhouse, co-host the podcast, "Decorating Tips and Tricks," and write a beautiful book called "French Accents."

 Hilton Carter | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:08

Kicking off Season 12 of the Style Matters podcast is the full-of-life plant lover, Hilton Carter!  He's totally someone you want to hang out with as soon as you start talking with him.  And talk we do!  He's just come out with his first book called Wild At Home and it's all about how to bring plants into your home and work with your style. 

 Max Humphrey | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:16

Great story.  Great designer.  One of  those who can really express how and why he does what he does.  This episode originally aired in January of 2017 and I continue to go to his portfolio over and over for my own inspiration and when I'm looking to learn something specific about design.   I think you're gonna love him as much as I do!  

 Jen Harrison Pulls a Room Together | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:22

When we first met Jennifer, we were pulled into her undertow of happy energy and ended the interview on such a pure high that I knew I wanted to share it again for those of you who missed it the first time. In this episode, Jennifer talks so beautifully about the design value of incorporating vintage, antique and flea market finds into your home. She's the founder of the online shop Flea Market Fab, which you'll be jumping out of your skin to go check out as soon as this is over.

 Life Goals with Anne Sage | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:00

One of my favorite books on design is by Anne Sage and it's called Sage Living.  In this episode, which originally aired in 2016, we talk with Anne about her realization that her home could be a source of support as she was making a major life transition.  She talks candidly about how her life has taken many different turns, with the ups and downs all of us can relate to.  Anne connects the dots between how you want to feel and how your home can foster your goals. 

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