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Sep 18, 2020
Betsy announces a premium membership, shares her children's schooling challenges during the pandemic, and emphasizes the importance of home design. She answers listener questions on decorating multi-use living spaces, the practicality of flameless candles, and selecting rugs. Betsy also discusses preserving original wood in mid-century modern homes and announces a new YouTube channel.
0:00 Premium membership announcement
1:26 Betsy discusses her children's schooling challenges during the
pandemic
3:55 The importance of home design during the pandemic
5:16 Listener question from Maria about decorating a multi-use
living space
7:25 Betsy discusses the practicality of flameless candles
12:30 Advice on selecting multiple rugs for an open space
16:19 Listener question from Megan about preserving original wood
in a mid-century modern home
23:23 Betsy asks for more listener questions
24:06 Announcement of Affordable Interior Design's new YouTube
channel
- Home should be more functional than ever, with systems in
place to prevent chaos as we spend more time indoors due to the
pandemic.
- When selecting multiple rugs for an open space, choose a mix of
patterned and solid designs to create visual harmony without
appearing monotonous.
- Painting original wood elements like trim and doors in a
mid-century modern home can brighten the space, but consider
preserving some built-ins to maintain character.
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