The Great Indoors

159: Style Surgery

Ep159 – Style Surgery: The Final Episode We’re wrapping up the series with a mega Style Surgery special! Sophie’s in beige (yes, really) and Kate is scandalised… but onc

158: Finishing Touches

This week, we’re talking all the bits that bring a room to life... the cushions, the lamps, the art, the knick-knacks. It’s the final episode before the big Listener Styl

157: Colour Scheming

Episode 157: Colour Scheming Sophie and Kate are back with the fourth part of their Back to Basics series… and this one’s all about colour. Some people are all for bold

156: Designing on a Budget

We’re talking brass tacks in Episode 156! It’s all about designing on a budget. Where to spend, where to save, and how to make your money go further without losing style

155: Plans in Place

Ep155 - Plans in Place We’re still going strong with our Back to Basics miniseries and this week’s chat is all about the planning phase... and trust me, it’s a juicy one

154: New Series - We're back to basics!

We’re back to basics! Where to start with your home redecoration, and it’s not what you think.
 Ep154 We’re back! And we’re kicking off this new 6 week season by asking

153: How we develop our unique design styles

Wrapping up this mini-series Kate and Sophie interview each other and get under the skin of their own design philosophies. What is it about brown that turns Kate on? Did

152: Style surgery- the agony of anaglypta, rainbow paint and mastering the art of lighting.

On today's podcast we pass the mic over to you our lovely listeners to ask Kate and Sophie your much agonised design dilemmas. From the perils of planning your lighting f

151: Habitats back! Interview with head of design Andrew Tanner

This year is the 60th anniversary of Habitat and today we are thrilled to be chatting to Andrew Tanner, head of design at Habitat who heads up a team of 28 designers who

150: Finding Interior inspiration abroad and closer to home

And we are back! Well almost, as this return episode was recorded during the summer break, so why not take our holidays as interior inspiration. Kate is inspired by the p

149: We’re going on a break!

It’s our last episode before we go on a break so we take the time to reminisce about the last five years and 149 episodes of interior design debate, advice, guests, fun a

148: Style Surgery - Open plan nightmares, 3000 books and Sophie recommends a muted palette

Join us for our last Style Surgery before we take a break, as we answer your design dilemmas. From how to house 3000 books, to turning an open plan nightmare into a seren

147: Interview with Kit Kemp and GP&J Baker’s Ann Grafton

We’re off on the road again to Ham Yard Hotel for a personal tour and interview with designer Kit Kemp and GP&J Baker’s Ann Grafton to celebrate their new collection. Lis

146: Is brown a spring colour though?!

Join us as we have a fun catch up in Sophie’s home, chatting all things Spring refresh from table settings and cushions to bedlinen, curtains and diy. As you can imagine

145: Can Kate put a shelf up? With How to Basically’s Justin Kelly

We’re interviewing the founder of ‘How to Basically’, Justin Kelly, who runs a workshop in East Sussex which teaches people practical living skills from basic DIY, electr

144: Sustainability, green washing and buying to last

This week we’re discussing an important topic we should all consider when updating our homes – how to make choices that are sustainable, use less energy, save us money an

143: Style Surgery - Thermal wallpaper, multi-task rooms and apex windows

We’re answering your Style Surgery questions this week, from whether thermal wallpaper makes a difference, to how to design multi-task rooms and make the most of open pla

142: ‘Espresso Yourself’ with the Pinterest Trend Report plus Deco Off 2024

From the sublime to the ridiculous we look at some of the trends forecasted for the year. The Pinterest Trend Report 2024 brings all the fun looking at increased searches

141: Discovering your authentic colour palette with Karen Haller

Colour psychology and behavioural design expert, Karen Haller joins us for a fascinating chat about how the colours we surround ourselves with are having an emotional eff

140: Style Surgery: Basins in the bedroom

It’s time for our popular Style Surgery where we discuss the design dilemmas that have been bugging you. Are wash basins in the bedroom outdated or a genius idea? How do