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| Tricky Spaces Vol. 2 | 15 Jun 2026 | 00:20:23 | |
Season 5 Episode 35 - Voice Notes: Tricky Spaces Vol. 2
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! Links Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help. Hemby Home Co. Hemby Home Co. Instagram | |||
| Tricky Spaces Vol. 1 | 08 Jun 2026 | 00:15:15 | |
Season 5 Episode 34 - Voice Notes: Tricky Spaces Vol. 1
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! Links Mount Fuji at Hara on the Tōkaidō Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help. Hemby Home Co. Hemby Home Co. Instagram | |||
| Chasing Feelings | 01 Jun 2026 | 00:15:46 | |
Season 5 Episode 33 - Voice Notes: Chasing Feelings—Why good design is more than the substance of things
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! Links Rock the Block Season 7 Episode 7 Leanne Ford and Grace Mitchell’s Short-Term Rental Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help. Hemby Home Co. Hemby Home Co. Instagram | |||
| Taking the Inside Out | 26 May 2026 | 00:19:25 | |
Season 5 Episode 32 - Voice Notes: Taking the Inside Out
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! Links Rock the Block Season 7 Episode 6 Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help. Hemby Home Co. Hemby Home Co. Instagram | |||
| On Spaces That Serve You | 18 May 2026 | 00:21:11 | |
Season 5 Episode 31 - Voice Notes: On Spaces That Serve You
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! Links Rock the Block Season 7 Episode 5 Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help. Hemby Home Co. Hemby Home Co. Instagram | |||
| Playing with Purpose | 11 May 2026 | 00:21:38 | |
Season 5 Episode 30 - Voice Notes: Playing with Purpose
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! Links George Morrison Exhibition at the Met Rock the Block Season 7 Episode 4 Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help. Hemby Home Co. Hemby Home Co. Instagram | |||
| Optimizing a Large Kitchen | 04 May 2026 | 00:18:04 | |
Season 5 Episode 29 - Voice Notes: Optimizing a Large Kitchen
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! Links Rock the Block Season 7 Episode 3 Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help. Hemby Home Co. Hemby Home Co. Instagram | |||
| Unwarranted Advice on Jib Doors | 27 Apr 2026 | 00:23:32 | |
Season 5 Episode 28 - Voice Notes: Unwarranted Advice on Jib Doors
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! Links Rock the Block Season 7 Episode 2 Tiles, Flooring & Countertops: What You Need To Know with C&C Stoneworks Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help. Hemby Home Co. Hemby Home Co. Instagram | |||
| How to use architecture as a starting point | 20 Apr 2026 | 00:23:52 | |
Season 5 Episode 27 - Voice Notes: How to use architecture as a starting point
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! Links Rock the Block Season 7 Episode 1 Book: “A Field Guide to American Houses” by Virginia & Lee McAlester Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help. Hemby Home Co. Hemby Home Co. Instagram | |||
| What would you do with this kitchen? | 13 Apr 2026 | 00:23:32 | |
Season 5 Episode 26 - Voice Notes: What would you do with this kitchen?
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! If you’re interested in following my unexpected renovation, click here! Links 2841 Landing Circle, Grimesland, NC Threads: What would you do with this kitchen? (Original Post) Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help. Hemby Home Co. Hemby Home Co. Instagram | |||
| Living Big in Small Spaces | 30 Mar 2026 | 00:15:00 | |
Season 5 Episode 25 - Voice Notes: Living Big in Small Spaces
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! If you’re interested in following my unexpected renovation, click here! Links 1505 Nash Street N, Wilson, NC Documentary: Unlocking the Mysteries of Place with Gil Schafer Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help. Hemby Home Co. Hemby Home Co. Instagram | |||
| Authenticity > Difference | 23 Mar 2026 | 00:15:41 | |
Season 5 Episode 24 - Voice Notes: Authenticity > Difference
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! If you’re interested in following my unexpected renovation, click here! Links Roses for Penny Sage Penny Sage & KAUKAU by Briana Jamieson 1946 Wexford Lane, Greenville, NC 27858 Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help. Hemby Home Co. Hemby Home Co. Instagram | |||
| On Wood and Bathrooms | 16 Mar 2026 | 00:10:37 | |
Season 5 Episode 23 - Voice Notes: On Wood and Bathrooms
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! If you’re interested in following my unexpected renovation, click here! Links 7619 Main Street, Bethel, NC - Listed for $599,900 Farrow & Ball’s Modern Emulsion Sherwin Williams’ Duration and Emerald lines Benjamin Moore’s Aura Bath and Spa paint Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help. Hemby Home Co. Hemby Home Co. Instagram | |||
| Considerations for Your Living Room | 09 Mar 2026 | 00:20:09 | |
Season 5 Episode 22 - Voice Notes: Considerations for Your Living Room
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! If you’re interested in following my unexpected renovation, click here! Links 510 W 4th Street, Greenville, NC Gil Schafer’s former New York apartment
Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| A quick guide to maximizing your budget | 02 Mar 2026 | 00:14:13 | |
Season 5 Episode 21 - Voice Notes: A quick guide to maximizing your budget
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! If you’re interested in following my unexpected renovation, click here! Links 1137 Teakwood Drive, Greenville, NC Clive Lonstein - Bahamas Villa
Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| Turning the Mundane into Moments | 23 Feb 2026 | 00:18:09 | |
Season 5 Episode 20 - Voice Notes: Turning the Mundane into Moments
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! If you’re interested in following my unexpected renovation, click here! Links 1101 N Market Street, Washington, NC The Pigeon Hook by Beata Heuman Moccamaster by Technivorm KBGV Select Coffee Maker via William Sonoma Kit-Cat Clock - Large via MoMA Design Store Smiley Bottle Opener via MoMA Design Store “Light ‘Em If You Got ‘Em” - Slim Stick Lighter from Sunday Forever Zara Home Gold Metal Design Stand
Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| Embracing Awkward | 16 Feb 2026 | 00:16:11 | |
Season 5 Episode 19 - Voice Notes: Embracing Awkward
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! If you’re interested in following my unexpected renovation, click here! Links 3283 N Contentnea Street, Farmville, NC
Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| Exploring Asymmetry and Negative Space | 09 Feb 2026 | 00:23:06 | |
Season 5 Episode 18 - Voice Notes: Exploring Asymmetry and Negative Space
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! If you’re interested in following my unexpected renovation, click here! Links 1210 E Park Avenue, Goldsboro, NC
Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| Leveraging Visual Weight | 02 Feb 2026 | 00:11:33 | |
Season 5 Episode 17 - Voice Notes: Leveraging Visual Weight
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! If you’re interested in following my unexpected renovation, click here! Links 4225 E Church Street, Farmville, NC - Listed for $339,000
Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| Cosy Minimalism | 26 Jan 2026 | 00:12:24 | |
Season 5 Episode 16 - Voice Notes: Cosy Minimalism {Sorry about my stuffy nose!}
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! If you’re interested in following my unexpected renovation, click here! Links Netherbrow Port by Charles Young (Paperholm) 4507 Country Club Road, Trent Woods, NC Muqaddas Akkari Studio’s Tribeca Residence
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Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| Simple, not boring interiors | 19 Jan 2026 | 00:12:25 | |
Season 5 Episode 15 - Voice Notes: Simple, not boring interiors
Check out last Friday's newsletter here! If you’re interested in following my unexpected renovation, click here! Links 3539 Highway 258, Scotland Neck, NC Just a reminder: If you’re thinking about buying or selling real estate this year, please know I’d love to help. The Zara x Vincent van Duysen Chair
Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| Colour and Contrast | 12 Jan 2026 | 00:10:40 | |
Season 5 Episode 14 - Voice Notes: Colour and Contrast
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Links 3298 Yankee Hall Road (Brent Hull) Farrow and Ball's coloured neutrals: String, Light Blue , and Pointing.
Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| Starting Over: New Year, New House? | 05 Jan 2026 | 00:12:11 | |
Season 5 Episode 13 - Voice Notes: Starting Over: New Year, New House?
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Links Artwork by Mathias Offerlin Herup Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| Is it Art? | 22 Dec 2025 | 00:10:20 | |
Season 5 Episode 12 - Voice Notes: Is it Art?
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Links CORDLESS PAPER SHADE TABLE LAMP from Zara Home Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| How to Create Year-Round Christmas Magic | 15 Dec 2025 | 00:12:57 | |
Season 5 Episode 11 - Voice Notes: How to Create Year-Round Christmas Magic
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Links Venezia Small Vase from Jonathan Adler Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| The Key to Grown-up Kids’ Rooms | 08 Dec 2025 | 00:16:57 | |
Season 5 Episode 10 - Voice Notes: The Key to Grown-up Kids’ Rooms
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Links Electric Bowery’s mountainside chalet project in Deer Valley, Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| Pattern for the Pattern-Averse | 24 Nov 2025 | 00:12:40 | |
Season 5 Episode 9 - Voice Notes: Pattern for the Pattern-Averse
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Links Vaughan Design and Development
Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| Why Your Home Needs More Contrast | 17 Nov 2025 | 00:17:44 | |
Season 5 Episode 8 - Voice Notes: Why Your Home Needs More Contrast
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Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| Making the Case for Editing | 10 Nov 2025 | 00:14:14 | |
Season 5 Episode 7 - Voice Notes: Making the Case for Editing
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Links Lily Allen’s West End Girl Album Prospect Refuge’s White Oak project Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| Being beautiful isn't good enough | 03 Nov 2025 | 00:18:05 | |
Season 5 Episode 6 - Voice Notes: Being beautiful isn't good enough
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Links The German Pavilion in Barcelona
Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| Classicism & Whimsy | 27 Oct 2025 | 00:18:11 | |
Season 5 Episode 5 - Voice Notes: Classicism & Whimsy
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Links A Bigger Splash, by David Hockney David Hockney on Art.com-- I was misled by this website, you're better off doing a google search of your own! Sir Roy Grounds House by Studio Johnston
Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| Can you mix metals? | 20 Oct 2025 | 00:12:20 | |
Season 5 Episode 4 - Voice Notes: Can you mix metals?
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Links Crackle Nymphoides peltata ÅJ EA 5 - 25 by Åsa Jungnelius
Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| How to Fill a Tall Wall | 13 Oct 2025 | 00:15:49 | |
Season 5 Episode 3 - Voice Notes: How to Fill a Tall Wall
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Links Blue Styrofoam Seascape by Tom Friedman 206 W Eden Street (my absolute favourite!) Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| Great Art and Good Curtains | 06 Oct 2025 | 00:15:49 | |
Season 5 Episode 2 - Voice Notes: Great Art and Good Curtains
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Links Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| Upstate Who? | Kids' rooms, quality, and cohesion | 29 Sep 2025 | 00:16:03 | |
Season 5 Episode 1 - Voice Notes: Upstate Who?
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| How to Decide Which Home Projects to Prioritize | 02 Jul 2025 | 00:23:06 | |
Season 4 Episode 9: How to decide which home projects to prioritize When your budget is limited, the pressure of how to spend it well is enormous.
That's where we're going in this week's episode. Sign up for the free newsletter! All Episodes from Season 4 Season 4 Episode 1: Microscopic vs Macroscopic Design Approaches Season 4 Episode 2: How to Make Design Choices in a Home With No Architecture Season 4 Episode 3: How To Embrace The Art Of ‘Slow’ (Thoughtful) Decorating Season 4 Episode 4: Decluttering: Practical Ways to Make Space for Better Living Season 4 Episode 5: Should Modern Architecture and Interior Design try to Look Old? Season 4 Episode 6: Should We Seek to Live in Humbler Homes? Season 4 Episode 7: How to think like a designer Season 4 Episode 8: What if you live in a crappy old house? Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| What if You Live in a Crappy Old House? | 18 Jun 2025 | 00:25:07 | |
Season 4 Episode 8: What if you live in a crappy old house? Not all old houses have good architecture. Sign up for the free newsletter! Fill out our client onboarding form
Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| How to Think Like a Designer | 04 Jun 2025 | 00:24:03 | |
Season 4 Episode 7: How to think like a designer The average homeowner and the average designer don’t think alike. So what can homeowners and DIYers do to be better informed and more design aware?
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| Should We Seek to Live in Humbler Homes? | 21 May 2025 | 00:20:28 | |
Season 4 Episode 6: Should We Seek to Live in Humbler Homes? While DIY and TikTok design are at all-time highs, more and more people are embracing the idea of the ‘unaesthetic’ home. But is the idea of idealizing an ugly home just as problematic as idealizing a beautiful one? Today we’re asking ourselves the question: Should we seek to live in humbler homes? Let’s get into it. Work with us Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| Should Modern Architecture and Interior Design try to Look Old? | 07 May 2025 | 00:21:26 | |
Season 4 Episode 5: Should Modern Architecture and Interior Design try to Look Old?
In this episode, we’ll be talking about when to ‘go historic’, when not to, and what mistakes to avoid. Schafer Buccellato Architects - Instagram | Website Christian Bense - Instagram | Website Annie Meyer-Shier - Instagram Beata Heuman - Instagram | Website
Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help.
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| COMING UP: Should Modern Construction try to Look 'Old'? | 23 Apr 2025 | 00:00:57 | |
The podcast takes a brief hiatus over the Easter Break, but we still want you to start thinking about this question: Should modern construction try to look 'old'? Tune in on May 7th to find out. | |||
| Decluttering: Practical Ways to Make Space for Better Living | 09 Apr 2025 | 00:31:10 | |
Season 4 Episode 4: Decluttering: Practical Ways to Make Space for Better Living
To live well in our homes is not just a matter of the right layouts and furniture, but also how we live with all we have. Join us as we get practical and self-examining when it comes to the ‘stuff’ we have in our homes, and what to do with it. Buy or sell your house with us. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help. Hemby Home Co. Hemby Home Co. Instagram Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group | |||
| How To Embrace The Art Of ‘Slow’ (Thoughtful) Decorating | 26 Mar 2025 | 00:26:29 | |
Season 4 Episode 3: How To Embrace The Art Of ‘Slow’ (Thoughtful) Decorating De-influence Yourself and Embrace ‘Slow Decorating’
Join us for the third episode this season as we discuss the 'slow decorating' concept and break down what it really takes to accomplish it in our ordinary homes. Buy or sell your house with us! Read the House & Garden Article about Slow Decorating here. The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help. Hemby Home Co. Hemby Home Co. Instagram Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group | |||
| How to Make Design Choices in a Home With No Architecture | 12 Mar 2025 | 00:17:08 | |
Season 4 Episode 2: How to Make Design Choices in a Home With No Architecture Many of the homes built in the last 25+ years have been built without the help of an architect. So when a house lacks the consideration for finer details, attention-to-detail, or distinct style and character, how do you begin to make design choices? That’s where we’re going in this week’s episode. Season 2 Episode 8: Jennifer Vreeland McDermott On How To Make Your Builder-Grade Home Feel Custom Sign up for an Interior Design Consult! The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Hemby Home Co. is a home design and real estate company that helps you live beautifully within your budget. Whether you’re buying or selling a home and need an agent, or want someone to support you as you begin to redecorate or renovate your home, we’re here to help. Hemby Home Co. Instagram Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. | |||
| Where to Start When Designing, Decorating + Furnishing Your Home | 26 Feb 2025 | 00:19:48 | |
Season 4 Episode 1: Microscopic vs Macroscopic Design Approaches There's a problem with the way we go about designing our houses. Let's talk about it. Sign up for the First-Time Homebuyer Webinar on March 12th! Hemby Home Co. Hemby Home Co. Instagram The Lived In podcast is hosted by Femi K, realtor and design advisor, and is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group.
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| Lived In Season 4: Changing the Way We Think About Our Homes | 12 Feb 2025 | 00:01:17 | |
Lived In is back for Season 4: Changing the Way We Think About Our Homes! This season, we're exploring the disconnect between what we see online and in print, and the way we live. What lessons can we learn? Why are things the way they are? Why are we marketed what we're marketed? And, what are we missing? Join us as we cover topics like:
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| Housing as an Investment: How to Build a Real Estate Portfolio | 22 Jan 2025 | 00:52:12 | |
Season 3 Episode 11: Interviews with Experts: Drew Bennett - Where do you begin in creating a real estate investment portfolio? - What are the different ways to invest in real estate? - How do you protect and insulate yourself from big losses? - What kind of ratios ensure the best profitability? In this, our final episode of Season 3, I’m joined by realtor, builder, and real estate investor Drew Bennett. Involved in real estate investing since 2016, Drew has enjoyed great success through his portfolio of long-term and mid-term rentals, and shares how to start, which ratios to keep in mind, and the need for a good exit strategy. Drew Bennett is a realtor, real estate investor, and licensed general contractor. Since 2016, Drew has bought, flipped, and rented properties in the Pitt County, NC area. Connect with Drew here: Website: www.bennettgroupnc.com Instagram: @rentals_and_renos Hemby Home Co. Instagram The Lived In podcast is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Schedule a call to see how we can help you live beautifully. All Episodes from Season 3: Jae Goess: How to Finance Your Dream Home Tiles, Flooring & Countertops: What You Need To Know with C&C Stoneworks How to Grow a Green Thumb: Houseplants 101 with Plant and See Nursery The Most Common Issues with Houses and How to Prevent Them Which Updates Make the Most Impact on Your Home’s Value? Home Renovations: How to Make Your Home Your Own Designing for Better Living: How to Create a Healthful Home - Part 1 Designing for Better Living: How to Create a Healthful Home - Part 2 Toby Witte: We Need Better Homes, Not Bigger Ones (Part 1) Toby Witte: We Need Better Homes, Not Bigger Ones (Part 2) The Magic of Belaboring the Details — with Overlook Projects Housing as an Investment: How to Build a Real Estate Portfolio | |||
| The Magic of Belaboring the Details — with Overlook Projects | 08 Jan 2025 | 01:01:24 | |
Season 3 Episode 10: Interviews with Experts: Austin Simmons of Overlook Projects
Happy New Year! We’re back after a long, much-needed break with an episode that makes for the perfect follow up to our last two episodes. Austin Simmons, founder of Overlook Projects, shares their unconventional, holistic approach to home building and how it’s setting the homes they build apart from the rest of the pack. Austin Simmons is a licensed general contractor and the founder of Overlook Projects, a design-build construction company serving the research triangle and high country North Carolina. Their contemporary-forward architecture and client-centric approach make them a highly sought after team. Connect with Austin and Overlook Projects here: Website: www.overlookprojects.com Instagram: @overlookprojects Hemby Home Co. Instagram The Lived In podcast is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Schedule a call to see how we can help you live beautifully. | |||
| Toby Witte: We Need Better Homes, Not Bigger Ones (Part 2) | 18 Dec 2024 | 00:38:20 | |
Season 3 Episode 9 (Part 2): Interviews with Experts: Toby Witte of Wittehaus
Join Toby Witte, founder of Wittehaus for part 2 of our conversation on what he hopes for when it comes to residential design. Toby Witte is the principal of Wittehaus, a Forbes Magazine 2025 Americas Top 200 Residential Architect, and he is a modern, luxury home designer who thinks like an architect. Author of the 2023 book Supersizing Bliss, Toby is passionate about rethinking the way we think about our homes and approach home design. Connect with Toby and the Wittehaus team here: Website: www.witteha.us Instagram: @wittehaus Hemby Home Co. Instagram The Lived In podcast is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group. Schedule a call to see how we can help you live beautifully. | |||
| Toby Witte: We Need Better Homes, Not Bigger Ones (Part 1) | 11 Dec 2024 | 00:34:41 | |
Season 3 Episode 9 (Part 1): Interviews with Experts: Toby Witte of Wittehaus
Toby Witte, founder of Wittehaus joins the podcast to share what he has observed and what he hopes for when it comes to residential design. Tune into this episode to have your preconceptions about house and home challenged, broadened, and turned upside down. Toby Witte is the principal of Wittehaus, a Forbes Magazine 2025 Americas Top 200 Residential Architect, and he is a modern, luxury home designer who thinks like an architect. Author of the 2023 book Supersizing Bliss, Toby is passionate about rethinking the way we think about our homes and approach home design. Connect with Toby and the Wittehaus team here: www.witteha.us Hemby Home Co. Instagram The Lived In podcast is produced by Hemby Home Co. in association with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about selling your house with Haystack Realty Group. Click here to learn more about buying a house with Haystack Realty Group.
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