Slow Style Home: Decorating Soulful Interiors

When Karen Grant was co-hosting the podcast with me, we both fell in love with Erica Tanov and her book, Design By Nature: Creating Layered, Lived In Spaces, Inspired By the Natural World. I knew this episode was one that I'd want to re-release and now is the perfect time because I'm excited to say that Erica has generously given me copies of her book to give everyone who comes to the Glamping Design Camp in Tulsa this October. Since that retreat is all about using nature as inspiration in our homes, I'm using her book as a jumping off point for the entire premise of the retreat. 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. And that's what we're going to be working on during the Glamping Design Camp. You can get the full picture of what to expect during the retreat weekend at littleyellowcouch.com. It's truly going to be a spectacular weekend, with great conversation, individual attention to each of your homes, hands-on workshops, delicious food, and,of course, the opportunity to sleep in total luxury under the starts! I hope you can join us! In the mean time, you're going to be energized to start bringing nature into your home after spending a little time with Erica today! So let's get started.

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Christina Fluegge of Greige Design has turned her focus specifically toward pattern design for fabrics and wallpaper, which you can find at Greige Textiles. I was really drawn to these products because of her points of inspiration, which are mainly travel and nature. Today, we're talking all about her wide range of work as well as how she mixes in art and antiques into her own home.

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Melissa Parks is a hunter and seller of vintage goods just outside of Chicago, Illinois. She's also a regular contributor to the digital magazine, Lived-In Style and wrote for the print publication Flea Market Style before that. You may know her as "Megillicutti," which is the name she uses on Instagram where she has over 26k fans. n this episode we talk about how she approaches the “hunt,” what makes the cut and what doesn’t and how she fills her own home with a rotation of collections.

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This is a re-released episode from 2017. Interiors expert, Anna Smith, founder of the blog and interior design firm, Annabode and Company shares her very actionable suggestions when it comes to approaching the development of your own personal aesthetic and making decor decisions over time.

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I was introduced to this week's guest by my friend Susan Brinson of House of Brinson. I had Susan and her husband Will on the show several seasons ago and their episode is definitely one to check out if you haven't already. Anyway, I was talking to Susan about finding a venue for my next style retreat in NY and she said I absolutely had to get in touch with Eliza Clark of Foxfire Mountain House, and I am so grateful for the introduction! Eliza and her husband, Tim Trojian, have created a truly magical, 11 room inn and restaurant in the Catskill mountains. If you were to see her photos (which you can do on the show notes page), you'd understand why Eliza and I immediately hit it off and why I think you're going to be swept away, too. 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. She has so many great, creative ideas that I think you're going to want to borrow! Let's start.

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