While Christmas is traditionally a season of excess, Sophie and Kate discuss how you can it more sustainable.

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Sophie and Kate devote themselves to all things Christmas in this special edition where they answer and argue over listeners style dilemmas. From how to style your Christmas themed mantel to how to make a drag queen tree topper, the Great Indoors has you covered.

For all your Christmas and Home decoration desires visit our sponsor Anthropologie and use the discount code SPARKLE at check out for 20% off your purchase, valid from the 1st – 21st December. This offer does not include furniture, cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer and does not apply to previous purchases. Code is one time use only.

Items mentioned at the top of the show include:

Delaney candle stick

George and Viv calendar

House of Hackney x Anthropologie vase

Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs madaboutthehouse.com and sophierobinson.co.uk

You can follow them on Instagram @sophierobinsoninteriors @mad_about_the_house or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast

And for behind the scenes footage of Sophie and Kate uncut, unplugged and unrestrained, do have a look at YouTube

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Let there be light - but not too much. Kate and Sophie discuss Autumnal lighting and explain how to create ambience and atmosphere in your home. They also talk future proofing your home and how to get ready for inevitable changes in your life without compromising on style. Plus - should patterned carpet be confined to the Queen Vic and other dodgy boozers? Kate thinks not, and is even considering this potential design crime for her own new house...

Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs madaboutthehouse.com and sophierobinson.co.uk 

You can follow them on Instagram @sophierobinsoninteriors @mad_about_the_house or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast

And for behind the scenes footage of Sophie and Kate uncut, unplugged and unrestrained, do have a look at YouTube

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What's next for paint trends? Is Downpipe a design crime? Why on earth is Jitney called Jitney? And HOW do you decide what colour to paint your front room? Joa Studholme is the colour curator for adored paint and paper brand Farrow & Ball. Here she reveals all, from how she mixes colour in a ramekin at the kitchen table, to what colour paint she knows will always mean "home" to her children.

Do follow Joa @joastudholme

Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs madaboutthehouse.com and sophierobinson.co.uk 

You can follow them on Instagram @sophierobinsoninteriors @mad_about_the_house or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast

And for behind the scenes footage of Sophie and Kate uncut, unplugged and unrestrained, do have a look at YouTube

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Are radiator covers a crime against the environment AND a design crime too? In the style crime scene that is Kate's new home, Kate and Sophie discuss stylish ways to save energy and reduce your heating bill. They also look at wallpaper trends, why an animal motif definitely won’t be making it onto Kate’s new walls and novel alternatives to the MDF radiator cover. Macrame, anyone?

Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs madaboutthehouse.com and sophierobinson.co.uk 

You can follow them on Instagram @sophierobinsoninteriors @mad_about_the_house or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast

To sign up to Sophie's online course and get the 15% off, go to the courses page on her site and use the coupon code ‘thegreatindoors’ at check out.

And for behind the scenes footage of Sophie and Kate uncut, unplugged and unrestrained, do have a look at YouTube

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Can you really have it all? Industrial cosy colourful minimalism? Or must you choose? In this first edition of the regular Style Surgery Specials, Kate and Sophie help a listener caught in a torrid triangle of conflicting design passions. They also advise on stylish solutions to storing vinyl, suggest the best colours to complement views of the great outdoors, and have stern words with a listener who wonders: is artex about to stage a comeback?

Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs madaboutthehouse.com and sophierobinson.co.uk 

You can follow them on Instagram @sophierobinsoninteriors @mad_about_the_house or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast

To sign up to Sophie's online course and get the 15% off, go to the courses page on her site and use the coupon code ‘thegreatindoors’ at check out.

And for behind the scenes footage of Sophie and Kate uncut, unplugged and unrestrained, do have a look at YouTube

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Is your shower curtain out to get you? Kate and Sophie consider the homicidal billowing mass in the bathroom... is it a design crime? There's a juicy stack of new design books that might help you get ahead with your (whisper it) Christmas shopping. Plus stacks of tips on how to get the best value out of your furniture.

These are the books Sophie and Kate discussed:

- More is More Decor by Siobhan Murphy @interiorcurve

- Own your Zone by Ruth Matthew’s @design_soda_ruthie

- Marbling by Zeena Shah @heartzeena

- Interior Portraits by SJ Axelby @sjaxelby

- Create by Emily Henson @lifeunstyled

Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs madaboutthehouse.com and sophierobinson.co.uk You can follow them on Instagram @sophierobinsoninteriors @mad_about_the_house or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors Podcast 

To sign up to Sophie's online course and get the 15% off go to the courses page on her site and use the coupon code ‘thegreatindoors’ at check out.

And for behind the scenes footage of Sophie and Kate uncut, unplugged and unrestrained, do have a look at YouTube

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Are beetles just middle class flamingos? In this week's interview, Laurence Llewelyn Bowen tells it like it is (and Kate and Sophie struggle to get a word in edgeways). What's the secret to pulling off maximalist decor? Is minimalism really misogynist? And why do we all need to #BeMoreRita? All that and More More More (including why we should never listen to designers...)

Laurence's book More More More is on sale now now now.

Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs madaboutthehouse.com and sophierobinson.co.uk or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors  To sign up to Sophies online course and get the 30% off until the end of October follow this link And for behind the scenes footage of Sophie and Kate uncut, unplugged and unrestrained, do have a look at YouTube .

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Is a kitchen island a design crime? Is hot pink a timeless classic? Will Kate ever escape from under a mountain of packing boxes? Sophie and Kate tackle all the big questions. There's downsizing, decluttering and ditching your O level coursework (but what if you need it?) There are sexy new paint colours from the likes of Dulux and Farrow and Ball. And there's a very controversial candidate for Design Crimes... is this the end for the kitchen island?

Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs madaboutthehouse.com and sophierobinson.co.uk or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors  To sign up to Sophies online course and get the 30% off until the end of October follow this link And for behind the scenes footage of Sophie and Kate uncut, unplugged and unrestrained, do have a look at YouTube .

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The Great Indoors is Back! Even Kate is emotional (not really). With plenty to catch up on after the break, Kate reveals all about her house move, Sophie talks how to make the best of it when spiralling budgets mean your renovation dreams are dashed - and the listeners have a frightening amount to say about the mysterious design quirk that is The Washing Up Bowl...

Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs madaboutthehouse.com and sophierobinson.co.uk or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors 

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