Season 5 Episode 7 - Voice Notes: Making the Case for Editing
Art from the zeitgeist
“Gold standard” architecture
How to edit your room (in 3 steps)
The one quick design fix that makes all the difference
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Lily Allen’s West End Girl Album
Prospect Refuge’s White Oak project
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Season 5 Episode 6 - Voice Notes: Being beautiful isn't good enough
Hyperrealistic art
Architect-built homes in Eastern North Carolina
How to juxtapose different design periods
Why we need more from design than beauty
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The German Pavilion in Barcelona
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Season 5 Episode 5 - Voice Notes: Classicism & Whimsy
"Not your typical" pop art
How to autumn-ize into your home
Best of Bungalows in ENC
Subtle ways to incorporate whimsy
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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
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Season 5 Episode 4 - Voice Notes: Can you mix metals?
How art is practical
Autumn-forward real estate
Mixing metals with Jean Stoffer
Unusual ways to use natural light
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Crackle Nymphoides peltata ÅJ EA 5 - 25 by Åsa Jungnelius
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Season 5 Episode 3 - Voice Notes: How to Fill a Tall Wall
How to address a tall wall
Using a read thread
How to do subtle colour
Recycled art
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Blue Styrofoam Seascape by Tom Friedman
206 W Eden Street (my absolute favourite!)
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Season 5 Episode 2 - Voice Notes: Great Art and Good Curtains
Art you can touch
Houses with space
A quick guide to café curtains
The art of framing
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Season 5 Episode 1 - Voice Notes: Upstate Who?
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L'Oro dell'Azzurro Framed Print by Joan Miró, sold by MoMA
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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.
What should you prioritize?
Is there a right or a wrong way to spend on home projects?
That's where we're going in this week's episode.
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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?
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Season 4 Episode 8: What if you live in a crappy old house?
Not all old houses have good architecture.
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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?
Toby Witte Episode (Part One, Part Two)
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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.
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Season 4 Episode 5: Should Modern Architecture and Interior Design try to Look Old?
What should modern homes strive to be?
Have we made too much of trying to make history repeat itself?
How do we celebrate the past without making everything an homage to it?
In this episode, we’ll be talking about when to ‘go historic’, when not to, and what mistakes to avoid.
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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.
Season 4 Episode 4: Decluttering: Practical Ways to Make Space for Better Living
How much of what you own do you actually use? How much of what you have do you actually need?
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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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:
Thanks for joining us as we discover more ways to live beautifully, whatever your budget.
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.
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Website: www.bennettgroupnc.com
Instagram: @rentals_and_renos
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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
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
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