The Mood Board Interview Series

Angela Belt is the principle designer of Angela Belt Art and Style LLC, she is also an interior stylist and the host of the Moodboard Podcast. She is the interior stylist for the book, REMIX: Decorating with Culture, Objects and Soul, released by Penguin Random House in 2013.  She has been featured in publications both nationally and internaltionaly including HGTV, Rachael Ray Magazine, The Washington Post and Elle South Africa. This week Angela takes questions from the audience, and share some advice on how you can do self-care, and the steps to speak truth to hate.  

This week I talk with Abigail about the connection between self-care and the home. The interior design firm Casa Marcelo was founded by Abigail Marcelo Horace in 2017.  The firm’s mission is to help career women & Moms to alleviate their mental stress by providing home therapy.  Casa Marcelo has been previously featured on Dwell, Design*Sponge,Tastemade Video, Mercury Mosaics, and more!  Check out the shoppable mood board at angelabelt.com for some home care tips & tricks. 

Eve Epstein is the VP of Content at Hunker, the fastest growing home and decor site that offers design solutions and tips from real people for real people.  We discuss what she’s letting go (design wise) for 2020, and  what’s new on the horizon for Hunker in 2021.  Check out the shoppable mood board at angelabelt.com for some holiday gift giving ideas this season. 

I’m excited this week to be sharing my conversation with NY based interior designer Tina Ramchandani at Tina Ramchandani Creative (TRC); her team designs warm, modern interiors that fully capture their clients’ polished lifestyles.  I was so happy Tina could fit me into her busy schedule, and we also got to talk about her furry interior design assistant.  Check out the shoppable mood board based on this conversation at angelabelt.com.

I don’t know about you, but this week I just need to see and hear some good news. So I decided to air one of my favorite Instagram accounts I like to visit for a pick me up, Racheal Jackson’s banyanbridges.  Two things keep me going back to Racheal’s account: she is fearless with her approach to DIY and murals design; and  secondly, she feels like her authentic self. So I wasn’t surprised that when we did this interview it felt pretty easy to talk to her.  Check out shoppable mood board at angelabelt.com. 

This week I'm doing a special Thanksgiving podcast interview with Rasheeda Gray the principal designer of Gray Space Interiors,  a full-service design firm in the Philadelphia area. We're going to talking about wha'ts her zoom background going to look like this Thanksgiving, and what is she most thankful for in her home this year? Check out the shoppable mood board highlighting Black owned businesses this year to buy from on Black Friday. 

Anne Sage has been blogging since 2008 with her signature smart yet stylish approach to interiors, entertaining, wellness, and more. This week we have real talk around the BLM Movement and what is she doing to support it, and how can we create a happier home in 2021? Check out the shoppable mood board about our conversation at angelabelt.com. 

Since the Presidential election was decided this weekend by the state of Pennsylvania (also my hometown), I thought it was fitting to share my interview I did a few months ago with Philadelphia based interior designer Nile Johnson. We discuss what has his experience been like as a Black interior designer in the industry, and we also dug into what trends Nile loves right now (and it’s more difficult than you think, since Nile LOVES everything). Check out the shoppable mood board at angelabelt.com. 

This week on The Moodboard Podcast I'm talking with Elizabeth Rees the founder of Chasing Paper. We discuss how Elizabeth got into the peel & stick wallpaper business, and how has she managed to make Chasing Paper a continued innovator in the marketplace. We also have real talk around what is her companies approach to the BLM Movement, and what are they actively doing to create more change with inclusion and diversity. Lastly we get into some questions I hear ALL the time from clients about the Dos and Dont’s of wallpaper installations. Check out the shoppable mood board for inspiration at angelabelt.com. 

I’m excited to be kicking off this week with my interview with designer  and founder of Leah Singh Inc.  I have been a huge fan of Leah’s work  for years. When you design with her pieces they instantly make a  statement in any room, and as we move into the fall and winter months I think we need to look for home decor pieces that energize us and make us feel happy to be home.