And we are back! Well almost, as this return episode was recorded during the summer break, so why not take our holidays as interior inspiration. Kate is inspired by the pastel palette of Italy which has inspired her new paint range with Graphenstone while Sophie takes a great escape to Bali for some blue skies and jungle greenery. And perhaps the odd snake, spider and lizard thrown in too. And if you haven’t managed to get away this summer, don’t despair. We talk about our favourite TV shows that we’ve been binging, and which sets are influencing our own designs. A huge thank you to Naturalmat for sponsoring this episode of The Great Indoors. Naturalmat are delighted to offer The Great Indoors listeners 10% off their first order by using the code THEGREATINDOORS either online or in one of their showrooms. Valid until 30th November 2024. https://naturalmat.co.uk/ Join in on the chat and become a member of our vibrant private facebook community here https://www.facebook.com/groups/363976081184669/ Please submit your questions for our style surgery my emailing your voice note to help@thegreatindoorspodcast.com You can follow Kate and Sophie over on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sophierobinsoninteriors/ https://www.instagram.com/mad_about_the_house/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s our last episode before we go on a break so we take the time to reminisce about the last five years and 149 episodes of interior design debate, advice, guests, fun and a lot of laughter. From our popular Design Crimes, Style Surgery and touring the houses of some fabulous guests it has been a whirlwind! If you want to keep in touch with what we’re doing, you can follow and subscribe to Kate on Substack for weekly interiors inspiration and expert interior design advice, plus all you need to know about the popular design retreats coming up in Italy. Check out Sophie’s Online Design School for amazing courses and sign up to Sophie’s newsletter to be the first to know about in person events and a possible Marrakech retreat at the end of the year too! The podcast will be back at the end of the year! Join our private Facebook group and let us know what you think of the show here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegreatindoorspodcast For daily updates follow Kate and Sophie on Instagram: Kate: www.instagram.com/madaboutthehouse Sophie: www.instagram.com/sophierobinsoninteriors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s time for our popular Style Surgery where we discuss the design dilemmas that have been bugging you. Are wash basins in the bedroom outdated or a genius idea? How do you make a ceiling statement work with the rest of the room and what artwork should I put in a bathroom to make it feel less boring? Listen to this episode for more tips on colour theory for an effective work space, hanging decorative plates on the wall, plus matching two different wood floors – can it be done? Our Insiders Members also get access to exclusive Style Surgery questions from other members in their extended version of the episode. If you’d like to also receive these benefits, sign up below. Sign up to become a friend of the show and receive weekly newsletters, access to live webinars and bonus podcast episodes: www.thegreatindoorspodcast.com Send your style surgery question here: help@thegreatindoorspodcast.com Join our private Facebook group and let us know what you think of the show here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegreatindoorspodcast For daily updates follow Kate and Sophie on Instagram: Kate: www.instagram.com/madaboutthehouse Sophie: www.instagram.com/sophierobinsoninteriors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sophie and Kate are in the same place! And that place is the gorgeous home of cookery writer Skye McAlpine. Nigel Slater called her latest cookbook, A Table for Friends, "joyous, life-enriching". And her home, designed by Ben Pentreath, is much the same. Highlights include invaluable kitchen design tips, an original Fornasetti fridge, and Sophie getting in a muddle about red onions. Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs madabouthehouse.com and sophierobinson.co.uk or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Got your flying ducks on the wall yet? Kate hears the surprising style secrets of Skin, the trail-blazing lead singer of multi-million-selling rock band Skunk Anansie (and interiors obsessive) Sophie tries to be brave as the Dulux Colour of the Year is announced, and the pair consider if trends are officially dead. Plus Sophie and Kate reveal everything you ever needed to know about online interiors courses. Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs where you can also find out more about Sophie's courses! And do join our Facebook Group, The Great Indoors Podcast. Find out more about Abigail Ahern's course here. Find out more about Rita Konig's course here. Find out more about Lucy Gough's course here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Want to ban the beige? Sophie and Kate do a deep dive on everything Kitchens and Bathrooms... black taps, pink loos, green marble islands and reeded glass wall cabinets. With special extra insight into current trends from Busola Evans, Associate Editor of Livingetc. Plus a Style Surgery question on the Joy of Gloss Paint... Useful images and links are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie's blogs or join the Facebook Group The Great Indoors Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keen to add character to a new build? Sophie and Kate reveal all there is to know about how to (and how not to) style your new build. An interview with in designer Gordon Whistance of the BBC's Bafta-winning DIY SOS explores the challenges of creating beautiful designs that work for specialist needs. And have you harnessed the power of the focal point in your room scheme? Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs www.madabouthehouse.com and www.sophierobinson.co.uk or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast. Find out more about the BBC's DIY SOS at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006pnjk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is it a man-cave or a she-shed? Kate and Sophie guide you through all that is beautiful (and practical) about garden rooms. Kate talks to Alexandria Dauley about the launch of United in Design, a charity to combat the lack of diversity in design. And the Style Surgery saves you from the perils of odd-shaped rooms. Oh, and Sophie has a bird stuck in the living room... Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast. Find out more about Alexandria Dauley's launch at unitedindesign.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is your outdoors as great as your indoors? Garden designer Sarah Mitchenall explains how to make your garden beautiful, fun - and eco-friendly. Kate shares camping trauma as the pair swap tips for the perfect staycation, and in the Style Surgery a listener needs help with a TV that dominates the room... Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs madabouthehouse.com and sophierobinson.co.uk or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What makes your house a home? Sophie and Kate consider the magic of home and talk tips for styling outdoor spaces. Plus guest Matt Gibberd, co-founder of cult estate agency The Modern House, talks trends, crimes and candlelight. Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Diversity and Interiors: a special extended feature includes contributions from Michelle Ogundehin, Simon Hamilton, Poonam Sharma, Busola Evans and many more. Plus Marianne Shillingford, creative director of Dulux, talks to Sophie about the next generation of designers and colour trends. There's advice on how to revamp your kitchen, and the Style Surgery addresses a Sticky Problem. Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast And here's some more info on the guests on this show: Gemma Samuels @happihabitat  Melody @architravelmel  Angie @somethingbluehome  Delali Foli https://www.decorbydelali.uk/ @decorbydelali  Poonam Sharma http://modernluxe.co.uk/ @modernluxeblog  Terian Tilston https://www.teriantilston.com @teriantilston_interiordesign  Rukmini Patel https://www.rukminipatel.com @rukminipatel  Sarita Sharma www.saritasharma.co.uk @saritastylist  Jecks Stone www.personaabodeinteriors.com @personaabode   Eva Sonaike https://www.evasonaike.com/ @evasonaike  Camellia Odojukan @mrsodojukan  Bhavin Taylor https://bhavintaylordesign.com @bhavintaylordesign  Busola Evans https://www.livingetc.com @busolaevans  Michelle Ogundehin https://michelleogundehin.com @michelleogundehin Charmaine White https://www.thewhitehouseinteriors.com @twhinteriors  Simon Hamilton http://www.simonhamilton.me @sihamilton747  Marianne Shillingford @m_shillingford  Colour in design awards https://www.colourindesignaward.org   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you need a Narnia cupboard? Architect Laura Jane Clark of BBC TV's Your Home Made Perfect reveals her top home hacks, from the magical to the mundane. Kate and Sophie explore the colours, styles and priorities that will shape interiors in the world of post-pandemic design. And the pair muse on bathrooms, including the crucial question: where should you hang the Picasso? Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs, or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you dreaming big enough? Kate and Sophie delve into their psyches and reveal what feeds their design dreams, from pink castles to dirty husbands. Jay Blades of BBC's The Repair Shop talks about therapeutic upholstery, beautiful mistakes and his new show: Jay's Home Fix. Plus lots of lovely ideas for a simple living room refresh, and the Style Surgery asks the big question: shoes on or off? Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are so many ways you can refresh your home affordably this time of year. If like us, you're low on funds and energy in January, listen to this episode for the best ways to make your home feel cosy and ‘new’ without having to spend a fortune. From having a clear out, to moving art around, or upcycling a small Facebook Marketplace find, it’s all about the little changes that make a big impact to your space. Sign up to become a friend of the show and receive weekly newsletters, access to live webinars and bonus podcast episodes: www.thegreatindoorspodcast.com Send your style surgery question here: help@thegreatindoorspodcast.com Join our private Facebook group and let us know what you think of the show here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegreatindoorspodcast For daily updates follow Kate and Sophie on Instagram: Kate: www.instagram.com/madaboutthehouse Sophie: www.instagram.com/sophierobinsoninteriors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is your lighting layered? Sally Storey of John Cullen Lighting reveals how to harness the secret power of lighting. Sophie talks moodboards, swatch boxes and apps, and how they can help you find your scheme. And a truly terrifying revelation from Kate about lockdown decorating leaves Sophie wondering, has she finally lost it? Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What colour is your personality? Sophie reveals the different seasonal palettes to support different personalities (as Kate gets cross about yellow) There's a luscious lot of new interiors books to review, plus Meik Viking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute gives a special interview on how our homes can make us happier. Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs. Or join our Facebook group, The Great Indoors Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Staying In? In our very first Style Surgery Kate and Sophie answer your design dilemmas. How to refresh your home when you can't go shopping, how to make the weekends feel different, how to get the kids involved... you asked, we answered! Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How does the Queen of Print live? Come tour the house of designer Orla Kiely, creator of some of the best known motifs of the 21st century. From the James Bond picture window, to the vintage 60s piano, to the touches of Victoriana, to the recurring Orla colour palette... follow Kate and Sophie on a beguiling tour of a gorgeous family home. Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie's blogs and or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You got questions? We got answers. To be precise, 101 Interior Design Answers, aka Kate's brand new book! We hear the inside story from the maestra herself as the book hits the shelves. Plus a squillion fabulous ways with wallpaper, and who fancies a spring retox? De-cluttering is for losers... Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs. Or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you rocking Posh Granny Chic? Kate and Sophie give you the lowdown on getting the latest trend just right, consider if faux can be better than the real thing, and bring you a style report from the glamourous El Fenn hotel of Marrakesh. Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is your house boosting your health? Sophie and Kate tour the home of Oliver Heath, the expert in sustainable architecture and biophilic design. They find walls that make you live longer, a bed to help you sleep better, plants to cleanse your air... and a floorplan which harbours the secret of human happiness. No, really. Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie's blogs, and do join The Great Indoors Podcast Facebook group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WILL THE GUINEA PIGS MAKE IT? Kate and Sophie ponder the hot trend for panelling, and reveal how to find the vital "red thread" that will bring cohesion to your home. Sophie talks us through her extension plans - and introduces some snuffly new house guests. Lucy the dog is unimpressed... Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie's blogs, or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scared of paint? Don't be. Annie Sloan, queen of creative colour and inventor of the revolutionary chalk paint, leads Kate and Sophie in a furniture painting workshop. And if they can do it... Plus tons of tips and ideas to get a new look for the new year - for less. Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Could your design problem be an opportunity? In the London flat of cook and broadcaster Rachel Khoo, Kate and Sophie discover some truly jaw-dropping solutions to the challenges of a multi-functional small space. Rachel's love of form and function has created disappearing walls, hydraulic tables, hidden bedrooms. And she still has time to make lunch for the team (complete with tips for your Christmas table, of course.) Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs: madaboutthehouse.com or sophierobinson.co.uk join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s time for a big catch up after the festive break, whilst Sophie spent it enjoying her new kitchen with friends and family, Kate was knee deep in dust in the house in Italy. Sophie has been using the time to vision board for 2024, dreaming big dreams without getting caught up in the detail, and together they choose a word of the year. Will Sophie have her own interiors shop one day? Did the builders manage to fix Kate’s oven in time for Christmas day? Have a listen to find out. Sign up to become a friend of the show and receive weekly newsletters, access to live webinars and bonus podcast episodes: www.thegreatindoorspodcast.com Send your style surgery question here: help@thegreatindoorspodcast.com Join our private Facebook group and let us know what you think of the show here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegreatindoorspodcast For daily updates follow Kate and Sophie on Instagram: Kate: www.instagram.com/madaboutthehouse Sophie: www.instagram.com/sophierobinsoninteriors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you wearing your house? Sophie and Kate delve deep into the relationship between the catwalk and the cushions. Surely you know which fashion rules also apply to interiors, dahling? There's loads of cunning tips and tricks as the holiday let redesign is revealed. Plus festive hosting ideas to suit everyone from the most bah humbug to... Sophie!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tinsel - yay or nay? Kate and Sophie confront the big questions. What will the best dressed homes be wearing this yuletide? Why is nature such an enduring source of design inspo? Will Kate topple down the steep stairs of Sophie's tiny holiday let flat, or will they find a more design-led way to make a big impact in a small space? Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs www.madabouthehouse.com and www.sophierobinson.co.uk or join our Facebook group: The Great Indoors Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is your bedroom a haven for sleep, sex - and nothing else? To mark the clocks changing, Sophie and Kate are on cosiness overdrive. There's design tips for getting the best from your bedroom. There's a difference of opinion on the virtues of red wine vs Himalayan salt raw cacao health drink... And there's a clutch of new design books from Pearl Lowe, Rockett St George and more. Perfect to curl up with on the sofa. Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs www.madabouthehouse.com and www.sophierobinson.co.uk or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is your home a sanctuary? Michelle Ogundehin, writer, presenter and interiors guru, shows Kate and Sophie round her gorgeous home. They talk tiled bedheads, creating the perfect colour palette and the inside intel on TV's Interior Design Masters. Plus a truly surprising Design Crime... Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs htpp://www.madabouthehouse.com and htpp://www.sophierobinson.co.uk or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Blood furniture, anyone? Kate and Sophie unveil the radical ideas sweeping the London Design Festival. They talk top tips for colourful kitchen and unpack the cultural, emotional and psychological implications of the Colour of the Year... or is it just a tin of paint? Including contributions from Barbara Chandler, Karen Haller and Marianne Shillingford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ever had a cowboy builder? Who even took your CAR? TV presenter and stylish supper club guru Laura Jackson shows Kate and Sophie round the work in progress of her forever home. As well as the horror stories, there's invaluable advice on sourcing vintage decor, an idea for the perfect wedding present and a stunning tadelakt shower that Kate can't stop stroking...   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegreatindoorspodcast/?source_id=119699894726175 Laura Jackson: https://www.instagram.com/iamlaurajackson/?hl=en https://hostelondon.co.uk/ More pics and deets on Kate and Sophie's blogs: https://www.madaboutthehouse.com/ https://www.sophierobinson.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Upcoming guest Laura Jackson believes buying secondhand is best for your decor and the planet. Win-win! Laura joins Kate and Sophie in endorsing #PODSTRIKE, a coalition of podcasts supporting Greta Thunberg and the young people behind the Global Climate Strikes starting this Friday 20th Sept, by helping spread the word.  https://globalclimatestrike.net/ https://www.podstrike.net/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Great Indoors is part of #PODSTRIKE, a coalition of podcasts supporting Greta Thunberg and the young people behind the Global Climate Strikes starting this Friday 20th Sept, by helping spread the word. Here Kate and Sophie explain why they support the strike. Have your favourite shows signed up yet? https://www.podstrike.net/ https://globalclimatestrike.net/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you have an inner minimalist? Are you a thwarted maximalist? Sophie and Kate tackle the extreme trends and how to approach them if you just aren't feeling it. Plus there's an update on the #DoLessHarm sustainable interiors directory and a luscious crop of new books from Medina Grillo, Karen Haller and Christina Strutt.    The Great Indoors now has a Facebook Group! Come join us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegreatindoorspodcast/   The Blogs: https://www.sophierobinson.co.uk/blog/ https://www.madaboutthehouse.com/category/mad-about Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caught the must-see TV yet? Get the verdict on BBC2's Interior Design Masters, including the contestants' (gasp) design crimes... Do join in live-tweeting at #designcrimes. Sophie and Kate reveal some startling stats about home happiness from the Happiness Research Institute (clue: size really isn't everything). Plus the pair talk statement floors and why you must never go for the safe option.   The Great Indoors now has a Facebook Group! Come join us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegreatindoorspodcast/   The Blogs: https://www.sophierobinson.co.uk/blog/ https://www.madaboutthehouse.com/category/mad-about/   TV's Interior Design Masters on BBC2 (Weds 8pm): https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0007mmw/interior-design-masters   The Good Home Report 2019: https://www.happinessresearchinstitute.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the last episode of the year so we chat all things Christmas as it hurtles towards us at an alarming rate! It’s true what they say that ‘time speeds up as you get older,’ so join us as we take a moment to reflect on the year just gone and discuss our Christmas plans and traditions, what we’re looking forward to and what we like to avoid. We also chat about the pressure we put upon ourselves to make everything perfect and how we can take steps to dial it back this year, whether it be simplifying our gifting or ditching the sequins for an evening on the sofa instead. And the question remains, will Kate be spending Christmas with her builders in Italy?! Send your style surgery question here: help@thegreatindoorspodcast.com Sign up to become a friend of the show: www.thegreatindoorspodcast.com Join our private Facebook group and let us know what you think of the show here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegreatindoorspodcast For daily updates follow Kate and Sophie on Instagram: Kate: www.instagram.com/madaboutthehouse Sophie: www.instagram.com/sophierobinsoninteriors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What's Kelly Hoppen's Design Crime? Why does she like to get into an empty bath? And why is she building a soft play centre in her sitting room? The original Interiors Queen welcomes Kate and Sophie into her epically lush pad. Let's hope there isn't a feature wall... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Did your childhood home shape your interiors taste? Sophie and Kate delve deep into swags, stippling, Laura Ashley... and live locusts. The flat designed by fashion's Roksanda Ilincic sparks a chat about the colour blocking trend, and the pair tackle another hot topic: Biophilia. Plus things get particularly tense when Kate reveals her Design Crime... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Outside space looking a little dull this summer? Kate and Sophie are bursting with good ideas for the great outdoors, though most of Kate's involve food and drink too... Oh, and Sophie's got a top styling tip about yoghurt (tune in to find out more) The pair also ask: is Midcentury Modern ever going to fall out of favour? And Kate wants your help for her brand new sustainability venture, #dolessharm. Get in touch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kate and Sophie are having a little lie down this week (like the colour grey...) but couldn't resist sharing this sneak preview of what's coming up next series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How does Fearne Cotton make her home a happy place? The presenter talks colour, atmosphere, the joy of the higgledy-piggledy and the importance of not following trends as she welcomes Sophie and Kate into her home. And having seen the walk-in wardrobe, Sophie may never leave... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you competitively open, when it comes to lilac? Kate and Sophie report from the frontline of Clerkenwell Design Week... and uncover the phenomenon of men competing to show how totally ok they are with girly colours. The pair critique the ground-breaking new book: Interiors, The Greatest Rooms of the Century. And then Sophie needs the loo. Good job Kate's had a total redesign... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Want to know Pearl Lowe's design secrets? The designer takes Sophie and Kate on a tour of her gorgeous home, revealing top tips for vintage shopping, the horror story behind her kitchen, and how the family respond to the constant re-decorating (her son wants to move to Ikea...) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Could your fabulous interiors be a money-spinner? Kate and Sophie talk tips and tricks for making your home pay it's way, with short lets and location shoots. The pair also revel in some very exciting new interiors TV shows, plus an update on Sophie's new kitchen. Oh, and there's a surprise visit from Sophie's mum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fancy visiting the most famous bathroom on Insta? AND it's fabulous owner? Fashion and beauty entrepreneur Trinny Woodall reveals all about lighting, storage and the joy of embracing a new aesthetic as you enter a new phase of life. Plus Sophie and Kate lay down the Rules of Rug and discuss the importance of designing a house as a whole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Real or fake? (Or should that be.... faux, darling?) Sophie and Kate clash over the merits of decorating with flowers and plants. There's also strong words about the art of choosing and hanging your artwork. Plus a TRULY stunning revelation about cooker hoods. Really. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our monthly Style Surgery, Kate and Sophie take on the task of answering your design dilemmas. From how much is too much when it comes to colour drenching, the best whites for a large room or bold choices in a small bedroom, these questions provide ample opportunity for some lively discussion and debate. The episode also includes some fantastic tips on improving the exterior of your home, stair runners that make a statement, plus how to add some privacy to overlooked windows without compromising on light. Send your style surgery question here: help@thegreatindoorspodcast.com Sign up to become a friend of the show: www.thegreatindoorspodcast.com Join our private Facebook group and let us know what you think of the show here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegreatindoorspodcast For daily updates follow Kate and Sophie on Instagram: Kate: www.instagram.com/madaboutthehouse Sophie: www.instagram.com/sophierobinsoninteriors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Would you paint the nursery black? Sophie did. And Kate is Not Impressed. Sparks fly as the pair go head to head on planning kids rooms, plus a plethora of budget home update ideas and a debate about decorating for instagram, not for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you tremble at the sight of a black polo neck? Sophie and Kate say stand up to the architects! The pair discuss the ways architecture and interior design should work together. Plus invaluable insight into Lighting and How To Do It Right, and the thrilling design opportunities presented by the downstairs loo... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you know your Memphis from your Midcentury Modern? Kate and Sophie report from the trends frontline of the Maison et Objet trade fair. They reveal the secrets of small space living, and design everyone's fantasy dressing room. Plus Kate is poised to acquire a black loo and a gold ceiling. Did someone say design crime...? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices