Feng Shui Living with Lisa Morton, Part II
Aug 1, 2024 • 23 minsBetsy Helmuth recaps last week's episode before diving into Feng Shui tips for summer, focusing on incorporating the earth element. She shares advice on simplifying your space by removing one item and enhancing the love for your home's center. A brief sponsor message from Affordable Interior Design follows. Betsy then provides design strategies for homes with multiple floors and discusses how to infuse intention into your home decor. The episode concludes with credits and closing remarks.
Feng Shui Living with Lisa Morton, Part I
Jul 25, 2024 • 23 minsBetsy Helmuth welcomes guest Lisa Morton and explores Lisa's journey into interior design, discussing the high-budget challenges she faced. Lisa shares her transition to holistic interior design and feng shui, leading to her new start and feng shui certification. They delve into the role of Reiki in home energy and discuss Lisa's new podcast, Puncthwei Living. Lisa offers seasonal tips for intentional living and highlights the significance of a clean front door. The episode wraps up with information on where to find Lisa Morton.
Slow Style with Zandra Zuraw
Jul 18, 2024 • 37 minsBetsy Helmuth welcomes special guest Zandra Zuraw, who shares her journey from a varied professional background to interior design. Zandra discusses her transition to podcasting and the challenges she faced, recounting her early podcasting days and shift towards teaching and design retreats. They talk about adapting to COVID with online courses and launching "Slow Style Home." The conversation explores evolving career paths, partnerships, and finding one's voice. Zandra explains the principles and mindset of the Slow Style framework, embedding values and subconscious interpretations in home decor, and furniture arrangement.
Renovations & Connecticut Spaces
Jul 11, 2024 • 26 minsBetsy Helmuth opens the episode with personal anecdotes before discussing how to manage design expectations and investments. She shares tips on how listeners can ask her design questions effectively. Betsy then offers advice on selecting an interior designer. After a brief commercial break, she provides insights into compact living and multifunctional furniture. The episode also covers balancing historical elements with modern amenities. Betsy wraps up with closing remarks and a sponsor mention.
Tricky Layouts
Jul 9, 2024 • 17 minsBetsy Helmuth kicks off the episode with an introduction before diving into patio design and entertaining tips. She addresses a listener question from Kim in Hoby Sound, Florida, followed by a sponsor message. Betsy provides a detailed analysis and recommendations for Kim's space, discussing the role of professional design intervention. The episode concludes with closing remarks and submission guidelines for future listener questions.
Long Hallways & Learning Interior Design
Jul 4, 2024 • 26 minsBetsy Helmuth shares her summer adventures and the design inspiration she discovered along the way. She answers a listener's question about designing an entryway, offering practical tips and creative ideas. After a brief sponsor message promoting her online classes, Betsy continues with more entryway design advice. She then addresses another listener's question about design software recommendations. Closing remarks and thanks round out the episode.
Advice with Kelly and Anita from Decorating Tips and Tricks
Jun 20, 2024 • 40 minsBetsy Helmuth introduces new social media channels and welcomes guests Kelly and Anita from Decorating Tips and Tricks. They analyze listener Kim's kitchen and living room, offering tailored advice. Listener Brandy's window treatment question is also addressed. Closing remarks and sponsor messages follow.
Your Design Business, Part III
Jun 13, 2024 • 26 minsBetsy Helmuth discusses expanding to new visual platforms, announces the Affordable Interior Design YouTube channel, and introduces a business Q&A series. She offers advice on subcontracting, creating design packages, finding affordable artwork and chandeliers, and evaluates butcher block countertops.
Your Design Business, Part II
Jun 6, 2024 • 23 minsBetsy Helmuth introduces her new YouTube channel, shares a Gilmore Girls-inspired weekend trip, discusses interior design pricing for combining furniture, and explores working overseas and writing a book. She also promotes an online class bundle and requests Google reviews from clients.
Your Design Business, Part I
May 30, 2024 • 26 minsBetsy Helmuth discusses launching a YouTube channel and social media presence. She answers questions about starting an interior design business, recommends furniture companies, and addresses client budget concerns. Felicia's powder room design query is also covered. Episode concludes with a promotion for online class bundles.
Bedding and Lamp Shades
May 20, 2024 • 18 minsBetsy Helmuth announces the new YouTube channel and social media updates. She explains how to submit design questions and highlights premium membership benefits. Betsy answers Catherine's question about bedding colors and Jesse's query on buying lampshades. She shares closing thoughts, personal updates, and thanks sponsors.
Designing a Primary Bedroom
May 16, 2024 • 22 minsBetsy Helmuth announces a new YouTube channel and discusses the podcast's social media presence. She answers Didi from Tennessee's questions about finding mental stimulation as a new mom and provides advice on spray painting a bed, painting wainscoting, choosing nightstands, selecting a color palette, and finding matching rugs.
Shopping Online for Rugs
May 2, 2024 • 27 minsBetsy Helmuth discusses the benefits of a premium membership, springtime decor, and recaps the previous episode on buying art online. She highlights the pros and cons of shopping for rugs online, budget tips, preferred sources, trending styles, and warns against viscose rugs. Plus, she introduces her YouTube channel and social media links.
Designing Lindsay's Studio Apartment
Apr 29, 2024 • 26 minsBetsy Helmuth introduces an online class bundle and details its pricing, purchasing options, and premium membership benefits. She answers Lindsey's question about designing her studio apartment, emphasizing the importance of an inspiration piece and flexibility in the 60/30/10 color palette.
Shopping Online for Art
Apr 26, 2024 • 28 minsBetsy Helmuth discusses the importance of artwork in interior design, shares her favorite piece from Ukraine, and explores various online platforms for sourcing art. She also touches on the disadvantages of online art shopping, setting a budget, and offers a recommendation for Framebridge.
Embracing Style in a Florida Nursery and Living Room
Apr 15, 2024 • 27 minsBetsy Helmuth dives into listener questions about spring projects, shares a client story from Westchester, and discusses the impact of wallpaper. She offers detailed advice on Megan's nursery and coastal living room designs. Plus, there's a premium membership and online class bundle promotion.
Prioritizing Your Floor Plan and Dressing Weird Windows
Apr 5, 2024 • 23 minsBetsy Helmuth introduces a premium membership, shares personal reflections on balancing work and an unexpected pregnancy, and answers listener questions about office space design and window treatments. She also announces a new YouTube channel and social media links.
Dark Floors and Tiny Offices
Mar 28, 2024 • 22 minsBetsy Helmuth discusses the perks of premium membership, her spring activities, and a mall shopping trip. She shares new home store finds and design inspiration, answers listener questions about paint colors and a dual-purpose office/music room, and announces the new YouTube channel and social media pages.
Mixing Rugs and Making Spaces Sophisticated
Mar 25, 2024 • 32 minsBetsy Helmuth shares her excitement about her upcoming book conference, discusses her journey in interior design, and offers advice on mixing rugs and color palettes. She also touches on inspiring others, balancing work and life, and answers listener questions. Premium membership benefits are highlighted.
Murals, Gallery Walls, and Flooring
Mar 14, 2024 • 23 minsBetsy Helmuth discusses becoming a premium member, recording from her husband's office, managing work with a newborn, and writing a new book. She answers listener questions on wallpaper murals, mixing picture frames, and flooring options, and announces a new YouTube channel.