How do you inject that certain something into your rooms to make your house feel like a home? After all, you want to walk in and your home feels like a warm hug versus a cold hello. Whether you've lived in your house for years or you’ve just unpacked your moving boxes, it can be hard to give it that home-y vibe. Holly believes this is what most of our parents and grandparents did right, home always felt like home. There was a specific vibe when Holly entered her house growing up, or her...

In this podcast, Holly chats all about plants and plant care with Igor Josifovic, the Founder of the largest online plant community in the world, Urban Jungle Bloggers. Igor explains how plant-care is a form of self-care, how to take care of your green friends, the process of producing his second book, Plant Tribe, and why he is so inspired by plants in general. You’ll learn the hardest ones to kill, how to grow new plants from clippings, and some of the best tips from the ultimate pro.

In this podcast, Holly will share 4 common (and very inspiring!) themes that she has spotted for summer 2020 interiors: Mediterranean-inspired, Pure + Simple, the Plant trend, and how to create a “Travel Home”. She will discuss each in-depth and pair them with one amazing new book per theme. The books are: Travel Home by American blogger Caitlin Flemming and her mother Julie Goebel, The New Mediterranean by the editors at Gestalten, Plant Tribe by Igor Josifovic and Judith de Graff, and Pure...

In this episode of HELLO HOLLY, Holly will quickly leave you with a fun fact to ponder over that you may not have thought about before: The three ways that we decorate. Holly believes believe we all decorate from the past, in the present and for the future and how each contributes to the overall story that our home tells about us, and also to us, each day as we interact with our possessions. Today’s podcast is meant to be short but she is willing to bet it will give you something to think...

Decorating can be fun, but it can also be frustrating! Often what we want (that gorgeous new sofa from our favorite brand or a new kitchen) are out of our reach financially. It’s only natural to want to be surrounded by things we love in a home that we truly enjoy. In this podcast, Holly gives us 7 ways to decorate on a budget and explains each topic to get your creative ideas turning! She covers everything from paint to DIY, pre-owned and vintage, plants, where and how to ask for help and...

We’re living in a time of great change with the Corona virus on everyone’s mind and the stresses of not knowing what’s next. The only thing that we can control is our immediate space: our home. In today’s episode of HELLO HOLLY, let’s focus on home organization because it will make you, and your family, feel more positive, productive and much happier at home. Holly will teach you 20 ways to tidy up your home for Spring that will completely transform your space and help you to level up your...

Let’s talk about trends! In this episode of HELLO HOLLY, Holly will discuss 6 key interior trends for Spring/Summer 2020 and how to bring them home to freshen up your space and give you a chance to get creative and have fun. Whether you paint your ceiling or mix in some new vases from an Etsy seller, Holly will teach you some ways to mix in trends that cover all budgets. Some ideas will bring the trend to your home in a big way, other ideas are more understated and simple. This podcast will...

How would you define your decorating style in one sentence? Do you feel like your home looks and feels exactly as you’d like it to, or that it’s not currently a reflection of your style at all? Maybe it’s time to dig a little into this topic (and your brain!) to see what you can learn by asking yourself a few questions, then exploring the answers together with me. In today’s episode of HELLO HOLLY, which happens to be the first episode of season 2 where I’ll host 8 podcasts alone and 4 with...

Annika Isterling began her career as a model and in 2005, decided to go to India for Ashtanga Teacher Training, which changed her life. From that point on, yoga and meditation have been part of her daily life and for the past 15 years, she transformed her life and herself from a yoga student to a yoga master. Today, she leads workshops around the world, is the Author of two books ("Wohlsein: Yoga-Retreats für zu Hause" and "Ankommen: Deine Yogapraxis für zu Hause"), and a teacher on...

Peter Fehrentz (https://www.peterfehrentz.de) is one of Germany’s most talented visionaries when it comes to interiors. Yet, he’s a gentle giant in his field, a bit of a behind-the-scenes genius, his work is all around but you may not recognize his face if you pass him on the street. Peter isn’t obsessed with fame or becoming a face, he is actually obsessed with beauty, harmony and in creating interior “worlds”. In my eyes, he’s a real powerhouse of creativity as a multidisciplinary designer...

RICE is a globally recognized home brand and leading it is Danish-born Charlotte Hedeman-Guéniau, alongside her French husband Phillip along with her son and daughter who recently joined the brand with their own creative input and ideas (her daughter is soon to launch her own label powered by RICE called CURRY). RICE is known for their happy, colorful products for the home including furniture, party goods, tableware and everything else you can imagine from baskets to serving spoons and vases....

Award-winning German Designer Sebastian Herkner studied Product Design at HfG Offenbach University of Art and Design and went on to work at Stella McCartney in London before forming his own studio in 2006. As one of the most sought-after product designers in Europe, he has designed furniture, lamps and smaller items for Ames, &Tradition, Cappellini, ClassiCon, Dedon, Gubi, Moroso, Pulpo, Rosenthal, Thonet, Wittmann and more. In 2019, Maison&Objet elected him as “Designer of the Year”....

Stefan Nilsson, most commonly referred to as “trend stefan”, is Sweden’s best-known trend hunter and regularly contributes to TV, radio and magazines. Married to his partner Peter and living in Stockholm, he travels the world in search of interiors trends from China to Brazil, Poland to France and so generously documents his finds online at trendstefan.se since 2006, along with his Instagram account which he started recently. Stefan is sought-after by major fairs and agencies to lecture on...

Jennifer is a creative dynamo. For 20 years, she’s been running Europe’s largest international design fair for young designers in German-speaking Europe called Blickfang. These fairs have launched a lot of careers for new, independent designers. These fairs are known for being innovative and fresh. Jennifer is also launching a new shopping event called DesignFest in 2020. In this podcast, she speaks about how she got into this field, what are some challenges that young designers face, how...

Why do we follow trends? Are there more to trends than we imagine? What about the psychology behind them? What are some current trends in interior design and what’s coming in 2020? I’m so happy to introduce you to my friend Gudy Herder on episode 2 of HELLO HOLLY. Gudy Herder is a German-born international trend consultant, keynote speaker, and certified trainer based in Barcelona, Spain for the past 30 years. She helps brands and businesses anticipate trends and teaches them how to create...

What is it about Scandinavian design that draws us in? How can we bring more of it into our home? What is Lagom and how can we apply it to our daily life? What are the hallmarks of Scandinavian design? Today I’m simply thrilled to have my good friend Niki Brantmark with me on this debut podcast of HELLO HOLLY. Niki is the best-selling author and blogger from the award-winning My Scandinavian Home blog and will answer these questions and more, including what’s happening right now in design...