019: Interior Designer Savannah Grace Roberts

Savannah Grace Roberts is a hospitality and retail designer by day and a freelance residential designer and stylist by night who writes at grace-made.com. She is one of my favorite people to follow on Instagram and turns out she's a super nice person! (Not surprised!) We talked about her journey to being a designer, her favorite project so far and more. 

Website  |  Instagram  |  Twitter  |  LinkedIn

Listen on iTunes

Show Notes

Proudest Moment
Single-handedly designing a pop-up for Piperlime.
Advice for New Designers 
To put yourself out there and make friends within the community.
Favorite Trend
Brining the outside in
Favorite Publication 
Wallpaper
Dream Client
Restaurant that needs holistic design, from start to finish. 

018: Interior Designer Lauren Nelson

Today on The Honest Home Podcast I talk with Interior Designer Lauren Nelson. She's an East Coast transplant that is now based in San Francisco, California. Her connection with her clients is apparent as she talks about the joy it brings her when a project comes together and the client is happy. 

Website  |  Instagram  |  Pinterest  |  Facebook

Listen on iTunes

Show Notes:

Proudest Moment
Tie between being named a Next Wave Designer by House Beautiful, or ground up build with a one-day installation of finishings when the client was overwhelmingly thankful and happy with how the project turned out. 

Favorite Trend Right Now
Variety of tile and the indigo trend.

Mistake Made
Not realizing this is what she wanted to do earlier in life. 

What Sets Her Apart
Use of color as a focal.

Incorporating Environmentally Friendly Products
Using no-voc paint, FSC wood with non toxic finish and upholstery with non-flame retardant fill. 

Favorite Publication
Anthology

Dream Client
A client with enthusiasm for design, has fun in the process and doesn't sweat the small stuff.

Favorite Quote
"Know the rules well so you can break them effectively." - Dali Lama XIV

Going Back to School as an Adult with Bobbi Tone - Episode 17

Does the fast approaching new year give you a burst of inspiration and bravery to do something you've always wanted to? I flailed around in college right out of high school and I had always wanted to go back to school for a creative degree. In 2012 at the age of 29 with two babies in tow, I finally did.

In this episode of The Honest Home Podcast I'm talking about what led me to go back to school. I also talked with principal designer at Studio b. Elements and the Interior Design Lead Instructor of the program I went through about her view of traditional students vs. returning adult learners. We also talked about what it was like for her to return to school as an adult.  

Are you returning to school for a creative degree? I would love to hear from you and encourage you. You can email me at tammy.cody@gmail.com. 

Minimalism and Books

Photo via ginnerobot on flickr.

Back in June I wrote a post about minimalism. In the comments on my Facebook page Mark commented that he had a lot more books than he actually reads.

I ran into this problem as I was clearing out a closet yesterday. We have a large box of beautifully new books because we both worked for a publishing company and received them for free. "We might read them someday". But "someday" hasn't come for 9 years. We've been lugging these around all across the country. 

My solution? There is a place that:

- you can take all of your books and they will store them for you. 
- will let other people use them as they need them.
- will allow you to come get them whenever you want and then they will store them again.

The library! The library gives me and my children so much so in return I am happy to bring them my books. I’m thankful I can come visit these books any time I want and then return them for others to use as well. They'll be out of our closet and our whole community has access to them. Win-win!