Podcast appearances and mentions of Laura Ashley

What's in a name? Rather a lot, as Jane and Fi discover in this email-only episode. They also discuss gardening, Slough, Bruce Springsteen, and Laura Ashley. Plus, they read out your responses to an email from Thursday's episode... And if you fancy sending us a postcard, the address is:Jane and FiTimes Radio, News UK1 London Bridge StreetLondonSE1 9GFIf you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioThe next book club pick has been announced! We'll be reading Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession. Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today marks a powerful and sacred moment in the life of our church family, as we witness Laura Ashley Kolbert—one of our own—officially step into her calling as a Minister of the Word. Through Scripture, reflection, and heartfelt commissioning, this service celebrates Laura Ashley's years of faithful service, biblical training, and unwavering commitment to Christ and His Church. Drawing from Ephesians 4, 1 Samuel 16, and the pastoral charge in 2 Timothy 4, the message highlights how God chooses and equips leaders not based on appearance, but by the condition of their heart. We honor Laura Ashley's journey and her “yes” to God's call—even through seasons of loss and service. Surrounded by her church family and husband Jacob, she is charged with preaching the Word, shepherding God's people, and walking with integrity in all seasons. Join us in prayer and celebration as we recognize the anointing of Reverend Laura Ashley Kolbert and the continued work of the Holy Spirit in and through her life. “The harvest is great, but the workers are few…” (Matthew 9:37-38)

In this episode, join me to explore the fascinating origins of the Cottagecore aesthetic! Come with me to connect the dots between the historical past and the modern-day Cottagecore movement, touching on the rise of floral prints, country living, and Laura Ashley's iconic designs. Whether you're a fan of vintage style or curious about history's influence on today's trends, this episode uncovers the hidden stories behind a timeless aesthetic, by tracing its roots back to 18th-century France, where it was popularised by none other than Marie Antoinette, to exploring the history of aprons as both functional and fashionable garments in the 18th and 19th centuries. Tune in for a whimsical, historical exploration of fashion, culture, and the allure of the simple life. Join the Behind The Seams family to support the podcast and access bonus content: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/silhouettespodcast⁠⁠ Thanks for listening, and stay fab everyone. Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ @Silhouettespodcast for more updates

In this episode of The BEESPACE Podcast, Jade sits down with property developer Shally Singh, who shares her journey from working seven-day retail weeks to building a thriving property business in the heart of Bristol. Shally opens up about her transition from Laura Ashley's merchandising department to property development, driven by the desire to support her family back in India. Together with her husband, they made the bold decision to convert their family home into their first HMO – a move that raised eyebrows but set the foundation for their future success. Now managing multiple development projects including pub conversions, service apartments, and property flips, Shally has achieved an impressive £3M GDV in the past year alone. She shares her strategies for raising private finance, often securing funding within 24 hours from her trusted network of investors. The conversation covers Shally's practical approach to property development, her eye for design that's added significant value to projects, and how she manages it all while raising two young children – including a 10-month-old baby. Her motto? "Just get on with it!" Looking ahead, Shally reveals her plans to launch an interior design service for property developers, born from her success in achieving premium values through thoughtful, end-user-focused design. This episode is packed full of practical insights for anyone looking to build a property portfolio, raise private finance, or balance family life with business growth. You can connect with Shally on Instagram @isteni_designandbuild or learn more about working with Jade at bee-space.co.uk.

https://lightonkundalini.com Light on Kundalini: Your Lifestyle Guide to Yoga and Awakening by Karuna, spiritual teacher and yogi. If you've ever asked yourself, "Is there more to life than this?" this book is your answer. With a blend of personal anecdotes, expert yogic teachings, and reflective exercises, it's a companion for every phase of life. From rabbit holes to mountain tops, Light on Kundalini portrays grace and grit, lacing together four decades of an immersive sacred odyssey leading to Yoga's ultimate fulfillment. Replete with elegant metaphors and depth of spiritual insight, this book is a foray into the author's fantastic and sometimes blistering experiences: from life as a Ford model and Bristol Old Vic theater alum and the worlds of fashion, art, film, British royalty, professional sports, music, and wellness to single mother, teacher, and co-founder of a media company co-creating messaging with noted scientists and global spiritual leaders. In this fascinating read, Karuna recounts her life experiences with notables such as fashion icons Guy Bourdin, Eileen Ford, Laura Ashley, Vogue and Mademoiselle, well-known film directors and actors, alongside spiritual leaders Father Thomas Keating, Ken Wilber, and many others. Her stories of being poked, provoked, and confronted, which eventually led to surrender, change, and elevated awakening, will resonate with your audience and provide guidance and support as they find a way in and through their challenges. This is an interview your audience will remember! For over 40 years, Karuna has studied Yoga, working from the "inside out." Her certification is with the Kundalini Research Institute (KRI) including Level One, Two, and Three Teacher Training Programs and Prenatal Yoga. She practices Ayurvedic healing and is an ordained Interfaith Minister. As co-founder of Light on Light Publications and Media, Karuna is the host editor for its magazine's annual Yoga editions in partnership with the International Day of Yoga Committee at the United Nations. Find out more at https://lightonkundalini.com

In this episode on Retail Corner Podcast, Ranu Coleman, Head of Marketing at PatPat, shares expert insights on innovative marketing strategies for fashion retailers. Learn how to connect with modern consumers, leverage digital tools, and create impactful brand experiences in a competitive market. About our guest, Ranu Coleman: A seasoned marketing and communications leader with deep experience in the retail/fashion space, Ranu Coleman serves as Head of Marketing for PatPat, overseeing global marketing strategy, driving brand and product awareness, and customer acquisition and engagement. Prior to PatPat, Coleman held marketing roles across a variety of fashion and retail brands. She most recently served as Chief Marketing Officer for Azazie, the direct-to-consumer bridal company focused on high-quality, custom-fit, affordable bridesmaid dresses and wedding gowns. Previously she held the role of director of marketing for a cutting-edge tech company, ASD, following consulting for Sephora, where she led the rollout of a new urban location prototype, Sephora Studio. Coleman served as manager, brand marketing for equestrian footwear and apparel brand Ariat International after a similar post for Dreamwear, facilitating strategic partnerships with national brands including Nicole Miller, Skinnygirl by Bethany Frankel, Playboy, The Kendall + Kylie brand, and Laura Ashley. Ranu received her bachelor's degree in political science from UC Irvine and her professional designation program-visual communications degree from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM). Ranu Coleman is married with two children and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranu-coleman-9a44884/ Website: https://www.patpat.com/ About Retail Corner Podcast: Host: Cole Koumalats Producer: Sachin Kumar Bhate Podcast Sponsor: Proxima360 Listen to other podcasts at: https://retailcorner.live Subscribe our Podcast: Apple iTunes: https://apple.co/3eoeUdT Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3dvjpDJ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/3DFHXHw Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3tkbhk1 Interested in being on our podcast? Submit request at: podcast@retailcorner.live

“Yenidoğan Çetesi” mağduru aileler neler yaşadıklarını Aposto'ya anlattı. İstanbul Barosu Başkanlığı'na Değişim İçin Avukatlar Grubu'ndan İbrahim Özden Kaboğlu seçildi. Bu bölüm Carus hakkında reklam içermektedir. 1953'ten bu yana zarafetin simgesi olan İngiliz markası Laura Ashley, Sonbahar-Kış 24/25 sezonundan sınırlı sayıdaki özel çanta koleksiyonunu Carus'ta modaseverlerle buluşturuyor. İlk 200 siparişe özel sepette %20 ekstra indirim fırsatını yakalamak için burayı ziyaret edebilirsiniz. Aposto Gündem'e buradan ulaşabilirsiniz.

One last time to Nantucket before the cold winds blow! Free-spirited, head-strong Lizzie trades her youthful exuberance for matronly measure and stead-fastness in exchange for the love of one Tavis Mackinoon in 19th Century Nantuckey. Or...maybe "trades" has too much agency? What was America's perspective on history in the halcyon, Laura-Ashley-strewn days of 1994? How do we honestly feel about "blossoming"? How was the shape of women's identity and autonomy fraying against itselt? Try and remember the difference between port and starboard, we're setting sail in to some choppy waters with this one.

In this episode, join Laura Ashley-Timms and Dominic Ashley-Timms, the dynamic leaders behind Notion, as they unveil the power of Operational Coaching™ behaviors. Laura, Notion's COO and one of the UK's top Executive Coaches, draws on her extensive experience from international sports and global business to reveal how asking the right questions can drive significant improvements in productivity, engagement, and commercial results. Dominic, Notion's CEO, brings his expertise in human-centered design and behavior change to the conversation, sharing insights from his global career in top-tier consulting. Together, they introduce a new “superpower” for managers and leaders: the art of asking powerful, thought-provoking questions. Discover how this simple yet profound shift in management practice can lead to a more collaborative, inclusive, and innovative workplace, with measurable improvements in performance and engagement. Learn from groundbreaking research by The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and prepare to redefine your approach to leadership, transforming both your career and your organization's culture. Don't miss this opportunity to unlock your potential and embrace the future of work. Get your copy of the new book, "The Answer Is A Question: The Missing Superpower that Changes Everything and Will Transform Your Impact as a Manager and Leader." https://theanswerisaquestion.com/Thanks to our sponsors...BlueprintOS equips business owners to design and install an operating system that runs like clockwork. Through BlueprintOS, you will grow and develop your leadership, clarify your culture and business game plan, align your operations with your KPIs, develop a team of A-Players, and execute your playbooks. Download the FREE Rainmaker to Architect Starter Kit at https://start.blueprintos.com! Autopilot Recruiting is a continuous recruiting service where you'll be assigned a recruiter that has been trained to recruit on your behalf every business day. Go to www.autopilotrecruiting.com to get started.Coach P found great success as an insurance agent and agency owner. He leads a large, stable team of professionals who are at the top of their game year after year. Now he shares the systems, processes, delegation, and specialization he developed along the way. Gain access to weekly training calls and mentoring at www.coachpconsulting.com. Be sure to mention the Above The Business Podcast when you get in touch.TodayApp is a corporate approved app that allows you to build custom activities and track all your commissions and bonus structures, and integrates perfectly with your CRM. It can even manage your employees' time, track production, have a leaderboard with metrics, and more. Contact Today App and for a custom demo and let them know you heard about them on The Above The Business Podcast. https://todayapppro.com/

This week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Chris Morgan, AVP, Product Innovation at Jenzabar, Mo Bunnell, author of Give to Grow: Invest in Relationships to Build Your Business and Your Career and Dominic Ashley-Timms and Laura Ashley-Timms, Co-authors of The Answer Is A Question. We discussed:

An exploration of the much-derided English suburbs through rap music. There are many different Englands. From the much-romanticized rolling countryside, to the cosmopolitanism of the inner cities (embraced by some as progressive, multicultural enlightenment and derided by others as the playground of a self-righteous metropolitan elite), or the disparagingly named "left behind" communities which, post-Brexit, have so interested political parties and pundits, demographers and statisticians. But there is also an England no one cares about. The England of semi-detached houses and clean driveways for multiple cars devotedly washed on Sundays, of "twitching curtains" and Laura Ashley sofas; of cul-de-sacs to nowhere and exaggerated accents; of late night drives to petrol stations on A roads, fake IDs tested in Harvesters, and faded tracksuits and over-gelled hair in Toby Carverys; of questionable hash from a "mate of a mate" and two-litre bottles of White Lightning from Budgens consumed in a kids playground. Much derided. Unglamorous, ordinary; cultural vacuity and small "c" conservatism. A hodgepodge. An--apparently--middling, middle-of-the-road middle-England of middle-class middle-mindedness. Part poetry anthology, part academic study into placemaking, and part autoethnography, The England No One Cares About (Goldsmith Press, 2024) innovatively brings together academic discussions of the ethnographic potential of lyrics, scholastic representations of suburbia, and thematic analysis to explore how rap music can illuminate the experiences of young men growing up in suburbia. This takes place by exploring the author's own annotated lyrics from his career as a musician known as Context where he was referred to by the BBC as "Middle England's Poet Laureate." George Musgrave studies the psychological experiences and working conditions of creative careers. He collaboratively undertook a major research project entitled Can Music Make You Sick? and cowrote a bestselling book on the subject. He has worked on ethical decision-making by music managers and wellbeing in the gig economy, and his research has been featured on BBC News, Pitchfork, Mixmag, GQ, The Financial Times, BBC Introducing, The Grammys, and Billboard among others. He is also a musician, signed with EMI/Sony/ATV. George on Twitter. Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM and is the director of its music film festival. His forthcoming books are Frank Zappa's America: Music, Satire, & the Battle Against the Christian Right (LSU Press, Spring 2025) and U2: Until the End of the World (Palazzo Editions, Fall 2025). Bradley on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

An exploration of the much-derided English suburbs through rap music. There are many different Englands. From the much-romanticized rolling countryside, to the cosmopolitanism of the inner cities (embraced by some as progressive, multicultural enlightenment and derided by others as the playground of a self-righteous metropolitan elite), or the disparagingly named "left behind" communities which, post-Brexit, have so interested political parties and pundits, demographers and statisticians. But there is also an England no one cares about. The England of semi-detached houses and clean driveways for multiple cars devotedly washed on Sundays, of "twitching curtains" and Laura Ashley sofas; of cul-de-sacs to nowhere and exaggerated accents; of late night drives to petrol stations on A roads, fake IDs tested in Harvesters, and faded tracksuits and over-gelled hair in Toby Carverys; of questionable hash from a "mate of a mate" and two-litre bottles of White Lightning from Budgens consumed in a kids playground. Much derided. Unglamorous, ordinary; cultural vacuity and small "c" conservatism. A hodgepodge. An--apparently--middling, middle-of-the-road middle-England of middle-class middle-mindedness. Part poetry anthology, part academic study into placemaking, and part autoethnography, The England No One Cares About (Goldsmith Press, 2024) innovatively brings together academic discussions of the ethnographic potential of lyrics, scholastic representations of suburbia, and thematic analysis to explore how rap music can illuminate the experiences of young men growing up in suburbia. This takes place by exploring the author's own annotated lyrics from his career as a musician known as Context where he was referred to by the BBC as "Middle England's Poet Laureate." George Musgrave studies the psychological experiences and working conditions of creative careers. He collaboratively undertook a major research project entitled Can Music Make You Sick? and cowrote a bestselling book on the subject. He has worked on ethical decision-making by music managers and wellbeing in the gig economy, and his research has been featured on BBC News, Pitchfork, Mixmag, GQ, The Financial Times, BBC Introducing, The Grammys, and Billboard among others. He is also a musician, signed with EMI/Sony/ATV. George on Twitter. Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM and is the director of its music film festival. His forthcoming books are Frank Zappa's America: Music, Satire, & the Battle Against the Christian Right (LSU Press, Spring 2025) and U2: Until the End of the World (Palazzo Editions, Fall 2025). Bradley on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

An exploration of the much-derided English suburbs through rap music. There are many different Englands. From the much-romanticized rolling countryside, to the cosmopolitanism of the inner cities (embraced by some as progressive, multicultural enlightenment and derided by others as the playground of a self-righteous metropolitan elite), or the disparagingly named "left behind" communities which, post-Brexit, have so interested political parties and pundits, demographers and statisticians. But there is also an England no one cares about. The England of semi-detached houses and clean driveways for multiple cars devotedly washed on Sundays, of "twitching curtains" and Laura Ashley sofas; of cul-de-sacs to nowhere and exaggerated accents; of late night drives to petrol stations on A roads, fake IDs tested in Harvesters, and faded tracksuits and over-gelled hair in Toby Carverys; of questionable hash from a "mate of a mate" and two-litre bottles of White Lightning from Budgens consumed in a kids playground. Much derided. Unglamorous, ordinary; cultural vacuity and small "c" conservatism. A hodgepodge. An--apparently--middling, middle-of-the-road middle-England of middle-class middle-mindedness. Part poetry anthology, part academic study into placemaking, and part autoethnography, The England No One Cares About (Goldsmith Press, 2024) innovatively brings together academic discussions of the ethnographic potential of lyrics, scholastic representations of suburbia, and thematic analysis to explore how rap music can illuminate the experiences of young men growing up in suburbia. This takes place by exploring the author's own annotated lyrics from his career as a musician known as Context where he was referred to by the BBC as "Middle England's Poet Laureate." George Musgrave studies the psychological experiences and working conditions of creative careers. He collaboratively undertook a major research project entitled Can Music Make You Sick? and cowrote a bestselling book on the subject. He has worked on ethical decision-making by music managers and wellbeing in the gig economy, and his research has been featured on BBC News, Pitchfork, Mixmag, GQ, The Financial Times, BBC Introducing, The Grammys, and Billboard among others. He is also a musician, signed with EMI/Sony/ATV. George on Twitter. Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM and is the director of its music film festival. His forthcoming books are Frank Zappa's America: Music, Satire, & the Battle Against the Christian Right (LSU Press, Spring 2025) and U2: Until the End of the World (Palazzo Editions, Fall 2025). Bradley on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

An exploration of the much-derided English suburbs through rap music. There are many different Englands. From the much-romanticized rolling countryside, to the cosmopolitanism of the inner cities (embraced by some as progressive, multicultural enlightenment and derided by others as the playground of a self-righteous metropolitan elite), or the disparagingly named "left behind" communities which, post-Brexit, have so interested political parties and pundits, demographers and statisticians. But there is also an England no one cares about. The England of semi-detached houses and clean driveways for multiple cars devotedly washed on Sundays, of "twitching curtains" and Laura Ashley sofas; of cul-de-sacs to nowhere and exaggerated accents; of late night drives to petrol stations on A roads, fake IDs tested in Harvesters, and faded tracksuits and over-gelled hair in Toby Carverys; of questionable hash from a "mate of a mate" and two-litre bottles of White Lightning from Budgens consumed in a kids playground. Much derided. Unglamorous, ordinary; cultural vacuity and small "c" conservatism. A hodgepodge. An--apparently--middling, middle-of-the-road middle-England of middle-class middle-mindedness. Part poetry anthology, part academic study into placemaking, and part autoethnography, The England No One Cares About (Goldsmith Press, 2024) innovatively brings together academic discussions of the ethnographic potential of lyrics, scholastic representations of suburbia, and thematic analysis to explore how rap music can illuminate the experiences of young men growing up in suburbia. This takes place by exploring the author's own annotated lyrics from his career as a musician known as Context where he was referred to by the BBC as "Middle England's Poet Laureate." George Musgrave studies the psychological experiences and working conditions of creative careers. He collaboratively undertook a major research project entitled Can Music Make You Sick? and cowrote a bestselling book on the subject. He has worked on ethical decision-making by music managers and wellbeing in the gig economy, and his research has been featured on BBC News, Pitchfork, Mixmag, GQ, The Financial Times, BBC Introducing, The Grammys, and Billboard among others. He is also a musician, signed with EMI/Sony/ATV. George on Twitter. Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM and is the director of its music film festival. His forthcoming books are Frank Zappa's America: Music, Satire, & the Battle Against the Christian Right (LSU Press, Spring 2025) and U2: Until the End of the World (Palazzo Editions, Fall 2025). Bradley on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/music

An exploration of the much-derided English suburbs through rap music. There are many different Englands. From the much-romanticized rolling countryside, to the cosmopolitanism of the inner cities (embraced by some as progressive, multicultural enlightenment and derided by others as the playground of a self-righteous metropolitan elite), or the disparagingly named "left behind" communities which, post-Brexit, have so interested political parties and pundits, demographers and statisticians. But there is also an England no one cares about. The England of semi-detached houses and clean driveways for multiple cars devotedly washed on Sundays, of "twitching curtains" and Laura Ashley sofas; of cul-de-sacs to nowhere and exaggerated accents; of late night drives to petrol stations on A roads, fake IDs tested in Harvesters, and faded tracksuits and over-gelled hair in Toby Carverys; of questionable hash from a "mate of a mate" and two-litre bottles of White Lightning from Budgens consumed in a kids playground. Much derided. Unglamorous, ordinary; cultural vacuity and small "c" conservatism. A hodgepodge. An--apparently--middling, middle-of-the-road middle-England of middle-class middle-mindedness. Part poetry anthology, part academic study into placemaking, and part autoethnography, The England No One Cares About (Goldsmith Press, 2024) innovatively brings together academic discussions of the ethnographic potential of lyrics, scholastic representations of suburbia, and thematic analysis to explore how rap music can illuminate the experiences of young men growing up in suburbia. This takes place by exploring the author's own annotated lyrics from his career as a musician known as Context where he was referred to by the BBC as "Middle England's Poet Laureate." George Musgrave studies the psychological experiences and working conditions of creative careers. He collaboratively undertook a major research project entitled Can Music Make You Sick? and cowrote a bestselling book on the subject. He has worked on ethical decision-making by music managers and wellbeing in the gig economy, and his research has been featured on BBC News, Pitchfork, Mixmag, GQ, The Financial Times, BBC Introducing, The Grammys, and Billboard among others. He is also a musician, signed with EMI/Sony/ATV. George on Twitter. Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM and is the director of its music film festival. His forthcoming books are Frank Zappa's America: Music, Satire, & the Battle Against the Christian Right (LSU Press, Spring 2025) and U2: Until the End of the World (Palazzo Editions, Fall 2025). Bradley on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies

An exploration of the much-derided English suburbs through rap music. There are many different Englands. From the much-romanticized rolling countryside, to the cosmopolitanism of the inner cities (embraced by some as progressive, multicultural enlightenment and derided by others as the playground of a self-righteous metropolitan elite), or the disparagingly named "left behind" communities which, post-Brexit, have so interested political parties and pundits, demographers and statisticians. But there is also an England no one cares about. The England of semi-detached houses and clean driveways for multiple cars devotedly washed on Sundays, of "twitching curtains" and Laura Ashley sofas; of cul-de-sacs to nowhere and exaggerated accents; of late night drives to petrol stations on A roads, fake IDs tested in Harvesters, and faded tracksuits and over-gelled hair in Toby Carverys; of questionable hash from a "mate of a mate" and two-litre bottles of White Lightning from Budgens consumed in a kids playground. Much derided. Unglamorous, ordinary; cultural vacuity and small "c" conservatism. A hodgepodge. An--apparently--middling, middle-of-the-road middle-England of middle-class middle-mindedness. Part poetry anthology, part academic study into placemaking, and part autoethnography, The England No One Cares About (Goldsmith Press, 2024) innovatively brings together academic discussions of the ethnographic potential of lyrics, scholastic representations of suburbia, and thematic analysis to explore how rap music can illuminate the experiences of young men growing up in suburbia. This takes place by exploring the author's own annotated lyrics from his career as a musician known as Context where he was referred to by the BBC as "Middle England's Poet Laureate." George Musgrave studies the psychological experiences and working conditions of creative careers. He collaboratively undertook a major research project entitled Can Music Make You Sick? and cowrote a bestselling book on the subject. He has worked on ethical decision-making by music managers and wellbeing in the gig economy, and his research has been featured on BBC News, Pitchfork, Mixmag, GQ, The Financial Times, BBC Introducing, The Grammys, and Billboard among others. He is also a musician, signed with EMI/Sony/ATV. George on Twitter. Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM and is the director of its music film festival. His forthcoming books are Frank Zappa's America: Music, Satire, & the Battle Against the Christian Right (LSU Press, Spring 2025) and U2: Until the End of the World (Palazzo Editions, Fall 2025). Bradley on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An exploration of the much-derided English suburbs through rap music. There are many different Englands. From the much-romanticized rolling countryside, to the cosmopolitanism of the inner cities (embraced by some as progressive, multicultural enlightenment and derided by others as the playground of a self-righteous metropolitan elite), or the disparagingly named "left behind" communities which, post-Brexit, have so interested political parties and pundits, demographers and statisticians. But there is also an England no one cares about. The England of semi-detached houses and clean driveways for multiple cars devotedly washed on Sundays, of "twitching curtains" and Laura Ashley sofas; of cul-de-sacs to nowhere and exaggerated accents; of late night drives to petrol stations on A roads, fake IDs tested in Harvesters, and faded tracksuits and over-gelled hair in Toby Carverys; of questionable hash from a "mate of a mate" and two-litre bottles of White Lightning from Budgens consumed in a kids playground. Much derided. Unglamorous, ordinary; cultural vacuity and small "c" conservatism. A hodgepodge. An--apparently--middling, middle-of-the-road middle-England of middle-class middle-mindedness. Part poetry anthology, part academic study into placemaking, and part autoethnography, The England No One Cares About (Goldsmith Press, 2024) innovatively brings together academic discussions of the ethnographic potential of lyrics, scholastic representations of suburbia, and thematic analysis to explore how rap music can illuminate the experiences of young men growing up in suburbia. This takes place by exploring the author's own annotated lyrics from his career as a musician known as Context where he was referred to by the BBC as "Middle England's Poet Laureate." George Musgrave studies the psychological experiences and working conditions of creative careers. He collaboratively undertook a major research project entitled Can Music Make You Sick? and cowrote a bestselling book on the subject. He has worked on ethical decision-making by music managers and wellbeing in the gig economy, and his research has been featured on BBC News, Pitchfork, Mixmag, GQ, The Financial Times, BBC Introducing, The Grammys, and Billboard among others. He is also a musician, signed with EMI/Sony/ATV. George on Twitter. Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM and is the director of its music film festival. His forthcoming books are Frank Zappa's America: Music, Satire, & the Battle Against the Christian Right (LSU Press, Spring 2025) and U2: Until the End of the World (Palazzo Editions, Fall 2025). Bradley on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

Welcome to the Training Buzz sponsored by Purina. Hear a bit from Grand Prix rider Laura Ashley Killian on riding the centerline. She explains and has her student demonstrate how to ride straight down the centerline as well as halt at X. They also go over common rider mistakes and how to fix them.Members of Equestrian+ can watch the full video with Killian here. Not a member? Sign up for a free trial with subscription. Enter DTPODCAST at checkout to save 15% on your first month.There's more talk than ever about the importance of probiotics in equine health. But not all probiotics are created equal. New Purina Systemiq Supplement remains live & active after the pelleting process and throughout the digestive system making it all the way to the hind gut. Systemiq was designed to support normal recovery after exercise and occasional gastrointestinal stress. Whether you're using a probiotic now or not, it's time to use a live and active supplement from a name you trust. New Purina Systemiq probiotic.Website: https://dressagetoday.comVideo Subscription Site: https://www.equestrianplus.comSocial Media Links:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DressageTodayInstagram: @DressageTodayPinterest: @DressageToday

LAURA ASHLEY A Life in Design by Anne Sebba  with Josephine Pembroke  Laura Ashley's vision was very different from the retailing conglomerate we knew.   Laura Ashley had a vision: Go back home and create hand made cotton clothes dyed with natural colours and made up in her own factory in rural wales. She gave jobs to the community especially women who were encouraged to leave early and collect the children from school. Laura's pattern cutter was an ex sheep shearer, what better person to do this exacting work. Laura loved families, beauty and hankered for the past. She actually was a girl from suburbia who had been in the Wren's during the war…tragically she died in 1984. Hear the whole story passionately told by author Anne Sebba who is the only person to have written an authorised biography of Laura.  #Fashion #Author #Podcast  annesebba.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/radiogorgeous/

Pull out your thesaurus and moisten your quill because this week Maddie and Chloe are joined by former New York Times perfume critic Chandler Burr to discuss the language of scent. The author sat down with the Nose Candy gals to talk about (how to talk about) everything from synthetic molecules to Joan Didion to Abstract Expressionism to Yankee Candles. Looking for a perfume that smells like a David Hockney painting? What about a Laura Ashley duvet cover? Razorblade rose petals? Grab your scented notebooks fragheads because this is a lesson in perfume rhetoric with one of the best to ever do it!Want more from the writer of the New Yorker's definitive piece on scent Chandler Burr? Go run and buy "The Perfect Scent," "The Emperor of Scent" (about Luca Turin), and his novel "You or Someone Like You." Also! Get thee to Youtube to watch the 2011 BBC documentary "Perfume" which offers a window into Chandler's former life as a perfume critic in New York and constitutes one of Maddie's all time favorite films.Fragrances discussed:Chanel #5Vietnamese Coffee by d'AnnamMiss Dior by Christian DiorDiorama by Christian DiorDiorella by by Christian DiorKenzo JungleAlien by MuglerFlower Bomb by Viktor & RolfCalvin Klein EuphoriaDior Pure PoisonCK OneD&G Light BlueKitten Fur by DemeterJovoy PsychedeliqueKenzo FlowerPortrait of a Lady by Frederic MalleGucci RushEau de Protection by Etat Libre d'OrangeYou or Someone Like you Etat Libre d'Orange Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you'll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon! On today's show, we're talking with the co-founders of Indianaweg in Amsterdam, two sisters named Romy and Débra. These two have a big love for vintage treasure, and curated a lovely selection of vintage clothing, jewelry and more. They believe that nothing is more beautiful and sustainable than vintage, and I couldn't agree more – and it's their mission to bring people timeless, high quality pieces, which already exist.  I visited their beautiful shops while recently in Amsterdam, and have to say their curation is incredible and Indianaweg is the place to find unique beautiful pieces there. This is a really fun episode today, so let's dive right in!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [4:13] How Romy and Débra got interested in vintage fashion, after they moved back to Amsterdam during young adulthood. [5:44] On the vintage scene in Amsterdam. [8:09] From starting an early-era fashion blog to opening a vintage shop. [16:16] How to train your eye when you're digging through bulk clothing wholesale. [19:23] Some of their vintage specialities: Indian cotton dresses, mohair sweaters, and Laura Ashley prints. [22:55] On high quality vintage knitwear. [26:39] How fashion brands pull inspiration from vintage designs. [39:21] Romy and Débra chat personal style, and their vintage collections. EPISODE MENTIONS:  Indianaweg @indianaweg Lauda Dols Vintage Episode BODE LET'S CONNECT: 

Meet Michael Appel, a seasoned senior executive with over 50 years of experience in the retail industry, including turnaround CEO at Rue21.  As the Managing Director at New York-based Getzler Henrich & Associates, he leads the Retail Practice for the firm, specializing in operational turnarounds for retail businesses.   We talk about the state of retail today, the role of social media and the China Factory Direct model, what has actually changed with the modern consumer and what has stayed the same, what it takes to compete in 2024 and beyond, and what it takes to come back from the brink and creative a positive forward momentum.  Let's listen in now.You can reach Michael at C: 917-789-3615mappel@getzlerhenrich.com Michael Appel is a Managing Director at Getzler Henrich & Associates, based in New York City. Michael leads the Retail Practice for the firm.Michael has expertise in women's apparel, accessories, menswear, childrenswear, and all categories of home furnishings across department stores, specialty stores, luxury, off-price, and direct response channels of distribution. Michael graduated from Brandeis University (Phi Beta Kappa) and has an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School. Over the years, he has served on multiple corporate and non-profit boards, including serving as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee for Charming Shoppes, and as Chairman at Loehmann's.Select experiences include:Served as CEO and Chairman of rue21, the 700-unit omnichannel fast-fashion retailer, where he led the company's successful turnaround from its emergence from Chapter 11 between 2017 and 2020.Served as the Interim CEO for Laura Ashley, Wilkes Bashford, and Baccarat. Additionally, he has provided turnaround services for Kenneth Cole, Avery Boardman, Versa Partners, and DW PartnersServed as Financial Advisor to the Creditor's Committee of Kasper ASL, a leading manufacturer of women's apparel under the Kasper and Anne Klein brands. For his work on Kasper, the Turnaround Management Association awarded Michael its Large Company Turnaround of the Year AwardProvided strategic advisory, due diligence, and expert witness consulting services to retailers, financial institutions, law firms, and consumer product companies.Was retained at HCI Direct as CRO to oversee the company's prepackaged Chapter 11 proceedings and the successful implementation of its restructuring plan. With the departure of HCI Direct's CEO, he was named Interim CEO, successfully managing the business, achieving planned goals, introducing a new product line, and recruiting a new CEO.Currently, Michael serves on the Board of Ashley Stewart, Inc., the Advisory Board of FIT's Global Fashion Management MBA program and is a member of The Fashion Group and the Turnaround Management Association, where he served on their National Board, and was Chairman of the TMA Awards Committee. About MichaelMichael is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc. and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada and the Bank of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, Today's Shopping Choice and Pandora Jewellery. Michael has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. He has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions with C-level executives and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels. ReThink Retail has added Michael to their prestigious Top Global Retail Influencers list for 2023 for the third year in a row.Michael is also the president of Maven Media, producing a network of leading trade podcasts, including Canada's top retail industry podcast_,_ The Voice of Retail. He produces and co-hosts Remarkable Retail with best-selling author Steve Dennis, now ranked one of the top retail podcasts in the world. Based in San Francisco, Global eCommerce Leaders podcast explores global cross-border issues and opportunities for eCommerce brands and retailers. Last but not least, Michael is the producer and host of the "Last Request Barbeque" channel on YouTube, where he cooks meals to die for - and collaborates with top brands as a food and product influencer across North America.

The Taiwan-born designer found her original inspiration in a Laura Ashley dress owned by her mother—and she snipped, stitched, and sewed her own wardrobe until she recreated the clothes she pined after. Once her technique was refined in Asia and Europe, she launched her label in Tokyo in 2011. Her designs are meant to embody the female gaze—influenced by past and present Japanese subcultures, Asia, and ‘80s American culture. Her creations are fun, yet deeply personal and have gained a cult following across the globe. In this interview, Fax delves into the highs and lows of her childhood, pushing the boundaries of the classic Japanese aesthetic, “Kawai”, and how her motto of “It's okay to not be okay” played into her role in The Tour ‘23.   Watch the full-length special of The Tour '23 on Prime Video and follow @amandadecadenet and @victoriassecret to never miss a moment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, fashion-insider, host ⁠Kristen Cole⁠ catches up with vintage expert and ARCHIVE VINTAGE founder, Kerry Bonnell, to talk all things designer vintage because vintage is more relevant now than ever. They touch on: ARCHIVE's killer designer vintage curation, what's hot in vintage right now (ahem, Jean Paul Gaultier mesh), the circular economy, who's buying (who's not), vintage sourcing (then and now), tips on styling vintage, best online shops today and where to find specific vintage pieces, Kerry's path to the wonderful world of vintage, her recent trip to Japan, sourcing for stylists, seeing her pieces on EmRata and Rihanna, their favorite IRL vintage shops from Resurrection in LA to Feathers in Austin and 9th St. Vintage in NYC, the best vintage shows and what Kerry's on the hunt for (hint: it's a ‘80s Vivienne Westwood piece). Kristen also touches on what she's reading now (novels + fashion news), docs (hello, Victoria Beckham's husband!), some URGENT luxury fashion news (major luxury sample sale), when collaborations get it right (Laura Ashley x BATSHEVA, anyone?), new innovative and sustainable products at Another Tomorrow... and more. 

The Inside Stylists Podcast: Episode 131 Laura Ashley's Vice president and Head of design told us they're still going strong... and we're excited  Show notes for today's episode are here Today, for the first time since BC (before Covid) I am recording a podcast in person and I have to say this is a great way be doing it as I'm chatting with Poppy Marshall-Lawton, Vice President and Helen Ashmore, Head of Design, at none other than Laura Ashley. Laura Ashley turns 70 this year - and yes they are still going and going strong, so, I thought now was the perfect time to catch up and see what's going on in the land of fabulous florals. Enjoy.   The Inside Stylist's Interior Styling Course   Find us here InsideStylists.com Instagram: Instagram.com/InsideStylists  Facebook: Facebook.com/InsideStylists Podcasts : Insidestylists.com/podcast/ Blogs : Insidestylists.com/inside-stylists-blog/

Fed up with high sewerage discharges into their local river the Garw WI organise a walk to show their disgust! We speak to Dwr Cymru Welsh Water about the sewage being dumped in the River Garw. Green prescribing - could it save the NHS millions of pounds? The Wildlife Trusts certainly think so - we join a guided walk with Gwent Wildlife Trust and ask a GP if they would prescribe a dose of nature?! This year marks the 70th anniversary of the iconic fashion brand - Laura Ashley. Her designs travelled the world, but many were created in rural mid-Wales.

Who believes they manifested Kylie and Michael Hutchence to get together? Helen Thorn that's who. Who had the dreamiest first snog ever? Ellie Gibson that's who. Who both had Laura Ashley bed covers? The Scummy Mummies! On The Phonebox Podcast today we have the hilarious comedy duo who share how they became the brilliant women they are today.Be sure to follow them on Instagram and go and see them in a city near you soon.For more of me follow @brummymummyof2 on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and TikTok and follow the all new @phoneboxpodcast account on InstagramIf you have any guest suggestions or topics you would like me to cover email admin@brummymummyof2.co.uk and be sure to tag so I can see where you are listening!Editing by Soundtruism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(00:00) Welcome to Decorating by the Book Podcast(00:10) Your host Suzy Chase(00:22) Charm School: The Schumacher Guide to Traditional Decorating for Today(00:36) F. Schumacher & Co.(00:51) Stephanie Diaz(01:05) Dorothy Draper(01:07) Cecil Beaton(01:09) Frank Lloyd Wright(01:11) Radio City Music Hall(01:13) Met Opera(01:15) The White House (01:17) Style and Quality(01:23) Buy Charm School(01:44) Dara Caponigro(01:49) Schumacher Bulletin(01:53) Frederic Magazine(01:59) Miles Redd Collection(02:09) Emma Bazilian(02:16) S is for Style(02:21) The New Book(02:36) Emma(03:06) The Bulletin(03:25) Tori Mellott(03:31) Dara(03:48) Decorating by the Book (03:55) Frederic (04:20) Take Screenshot to Buy Book (04:55) Steph Diaz(04:59) S is for Style Book (05:07) Dara's Book(05:18) Emma Joined(05:28) Get the Book Here(06:01) Florals Everywhere (06:10) So Much Needlepoint(06:31) The Only Design Book Podcast(06:55) Victorian Doll(06:58) Laura Ashley(07:15) The Book (07:31) The Vogue Collection(07:35) Miles Redd(07:37) Mary McDonald(07:45) Grandmillennial(08:21) Charm School The Book (08:58) Country Floral Look (09:05) Batsheva(09:22) The Article (09:33) Needlepoints(09:35) Vintage Laura Ashley Dress(09:44) Now We Have A Name(10:15) Kate Spade(10:17) June Brosnahan(10:26) A Masterclass in Traditional Design(10:47) Striped Lampshade(10:54) Book(11:17) Steph Diaz(11:33) Bazilian(11:56) Different Chapters in the Book(12:16) Personal Style(13:00) Finding Pieces You Love(13:05) Liveable(13:17) Chintz(13:29) Floral(13:43) Example of Chintz(13:50) Indian Chintz(14:15) 80's(14:30) Chintz Sofa (14:37) Perry Street NYC(14:47) Couch(15:15) Check out the Book (16:05) All Over(16:12) Matching (16:35) Jenny Holladay(17:13) Kitchen Nook(17:21) Entryway(17:42) The Stripe(17:48) Dorothy Draper(17:59) The Greenbrier(18:10) Dorothy (18:12) Carleton Varney(18:15) Rudy Saunders(18:27) Wide Stripes(18:41) Tall Ceilings(19:06) Dramatic(19:19) Scale(19:41) Stripes on the Bias(19:53) Ticking Stripe(20:06) My Ticking Curtains(20:22) Skirt(20:27) Bathroom Sink(20:29) Kitchen Sink(20:44) Book Charm School(21:00) Storage(21:19) Ping Pong Table(21:35) Dressing Table(21:48) David Hicks Bathroom(22:03) DBTB Podcast(22:24) Adding Softness (22:31) Potential For Storage(22:38) Outro(23:24) Thanks for Listening(23:31) Follow on IGChapters, images & show notes powered by vizzy.fm.

Waffling is such pleasure.Lots of poetry ahead on the show from the books I have written and the songs.Mining for Love ❤️ (Goliath Among Men)Let's go back from where we cameDo the journey once againAvoid the potholes in the roadCast no shadow to reach our goals.Let's try this time to make things rightTo help us sleep right through the nightTo take the lost under our wingMother angel joy she bringsFor we are only mining for love Seeking diamonds in the roughBut baby you are a Goliath among menBut baby, go to sleep we fight againFor there is danger that they bringTogether joined we rule the the worldAll our stories will be toldWe'll save them from a living HellWe will rise from where they fell©2023 Tale Teller Club#podcast #life #over60 #60plus #uk #taletellerclub #iservalan #sarniadelamare #musichello Internet and welcome to the four poster bed I'm sprightly up early um I'm off to see family today we've got a long drive ahead it's quite Financial because my mum is 80 this year and our driver is a family friend is um about 75 I think and I'm 60. so it's an old an aging gang in the car and we've arranged pit stops because the drive's only an hour and a quarter normally but one of us has got a bad back I get terribly travel sick so I've got pills that I have to take at 10 o'clock terribly travel sick and my mum has um arthritic and oh I don't know she needs a new hip you know it's all going on there so we're at the driver has actually arranged which layby we're going to stop in to have a stretch that's classic absolutely old people classic traveling um anyway hopefully we'll get there all in one piece so that's good present support I'm going to take the kids drawing on Plein Air so I'm I've bought them easels and paints and all things like that very very um really good fun because I'm taking my easel which is a sort of fold up carry thing and I found baby easels fold up carry ones and I bought them a load of art materials so it's really really fun um and we would won't go far we'll just you know go around the back of the house or something whatever paint some flowers and some leaves and things like that so I'm really excited so I hope that goes all right I'll tell you all about it um other news single without um well it's not out but I played it last night on last night's show and um I think we're going to sort of change the format a little bit of the um the shows and include you know all the music I mean I started making music almost in part so that I had music to play on the podcast and what's happened is I'm just talking and I'm not playing any music because one of the streaming companies I was using didn't like me to play my music I mean it's bizarre isn't it I mean why else I'm a musician so why else you know what possible reason would I have for not playing the music that I create um so I'm quite excited about that I'm going to start doing all sorts of music so not just for the immersion musical but um sort of easy listening I you know I love a bit of easy listening I find it if you mix it with a bit of a experimentation you can come up with some really really interesting stuff um but don't worry I'm not going to give you like super ultra post-modern experiment you won't be getting too much of that I'll leave that to a few other people that I've hosted on the show um so actually if you're a musician and you'd be interested in an interview we can do it all long distance on Zoom that I'd be really into that I'd be really up for it so um hello musicians if you're if you're Keen to get a bit of exposure and I can play your tracks or whatever get in touch get in touch um how do you get in touch with me let me think I suppose um I don't really know gosh if I made myself so invisible I disabled um comments you see on on YouTube because I do keep fast keep fitting I don't I just don't want comments on my body frankly um it's not so much my music as my body because if you can really easily get bogged down if somebody says I mean I get just as messed up if somebody says oh you're so attractive I'd like to you know and then that sort of thing I don't I hate that but I I also hate it when people go oh that you're gross you're so old or you're fat or you know we all hate things like that um and that's going to happen because my biggest listenership or viewer age bracket is 18 to 35 I think or yeah I think it's all 24 to 35 and I think it's 18 to 35 something like that um I and I have no idea why and it's it does annoy me a bit actually because that's not who I'm making you know I'm 60 Summers so I'm really trying to create something really exciting really Fab platform for the older viewers but it's not happening no matter how hard I try um it's a bit annoying actually but anyway uh you know we can we moan or can we moan when we're on a public platform and people come by and look and listen can we Mo there's a a fly in the studio and it's got in here now it was in the studio all day yesterday because I was picking it up on my mic when I was recording so if you hear this odd bars that's what that is um oh there we go did you get it it went right over the microphone how annoying um so I bought yesterday the second mirror so I bought this six foot mirror for the music room yesterday the day before yesterday and then I was just sitting here and I saw a wall in the Boudoir and I thought but you know what I think that's exactly the same size as the mirror did a quick measure up managed to get the last one so it now in this room the Boudoir which is more of a cello room I think really what's happened actually is I've got a piano room and a cello room um so I mean the for various acoustic reasons the cello is better in here it's the thing is the cellos really noisy and the the room that the cell is in is very Phil is soft a soft area you know there's lots of um drapes and curtains and cushions and carpet and the room that the piano in is in is concrete concrete floor with gold leaf you know it doesn't absorb any sound whatsoever so I do feel for the neighbors and of course my my piano is electric it's a digital piano so I I'm quite able to turn that down or listen or play with headphones so what's occurred are two different rooms really so it sounds rather indulgent but there is methods behind the madness the crazy so don't think I have you know this rambling Penthouse with huge well it is Penthouse of course it is it's beautiful but it's you know it's smaller than it looks my strategic photography that I put on my Instagram you can message my Instagram actually I'm on Instagram and I'm on Tick Tock but I think I've disabled messages on Tick Tock my Tick Tock all I get now are semi-clad women following me I mean hundreds of them and I I'm pretty sure they're fake accounts so what's the point so I don't tend to go on there too much I don't really like it actually I don't want to talk to robots and these robots message me and ask if I want to see their bodies um I mean if you're if you're looking for that sort of Engagement just pop along to my Twitter and add yourself suddenly you'll get all these women honestly um so yes I bought this extra mirror and it's actually life-changing because I'm sitting here and the reflection is now the the mirrors filled with the light that's pouring into the to the sash windows and it's it's really quite spectacular it's quite enlightened the place it's quite filled a dark corner and I took the drapes off the four poster bed to give it to the summer look which is all white and wispy white and wispy you know lovely sheer Fabrics I'll do some photos at some point I'll film it um and so it's it's just got it's like a different room and I love doing that for the season so come about September October way I put on the very heavy traditional English velvet Laura Ashley drapes and Cocoon myself because we of course we had a heating malfunction lost and what we still have have we not were gas and electrics really expensive so I wanted to cocoon myself and really hibernate but after covid I just thought ah I need I need to get out and exposed and um you know put the spring drapes on so that's what I've done it's a really good idea and it does feel like you've moved house guys honestly anyway so I've got these two huge mirrors and um they've it's a total pleasure walking into the other room the music room or the piano room because again all this reflection what I've done is I've placed both of the mirrors at right angles to the window and it's just perfectly placed everything's perfect the lighting in this apartment is absolutely special and perfect so it's really important isn't it to get that right anyway I better go I've got things to do so let's see um what should I play I'm going to play you Mr capricious um I'll play the piano version and it'll just suddenly cut dead because we'll run out of time but enjoy this guys and have a wonderful wonderful weekend

Apex Auto Works down in Alvin, Texas, is one of those places that can do a lot of things, and do so!  Seems owner Richard Tomlin is always on the go to either race, support customer racers, and even do some race support!We catchup with Richard near Atlanta, on his way to display the Jeep project he helped build with The Gentleman Racer founder, Michael Satterfield, themed for Laura Ashley.  The vehicle rolled out at SEMA 2022 and has not stopped being on the move since then.Mexico Racing, the Pike's Peak Hill Climb and even working on Don's Corvette - there is a lot of ground to cover, so be sure to join us!In the New Car Showroom, it is the new all electric Mercedes-Benz EQS 580, and Michael Marrs has a lot to say about it.---- ----- Want more In Wheel Time Car Talk any time? In Wheel Time Car Talk is now available on iHeart Radio! Just go to iheart.com/InWheelTimeCarTalk where ever you are.----- -----Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast provider for the next episode of In Wheel Time Car Talk and check out our live broadcast every Saturday, 8a-11aCT simulcasting on iHeart Radio, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Twitch and InWheelTime.com.In Wheel Time Car Talk can be heard on you mobile device from providers such as:Apple Podcasts, Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeart Radio podcast, TuneIn + Alexa, Podcast Addict, Castro, Castbox and more on your mobile device.Follow InWheelTime.com for the latest updates!Twitter: https://twitter.com/InWheelTimeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inwheeltime/https://www.iheart.com/live/in-wheel-time-car-talk-9327/https://www.youtube.com/inwheeltimehttps://www.Facebook.com/InWheelTimeFor more information about In Wheel Time Car Talk, email us at info@inwheeltime.comTags: In Wheel Time, automotive car talk show, car talk, Live car talk show, In Wheel Time Car Talk

March is still going to the dogs and in this week's movie we have the most exceptional doggy star! We are covering As Good As It Gets which stars Jack Nicholson as Melvin and unpleasant, obsessive, curmudgeon who insists on making everyone's life miserable except for Carol, played by Helen Hunt, his crush who also happens to wait tables at the diner he frequents. Also thrown into the mix are a gay neighbor, a 'take no shit' art dealer and a cute dog named Verdell, played by Jill the Dog. In this episode: we explore how we feel about forehead licks (based on our stance around forehead kisses, not good),  Corinne explains the multiple uses you can get from the Indigo Girls music catalogue (aka lady bait), and Tamara undercharges for her services as a freelance detective. We wouldn't trade this episode for all the noodle salad in the world but we will ask is this As Good As It Gets? Yes, yes it is.

Keith Brymer Jones is a potter, whose hand-made ceramics – which include the best selling Word Range – have been stocked in major stores, including Habitat, Laura Ashley and Heals. Over the years, he has been a ballet dancer, a front man in a nearly famous post-punk band, and a YouTube sensation. However, he is best known as a judge on the hugely popular The Great Pottery Throwdown, which is currently showing on Channel 4. His warm, and often confessional, autobiography Boy in a China Shop, is just out in paperback. It tells the story of a life that has seen him bullied at school, be attacked by a lion, and raise the roof at the Marquee Club. However, the thread that holds his story together is clay. In this episode we talk about: how it feels to throw a pot; discovering clay at school; how dyslexia shaped his career; auditioning for the Royal Ballet School; his relationship with his parents; drawing inspiration from Lucie Rie and Isaac Button; getting beaten up as a New Romantic; singing in a (nearly famous) band and getting played on Radio One; making pots in China; and becoming a TV star.Support the show

Event season is HERE and in this episode we're joined by Christine and Ally Bowersox from Joe Hearn Events to discuss all things Taste of 24--the first event of the season which happens during the Rolex 24 at the speedway!  Hannah Dasher will perform in our suite and you'll also find out who will be at our Jeep Beach 'N Boots at One Daytona during Jeep Beach Week...Laura Ashley will also be with us in our suite and if you remember last years event, a fun time was had by all!  Nascarfoundation.org is where you can get tickets!  Char and Kurt also give you more details on JB 23--our 20th Anniversary, and "squirrel" around about other Jeep Beach activities in this episode...

"I'd rather Rax, wouldn't you?!" Take a trip with the Dipperz to American franchise restaurant Rax Roast Beef and dip on some extra cheese sauce for your BBC! Explore the bizarre and meandering advertising campaigns and food trends of Rax, who seriously struggled with identity in the shifting tides of the 1980's and 90's. If you want to be pleased, come on to Rax with the Dipperz! Featuring more "impersonations", solariums, Laura Ashley, sliced strawberries when the red runs all over the rest of your food, and the toots. Covered in cheese! Find alternate episode covers on Instagram or become a Patron for super bonus exclusive alternate episode covers! Email us! dipperzpod@gmail.comSupport the Pod! www.patreon.com/dipperzFollow us on the instagram @dipperz_podcast

We're officially in Season 6 and Becky is back! After visiting a birthing center where it sounds like a mommy is on fire, she decides to instead deliver her baby at a Miami hospital, without regard for what that will to do Blanche's reputation. Eventually, Blanche accepts that Becky is pursuing single motherhood and has a moment of reflection where she realizes that is actually incredibly brave. Meanwhile, hyper-competitive Rose tries to satisfy her dead parents by pursuing an ice skating career.

This week, we're exploring different friendships in Season 3, Episode 18: Just Friends. Cory feels excluded as Rachel and Jo grow closer, while Jo has to contend with Steve getting a little too attached to her. Meanwhile, Rachel invites the roommates to attend an Empower America conference with her, which leads to an argument with Judd over welfare reform. Other topics include vacation fun, the nonsense that is “friendzoning”, appropriate friendship flowers, tattooing in different cultures, and Laura Ashley. Will Judd's stereotyping of conservatives apply? Listen and find out! Follow us on social media! We're @friendsamongstrangerspod on both Facebook and Instagram, and @FAS_pod on Twitter.

Dress: Fancy begins a new season with a special episode exploring the history and influence of Laura Ashley – join host Lucy Clayton and fellow Laura Ashley obsessives Isabel Spearman, founder of the hugely influential Daily Dress Edit, Telegraph Fashion Director Bethan Holt, and designer Justine Tabak to glory in the legacy of a brand that has not been given its fair share of attention historically, but is experiencing a renaissance for vintage collectors and as an inspiration for hoards of contemporary designers too. Instagram @mslucyclayton @dressfancypodcast @dailydressedit @justinetabak @bethanholt Links Lucy's vintage shop Isabel's Daily Dress Edit popup Justine Tabak Bethan's new book Recommended content The Rise and Rise of Laura Ashley 1976 The Pattern of Success Laura Ashley, by Martin Wood Laura Ashley: a Life by Design, by Anne Sebba Laura Ashley Decorates a London House, by Jane Clifford

Learn about the life, work, struggles, and achievements of Lillian G Murad & Laura Ashley. For show notes and more information check out our website https://www.shebuildspodcast.com/episodes/lilliangmuradlauraashley

Catherine Erdly is the founder of the Resilient Retail Club, and helps product businesses start, grow and scale profitable businesses that last. In this podcast Catherine shares her top tips for how you can prepare to sell your products this Christmas. EPISODE NOTES **Please remember to rate and review the podcast - it really helps others to find it.** Today on the podcast I'm re-releasing a conversation I recorded with Catherine Erdly last September about how to prepare for Christmas. Catherine is the founder of the Resilient Retail Club. Catherine worked in the retail sector for two decades, working with household names such as Coast, Laura Ashley and Paperchase. She now helps product businesses start, grow and scale profitable businesses that last through her group membership and 1-2-1 consulting. Catherine shares the best things that you can do as a product-based business in the run-up to Christmas to help yourself and boost sales. I came away from the podcast with the sense I was sharing it all too late, and actually summer is when you need to start prepping for Christmas. My hope is that by re-releasing this episode now, you will find things you can do that will save you a lot of stress in October, November & December this year.  It is an episode packed full of specific, actionable steps, and is going to help so many of you have a less stressful Christmas season!  Listen in to hear Catherine share: An introduction to herself and her business (01:43) When to start planning for Christmas  (02:19) Long-term Christmas planning (04:24) When to start talking about Christmas to your customers (09:42) Things you can do now to start prepping for Christmas (13:14) Jobs that you should leave now until after Christmas! (19:18) How to make the most of Christmas if your product isn't a traditional gift (23:16) The particular opportunities you have this Christmas (28:19) Tasks you should be doing after Christmas (30:00) Her number one piece of advice for product creators this Christmas (33:36) USEFUL RESOURCES: https://www.resilientretailclub.com/ (The Resilient Retail Club Website) http://twitter.com/resretailclub (Resilient Retail Club Twitter) http://www.facebook.com/resilientretailclub (Resilient Retail Club Facebook) http://instagram.com/resilientretailclub (Resilient Retail Club Instagram) https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherineerdly/ (Catherine Erdly LinkedIn) LET'S CONNECT https://www.facebook.com/groups/productcreatorsclub (Join my free Facebook group for product makers and creators) https://www.instagram.com/vickiweinberguk/ (Find me on Instagram) http://www.vickiweinberg.com (Work with me) 

OMG, Mary Anne's dad is marrying Dawn's mom and the girls are going to be sisters! In an unrelated development, we learn that sometimes siblings have fights! On today's agenda: completely imaginary cat drama; some baffling allegations; Karen Brewer must be stopped; subtle Laura Ashley product placement; the worst board game ever; a really super salad; conflict resolution through the medium of homewares; Gozzie Kunka is a citizen of the world; plus-fours are due for a comeback, you heard it here first. Our theme song is "The Incredible Shrinking Larry" by Matt Oakley and "Big Band Jingle A" is by Lobo Loco, both on the Free Music Archive. If you like our show, tell a friend, rate and review on your podcast app of choice, and come say hi on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or Instagram!

Wow! How embarrassing! I uploaded the wrong audio track somehow! Whoops! Here is the actual episode! - SarahHere we are with a very fun episode featuring fan-requested movies, Hello Dolly and Anne of Green Gables (the 1985 miniseries). Join us as we discuss period-does-period costuming, Laura Ashley, and Barbra Streisand's long nails! Follow along with the visual analysis via these links! Hello Dolly: Instagram, Pinterest Anne of Green Gables: Instagram, Pinterest Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email thecostumeplot@gmail.com. Follow us: Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and TwitterPlease rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. 

Friendship expert Nina Badzin is here to gossip and gab as we break down the tears and triumphs of 1989's celebration of female friendship, Steel Magnolias starring Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah, and Olympia Dukakis. From needing the damn casserole, slow-moving plotlines and gaping plot holes, to Tinker Bell haircuts, the value of age-appropriate friends, and salons as gathering places, we chat teased hair, Laura Ashley dresses, mom and daughter duos, and supporting friends through grief. Get to know Nina Badzin: Nina Badzin is a writer, leader of creative writing groups, and host of the podcast, Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship. She's a wife, mom of four, and a passionate recommender of books and TV, and a fan of all the tearjerker movies. Visit: ninabadzin.com Listen: Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship Subscribe: Dear Nina: The Newsletter! Instagram @dear.nina.b Twitter @NinaBadzin Facebook Dear Nina -- Stay at the Steel Magnolias house Take a Steel Magnolias tour K.I.T. www.theuntitledgenxpodcast.com Support the pod on Patreon! Instagram.com/theuntitledgenxpodcast Facebook.com/theuntitledgenxpodcast untitledgenxpodcast@gmail.com

Wow! How embarrassing! I uploaded the wrong audio track somehow! Whoops! Here is the actual episode! - SarahHere we are with a very fun episode featuring fan-requested movies, Hello Dolly and Anne of Green Gables (the 1985 miniseries). Join us as we discuss period-does-period costuming, Laura Ashley, and Barbra Straisand's long nails!Follow along with the visual analysis via these links! Hello Dolly: Instagram, PinterestAnne of Green Gables: Instagram, PinterestQuestions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email thecostumeplot@gmail.com.Follow us:Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumesSarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSewsThe Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and TwitterPlease rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. 

Here we are with a very fun episode featuring fan-requested movies, Hello Dolly and Anne of Green Gables (the 1985 miniseries). Join us as we discuss period-does-period costuming, Laura Ashley, and Barbra Straisand's long nails! Follow along with the visual analysis via these links! Hello Dolly: Instagram, Pinterest Anne of Green Gables: Instagram, Pinterest Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email thecostumeplot@gmail.com. Follow us: Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue, on Twitter @SarahTSews The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram, and TwitterPlease rate and review! For every review we get, we'll be donating $1 to Dress for Success. 

Kimberly Grigg welcomes Heather Bernstein of HKB Interior Design out of San Francisco to the show. Kimberly and Heather discuss sustainability in design elements, shifting away from stark white in color palettes, and Heather's love of using stone in design. Heather shares ideas for how versatile stone can be throughout the home.   Heather Bernstein grew up with design as second nature, surrounded by her designer mother's work and influence. After graduation she taught English in Thailand for 14 months and came home to work in real estate before spending time in the corporate world. Design proved to be her calling, however, and after working with a business partner on a co-owned design firm, she branched out on her own with HKB Interior Design just over two years ago. Heather describes her aesthetic as very different from her mother's but with the use of antiques and sustainability always at the core.   Kimberly's use of color is well known but Heather prefers a more neutral palette and they discuss how when working with neutrals, texture becomes your color. Heather has been working away from stark white recently, embracing warmer tones, and she has a vast knowledge of and love for stone in her designs. Kimberly learns the best sealant Heather recommends for stonework to avoid patina. And Heather shares some inspired design ideas from her own new home, stone elements beyond countertops, and insight from her years of experience with thinking outside the box to create a beautiful vibe. Resources discussed in this episode: HKB Interior Design HKB Interior Design Instagram Quartz and Quartzite Caesarstone MORE AntiEtch   About Heather Bernstein:   Heather Bernstein, owner of HKB Interior Design, is a master interior designer with over a decade of experience in the industry. Heather's bubbly yet professional personality leaves its mark on every home she touches with her personalized, warm approach to interiors. Heather's love for beautiful spaces originated from her time spent absorbing her mother's skill in interior design and running her independent firm. After graduating college, Heather moved to Thailand to teach English which expanded her senses and empathy for other cultures that commonly shows in her designs. Soon after, Heather accepted a corporate position for a Fortune 500 leading specialty retailer of high-quality products. This experience not only enhances her passion for design but can also be attributed to her well-rounded creativity and organizational skills that now come as second nature. When Heather isn't working with clients, you will find her chasing around her two boys and golden retriever. Heather continues to embrace travel as a necessary pleasure, is constantly seeking out the best sushi on the market, and is frequently socializing in her community, enjoying laughs over a good glass of wine. --    Contact Me: Email me at kimberly@kimberlygriggdesigns.com Visit my website: www.kimberlygriggdesigns.com Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest Check out my Youtube channel You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.   Transcription Heather Bernstein  00:00 Yeah, and you just said, the, I think, the biggest thing - you said, clients get afraid. So this, I think, is the biggest thing you can do in design. If you really want to elevate your space, be afraid, have a touch of fear that it's too bold or too much. And go for it.   Kimberly Grigg  00:23 Welcome to Decorate Like A Design Boss, a podcast for design lovers who want to create beautiful spaces in their very own homes. My name is Kimberly Grigg. And I'm a professional interior designer who teaches design lovers like yourselves how to decorate. And when I say decorate, I mean decorate like a design boss. If you're ready to create a space that your family loves, and your neighbors can't stop raving about, well, buckle up honey, because it's time to design. So hello there design lovers and enthusiasts, thank you as always for being here. And I'm so excited to be bringing you this episode. In fact, I've been talking to my guest ahead of time, and I just learned something that I didn't know about marble. And I'm going to be sharing that with you, as is Heather, and I can't wait. So today's guest is Heather Bernstein of HKB Designs. They're out of San Francisco. And we're going to talk a lot about sustainable design, interior design, and specifically about how to incorporate natural stone into your home and designs and, more importantly, how to take care of it. So welcome Heather Bernstein, glad to have you here.   Heather Bernstein  01:48 Thank you. I'm glad to be here.   Kimberly Grigg  01:50 Thank you. So I know you've been home battling COVID. Sorry to hear that. And I hope it wasn't horrible. But we forgive you in advance if your throat gets scratchy or whatever. Because, like, that is no joke. I haven't had COVID yet, but seems like everyone I know has, including my children and all that stuff, and I know it's no picnic.   Heather Bernstein  02:14 Rough nights, for sure.   Kimberly Grigg  02:16 I'm sure. So you're in the Bay Area, as is my number five child. I have six children and number five moved to San Francisco. And I've been out quite a few times, and oh my gosh, what a beautiful area architecturally. Like, wow. I can't even imagine what it's like to actually get to design there. Because the architecture is on fire.   Heather Bernstein  02:41 It's amazing. I think the best part about it is that no two projects are the same there. You have sprawling ranchers, you have Victorians that are straight up and down, you have every different kind of home, which is amazing. And especially in Marin, where we are, we're in the mountains. And so all the homes are so different based on where they are in the land. If they're on a hill, it's, you know, they're on stilts, and if there happened to be in the flats, then you know, they build for that.   Kimberly Grigg  03:19 Yeah, I actually was in Marin, and beautiful area and intriguing. So do you do different aesthetic styles? Or do you kind of focus on one?   Heather Bernstein  03:32 I would say we stay true to who we are. Meaning, we don't like to do anything that doesn't speak to our brand and what we're about and what we love. But we definitely can span from traditional to contemporary and everything in between, depending on what the client wants in the style of the home. I will say, though, our favorite thing is to take a very traditional home. We just did one of the classic Victorians on Steiner Street in San Francisco where 'Full House' was filmed. And we did a very contemporary interior, which was really, really fun to juxtapose against the classic kind of all the wood paneling. And it was just unexpected. And everybody that walks in there is surprised and it's fun and exciting.   Kimberly Grigg  04:29 How cool. So how'd you make your way into the design space? Because I think you have a corporate background, right?   Heather Bernstein  04:36 Yes. So I grew up actually here in the East Bay, so in the Bay Area but just through the Caldecott Tunnel, in a little town called Alamo, and my mom was a designer all growing up. So for 35 years, it's all I knew. We - and she, when she started out, she did all of her own sewing, all of her own upholstery, she made every window treatment, every roman shade out of our dining room. And I remember being in middle school or even elementary and most kids have to take their shoes off when they go in the house, we had to leave ours on because there was always pins and needles on the floor. And so I just, I grew up with it, and then, I guess it was about junior or senior year, my mom would start - by the time I think I was in college, like I'd gotten into school, so it must have been senior year - she would pull me out of school and say, 'Hey, let's go to the Design Center. You can come help me for the day'. And I just thought it was magical, and getting to shop and put things together for people to make their spaces something that they loved, was really just magical. So then I went to school, I went to Boulder. I graduated, I moved to Thailand for about 14 months, I taught English to high schoolers there, I just wanted to get out and experience something different. And travel, which I did, I spent a month in India, and really just - and that was after my junior year abroad in Italy - so I really tried to, like, just see different places in the world. And then I came back and I got my real estate license. And I was selling apartments downtown south of Market in San Francisco, where it was completely undeveloped, and it was like a ghost town. And now it's the sprawling amazing gentrified neighborhood, which is incredible. But real estate was not for me, I called one of my dear friends who worked at William Sonoma corporate and I said 'I need a job'. And she said, 'Great, come be an assistant, my assistant buyer'. And so I did. And I was there for five or six years, climbed up the ladder to a senior buyer, which was really, really fun and exciting. I for sure drink the Kool Aid for the first three years. And then I started to become a little disillusioned and the world was faltering as, you know, we neared 2008. And then I was laid off and I remember crying the night before they were gonna announce layoffs thinking, this is my chance, if I don't get laid off I don't know if I'll be brave enough to start my design business. And so I wanted to be laid off, which was very counterintuitive, because the world was ending. But I was laid off, with 700 others, and that was in January. And by March, I had started our S corp and I had a business partner, we joined forces and said, 'Let's do this together'. We were both going to start our own businesses, and we just said that's silly. And so I started Nest about 15 years ago. And we worked alongside each other for 12 great years. And then when COVID hit, it just kind of felt like things were changing in my life. I had been through a divorce and met a wonderful man. We joined our families and had a Brady Bunch. And I was really just, like, cleaning house and making sure that everyone around me... and it was it was a positive experience every day. And I wanted to feel that in my work and create that space, and so we both went out on our own, and that's when I started HKB. And it's been about two, two and a half years. And I have one of my oldest employees, who has been with me for 10 years. And then we have an assistant buyer who is amazing. She came from the corporate event space and when COVID hit she she jumped ship and came on to try this whole new world and she loves it, and we love having her, so it's been really positive.   Kimberly Grigg  09:08 Sounds like things just kind of lined up. Which always tells me that you're in the right space. And based on your website, you're definitely definitely in the right space. So I got to know, is your aesthetic similar to your mother's?   Heather Bernstein  09:26 No. Definitely not. She was like the consummate traditionalist with the fringe and the Sweet Pea wallpaper and the Laura Ashley and very froofy, and so, no, I actually went the opposite. And my old business partner was very traditional, and I just, I think I ran from that and became very contemporary. Anything clean lined, even mid century, modern, I was more drawn to. But now I'm starting to have this appreciation, I don't know if it's getting older, or just learning that having pieces that are from family from, you know, 100 years ago is really special. So I think I'm definitely being able to merge my style. And we just built a house for the past year, my partner and I, to fit all six of us. And it's been such a labor of love. And it will be photographed, hopefully, in the next couple of months once we get our final furniture pieces. But it definitely has a combo of very clean lines, but also some traditional pieces thrown in.   Kimberly Grigg  10:55 Sure. And I think that, I'm sure you're experiencing supply chain issues as most of us are, and, you know, my original aesthetic incorporated antiques and older pieces really juxtaposed with modern, and it was always my favorite style. But as I got busier and busier, it was just easier to order than to go antiquing on the weekends, or go antiquing, and just, like, be looking for these pieces. And I... my aesthetic sort of shifted because I was doing so many installations every single week, I didn't have time or energy, except to get it ordered. And I had assistance for all of that. So that's kind of my business in those middle years became all about ordering, tracking, ordering, tracking, ordering tracking. But, now with all of this supply chain, I'm back to my roots, I feel like Kunta Kinte. Like, let's start with that antique, baby. Let's get rid of some of those antiques that are leftover in the warehouse. Let's repurpose, let's rethink, let's re-upholster, let's do all of these things, because I don't have the patience for 28 months for upholster to arrive. And I know my clients don't have that kind of patience, either. So I think that necessity is the mother of invention. And I know that on your site, you do talk a lot about sustainability. And I think that's a, sounds like maybe a really big part of your brand. So talk to me a little bit about sustainability, why it's important to you, and how you incorporate sustainability into your designs.   Heather Bernstein  12:38 Yeah, I think just living in the Bay Area, it's kind of been hammered into us for our whole lives. You know, like, we recycled before recycling was even a thing, I think. And so it really allows you to design consciously and with thought and care. And antiques are such a beautiful part of that because there's only one, and it's available, like you said - I'm not, you know, we just got a quote for a client and it said 36 weeks, and I was trying to even calculate that in my head-   Kimberly Grigg  13:17 - it doesn't sound that big. But when you're calculating 36 weeks, you're like, whoa!   Heather Bernstein  13:24 Yeah, the client was like 'is that a joke?' Yeah, I could make that in 36 weeks.   Kimberly Grigg  13:29 Right? Exactly.   Heather Bernstein  13:31 And so, I think, really incorporating pieces that are already out there, that don't take any footprint to make, and to just infuse them in our designs is really special, and also conscious for the environment. So I think it's important to think that way and to infuse that in your design, and really be smart about it.   Kimberly Grigg  14:02 Yes. So agree. So tell me, Heather, what inspires you?   Heather Bernstein  14:08 You know, I just, I love being outside. It's so funny because I had a girlfriend over last night. We're newly friends, she's going through a divorce, so I'm kind of helping her through it.   Kimberly Grigg  14:22 Right.   Heather Bernstein  14:22 And my partner and I went on a mountain bike ride yesterday for, like, two hours just in nature, huffing and puffing, it was so beautiful. And I was telling her about it - and we had our bikes stolen a couple months ago and so we just got her new bikes, yesterday was our first ride, we were breaking them in, we were so excited - and she was like, 'you mountain bike. I did not know that about you'. And I was laughing. My dad was a mountain bike coach in high school, and I really, I think, am a girly-girl but I love to get down and dirty, and yesterday was my favorite day. We spent three hours in the garden planting, and then got on our bikes and went on a ride for two hours. And it just felt so productive. And the vitamin D, I don't know, there's something, for me, about being outside. And we clearly live, like, in the redwoods, and in this beautiful space where we can do that. And I think that is the number one thing that inspires me. Because, yeah, travel inspires me, but we can't travel every day. But we can be outside every day in nature and take it in and just revel in the beauty of it. And that is... and then, of course, my family inspires me every day. And they're just, we're an evolving, very fun family, you know - the boys are 9 and 10, the girls are 13 and 16 - and just watching their personalities and the hormones and I'm just always so curious.   Kimberly Grigg  14:29 It's so true. And I've never thought about it as family being inspiring. Supportive. But, you know, when I think back on things that we've been through - because we're a blended family as well, we're definitely the Brady Bunch. Three and three. And so, three girls, three boys.   Heather Bernstein  16:26 Oh my gosh.   Kimberly Grigg  16:26 Two were his, two we adopted, and two are biological. So it is, like.... but their spaces in life have really been an inspiration that I've probably just taken for granted as my personal life that does merge with my work life. You know, I don't necessarily know that I process that on a daily basis, until you just said it. But I can think of times when yes, my - like right now, one of my daughters is very much into boho chic. And, you know, it's just a boho chic moment. And yet I have a client with three daughters, and they are in their boho chic periods, and I can do that very well because of the inspiration that I've garnered from my daughter - what she sees on social media, what she likes, what she follows, what she wants in her own spaces, all those things - you know, has brought about an inspiration that I probably wouldn't have been interested in that style. I just wouldn't. It's just not, it doesn't necessarily speak to my personal aesthetic, but I champion being versed in all styles. And I usually get versed when someone asked me to do one. And then it's, like, I study for days and hours, and, you know, when you do this I do think that you can study a particular genre for long periods of time. And you can do it, like it's in us, we have to be a certain amount of chameleon to be able to do what we do, unless we have a particular style that we repeat, and we repeat, and we repeat. That's a little bit different. But that brings me to this question, you know, my listener is, she's not necessarily a DIYer, but she is someone who wants to make her home beautiful. And for whatever reason, she's probably not going to hire a designer, she's going to want to do it herself. She wants to be successful. But she wants her own stamp. And, again, there's many reasons that this person ends up in this space. But I'm curious, do you think that creativity can be learned?   Heather Bernstein  18:45 Hmm, I definitely think... I believe in the right brain / left brain, and, you know, the very cerebral right brain and mathematical - which I know did not come easy for me, like, even in corporate America when I lived in spreadsheets, I just, it was heavy. I felt heavy.   Kimberly Grigg  19:12 Sure.   Heather Bernstein  19:12 And so the left brain creative space, definitely think... everybody has a left brain. And so it's in them. It's just drawing it out. So what is it? You can be creative in your cooking, in your food, and how you plate something or how you think to make something that you're going to put in your body. You can be creative in your garden, and what.... My partner just made this amazing trellis for his green beans - he's so excited about his green beans, and his cucumbers climb on this trellis - that he sat out there for hours and made, and I watched him, like, that's so creative. Like how, I wouldn't have thought of that. So I definitely think there are avenues of creativity that are different for everybody. You know, obviously you think of an artist and you're like, yes, you're creative. I think what we do is definitely, you have to have some creative bones in your body, and your left brain working, but there are so many different ways to be creative. So I think...   Kimberly Grigg  20:22 For sure. And I do find, I think this, like, sometimes when people are hiring me to do a job, they don't have confidence in their creativity, or time, you know, it takes a lot of time to do what we do. And so.... but I do think that it's in there, almost with everyone, left and right brain. Like I'm... definitely my left brain is more trained than my right brain, my right brain came out of the womb screaming, 'I'm here and I'm creative' and my other brain is like, 'alright, bring her along, bring her along, you got this'. And I exercise that muscle very often, because I want it, I want the balance of the two. And, as you know, running a business requires the two. But I do find that a person who doesn't necessarily think they're very creative, it's also maybe they're not as passionate as you and I are about the subject.   Heather Bernstein  21:28 Or like you said, they're nervous. And once you put one foot in front of the other, and you just start doing, you become more confident in your creativity.   Kimberly Grigg  21:37 And I think you can exercise that muscle. And I thought a long time about this, since I teach classes to people who are, who think, who want to aspire to have that beautiful home on their own. And I really had to sit with this, do I think that they can do this? Because if they can't, you're just beating your head against the wall. And if they can, and there's ways that you can do it, then you probably can get somewhere.   Heather Bernstein  22:06 Even if they can come away with one or two, like, a-ha moments, it can help them transform one space, and then two, and then three spaces... and do this one or two things. That's, that's beautiful, because they're making their space more their own and more....   Kimberly Grigg  22:27 And I encourage people at that stage, especially if they don't have the confidence yet, 'all right, you do you and you go through the process' but then it's okay to hire someone to consult with you. It's okay to hire a professional to say, 'move this to the right three inches' because you will learn from that experience as well. I think sometimes people are afraid that, you know, someone like you and I are going to come in with all this vast experience and, like, intimidate them in some way. But it really is, like, I know when I'm doing my own work, heck, I come into my office and say to the other designers here, 'hey, what do you think about this?'   Heather Bernstein  23:11 100%!   Kimberly Grigg  23:12 Like, you know, because it's mine. It's personal. It's intimate, and, like, oh god.   Heather Bernstein  23:17 And it's hard.   Kimberly Grigg  23:20 It's so hard, so you know, I'm glad you're a kindred spirit in that way. So I'm anxious to hear your answer to this. So here's an empty space, Heather, what's your process? Like, what do you do?   Heather Bernstein  23:34 Hmm. Well, in the traditional sense, we put pen to paper and, you know, draw it in CAD and lay it out. But, throw that away because so often we check our measurements from our CAD drawing in the space and we're like, huh, that doesn't feel right. And so then we get out our old fashioned tape measure, which I literally have one every spot I am in.   Kimberly Grigg  24:05 It's attached to my fingers.   Heather Bernstein  24:08 And we measure it out and we think through, like, how does this person live? How do they entertain? Do they have a family? We go through all the process and we know - whether it's for our client or, I'm just thinking of my home that I just did - and, you know, okay this is our living room but it is not a formal living room, it has a TV, and we want it to be comfy and cozy. And it was like, okay yes a sofa, but how about a day bed where you can literally just lounge with a couple of the kids. So really thinking through who's going to use the space, how the space is going to be used, and then laying it out with your trusty tape measure, and just knowing 'okay, we're going to do a sofa, a day bed, and a pair of chairs, and then maybe we'll throw in a bench or two little benches at the, you know, by the fireplace just to pull up for extra seating because we need that'. Because there are so many of us, there are not eight of us, but there are six of us... so yeah, that's I think. But then if I back up and think through, like, the very first thing we do, is we create a vibe board. And this is the most important step because it dictates the design for every room in the house. And that offers consistency in our designs. And so we start with our vibe board, we send it to the client, we have a meeting, and we go through every image. And it's not like you're going to have this in your home, it's more like, how does this vibe board feel? It evokes a mood and what is that and you love it? And if you don't, we're back to the drawing board. So that is how we start. And then, obviously, you know, our handy tape measure comes into play.   Kimberly Grigg  26:18 Well, I tell people, like, they'll bring me plans - I do a lot of design builds, where I'm making all the selections, and it's a year and a half of building, and I love that kind of work - but when it comes to, like, I'll get, you know, into the project, and I inevitably have clients say, 'well, okay, let's order furniture, let's order our furniture right now, right now', we're still 12 months out. And, like, I understand the backlog more than most, however, I start saying it's different on paper than it is in person. It just is. And I want to feel the space before I commit. And yes, this sofa fits, yes, this is probably where we're going with this, however, I want this feeling, this vibe, to feel like you - client - and I also want it to be respectful of the architecture and the home itself. And sometimes you can't get that from a blueprint. And I think that's what you're saying, this vibe board does have this significant role, because this is what - whether every little piece in that vibe board is going in this house, probably not - but it does speak volumes to how this space is going to feel. Right?   Heather Bernstein  27:45 100%. We... when we did my home, and I say 'we' because my senior designer, Reed, was such a big part of it. It's so hard to design for yourself, I don't know why, maybe it's just me, but I've learned that from many other designers, I've heard them say the same thing. But we found this image from this amazing artist, and it's this woman with a blank face being hugged by this big, fat, wonderful, what looks like cashmere ,blanket. And I was like 'THAT - that is my home. That is what I want'. I want you to walk in and feel like you are being hugged by a cashmere blanket. And just settle into the comfort of it and the cozy.   Kimberly Grigg  28:33 I love this.   Heather Bernstein  28:35 And so, I can kind of, I can show you, my - if you can see - there she is. And so this was the start of our vibe. And it just, it all came to, you know, to be from that one image. So often times, you know, we find one image and it's amazing, and just describes the whole thing.   Kimberly Grigg  29:02 And I like to say to people, you know, when you're scrolling on Pinterest or whatever, you're not just looking for rooms, like rooms are important. Like, I get a lot from people out of the rooms that they select. But I say don't just look at rooms, look at images that speak to you. Because what you just showed me was more of a piece of art with this woman in this cashmere blanket this big, thick fluffy... that sparks 'How do I want to feel in my home?'   Heather Bernstein  29:33 Yes.   Kimberly Grigg  29:33 And that's the thing that I sometimes think people miss. They'll bring me a picture of something on Pinterest and I'm, like, so you sort of want me to copy this room? Like, because you got the wrong girl for that. Like, I don't know how to do that very well. I can look at something, I can get a vibe, and I certainly can give you a different version of that that feels that way, but it won't be that. Like, that's just not in me, it's just not. But I think it's more if people can settle into what that space needs to feel like to them, as the people who live there, then I think you tap into something that resonates with a person. And, in the end, I say this, I'm not gonna live here, I'm probably going to come visit you because we will become friends over this, but you're gonna live here.This house should look like you, not me, and get comfortable with that. Because if you don't know who that is, we're going to find out. And it sounds like you have a similar process. And, which, I love that process. I'm not the girl who does this look. And I don't have a look, I have your look. And that's the best I can say about that. So I want to segue, in a minute, into materials. And this is really how we were introduced, is you're kind of known for your use of materials. And I know that you deal a lot in stone. So first define for people what a natural stone is versus a synthetic stone, because I think there's a lot of product in the market and people get confused with materials.   Heather Bernstein  31:14 Yeah. Yeah, there's so many options out there, which is amazing and been really wonderful to design with all these options. But yes, natural stone is cut from the quarry, whether it's from Italy, Portugal, South America, it is a block of magnificent stone, cut from a quarry, and then sliced up into pieces. And what you see is what you get, no two are alike, they're like snowflakes. Synthetic stone is conglomerate, so they grind it up and glue it together, and it's very hardy. It can also be porcelain. I do think synthetic materials, synthetic slabs, have come a long way. We used to, you would see like Corian or quartz, everybody's heard of quartz, a lot of people call it Caesarstone. It's like Kleenex versus tissue: Kleenex is the brand, tissue is the thing. The Caesarstone is the brand, is one brand out of millions, it seems like these days, and quartz is the synthetic material. And there's a time and a place for it. And we have to love all materials because we're blessed to get to do many different spaces and many different places. But if you think about it, a man-made material can't live outside. So, like, if we're doing a built-in kitchen outside, we would never put a quartz outside because the heat can do things to it. Whereas a natural stone has already lived outside and it's totally fine outside. So - and there is something about natural stone that we love, that none are the same, and so every project with natural stone is unique. So we love, love, marble quartzite - not to be confused with quartz - limestone, soapstone, slate. We love these natural materials, but, you know, some of them are more porous than others. And that's where the proper sealant comes in, and treating them so that they last a lifetime.   Kimberly Grigg  33:39 So before we get into this sealant, I think that this is appropriate to say.... because a lot of people get really, really nervous about using natural stone as countertops. And I understand it, and most vendors that I work with will, you know, they'll terrify my client even though I say do not open your mouth and tell clients. But, like, let's just say I want to use marble on my kitchen countertops. And they're like, oh, no, no, no, no, no, and we won't, and all that stuff. So, first question is: Do you ever use natural stone as countertops?   Heather Bernstein  34:22 Every day. All the time.   Kimberly Grigg  34:24 Yay girl. That's what I wanted to hear.   Heather Bernstein  34:26 I had marble in my last kitchen, I have quartzite in this kitchen, I have a soapstone vanity in my powder room, I have a Calcutta vanity in my master bathroom. And, yes, it's all porous but it's beautiful and there are ways, there are two ways to think about it. One is this is a natural stone. It can be, it can last 1000 years as your countertop and you can let it patina as it will. Meaning you will see rings from water, wine, you will see spots from lemon or lime acid etching it. Think about the oldest bar you've been to in Italy, and that counter is marble and it has been there for 100 years, and it's, that is the patina you will get. The other side of it is, you can seal it and it will look as beautiful as it did on install day, as it does four years later. So do not be afraid.   Kimberly Grigg  35:36 What is the sealant? This is so exciting.   Heather Bernstein  35:40 It's called MORE AntiEtch. A gentleman named Steve Wolf used to work for DuPont and he had a lot of experience in mixing these compounds, and he left, and said 'I'm gonna make this sealant that you roll on to natural stone that is impenetrable'. And you only have to seal it like once every 10 to 20 years versus every year. And it works. It's a matte finish so it looks, if you have honed stone, it looks just like the stone. I mean you can't tell that there's any sealant on it. And it truly helps stop the effects of citrus and etching and staining, and you can leave coffee and red wine rings on your counter overnight, and then wipe the next day, and it's fine.   Kimberly Grigg  36:42 And this is M O O R?   Heather Bernstein  36:46 MOOR. MORE AntiEtch.   Kimberly Grigg  36:49 AntiEtch.   Heather Bernstein  36:49 No, M O R E. MORE AntiEtch.   Kimberly Grigg  36:52 MORE AntiEtch. Because I'm going to link it, of course. It'll be in the show notes, everyone. But I have marble countertops in my kitchen and I'm very particular about them, I don't like the patina for that particular area. And someone recently said to me there's a product now that you can use to seal. And I thought I'm gonna wait till I hear a little more about this before - because I have a lot of countertop in my kitchen - but I bet you it's the same product and I would be a fan. When you say matte, how does it work on a glossier finish or does it matte it down?   Heather Bernstein  37:30 They have two. They have a polished option and a honed option. Yeah  MoreSurfaceCare.com - M O R E. And they have different sealants for the different stones. So I have a different sealant on my quartzite than I did on my marble. So they really honed in on what the product is and created something spectacular. I don't understand what the compound is but I don't need to, I just know that it works.   Kimberly Grigg  38:03 Which is so amazing. And when we started this conversation, you've had this product in your homes for, now, a couple of years. So you know it's tried and true, because you tried it and it's true.   Heather Bernstein  38:14 Yep.   Kimberly Grigg  38:15 Which is so exciting because people will say to me, 'oh my god, I love that marble, but I'm not doing that, I'm too scared, my husband is sloppy, I spill red wine', all those things that, you know... and then I, as a designer, don't want to live with 'oh my gosh, like, I'm gonna get a phone call in three years and you're gonna be upset'. So this is a way to offset that and I'm thrilled to know about it and I'm going to be talking about it a lot too on my show. Because, you know, I love a product that will solve. Design is a lot about finding the best solutions to problems in your home and this solves a problem. And, you know, not spending hours on it, I do have a couple of questions, though, about stone because, like, I think there's also unusual ways to use stone, not just on a countertop. And I noticed on your site, you do some things. Tell me some things, other things, you've done with stone that are beautiful, that, you know, someone could incorporate into their homes.   Heather Bernstein  39:23 Yeah, I think our favorite thing right now is doing integrated sinks. So for a powder room just taking a slab and cutting it up to make a sink look like it was carved out of a block of soapstone or marble or quartzite, where the sink is fully integrated, I think is so beautiful. Because it's seamless and it looks like it was just carved out of a chunk of stone, and I love that heft, and that feel. We also use slab for fireplace surrounds all the time. Not only are they so functional because of their heat resistant qualities, but they're beautiful. And there's so many designs you can do with different mantles and, really, you can do anything with stone. It's amazing. Of course outdoor spaces. Even just with a remnant we have leftover, we'll, you know, cut a round top and put it on an iron base for outside. And clients are like, 'oh my gosh, this is amazing, I love our table', and nobody has it. And that's beautiful. So, yeah, that is... we use stone in every room. It's wonderful.   Kimberly Grigg  40:42 Yeah. It is wonderful. And I do the same with remnants. I'm doing a top for a coffee table right now. And it was just a little leftover piece, and, you know, it's so pretty, and it's so important. And it can elevate something to an entirely different level.   Heather Bernstein  41:01 Yeah.   Kimberly Grigg  41:01 And it can make it unique to you. Which are all the things that, to me, scream good design. So in your portfolio, you tend to have more neutral palettes. But... so tell me, how do you insert color? Or do you?   Heather Bernstein  41:18 I will say we used to use color a lot more than we did, and something shifted. And I think it was a combination of things. For me, my old business was being dissolved and I was transitioning to this new business where it was mine, solely mine. And then, you know, we're all stuck at home. And I was looking around, and I was - I don't want to say getting sick of - but I was finding myself, like, with really bold colors and patterns. I was... it was jarring to me. And I felt like I just wanted to take it down 10 notches and just breathe in more neutral tones, but lots of texture. And that's where our shift happened. And I don't know, I don't know if it was gradual or if it was one day, but we just started doing these vibe boards that evoked this very calm, soothing feeling. And nothing, like, too bright or jarring. And so that's kind of the direction where we've gone. Like, I'm looking at this as like a rug that's going in my bedroom, it's just, like, soft blue-gray. And then this is the headboard fabric. And the texture is what made us swoon for it.   Kimberly Grigg  42:53 You know, I say - especially when someone comes to me for a neutral palette, because I'm known for color, but can I do a neutral palette, I have done bazillions - but if you're going to do a neutral palette, then texture becomes your color.   Heather Bernstein  43:11 So do you have certain things that you do in homes that is unique to you, your aesthetic, something more like signature?   Heather Bernstein  43:11 100%. I actually think it's harder sometimes than designing with color, because that is like play on play on play, and you're layer layer layer. With textures, it's like, okay, this is velvet, we don't want another velvet, so we need to really think through the next, you know... okay, what is it? Oh, it's a chunky linen. And so really thinking through that is almost harder. But, in the end, it feels so natural and so warm and comfy and cozy. And so we love that.   Heather Bernstein  43:55 You know, I would say right now, the past couple of years, we have moved away from white kitchens - white, white, white, white, white - and we are going warm. And so we are doing wrist white oak cabinets, or custom walnut cabinets, or a color like this deep rich almost hunter green that brings in nature. And so I think right now, our signature is not a white kitchen. And I have seen white kitchens on our website because that's how we did it for so many years.   Kimberly Grigg  44:44 And it's white kitchen to death. It's white everything today.   Heather Bernstein  44:47 And a client will come and say 'I want a white kitchen, I'm coming to you' and we're like 'oh no'. And then we're like, 'well what if we do a soft gray?' and they're like 'oh, oh, can I see what that would look like?' And then they're like, 'oh, that feels nice'. And so, just warming it up, I think, has been... and also, everything has been so stark white for so long, that white, gray, white, gray, that we're really warming it up. So, like, more of, like, a warm white or an ivory. It just, it feels - and I'm saying this as my office is white white - but this canvas, this natural colored canvas, is where we are right now. We're warming it up.   Kimberly Grigg  45:44 And probably using warmer whites when you're using white.   Heather Bernstein  45:48 100%. So instead of super white.   Kimberly Grigg  45:52 Warmer whites. Yes, yes. And then that plays well with other warm colors that are branching off into other rooms and spaces. And I think it's kind of important, because subliminally we're all over-exposed to whatever is trending, even us. I mean, we get, we start seeing so so so so much of something and the next thing you know, we're doing it. And I think the average person is as well. And before you know it, and really by the time you've - not us necessarily - but by the time the person who doesn't do this professionally is incorporating into their homes, this subliminal image, it's already trending out. And, you know, I mean, think of the gray in the last 10 years. Think of the white white white, think of the white with millennial pink. I mean, all my, like, it's everywhere, right? And then I'm so sick of it, like I don't really want to do it, I want to give you something special, even though your heart is set on that white with millennial pink pop. It's the pop that's doing it for you, probably. And it's not that I don't like either color, or it's not that I don't like those looks, it's just been in my face.   Heather Bernstein  47:08 Yes.   Kimberly Grigg  47:09 And an overexposure. So it does make me, though, want to ask this - because I think about this from the perspective of someone listening to this show and gaining and garnering - like, what are things we can leave them with? So what are tips that people can incorporate that they can elevate their home to more of a designer level? Like what kinds of things can somebody really pull off?   Heather Bernstein  47:39 Yeah, you know, I think there are a few just, like, tricks that aren't even tricks. They're just inherent in what we know. But to explain it to someone and someone to say, 'oh, yeah, I never thought, I never knew that'. Like, an area rug. If you have a sprawling living room, you know, family room, whatever it is, and you put a five by eight postage stamp rug in there, your room is going to come crashing in and feel this big. But if you do a 10 x 14 rug, or a custom size to fit the space, your room will feel the size that it is. And so, I think that is something that we see all the time. That we walk in and we're like, 'oh yeah, it feels small, because you have the wrong size rug'. And that helps define your space so easily. It's like dummy proof. You know, like, once you learn like, 'oh, this is the right size rug for this room'. And that's why there are those standard rug sizes - 8 x 10, 9 x 12, 10 x 14 - because those are some standard room sizes.   Kimberly Grigg  48:55 And your point - nothing kills a space worse than that 5 x 7 rug in this huge room. And yes, it does support the furniture, perhaps, but it - I've never really thought about, I've never put it into those words, you did it so eloquently - but all of a sudden your room just shrinks. And you've got this pretty massive space. I mean people get afraid to go big. Don't you think?   Heather Bernstein  49:23 Yeah. 100%   Kimberly Grigg  49:25 Like they'll get these little bitty accessories, or they'll buy this little bitty lamp, and I'm like, 'oh, love, like, we cannot put that lamp by this high headboard'.   Heather Bernstein  49:37 Yeah. And you just said, I think the biggest thing, you said clients get afraid. So this, I think, is the biggest thing you can do in design. If you really want to elevate your space, be afraid. Have a touch of fear that it's too bold or too much, and go for it. Do a title that scares you. We, my boys' bathroom - there's no window, we put a skylight in, but there's no window - and I was like, you know what, I'm just going to enhance the darkness and do black. Black tile, black floors, black everywhere with an oak vanity and a big mirror to reflect as much light as I can get in this space. And it is by far our favorite bathroom.   Kimberly Grigg  50:31 It sounds amazing.   Heather Bernstein  50:33 Yeah, it's so fun.   Kimberly Grigg  50:35 So bold.   Heather Bernstein  50:36 And even as a designer - and I know everything that's out there, and even the stuff I don't know, I'll learn about and, you know, be like, 'oh, that's so much cooler than what I did' - but even I have to tell myself to be brave sometimes. And, like, yes, do that. Don't play it safe.   Kimberly Grigg  50:57 But you know what, I think it's why you're successful. I know that it has a lot to do with my success. Because, you know, we can all pick some things that go nicely, play nicely together. And we can break some rules and, you know, get the scale off a little bit, get this off a little bit. But I think that the reason people use me as their designer - and I have a feeling it's you too - is because we will take that risk. And we'll believe in it so hard that our clients know that if we believe in it that much, that it's worth the risk. And that we'll fix it if it goes wrong. Like, you know, I've taken risks that haven't worked. But I'd rather take that risk than cheat my client out of what it could have been, if I had stayed in the box. And, you know, I think, like, I can't wait to get out of the box when I'm working on a job, like I cannot. But I also have a lot of years of experience. So I'm not afraid to get out of the box. Yet when we don't get out of the box, and I play it safe, the room is flat to me, or the project is flat. And sometimes people just won't let you and you finally just give up in, like, frustration, and you're like, 'okay, if you won't do it, then I'm not gonna lose any more sleep about this, I'm telling you, it would be 1000 times better if you let me do it this way, but you're not doing it so here we go'. And eventually, you can get to that. But when you get to get out - and I can tell the girl that puts black tile all over a dark bathroom, I know you can take a risk, and I love it. Love it. I can't wait to see the photographs of this bathroom. I think it sounds spectacular. So.   Heather Bernstein  52:47 Yeah, no. Breaking rules. Breaking the rules is so fun.   Kimberly Grigg  52:51 Yeah, exactly. And allow yourself, yeah, allow yourself to do it. So is - obviously beauty is important to you - so, but why? Why should people care? Why is beauty important?   Heather Bernstein  53:09 My partner and I have this conversation quite a bit because he's like, 'function is better'. And I'm like, 'no beauty is better'. I mean women were high heels, you think they wear them because they're comfortable? No. We wear them because they're beautiful, right? And they elongate our calf and our leg. And there are reasons for why we do things. And I think I have learned, through this project over the past year, my own project, that beauty - the most beautiful is where it functions and is beautiful. Because that appeals to everyone. Yeah, you can just have beauty. But it also can be functional. It's like a 10 out of 10. And so I've really tried to instill in my gals, like, 'Okay, but how are they going to use that? And does it, will it work for them?' Because just pulling something that's beautiful is easy. But making sure that it works for the people, the place, the space, is the ultimate beauty. And so I've really - just in doing my own project - I've really put a focus on that. And it's been, it's been really helpful. For us and for our clients.   Kimberly Grigg  54:38 Well said, well said Heather. So it's time for my signature question, which goes a little like this. If you had a hashtag that really spoke to your legacy of design, what would it be?   Heather Bernstein  54:58 So funny. I am looking in my notes because I used to have, when I started this company two years ago, I had this saying... ah, this is it. Are you ready?   Kimberly Grigg  55:14 I'm ready.   Heather Bernstein  55:15 I should have it memorized. The courage to grow requires the ability to let go. Oh, it is that... let's be brave and mighty and go for it. Then you will grow.   Kimberly Grigg  55:33 Yes, Heather. I cannot believe this time has flown. Like, you and I could just do this...   Heather Bernstein  55:40 I know.   Kimberly Grigg  55:40 I could tell. Maybe when I come to the Bay Area, I'm going-   Heather Bernstein  55:44 - it's my roots. My grandmother was from Georgia.   Kimberly Grigg  55:48 Yeah. Oh, wow. So there we are. So how can people find you?   Heather Bernstein  55:53 HKB Interior Design.com. And I would love to... we travel. We have a project in Denver right now. So yeah, reach out.   Kimberly Grigg  56:08 So great. Well, Heather, I thoroughly have enjoyed getting to know you. It's so funny because our introduction was over the sealant. But, gosh, there's many more layers to you, girl.   Heather Bernstein  56:21 Oh, thank you.   Kimberly Grigg  56:25 Thank you. I appreciate this so much. And you guys got to go take a look at this girl's work. She's spectacular. And I can't wait to get to know you more. And so I'm going to say to our listeners, bye for now and I will see you next time and thanks for listening. And of course be sure to go rate, review, and subscribe to our show.   Kimberly Grigg  56:49 Thanks for listening to Decorate Like A Design Boss. If you want more info on how to decorate your space like a pro, visit KimberlyGriggDesigns.com. See you next week!

This week, Liz is ‘having the time of her life' and Nic can't stop thinking about Patrick Swayze. Some bad news Liz hoped she'd avoided has just landed, and the pair look back at Liz's first home (complete with Laura Ashley wallpaper). Plus, a reader helps put things in perspective. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charlotte was only 12 years old when she rose to fame as a classical singer with her first album, “Voice of An Angel,” in 1998, propelling her to the top of the Classical Crossover chart. Since then, she's released four more studio albums, earned Classical Brit awards, released her first autobiography, had her music licensed into a Ford advertising campaign and by just 21 years old she had sold more than 10 million records worldwide. We travel from Charlotte's childhood singing career, through TV presenting, social activism, transitioning from classical to pop music, recording with fantastic bands and her husband, to launching an alternative to mainstream education, in 2019, with The Awen project, and most recently, renovating legendary designer Laura Ashley's old house in the Welsh Mountains into a wellness and healing retreat! Hear the stories behind some of her songs and how much she loved having the opportunity to travel the world and perform with some of the best orchestras and musicians in the world. It's all there for your listening pleasure. Plus in the music sync session, Maximilian von Portatius joins us to announce his company's final music sync choice for the sponsor.online sync opportunity. We are also joined by indie filmmaker Maria Soccor who celebrates finding artists through The Sync Report who will be included in her movie: Tillie, about the life of Tillie Bing Bryant, plus we listen to music submissions and hear Maria's music sync choice for her documentary movie trailer.  Charlotte Church Website Facebook Instagram Twitter IMDB 2 Sense  Music presents The Sync Report, where you will meet industry experts and top level songwriters as we pull the curtain back on music placement and scores, build vital relationships and provide real opportunities to our listeners. Listen to indie filmmakers present their latest productions and describe specific scenes as they consider music submitted by our audience. Music. Music is the difference between a good film and a great one. Songs included in this episode are... Songs:  Music in This Episode: Love Lasts, or Eschaton all songs by Charlotte Church Sync Sessions Featuring:  Triumphant by Sonnet Simmons For the Win by Phill Mason For God's Sake by Moondogg Actions Speak Louder by Terea Tarver Leaning by NaGem Featuring: Maximillian Portatius - Maria Soccor Panellists:  Jason P Rothberg - Milfredo Seven - Kevin Sharpley  Please tell your friends about us, and remember to rate, comment, & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts and across all platforms.  And find us at The Sync Report here TSR Website  Facebook  Instagram Twitter Youtube Linkedin Tik Tok  TSR PODCAST is.... Hosted By: COLIN O'DONOGHUE - ROSE GANGUZZA - JASON P ROTHBERG Featuring: MILFREDO SEVEN - KEVIN SHARPLEY - PAULA FLACK and WILLOW Produced By: JASON P ROTHBERG - KEVIN SHARPLEY - PAULA FLACK - ROBERT CAPPADONA Executive Producers: COLIN O'DONOGHUE - ROSE GANGUZZA - JASON P ROTHBERG - KEVIN SHARPLEY - GIANFRANCO BIANCHI - DEAN LYON Writers: JASON P ROTHBERG - KEVIN SHARPLEY - LISA DUNN - PAULA FLACK Editors: JASON P ROTHBERG - MILFREDO SEVEN - PAULA FLACK EDGAR “EDGE” CAMEY - ADAM MCNAMARA - MILES JAHNSEN Marketing Director: PAULA FLACK Music Supervisors: DAWN WISNER-JOHNSON - PHILL MASON Music Department: BETH WISNER-JAHNSEN Foley: PHILL MASON Research: LISA DUNN Art Director: GIANFRANCO BIANCHI Graphic Design: JODYLYNN TALEVI  College Programs: DR STACY MONTGOMERY Interns: SAOIRSE CONNOLLY-LANDON KEROUAC-ANGELA NICASTRO-HEATHER RAGNARS

Batsheva Hay has found success in the fashion industry by simply making what she likes. In 2016, she launched the dress brand Batsheva, which has seen accelerated growth since the start of the pandemic. “I didn't set out to get into fashion at all,” Hay said on the latest episode of the Glossy Podcast. “I was actually a lawyer … and quit my job. And then I got excited to get dressed again in the way that I wanted, which included wearing lots of vintage clothing. I kept on going back to this thrifted Laura Ashley dress that I was just wearing to shreds… I found a pattern maker to remake it, but by that point, I'd changed [the concept] so much that it became a whole other Frankenstein creation. And that was the start, in my head, of wanting to make more.” And thus, Batsheva was born. Luckily for Hay, her original concept proved to be popular during the pandemic. “At first, [everyone] was all about wearing sweatpants, sweatpants, sweatpants,” she said. “But then I started this idea of the house dress, or a printed dress that's really cozy for home. And that's become a huge chunk of my business.” Batsheva hit a lot of radars when Ella Emhoff, Kamala Harris's stepdaughter, wore the brand to the 2021 inauguration. According to Hay, the resulting brand awareness worked wonders to drive sales: “I didn't know that it would be so huge. I got a big sales boost from it that I was not really prepared for.” Since, Batsheva has collaborated with brands including Anna Sui and expanded to new categories including furniture. Next, though she's never taken in outside investment, Hay is considering fundraising as she works toward becoming this generation's Laura Ashley. “That's what I'm hoping for,” she said of the goal. “That's on my vision board.”

Bore Cothi - Ciwcymbyr Mae na ddywediad Saesneg 'cool as a cucumber' yn does? Ond beth sydd y tu ôl i'r dywediad hwn tybed? Alison Huw fuodd yn sgwrsio am hyn efo Shan Cothi... Sail wyddonol - A scientific basis Oeri'r gwaed - Cools the blood Ar drothwy - The onset of Cynnwys - To include Dyfrllyd - Watery Unigryw - Unique Si - A rumour Rhesymol - Reasonable Rhwydd - Hawdd Cnwd - Crop Dyna ni felly - ewch ati i blannu'ch ciwcymbers! Eden Cafodd y band Eden ei ffurfio yn 1996 ac ar ôl cyfnod o beidio perfformio mi ddaethon nhw'n ôl at ei gilydd yng ngwyl fawr Caerdydd, Tafwyl, yn 2016. Cafodd hyn ei ddisgrifio fel 'comeback' y ganrif ar Golwg 360! Roedd Rachael Solomon yn aelod o'r band a hi oedd gwestai Iwan Griffiths fore Sul. Dyma hi'n sôn am y profiad o berfformio yn Tafwyl... Man a man - Might as well Ymateb - Response Symudiadau - Movements Cynulleidfa - Audience Synnu - To be surprised Cysylltu - To connect Www, caneuon newydd gan Eden - rhywbeth i edrych ymlaen ato ynde? Aled Hughes Siarcod Ar raglen Aled Hughes clywon ni Lowri O'Neill, myfyrwraig bywydeg ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe, yn sôn am ei phrofiadau yn nofio efo siarcod yn Hawaii. Oedd hi mewn cawell? Oedd yna reolau am sut i ymddwyn wrth nofio efo nhw? Dyna oedd rhai o gwestiynau Aled i Lowri... Bywydeg - Biology Cawell - Cage Ymddwyn - To behave Bwystfil - Monster O hyd - Length Yn y bôn - Basically Cystadleuaeth syllu - Staring competition Ymddangos - To appear to Ysglyfaethod gweithredol - Predator Yn ôl pob golwg - Apparently Merch ddewr iawn ydy Lowri O'Neill ynde? Bore Cothi - deg uchaf adar Dan ni'n aros efo byd natur rŵan ond efo rhywbeth dipyn llai peryglus na siarcod sef yr adar sy'n dod i'n gerddi yng Nghymru. Gofynnodd yr RSPB i bobl nodi pa adar oedden nhw'n eu gweld yn eu gerddi ac mi wnaeth Daniel Jenkins Jones rannu deg ucha yr arolwg ar raglen Shan Cothi... Arolwg - Survey Crybwyll - To mention Ymdrech - Attempt Ji-binc - Chaffinch Pioden - Magpie Nico - Goldfinch Ysguthan - Woodpigeon Drudwy - Starling Titw Tomos las - Blue tit Aderyn y to - House Sparrow Aderyn y to yn ennill unwaith eto, chwarae teg ynde? Dros Ginio - Mererid a Hanna Mam a merch oedd gwesteion Dau cyn Dau Dewi Llwyd bnawn Llun diwetha a'r ddwy yn byw yn ardal Caerfyrddin, sef y prifardd Mererid Hopwood a'i merch, y cyflwynydd radio a theledu Hanna Hopwood. Nid yng Nghymru cafodd Hanna ei geni a dyma Mererid yn dweud rhagor am hynny... Prifardd - National crowned/chaired poet Cyflwynydd - Presenter Tystysgrif geni - Birth certificate Yn benderfynol - Determined Sylweddoli - To realize Y cyfnod Llundeinig - The London period ...a dyna beth da bod y teulu wedi symud i Gymru ynde, fel ein bod ni'n medru gwrando ar Hanna'n cyflwyno Gwneud Bywyd yn Haws ar Radio Cymru. Y Ffatri Ddillad Roedd ffatri ddillad Laura Ashley yn gyflogwr pwysig yng ngogledd Powys gan roi gwaith i tua wyth cant o bobl yr ardal ar un adeg. Buodd Eddie Bebb o Lanidloes yn gweithio i'r cwmni am 37 o flynyddoedd a chafodd Sian Sutton sgwrs efo am ddyddiau cynnar a llewyrchus Laura Ashley... Cyflogwr - Employer Llewyrchus - Prosperous Hwb - A boost Ysbryd - Spirit

Kiri speaks to conversion designer, sustainable fashion activist and founder of Converted Closet, Kate McGuire. Kate tells Kiri how a childhood fascination with Cindy dolls and Bunty magazine evolved into a celebrated career in clothes conversion, turning cherished second-hand pieces into high-end couture collections. Kiri and Kate talk post-pandemic values, the problem of perfectionism, and clothing as an armour or a comfort.Who Are You Wearing is a Little Wander production. The producer is Jo Southerd.Artwork by Mari Phillips @mythsntits Music by Ani Glass. Follow Who Are You Wearing on instagram: @whoyouwearingpod Send us an email: whoyouwearingpod@gmail.com