How To Renovate

Renovation projects can take their toll on our time, patience and pocket, and rushing in without proper planning can be a big mistake.

In this episode I talk through six design decisions you should make early on in your renovation project to save you time and money (and maybe even your sanity and your relationships too!) 

For a smooth running project, tune in to hear why I rate a style board as my number one. That may seem like strange place to start, but hit ‘listen now’ to learn why it’s so important.

In this episode I also cover:
Storage
Lighting Design and Furniture Placement
Windows and Doors
Flooring
Taps and Brassware

Making these 6 early design decisions has saved my 🍑 many times, and I promise they will save yours too!

Resources mentioned in this episode:
MASTERCLASS How To Create Strategic and Intentional Style Boards
MASTERCLASS How To Draw Easy Scaled Floor Plans

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This podcast has been shortlisted for a UFurnish Home Award in the Best Interior Content Creator Category.
https://homeawards.ufurnish.com/2026/en/page/vote?nomination=9fce-tash-south 

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Hi, I’m Tash South — interior designer, renovation consultant, and founder of South Place Studio.

In this podcast, I share practical renovation advice, along with deeper insights into home and belonging.

If you’d like more resources and support, head to:
https://www.southplacestudio.com/freebies

If you’re navigating your own renovation, my RenoVersity programme offers a structured, guided and thoughtful approach to renovating with clarity, confidence and intention https://www.southplacestudio.com/renoversity

Or if you want to get social, you can find us here:
Instagram: @southplacestudio
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-place-studio
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/southplacestudio

This episode is a gem! 
I interview interior stylist Emma Morton-Turner. 
Emma is a fellow podcaster and has been an Interior Stylist and writer for over twenty years. She’s styled home and interiors magazine photo shoots, company brochures, press launches and she also writes features for interiors magazines.

And if that’s not enough, Emma is also the founder of InsideStylists, which is a platform for other interior stylists, writers assistants and photographers, giving them a place to be easily found, along with other professionals in the industry.

Emma has worked on an absolutely huge range of interiors magazines like Ideal Home, House Beautiful, Style at Home, Country Homes & Interiors and Elle Decoration – to name but a few!

But in this episode, I talk to Emma and steal her expertise, tips and advice on how we can bring personality and that magazine-worthy style into our own homes.

This episode is brimming with tips to bring that pro interior styling into your home. But we didn’t stop there! 

We also had a chat about

-       How to banish clutter
-       Childrens’ bedrooms - and should we let them do their own interior design?
-       How to start adding colour into your own home
-       And what on earth we should do about Trends! Should we include trends into our own homes?
-       And LOTS more! 

Join us inside the episode for interior styling overload!


Find Emma here!
Instagram: www.instagram.com/insidestylists/
Website: insidestylists.com

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PLEASE CAST YOUR KIND VOTES HERE!
This podcast has been shortlisted for a UFurnish Home Award in the Best Interior Content Creator Category.
https://homeawards.ufurnish.com/2026/en/page/vote?nomination=9fce-tash-south 

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Hi, I’m Tash South — interior designer, renovation consultant, and founder of South Place Studio.

In this podcast, I share practical renovation advice, along with deeper insights into home and belonging.

If you’d like more resources and support, head to:
https://www.southplacestudio.com/freebies

If you’re navigating your own renovation, my RenoVersity programme offers a structured, guided and thoughtful approach to renovating with clarity, confidence and intention https://www.southplacestudio.com/renoversity

Or if you want to get social, you can find us here:
Instagram: @southplacestudio
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-place-studio
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/southplacestudio

Decision fatigue is real, and if you’ve renovated before, you’ll know that there are hundreds, if not thousands (depending on the size of your reno) of decisions you have to make. 

It’s a common challenge that can halt your progress and completely drain your energy, so in this week’s episode of How To Renovate, I approach the topic and give you 5 ways to avoid decision fatigue during your renovation.

These five strategies will help you to make confident choices and keep your project on track. 

Pinpoint your design elements early and craft a strategic style board to avoid last-minute scrambles, tune in to join me for more, so you stay calm and organized while you manage your dream home project with confidence.

I’ll see you inside!

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PLEASE CAST YOUR KIND VOTES HERE!
This podcast has been shortlisted for a UFurnish Home Award in the Best Interior Content Creator Category.
https://homeawards.ufurnish.com/2026/en/page/vote?nomination=9fce-tash-south 

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Hi, I’m Tash South — interior designer, renovation consultant, and founder of South Place Studio.

In this podcast, I share practical renovation advice, along with deeper insights into home and belonging.

If you’d like more resources and support, head to:
https://www.southplacestudio.com/freebies

If you’re navigating your own renovation, my RenoVersity programme offers a structured, guided and thoughtful approach to renovating with clarity, confidence and intention https://www.southplacestudio.com/renoversity

Or if you want to get social, you can find us here:
Instagram: @southplacestudio
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-place-studio
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/southplacestudio

In this episode we’re talking delays! EEK!

Everyone wants to avoid delays onsite once build works have started because they are a major frustration - your builders are twiddling their thumbs while the budget over-runs each day of the delay! 
Avoiding delays as much as possible is a win-win - you get to move back into your home on time AND you save money.

Join me inside the episode as I’m dishing out 5 Tips on How To Avoid Delays Onsite,  I’ll chat through 
 
How…

-       Familiarising yourself with the sequence of a renovation 
-       Over-planning 
-       Communicating With Your Team 
-       Make Fixture Decisions Early 
-       And Never assuming anything 

… can all help you to avoid those expensive delays onsite.

I’ll see you inside!

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PLEASE CAST YOUR KIND VOTES HERE!
This podcast has been shortlisted for a UFurnish Home Award in the Best Interior Content Creator Category.
https://homeawards.ufurnish.com/2026/en/page/vote?nomination=9fce-tash-south 

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Hi, I’m Tash South — interior designer, renovation consultant, and founder of South Place Studio.

In this podcast, I share practical renovation advice, along with deeper insights into home and belonging.

If you’d like more resources and support, head to:
https://www.southplacestudio.com/freebies

If you’re navigating your own renovation, my RenoVersity programme offers a structured, guided and thoughtful approach to renovating with clarity, confidence and intention https://www.southplacestudio.com/renoversity

Or if you want to get social, you can find us here:
Instagram: @southplacestudio
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-place-studio
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/southplacestudio

This week on the podcast we’re talking about a big decision when you’re about to renovate, it’s whether you should stay in your property while the building works are taking place, or whether you should move out. 

Now, of course this depends on may factors, like your budget, or whether a major home renovation can coexist with your daily life. 

Join me inside the episode for 6 things you should consider when making this decision. From the size and duration of your renovation project to the potential impacts on your family, mental well-being and daily routines.
 
 Tune in to make an informed decision that keeps both your sanity and wallet intact during your home makeover!

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PLEASE CAST YOUR KIND VOTES HERE!
This podcast has been shortlisted for a UFurnish Home Award in the Best Interior Content Creator Category.
https://homeawards.ufurnish.com/2026/en/page/vote?nomination=9fce-tash-south 

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Hi, I’m Tash South — interior designer, renovation consultant, and founder of South Place Studio.

In this podcast, I share practical renovation advice, along with deeper insights into home and belonging.

If you’d like more resources and support, head to:
https://www.southplacestudio.com/freebies

If you’re navigating your own renovation, my RenoVersity programme offers a structured, guided and thoughtful approach to renovating with clarity, confidence and intention https://www.southplacestudio.com/renoversity

Or if you want to get social, you can find us here:
Instagram: @southplacestudio
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-place-studio
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/southplacestudio

Warning! This episode contains a few instances of swearing!

In this, our very first interview episode on the podcast, I sit down with TV’s Laura Jane Clark, Architect, Author and presenter on TV shows like Ugly House to Lovely House, George Clarke's Amazing Spaces, Shed of the Year, and of course – the popular Your Home Made Perfect.

I was honoured to have Laura on as my first guest, she is so personable and was great fun to interview. In this episode, we chat about how Laura found architecture, the importance of exploring your own home layout before starting a reno, our shared mission to democratise great home design, and what to do if you’re a woman suddenly in charge on a building site!

Laura also talks about what it was like being on the popular home renovation show, Your Home Made Perfect, one of my favourite home reno shows (and I’ve seen MANY! 😂 )

Follow Laura:
Website: lamparchitects.co.uk
Instagram: laurajaneclark_
Book: The Handbook Of Home Design
YouTube: The Home Architect Laura Jane Clark

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PLEASE CAST YOUR KIND VOTES HERE!
This podcast has been shortlisted for a UFurnish Home Award in the Best Interior Content Creator Category.
https://homeawards.ufurnish.com/2026/en/page/vote?nomination=9fce-tash-south 

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Hi, I’m Tash South — interior designer, renovation consultant, and founder of South Place Studio.

In this podcast, I share practical renovation advice, along with deeper insights into home and belonging.

If you’d like more resources and support, head to:
https://www.southplacestudio.com/freebies

If you’re navigating your own renovation, my RenoVersity programme offers a structured, guided and thoughtful approach to renovating with clarity, confidence and intention https://www.southplacestudio.com/renoversity

Or if you want to get social, you can find us here:
Instagram: @southplacestudio
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-place-studio
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/southplacestudio

Renovating well is ALL about the planning.
In this episode, I chat through just how important planning and 
front-loading your renovation is to avoid delays to your project.

If you know your taps will take 22 weeks to arrive (crazy, I know!) then at least you can plan for it not to affect your build schedule. 
I’ll give you 5 things you can do to avoid supplier delays and long lead times, from ordering early to having back-up alternatives. 
Also in the episode, I’ll give you a list of items that usually have long lead times so that you can get a head start if you are planning a renovation. 

So hit play to find out how early decision-making can protect your project from the chaos of disrupted schedules.

I’ll see you inside!

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PLEASE CAST YOUR KIND VOTES HERE!
This podcast has been shortlisted for a UFurnish Home Award in the Best Interior Content Creator Category.
https://homeawards.ufurnish.com/2026/en/page/vote?nomination=9fce-tash-south 

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Hi, I’m Tash South — interior designer, renovation consultant, and founder of South Place Studio.

In this podcast, I share practical renovation advice, along with deeper insights into home and belonging.

If you’d like more resources and support, head to:
https://www.southplacestudio.com/freebies

If you’re navigating your own renovation, my RenoVersity programme offers a structured, guided and thoughtful approach to renovating with clarity, confidence and intention https://www.southplacestudio.com/renoversity

Or if you want to get social, you can find us here:
Instagram: @southplacestudio
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-place-studio
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/southplacestudio

If you choose your flooring well it can handle anything from daily family traffic to spontaneous Friday night discos.

This week on the podcast we’re talking flooring. 
One of the decisions my clients tend to get most flustered about during the reno process, is making the right choice when it comes to flooring. It just covers so much surface area! 
So not only do they want it to look good, but be durable enough to handle daily life and those dance moves too.

But don’t worry, if you’re making this big decision soon - you can steal my moves - join me inside where I’ll go over 5 things I always tell clients to consider when choosing flooring, we’ll cover everything from lifestyle needs to budget and maintenance, so hit play and I’ll help you make the right decision for your home.

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PLEASE CAST YOUR KIND VOTES HERE!
This podcast has been shortlisted for a UFurnish Home Award in the Best Interior Content Creator Category.
https://homeawards.ufurnish.com/2026/en/page/vote?nomination=9fce-tash-south 

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Hi, I’m Tash South — interior designer, renovation consultant, and founder of South Place Studio.

In this podcast, I share practical renovation advice, along with deeper insights into home and belonging.

If you’d like more resources and support, head to:
https://www.southplacestudio.com/freebies

If you’re navigating your own renovation, my RenoVersity programme offers a structured, guided and thoughtful approach to renovating with clarity, confidence and intention https://www.southplacestudio.com/renoversity

Or if you want to get social, you can find us here:
Instagram: @southplacestudio
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-place-studio
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/southplacestudio

Home renovations can be a strain. A strain on time, money and relationships, but they can also be exciting. Watching your vision come to life -  from that initial sketch on a napkin that you did when you were out with your partner discussing the possibilities one evening, to seeing every stage being built into reality. It is quite an achievement, so make sure that you take the time to celebrate the milestones and find joy in  the process.

Join me inside this episode - we're uncorking the bubbly at every significant turn - form first fix to watertight!

See you there!

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PLEASE CAST YOUR KIND VOTES HERE!
This podcast has been shortlisted for a UFurnish Home Award in the Best Interior Content Creator Category.
https://homeawards.ufurnish.com/2026/en/page/vote?nomination=9fce-tash-south 

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Hi, I’m Tash South — interior designer, renovation consultant, and founder of South Place Studio.

In this podcast, I share practical renovation advice, along with deeper insights into home and belonging.

If you’d like more resources and support, head to:
https://www.southplacestudio.com/freebies

If you’re navigating your own renovation, my RenoVersity programme offers a structured, guided and thoughtful approach to renovating with clarity, confidence and intention https://www.southplacestudio.com/renoversity

Or if you want to get social, you can find us here:
Instagram: @southplacestudio
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-place-studio
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/southplacestudio

This week we’re talking about how to deal with neighbours during a renovation project.

And if you’ve done a reno before, you’ll know that this can be very tricky!

But in this episode I’m giving you all the info and advice to keep that neighbourly love going strong 🖤 !

Whichever you look at it, you will be disturbing your neigbours daily lives during your renovation project, but use these tips and you’ll be setting yourself up to maintain those good relationships with your neighbours.

We’ll cover 5 ways you can prepare to deal with your neighbours, from early and open communication, to why that Party Wall Agreement is so important, join me inside - this one’s a must-listen if you’re starting a renovation.

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PLEASE CAST YOUR KIND VOTES HERE!
This podcast has been shortlisted for a UFurnish Home Award in the Best Interior Content Creator Category.
https://homeawards.ufurnish.com/2026/en/page/vote?nomination=9fce-tash-south 

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Hi, I’m Tash South — interior designer, renovation consultant, and founder of South Place Studio.

In this podcast, I share practical renovation advice, along with deeper insights into home and belonging.

If you’d like more resources and support, head to:
https://www.southplacestudio.com/freebies

If you’re navigating your own renovation, my RenoVersity programme offers a structured, guided and thoughtful approach to renovating with clarity, confidence and intention https://www.southplacestudio.com/renoversity

Or if you want to get social, you can find us here:
Instagram: @southplacestudio
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-place-studio
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/southplacestudio