It Starts With Home

The Psychology of Sanctuary: Why Unfinished Spaces Drain You

We talk a lot about “creating calm” and “finding peace,” but have you ever noticed how the unfinished parts of your home: the half-hung frame, the cluttered nightstand, t

Design Secrets of Everyday Luxury Homes

Ever wonder what really happens behind the scenes of interior design projects? In this episode, I’m spilling my client secrets — the honest, funny, and sometimes emotiona

Living Without the TV (and What Shows Up Instead)

What happens when you strip your home down to nothing but a mattress on the floor? In this episode, I share my journey of living in an empty apartment, selling my TV, and

Designing Your Space, Designing Your Self: Interior Design for Wellbeing

n this heartfelt episode, interior designer and author Ariel Magidson dives into a unique approach to designing your home when you're feeling stuck: externalization. Lear

Burnout Recovery Begins at Home: How Your Space Can Help You Heal

Burnout doesn’t just live in your body — it shows up in your home. In this vulnerable and grounding episode, Ariel opens up about her personal experience with burnout and

How to Design a Bedroom That Feels Like a Spa

Welcome to Episode 9 of It Starts With Home! Today we’re creating the ultimate spa-like bedroom, a space that feels calming, intentional, and deeply you. I’ll show you ho

Design Without Overwhelm: My Exact Step-by-Step Process

Ready to finally pull your home together, without the overwhelm? In this episode, I’m walking you through my signature design process that helps every client go from scat

10 Interior Design Mistakes You Don’t Even Know You’re Making

Ever walk into your space and think something just feels off You have bought the furniture, you have styled the shelves, but the space still doesn’t feel finished I hear

Your Home Is a Portal: Healing, Self-Worth, and Space That Holds You

Did you know your home can heal you? In this episode, I’m recording from my dad’s newly designed space (hello, proud designer moment) and sharing the unexpected ways your

From Blank Space to Dream Space: My No-Fail Design Formula

Not sure how to start designing your home? In this episode, interior designer Ariel Magidson shares her proven method to transform any empty space into a finished, person

The Breakup Episode: What Emptiness Taught Me About Home

This one's vulnerable, babe. I’m recording from my dad’s freshly designed home, but back in my own space . . . I’m sitting in the raw middle of a breakup. In this episode

The 5 Biggest Design Mistakes (And Why I Made Them Too)

In this raw and real episode of It Starts With Home, Ariel opens up about the five most common interior design mistakes she sees — and has made herself. From rushing to f

Why Your Home Might Be Draining You (And How to Fix It)

Ever feel like your home is draining you — emotionally, mentally, or even physically? In this episode of It Starts With Home, I’m sharing the real reason your space migh

The Real Reason Your Space Doesn’t Feel Like You (And Nobody Talks About It)

I’m Ariel Magidson — interior designer, author of Your Space Made Simple, founder of Ariel Arts (@arielarts), and your cozy corner design bestie. I’ve worked with clients

Welcome In

I created It Starts With Home to talk about the things we don’t always say out loud. How our space holds us, reflects us, and sometimes even heals us. This short teaser