The Home Conscious Podcast: Recent Episodes
Belinda Corani
Interior Designer. Vlogger,Podcaster,Author,Entrepreneur, Speaker. Socially: Belinda Corani or homeconscious | This podcast was created in Anchor. To make your own podcast for free, visit https://anchor.fm/belinda-corani
Today we look at joinery for bedrooms, carpet fitting issues and what you can do about it and what happens when workmen arrive with the wrong instructions!
Basement vaults are everywhere in London. Let's look at these two and discover what's inside and what work will need to be done.
The joinery for bedrooms in this house will be quite extensive and quite expensive. Let's look at what we have planned for the Master Suite and the upper bedrooms.
We also look at the drains going in and discuss structural elements1
Careers advice podcasts, meetings with the joiners and the upholsterers.
Plus we discuss the path to interior design and discuss Londoners traits.
A trip to Chelsea Design Centre wraps up the episode.
What is it like entering a house that time forgot? How do you deal with a property that speaks so clearly of its past and has an eccentric owner to match?
Listen as I describe, room by room, what I saw and how I handled the job and the client..
Wallpaper, interior design, heritage, vintage, furniture, construction, clients and home removals.. it's all here in glorious detail..
Desk Work is still something that you have to do. This week I undertake electrical plans and get down to tackling difficult clients by email.
Plus I discuss frustrating situations and discuss my favourite childhood colour.
Then we walk through Central London and I show you around all the sites as we go past them with their history and character.
Featuring questions on colour, conversations about moving house, electrical systems, voice controlled lights and a lot else.
Plus meetings onsite and desk work, where I work out an electrical plan for the current project.
Today I look back at my career. Jason asked me how did I become an interior designer? what was my background like and how did I get here. How did I learn interior design from my career?
How did I decide that an interior design business was right for me?
Talking honestly about my childhood, schooling, industries that I have worked in and also my first business..I detail my decisions and how I 'fell into' interior design..anecdotes and thought processes all come flooding back!
I hope you enjoy it!
Find me at www.homeconscious.com
Find my videos at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrJbl8aBVD5Ngw3XQSXYq3w
Ton Jravolta by RinIshi on Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/rin7ishi/ton-jravolta?in=belinda-corani/sets/for-youtube/s-hjsBl
Electronica – SpookSwoo - https://soundcloud.com/spookswoo2/e0-electronica?in=belinda-corani/sets/for-youtube/s-hjsBl
Pumping by Twisterium
https://soundcloud.com/twisterium/pumping-free-instrumental-background-track-production-music?in=twisterium/sets/free-commercial-instrumental
Sugar - Vibe Tracks
Invisible – Vibe Tracks
Morning life on the street • Pavement lights • Podcasting • Animals, podcasting and places • Chiswick intro • Exercise for desk bound people • I have a Theory • OMG! This could be it! • Podcasting work • Belinda! • Sick of Belinda • GoodMorning this morning • Pancake Neighbourhoods • Tomorrow’s plans
Radio without ads • Pendant light love • I remember this so well! • On Her Majesty's Decorating Service • Not a productive day • Moods, execution, books and holidays • What are you Belinda? • Simplicity is the Master • A consistent image or an eclectic one? • People like being good at predicting- I've found • Image and consistency • What a good idea • Signing off
Morning plans • Walking: evaluating properties and gardens • My washing machine is dead • Sloane Square - nailing down the scope of work • Behind the washing machine • Measuring.. • Early night
Morning update • Liking the avatar • Avatar changing • Thanks for connecting! • Design, declutter and daring to be interested • A trip into the Anchor past • Should I change my image? • Consistent or Change • I did it! • Clients as friends and new blood
Podcast Revival • Please come back quickly • Waiting for my meeting • Anchor and Limor • Meeting de-brief • Marbles • Good call for marble • It's good to hear you talking about Anchor and LIMOR • I'm slow to un-adopt • Anchor - looking back and going forward • Adopting people and features • How do you feel when people disappear ? • How do you feel when people disappear ? • Loyalty, exploration, perseverance and staying the course • Evening work • Podcasting practice • Anchor, exits and Soundcloud
Cold liquidation • Garage roof work - a birds eye view • Afternoon work at the Chelsea house • Evening report
Morning connections • Blocked - Too Funny 😂 • Blocking, Bryan, Weather and the moon • Circular rugs • Winning in the afternoon • Evening work
Yesterday’s report • And onto plans for the day.. • Design and clients • A storm is coming • Business lunch • Afternoon meeting and tax returns! • Evening g report • The chronicles of you • Long may it continue
Plan for the day • Wheelies • Fellow rant-ist • And we’re off.. • Door plates issues • Next plans..for the day • Green Park Tube • Intro to Knightsbridge • The shopping experience in Knightsbridge • Busker and buildings • Lovely seeing the builders again! • Plans for properties • Afternoon report from my desk • Wool and the Gang • Olga - clothes, crime and advice for the coming year • Plans for tomorrow..
Morning run and plans • Finding Bernie 🐠 • Alexa and the cat joke • Scratching the surface • Alexa - The Non Tech Workaround 😎 • The Queen has spoken • Have you activated your Spreaker Skill on Alexa? • Smart Home - the way forward • Another Belinda • I have my orders • Work is done!
Quiet day at the office • A list of things to do when you're young • Skills and drawing the line • Stormy weather • No kitchen people • Kitchens - new ones and newer ones • Belinda from Alcatraz • Website issues • Abseiling ? • Actually 😀
Running sportswear • Developing an Alexa Skill • Alexa Skill Training • Belinda's Runnin • Hilarious. • Introducing Maud • Rug building • Bitmoji Talk • Rugs and stuff • Work done for the day • Wild jump up the charts • No weekends for me • What you're doing on Twitter • Twitter and how I use it • Fitness - inspiration, personalities and goals • Running outfits! • Apple Home Pod plans • Mother Maud could be listening • I watch & carry for daughter • Learning when you are young • Signing off for the night..
This mornings plans.. • Linking to Facebook Business Page? 👩🏼🏫 • Dr Avie strikes again! • Afternoon report.. • Thank you • Fathers and Daughters 😍 • Evening report • Tony Benn's audio diary • Maybe your audio will be primary source for an academic • Quite a responsibility for the future • Web listeners?! • Linking to Facebook • Dr Dayngr to the rescue • Facebook linking - notifications!
Morning sunrise.. • Chelsea House brief • Popping to grab breakfast • Calming Guitar • Ibiza request • A brief intro to Ibiza • Evening report • Rebel Belinda • 256 Gigs for you next 😊 • More data!
Channeling Batman • Bags, cash, wind and hot choc • Weather, scooters, next job • Paul is my Inspiration ☎ • Lucinda the cabbage patch kid • Today’s issues at the Chelsea House • Front of house • Damp, repairs, garden work and finding the space for a desk! • A description of the Flat to be gutted and refurbed • Afternoon report • Software - practice makes perfect. • Two cents on books and podcasts • Signing off from the Anchorverse..
Morning all! • Baker Street tube • Marylebone • Arrival at clients • Maintenance work • Checking in on clients after the Christmas holidays • The Kings Road - a walk • Briefing before meeting • Marylebone • Changing names • 💘Freddy & Belinda 💘 • Signing off before meeting! • Meeting debrief • Evening report
Software research and catalogue clear out • Yes - it was designed by David Collins • David Collins - "destined for the trashcan of history" 😊😊😊 • David Collins body of work
Rushed of West London • Waiting.. • Soho talk • Catalogue clearing • Plans for rest of year • The lender needs an intern • Virtual assistants, workload and being creative • I'd like to book a table in the restaurant • Bob Bob Ricard.
It’s a twister! • Front doors, colours and graffiti • Ernest and his moped • Stormy Weather for Belinda • What a voice • London Squares or Crackhead Park ? • The Corani Media Corporation (CMC) • Social media strategies • Chelsea, days off and NY resolutions • Evening report • A bit of info for you about what I do for a living • Paul Omani as Blofeld • Bernie's 4.5 minute call about social • That was super interesting • Signing off
Plan for the day • The Renatis & Coranis may be related • What are the statistics I wonder • Wreaths on doors - the variations • Poinsettia plants and afternoon work • Evening report
Off to the kitchen Suppliers • A walk through Leicester Square • Soho Shops and restaurants • Things to see • More walking in Soho • Soho Fashion and Architecture • Mrs Fussy Fabric Reminders • A client to die for • Woes of Anchor recording... • Music from the 50s and 60s • Not the best retail idea 😄 • Soho Sadness 😢 • Blast in Soho
Haircuts, rugs and plans • Breaking for Christmas early • Fabric samples • Audio Visual talk • Rugs and time in the diary • Tomorrow’s plans
Morning plans • Grateful • Thanks giving thanks to the lovely Mark! • Oxford Circus • Belinda - you are in my Top 20 • Adopting thanksgiving • Hey 😀 • My dear Pos. A cycling rant, cycling proficiency test for children
Mary Poppins weather • To fight or not to fight • A cricket architectural walk • Horrid day • Pure genius • Terry's Station PVC edition • Spoof or reality?! • Looking back
Plan for Tuesday • Exciting times ahead • The universe and its mysterious ways! • Ernest & Terry Revenge • Sooo accurate! • As requested.. • M͟͟U͟͟S͟͟I͟͟C͟͟ F͟͟O͟͟R͟͟ U͟͟ • Lovely to speak to you! • My Favourite Station to call in to • Ernest and Ehh! • Curtain Talk • One down, one to go! • Terry on the job • Ernest and Terry part 2 • Talking with Ernest • Hand holding • In control • Signing off
Regents Park start • Starbucks Spanish • Earbud envy • Arrival... • Regent Park in Autumn • Invoicing - the trauma • Email inbox update • A relief!
Clearing fabric samples • Terrible Faux Pas : MCC = Marylebone Cricket Club • Cricket apparel chat • Gazza • Stealth Mode😆 • How do you stop eating your children’s leftovers? • Tomorrow’s plans • What a day • Bedtime & Rising time • Catching the early worm • My wish for you today • The way it goes • Friendship - a song to make me cry in a nice way • Volume of people and film crew alert • Home! Hoorah!
Morning report • Gary Numan!!! • Ciao! Gary Numan, carpet cleaners and weather • Now WHAT? • Iced iced life.. • Loving your videos of the Reading job • Reading, parks, problems and meeting up! • Food talk • Around Lords • Lords, roads and finding something to eat • Handles and Knobs • Biscuits, invoices, emails and week plans • Gary Numan fashion • Clearing fabric samples • Terrible Faux Pas : MCC = Marylebone Cricket Club • Cricket apparel chat • Gazza • Tomorrow’s plans
Starting the day • Stand back he says • Get married & discover for yourself • The depth of a shelf • Couples and arguments • Changing your mind • Physically fit • Downton Abbey Christmas - Belinda style • Shelves in my house - not only bookshelves 25cms & 22.7cms • Husbands and Wives • AR - interested in that • Amazon Echo Alexa talk
And we’re back in the room.. • Report of the day • Mother Maud - a Saturday tale to come • New client - an interesting job to tackle • Mid-term break learning to Show, not Tell. • Student help, calls and critiques • Murder on the Orient Express
Plan for the day • Voice from the grave - the electrician speaks • Hello. • Dr Mark, catching up and client meetings
Dead Day • Today’s plans • Looking and listening and learning • Pen & Pixel deconstruction • Red rug chat • Natural Rug water damage • Travelling home with products and items • Afternoon paperwork ...
Plan for the day • Award ceremony tonight • Mothers Talk • Remembrance - a few tales • House arrival • Conversation with decorator and reincarnated electrician • Meeting in the toilet • Art • Late ...
Last day for the joiners • Reading compensation • Heavy bag • Autumn weather • The Bar • Musical.ly - an experience • Arrival at house • RIP the electrician • Gimbal isn’t well • Paying bills and d...
Helicopter is circling • Crime against tennis • Damage • Could you tap and scroll http://www.insideview.ie • Insightly ad • Breaking news • Working amongst the boxes • Reading job update • On hold ...
Up against it • Porter Issues • Turning into a removals company • A day of three properties • Let’s see whats on the waves.. • You’re a natural! • Vlogging, joiners, tech and tips • Wired for sound...
Plan for the morning • The Joiner - the intrigue • Morning work issues • Me without Gimbal • Workload and how I manage • Software, joiners and cats • Contractors, freelancers and responsibilities • Am about to meet the joiner.. • The Joiners Story • Evening plans • Defragging PC, new clients and Dynasty Box Set
Surgically attached to my AirPods • Fitness talk • Selling furniture - eBay or Facebook? • Report of the day • Please have a very good day • Anchor glitches and usage • How do I become a personal t...
Yesterdays events • Love your station! • Too busy to think some days • Have ordered an Echo! • Crashed out after yesterday? • Fitness, food and spouses • Carpet update • I’m turning into a workman ...
Yesterday report - 13 hours straight • Things went well • Don’t need a man • Removals - the issues • Doubling up price and mess • Ivory carpet incoming • Music challenge answers! • Report of the da...
Morning plans (it’s windy!) • Another one to add to the list.. • Belinda Corani Design FAQ's • Pure genius • Lighting shop trip • Snapping at the electrician • Electrician pt1 • Electrician pt2 • R...
Squeaky jacket • House update • Carpenters story • Stonemason and Tilers • Decorators and their woes • Onsite Kinky-ness • Plumbers - are they deranged ? • Music for the workmen - the choices • Wer...
My mad morning. Farewell to the mice.. • Lucozade • Removals and selling furniture. • A very stressful day
Plan for the day • My surname • Email report • Pls describe your desk • My desk - https://www.thedormyhouse.com/modular-corner-desk • Afternoon report • Run Forrest Run! • Delirious. • Adding archi...
Morning stress • Face book video • Facebook video • 🙌🏾you’re so fluid!😎👍🏾 • Planning and lens cleaning! • Chimney update • What is it with removal people? • Monsoon weather • Doing well at work • Gre...
Plans for the day.. • Yea I don’t know the name of this thing either! Lol • Gimbal Chat • Afternoon report and working late • Italian Furniture Fair in Milan • Getting to industry shows • Travellin...
Morning plans • Holiday talk • Laundrapp • Arrival at the house.. • What a morning! • Mouse House 🐀 • The trouble with mice...🐭🐭🐭 • Kingston Calypso (Three Blind Mice) • AirPods report? • AirPod up...
At the house! • Missing items.. • Removals and de-cluttering. • Evening report and a mouse in the house
Monday Morning • Thomas Newman • Selling Furniture • Coming up for air • Being busy, Anchoring and autumnal nights • My earphones are dead.
Woke late.. • Finally finished. What a week. • Evening work - Alexa and Smart Home Hubs
I’m up and out! • Chalk Farm • Yummy Mummy Zone • Colourful houses and doors • House measuring and logistics • Mr Hunts House • Clients won’t do as I advise.. • Clearing emails, getting everything ...
Morning plans at the Reading job • Airpod setting on your first Anchor usage? • Audio quality with AirPods • Electricians, decorators and dogs • Deliveries and being early • The charts and emergenc...
Back from holiday! • Weather and hot chocolate • Thinking of you • Video and audio and getting back to it • AirPods vs wired headphones • All present and correct. • Afternoon report.. • Evening pla...
Morning payments, emails and plans • Electrical meeting - noisy ! • Meeting with mentoree • Gimbal reporting - getting used to talking to myself • Evening report and wrapping up work plans
Early bird catches the builder • First time using my Gimbal • Fireplaces, payments, lead times, stress and meeting planning • Mentoring - my plans for tomorrow and beyond • Well done Lucky! • Tomor...
Dealing with tech issues. • Invoicing, electrics, lists and emails • What happened... • Afternoon negotiations and plans • Blaming you' • Video uploads and issues • Coming up for air • Evening work...
Morning report and plans • Tech talk • Audio vs Video • Venturing out • Life • Keeping up with life • Dealing with tech issues.
Plan of the day.. • Morning work and afternoon plans • Auditing • You could just upload audio as video • Captions, YouTube, word editing, time.... • I am going to kill my electrician • Intro to Soh...
Morning recycling and run • Tough run • Starbucks language • I'm homeconscious on Snapchat • Noisy house! • AirCon discussion • Window meeting • Window chat continued • Chimney discussion • Meeting...
Morning run and plans • Mentoring • Copying Anchor audio to Audacity - can I do this? And if so, how? • Dr Avie Strikes Again • Front door talk • Afternoon work and tomorrow's plans - plus Ibiza pl...
Morning plans.. • New fabrics, lead times, invoices • Afternoon work • Eating on the run • Traffic, socialising and vitamin D • Your welcome applauses notify me • Alarm system has been activated! •...
Skirt wearing, summer, morning plans • Charity - who I give to and why • Meetings recap • Trying Snapchat • Evening rundown and tomorrows plans
Alarms, rising early, carpets and plans for the day • Morning emails, calls - quite a variety • I'm attempting to learn Snapchat • sounding better • Shout outs, statistics, learning Snapchat
Morning plans.. • Shower • Desk tidy, flora and fauna, autumn approaches • Cancellations • Clearing emails, calls and desk tidying • Employees or Business Leaders - it should be discussed at school...
Afternoon meeting • Illness and Bros • Colours for trains and tubes - I like the darker heritage shades • Quiet and enjoying the Caversham architecture • 3.5 hour meeting...decisions and procrastin...
Morning meetings intro • Onsite,decisions, guttering and tree surgeons • New business, lighting inside wardrobes • End of day thoughts and afternoon events
My mornings work 📞🖥⌨️💷 • Afternoon weather • Meetings or parties? • Stay true! • Music, parks, buses, honesty and chat • East Wind.. • Meeting tomorrow morning
Morning travel begins.. • Your very own station ID • Architects - part 1 • Architects - part 2 • Architects - part 3 • Apartment work • Maintenance work • Online planning, lunch with workmen, worki...
Tuesday morning plans • Early builders and delivery drivers - herding cats essentially • Heading into town.. • Welcome to the week : I'm curious • Reading and watching at the weekend - what's my ch...
Weekend recap and plans for the day • Client decisions and indecisions • The Garden Bridge - my thoughts • Afternoon work • endless opportunities • Careers advice, degree subjects and professional ...
Friday - plans, buying for clients, creativity • Air Conditionig plans • I know now • A fine city to live in • Afternoon update • Roofers, guttering and seasonal work • Emails • Email chat • Overvi...
Morning routine • Email clearing and plans • Email clearing and inbox thoughts • The Four Breeds of Londoner (plus pets) • I like the careers podcast idea💜 • Careers Advice and Business Owning Pote...
Morning report • Out into the rain - first stop - joinery • Carpentry - what's needed from today's meeting • Joinery meeting in full • Upholstery meeting intro • French cafe description • Upholster...
Morning plans • Finding the Interior Design Path - 1 • Interior Design on TV • The Path of Interior Design - 2 • A careers podcast ? • The Path of Interior Design - 3 • A course for interior design...
I'm back - what's happening!? • Mr Selfridge • ... • Grey, watches, Loftus and the hustle and bustle • Chelsea Design Centre for professionals • An intro to Chelsea Design Centre • Design Centre C...
Morning report.. • The instant classic of Mr. Hunt • More Mr Hunt • I hope I didn't keep you up! 😬 • Difficult clients, mediation, treading a fine line • Designing Joinery • Chimney, regulations, b...
Mr Hunt • Mr Hunt - part 2 • Mr Hunt Part 3 • Mr Hunt Part 4 • Mr Hunt Part 5 • Mr Hunt Part 6 • Mr Hunt Part 7 • Mr Hunt Part 8 • Mr Hunt Part 9 • Mr Hunt Part 10 • Mr Hunt - The End
Morning plans.. • How I became an interior designer part 5 • Mr Hunt • Mr Hunt - part 2 • Mr Hunt Part 3 • Mr Hunt Part 4 • Mr Hunt Part 5 • Mr Hunt Part 6 • Mr Hunt Part 7 • Mr Hunt Part 8 • Mr Hu...
Monday morning.. • How I became a designer Part 4 • Dragon • Dragon into Google Docs into PromptSmart • Loving your design story 😊🙏 • Frustrations and clients.. • Windchimes Chat • Speaking and eve...
Morning plans.. • How I became an interior designer - Part 3 • Afternoon work.. • an inverter question • Inverter - only in older properties • Enchanted Eden • Room size, light, furniture and fight...
Start of the day.. • The Burning Question 🔥 🤔 • Childhood background - the signs were perhaps there.. • Frustrating meetings.. • Part 2 of how I became an interior designer. • Winding down for the ...
So today begins.. • Morning events.. • Electrical plan - an all day job.. • What is Overcast?! • The Colour Purple • Purple has its fans but is not popular.. • Austin on Beige - genius! • BEIGE. • ...
Morning and dreams • Shower.. • Joiners, curtain measures and a trip out of London • Voice controlled lighting • Alexa and voice control within interior design • Paint colours and imagination • Joi...
Pyjama meetings • Regents Park area • Electrical work today • Part 1 done.. • Escalators, buskers, tube sounds.. • Game Show announcer on the tube platform • Outfit of the day • South Kensington ov...
Later start, electrician, outfit and plans.. • Favorite Type of Popcorn 🍿 • Popcorn choice for me • Lunch done, head down to work • De-cluttering and finishing work • about your hard hat • Hard hat...
Entering the house - work ready to begin! • Setting up 'base camp' • Electrical survey • Lunch done; now back home for paperwork • On Her Majesty's Decorating Service • College/University or Not - ...
Prepare and weave habits into your day • Why do I have trouble concentrating hard on more than one important thing? • Let your body tell you what it needs! • Effort may be a better word than discip...
Plan for the day; Wednesday looks busy • Time to step it up! • Tiles and meeting Paul • Up and out! • London in the summer • Outfit of the day • First job done • Stripping out • Roads in Kensington...
Thursday morning... • Talking about design - Oslo style. • Morning paperwork.. • Going direct and shower trays.. • Afternoon work.. • Just finished work (sigh) • Talking abou...
Wednesday morning • Painting, work, designing chatter • Afternoon - the state of play • What are people wearing, paying for the tube.. • Air conditioned tubes• Architecture
Good morning one and all.. • Shower time! • Walking home • Afternoon design work.. • Hot and sunny and Victoria talk.. • I love your format 🏆 • What I can see from the tube today.. • Video of Victo...
Monday morning is here.. • Afternoon diary update.. • Editing YouTube videos.. • Recap and looking ahead to tomorrow... • Thank you. • Mark from The Pill..☺️☺️☺️☺️ • Signing off for the night..
Quick recap of meeting last night • Favorite part of your job? • Favourite and least favourite rooms of a property! • Hire an Interior Designer? 👩🎨 • Quick guide on what to look for when hiring an interior designer • scottlo calling in • Scottlo! Ode to Japan and the sounds of the underground • Oh my! 😍🤣 • Bathrooms and space - washing machine and dryer upstairs or downstairs? • My instagram is homeconscious • Recap of the day • Cars, monorails and vintage vehicles... • Linen bed linen - top ti