On this episode, host Laurie Gunning Grossman (@laurie.gunning.grossman) recaps the shows we featured on the Being Home With Hunker podcast during the month of October 2022. We focused on brownstones, healthy homes, the new FEEL FREE magazine, interior styling, and haunted houses.

We’re giving you short clips from each conversation, basically a taste of who we had on the show and the topics we talked about.

Our guests included:

1. The Brownstone Boys
2. Kelly LeVeque
3. Leanne Ford
4. Hilary Robertson
5. Kimo Kepano

So, enjoy this recap. If you’re interested in hearing the full episodes, you can find them right here on the Being Home With Hunker podcast. 

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODES

• The Brownstone Boys
• Kelly LeVeque
• Leanne Ford (on FEEL FREE magazine)
• Hilary Robertson
• Kimo Kepano (on ghost stories)

READ ABOUT OUR GUESTS ON HUNKER

• The Brownstone Boys: Home Is an Expression of Your True Self
• Kelly LeVeque: Home Is for Making Memories and Sharing Food
• Leanne Ford: How to FEEL FREE at Home and in Life
• Hilary Robertson: Home Is a Feeling (When You’re a Nomad at Heart)
• Kimo Kepano: On Ghost Stories and Spooky Happenings at Home

MORE ABOUT LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman
• TikTok: @laurie.gunning.grossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST 

From the magical to the practical, Being Home With Hunker is a podcast for home dwellers who crave transformation and inspiration in their home.

For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.

• This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.
• Being Home With Hunker is recorded and mixed at Night Shift Audio.
• Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.
• Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Website: Hunker
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: HunkerHome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On the Being Home With Hunker podcast host Laurie Gunning Grossman (@laurie.gunning.grossman) shares the holiday entertaining tips she talked about when she was live on Good Day New York.

Topics included:

• How to create a charcuterie board – including how to make a salami rose!
• Ideas on how to set a seasonal table (think fresh fruit and budget-friendly decorations such as twine and fresh herb twigs for decor).
• Cute ways to send your guests home with leftovers (so you don’t have to giveaway your beloved Tupperware containers).

Listen to learn more or click here to watch the full episode on Good Day New York.

CONNECT WITH ME, LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

Have questions? Find me here:

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST 

For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.

• This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.
• Being Home With Hunker is recorded, edited, and mixed at Night Shift Audio.
• Jonathan Grossman is BHWH's audio producer.
• Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.
• Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Hunker: Hunker.com
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: @hunkerhome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This past October, host Laurie Gunning Grossman (@laurie.gunning.grossman) welcomed Nina Freudenberger to Hunker House in Venice, CA for a live recording of the Being Home With Hunker podcast.

Nina is no stranger to the podcast. We first had her on the show in 2021, and after that conversation ended, we realized that had even more questions we wanted to ask her. So, we were delighted when she agreed to come back to Hunker, yet this time IRL and in front of a design-loving group.

If you scroll through Instagram or Pinterest, chances are you’ve seen Nina’s books “Surf Shack” or “Bibliostyle” styled on a coffee table or bookshelf. (Her third book on mountain houses will be available in fall 2023.)

As the founder of Freudenberger Design Studio, she is known for her impeccable taste seen through her residential and hospitality projects. (We highly recommend a visit to White Water Cambria or San Luis Creek Lodge if you’re in California!)

Nina is a wealth of information and inspiration for anyone who loves design, wants to write design books, or is interested in an interior design career or side hustle.

LEARN MORE ABOUT NINA FREUDENBERGER

• Website: Freudenberger Design Studio
• Instagram: @ninafreudenberger

OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO  LIKE

• Being Home With Nina Freudenberger (our first conversation with her)
• Being Home With Leanne Ford (on FEEL FREE magazine)
• Being Home With Hilary Robertson (on interiors styling)
• Being Home With Rachel Moriarty (on celebrating color in design)

CONNECT WITH ME, LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

Have questions? Find me here:

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST 

For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.

• This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.
• Being Home With Hunker is recorded, edited, and mixed at Night Shift Audio. Jonathan Grossman is BHWH's audio producer.
• Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.
• Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Hunker: Hunker.com
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: @hunkerhome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On the Being Home With Hunker podcast host Laurie Gunning Grossman (@laurie.gunning.grossman) talks with Hawaiian light seer Kimo Kepano.

On Kimo’s Instagram and TikTok accounts, Kimo has been commenting on videos that feature paranormal activity — people seeing ghosts, knives flying through kitchens, hair being pulled when no one is in the room… you name it. He does these blind reactions where he watches videos that people send to him and then tunes into whether it’s truth or fiction. And you guys, some of these videos really are true. (Like the knife being thrown across the kitchen by spirit energy!)

As a light seer, Kimo can see what a lie looks like. This is how he knows if these ghosts videos are real or fake. He says that lies literally look like something — the colors are different, they have a different vibration — and so does truth. So Kimo can see it, hear it, and feel it. How cool is that?!

Kimo explains more in this conversation and shares some real spooky stories (as well as a sweet spirit story), so you’ll want to listen all the way through!

LEARN MORE ABOUT KIMO KEPANO

• Website: TheLightSeer.com
• Instagram: @alohalightseer
• TikTok: @thelightseer

OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

• Being Home With Hawaiian High Seer (Kimo Kepano)
• Being Home With Pet Communicator & Psychic (Nikki Vasconez)
• Being Home With the High Priestess of Brooklyn (Alex Caiola)
• Being Home With a Channeler and Psychic Medium (Natalie Miles)

CONNECT WITH ME, LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

Have questions? Find me here:

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST 

For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.

• This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.
• Being Home With Hunker is recorded, edited, and mixed at Night Shift Audio. Jonathan Grossman is BHWH's audio producer.
• Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.
• Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Hunker: Hunker.com
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: @hunkerhome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On the Being Home With Hunker podcast host Laurie Gunning Grossman (@laurie.gunning.grossman) chats with interiors stylist Hilary Robertson.

Hilary is an interiors expert — so that means that she’s involved with creative direction, art direction, interior styling, product development (have you seen her gorgeous chain links you can find online at Bloomist?!)… and she is an author of five books, including “Monochrome Home” and her latest “Nomad at Home” which examines the influence of travel on home design. Her client list is vast, and includes Crate & Barrel, West Elm, Town and Country, Vogue Living, and Metropolitan Home, to name a few.

And in addition to all those “hats” that Hilary wears, she is also the style director for Leanne Ford’s new magazine FEEL FREE. (If you want to know more about that magazine, listen to the latest interview with Leanne Ford.)

In this conversation, Hilary talks about her work with FEEL FREE, her latest book “Nomad at Home,” the impact of travel in her life, and her styling rules.

LEARN MORE ABOUT HILARY ROBERTSON

• Website: HilaryRobertson.com
• Instagram: @hilaryrobertson
• Magazine: FEEL FREE

OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO  LIKE

• Being Home With Leanne Ford (and FEEL FREE Magazine)
• Being Home With Prop Stylist Robin Zachary
• Being Home With Interior Designer Rachel Moriarty
• Being Home With the Brownstone Boys

CONNECT WITH ME, LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

Have questions? Find me here:

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST 

For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.

• This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.
• Being Home With Hunker is recorded and mixed at Night Shift Audio.
• Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.
• Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Hunker: Hunker.com
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: @hunkerhome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On the Being Home With Hunker podcast host @laurie.gunning.grossman chats with Leanne Ford.

You most likely know Leanne as an interior designer, or as an HGTV star (Restored by the Fords and Home Again With the Fords), or as furniture designer in partnership with Crate & Barrel. But now Leanne has a new title to add to her name: print magazine creator.

Leanne recently launched a quarterly print magazine on art and home design called Feel Free. If you follow Leanne, you’ll agree that this name is just so fitting for who she is and what she represents.

In This Episode We Talk About:

• The FEEL FREE magazine — what Leanne also calls a workbook — with the hope that people write on it, rip on it, put it on their wall, and get it messy!
• Creating the magazine to expose people to artists, art, and to inspire people to live freely. (Because being perfect just isn’t a thing.)
• The generosity of the artists who shared their artwork with Leanne to feature in the magazine (and for all of us to rip out!) – along with their tips on how to create art.
• This magazine is for everyone, no matter what you want to create, whether it’s curating an online shop or writing that book you’ve been dreaming of.
• Where Leanne gets her biggest inspiration (hint: it’s not design).
• How the freedom to create is contagious.
• How her 3 ½ year old daughter is in her prime creative time — and how inspiring it is to Leanne. (And how her launching her magazine is no surprise that it’s aligning with her daughter’s creativity.) 
• How much her spiritual life plays into her creativity, and how what she creates does not dictate her worth.
• Working with interior stylist and author Hilary Robertson, who is the Style Director at FEEL FREE.

LEARN MORE ABOUT LEANNE FORD AND FEEL FREE MAGAZINE

• Website: LeanneFord.com
• Instagram: @leannefordinteriors
• Feel Free on IG: @feelfree
• Buy the Magazine: FEEL FREE
• Buy Leanne’s Book: Work in Progress

OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO  LIKE

• Leanne Ford: Design Your Home to Enjoy It Now (Don’t Wait)
• Sarah Sherman Samuel: Handmade Items Add Value to Our Homes
• Rachel Moriarty: A Maximalist’s Approach to Colorful Home and Life
• Jennifer Pastiloff: Manifesting Her Home in Her Happy Place

CONNECT WITH ME, LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

Have questions? Find me here:

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST 

For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.

• This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.
• Being Home With Hunker is recorded and mixed at Night Shift Audio.
• Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.
• Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Hunker: Hunker.com
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: @hunkerhome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On the Being Home With Hunker podcast host @laurie.gunning.grossman talks with Kelly LeVeque.

Kelly wears many hats: she is a celebrity holistic nutritionist and wellness expert, an author, and podcast host of Be Well By Kelly. Perhaps you’ve heard of her and her uber-popular Fab 4 Smoothie. (She and her smoothie recipes have a big celebrity fan base.) I have her book “Body Love” and I can personally attest to the many great recipes, thoughtful advice, and scientific-based knowledge.

In our conversation, Kelly shares how to make her famous smoothie — as well as the science behind why it works. She also talks about the big renovation she and her family have been going through as they design their first home, and she has helpful ideas on how to “green” a home, from the paint to the furniture to the glue that holds her floors together.

Take a listen to the episode, and then be sure to check out Kelly’s protein powder, her books, and her guides and course. See below for links to everything.

In This Episode Kelly Talks About:

• What the Fab 4 Smoothie is, and how everyone can make one at home.
• How she is renovating her first home.
• How she is designing her home with what she holds as valuable. Think: water filters, zero-VOC paint, non-toxic flooring, and eco-friendly furniture. 
• How to improve air quality in a home.
• The effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) — and how she is addressing this in her home.
• Wellness tips for how to use lighting in our homes. 
• Why she’s creating an open concept home.
• Her happy place — the kitchen — and how she’s encouraging her boys to spend time together in this space.
• Why she loves rugs — and how she’s choosing them for her home, making sure they are natural and non-toxic.
• Other design elements she’s using and creating in her new home.
• The words she and her husband used to help envision their home.

Learn More About Kelly LeVeque

If you want to learn more, read more, discover more about visit any of these places:

• Website: Bewellbykelly.com
• Instagram: @bewellbykelly
• Podcast: Be Well By Kelly
• Buy Kelly’s Protein Powder: Be Well Protein Powders
• Explore Kelly’s Courses: Be Well Courses
• Books: Body Love | Body Love Every Day | Body Love: A Journal

Other Episodes You Might Like

• Being Home With Aromatherapist Amy Galper
• Being Home With Lori Gottlieb
• Being Home With Podcast Host Elise Loehnen

About the Podcast

Being Home With Hunker is a podcast where we explore the idea of “home” – not just as a place where you live, but as an expression of your identity. Each week we talk with designers, creatives, and artists about who they are, how they create meaningful spaces, and what “being home” means to them.

If you like what you hear, please rate and review the podcast, hit subscribe/follow, and share with a friend. When it comes to podcasts word of mouth is how most people will find the show. It really does help. Visit Hunker.com/podcast where you can find, follow, and listen to our show.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode, host @laurie.gunning.grossman recaps the shows we featured on the Being Home With Hunker podcast during the month of September 2022. We focused on aromatherapy, a new interior design mobile game, Costco secrets and tips – plus, we celebrated the fact that this podcast turned one year old.

We’re giving you short clips from each conversation, basically a taste of who we had on the show and the topics we talked about.

So, enjoy this recap. If you’re interested in hearing the full episodes, you can find them right here on the Being Home With Hunker podcast. 

FEATURED GUESTS AND EPISODES

• Being Home With an Expert Aromatherapist (Amy Galper)
• Being Home With a Lifestyle Game Designer (Jill Wilson)
• Being Home With a Home Editor’s Costco Shopping Tips (Anna Gragert)
• Being Home With Hunker Turns One! (Quick Clips From a Year in Review)

OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE

• Being Home With Feng Shui Expert Kristina Hollinger
• Being Home With P.F. Candle Co. Creators, Kristin Pumphrey and Tom Neuberger
• Being Home With Interior Designer Leanne Ford
• Being Home With Leeway Home’s Sam Dumas and Lyle Maltz
• Being Home With Botanical Black Girl Stephanie Horton
• Being Home With Textile Designer Serena Dugan

MORE ABOUT LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman
• TikTok: @laurie.gunning.grossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST 

From the magical to the practical, Being Home With Hunker is a podcast for home dwellers who crave transformation and inspiration in their home.

For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.

• This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.
• Being Home With Hunker is recorded and mixed at Night Shift Audio.
• Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.
• Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Website: Hunker
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: HunkerHome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On the Being Home With Hunker podcast host @laurie.gunning.grossman is talking with The Brownstone Boys.

The Brownstone Boys, otherwise known as Jordan Slocum and Barry Bordelon, are interior designers, DIY-ers, and renovators of historic brownstones in Brooklyn, New York.  

They share in this episode that after they purchased their first home together — which, yes, was a brownstone —they started a blog and Instagram account about their renovation process. What started as something to share with family and friends quickly turned into them helping other people renovate their brownstones. So, they did what anyone else would have done!  They quit their corporate jobs and became the Brownstone Boys.

Jordan and Barry talk about their passion for preserving original details when renovating brownstones. They say that craftsmanship is very important to them and that their biggest goal is restoring the way brownstones used to be made.

They also discuss the definition of a brownstone, they share tips for anyone about to embark on a renovation, no matter they style of their space, and they suggest the two biggest things everyone should talk to their contractors about at the start of any project.

Finally, you’ll hear them share on how history has unfolded — meaning, the things they’ve discovered — when they’ve opened walls during some of their renovation projects.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BROWNSTONE BOYS

• Website: Thebrownstoneboys.com
• Instagram: @brownstoneboys
• YouTube: BrownstoneBoys

OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

• Being Home With Very Gay Paint, Muralists & Comedians
• Being Home With Leanne Ford, Interior Designer and HGTV Star
• Being Home With Trisha Sprouse, DIY Home Decor Expert
• Being Home with Leeway Home’s Sam Dumas and Lyle Maltz, Dinnerware Designers

CONNECT WITH ME, LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

Have questions? Find me here:

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST 

For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.

• This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.
• Being Home With Hunker is recorded and mixed at Night Shift Audio.
• Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.
• Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Hunker: Hunker.com
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: @hunkerhome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On the Being Home With Hunker podcast host Laurie Gunning Grossman (@laurie.gunning.grossman) is talking with Anna Gragert, Senior Lifestyle Editor at Hunker (an home design and decor online publication).

Anna knows a thing or two about Costco. As the senior editor of lifestyle and design content, one topic that seems to captivate the Hunker audience is anything that involves Costco, everyone’s favorite wholesale store. In a nutshell, if you’re unfamiliar with Costco, this store has food, clothing, furniture, alcohol, electronics – you name it, they have it or have had it at some point. And they have it in bulk.

After all the articles that Anna has researched, written, and edited about Costco (with her team of writers), it’s safe to say Anna is an expert on all things Costco.

In this conversation, we discuss how she and her team identify what’s trending at Costco, the secrets she’s learned about how to spot deals and other perks, and whether a Costco membership is actually worth it. We also hear about the psychology behind why people spend so much time in Costco. Costco has a sneaky shopping strategy.  It’s fascinating!

LEARN MORE ABOUT ANNA GRAGERT

• Check out Anna’s work at Hunker.com
• Instagram: @annagragert

COSTCO CONTENT YOU MIGHT LIKE

• A Surprising Fact About Costco Memberships
• Is a Costco Membership Actually Worth It?
• Costco Fans Swear by This Bakery Hack
• This Costco Black Friday Hack Is Pure Genius
• 13 Costco Perks You Probably Didn't Know About

OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

• Being Home With a Lifestyle Game Designer (Jill Wilson)
• Being Home With a DIY Home Decor Expert (Trisha Sprouse)
• Being Home With Professional Home Organizer Life in Jeneral (Jen Robin)
• Being Home With Etsy’s Trend Expert (Dayna Isom Johnson)

CONNECT WITH ME, LAURIE GUNNING GROSSMAN

Have questions? Find me here:

• Instagram: @laurie.gunning.grossman
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: @lauriegunninggrossman

ABOUT THIS PODCAST 

For more information about this episode, or other podcast episodes, visit Hunker.com/podcast.

• This podcast is produced by Laurie Gunning Grossman.
• Being Home With Hunker is recorded and mixed at Night Shift Audio.
• Theme music by Jonathan Grossman.
• Show art designed by Mory Men.

ABOUT HUNKER

Hunker inspires and empowers you to create a space that expresses who you are, shows off your unique style, and makes your life happier and more productive.

Visit us, follow us, learn more.

• Hunker: Hunker.com
• Instagram: @hunkerhome
• TikTok: @hunkerhome
• Facebook: @hunkerhome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.