We are so excited to welcome interior designer Elizabeth Bolognino to the show! With offices in Westport, Connecticut, and South Florida, Elizabeth is known for her signature “Layered Minimalism”—a style that blends clean, contemporary lines with traditional warmth and comfort.
Elizabeth joins Caroline and Liz to explain why “minimalism” doesn’t have to mean cold or empty: She breaks down the psychology of beige (and why it’s actually good for your brain), her “secret sauce” for making neutral rooms interesting, and why she treats rugs like the “shoes” of a room. Plus, she shares her forecast for the next big kitchen trend: the “Unfitted Kitchen.”
What You’ll Hear This Episode:
- 00:00 Welcome & Introduction
- 01:00 Defining “Layered Minimalism”: How to clean up lines without losing warmth
- 07:00 The Psychology of Beige: Why we crave neutral spaces in a chaotic world
- 13:00 Texture: The “Secret Sauce” to keeping neutrals from being boring
- 19:00 Splurge vs. Save: Elizabeth’s rule about tactile objects
- 23:00 Why the rug is the “shoes” of the room
- 27:00 The “Unfitted Kitchen” trend: Ditching upper cabinets for furniture
- 36:00 Elizabeth’s own 1940s Colonial renovation
- 46:00 Decorating Dilemma: How to zone a long, narrow living room/entryway
IMAGE CREDITS: “Tribeca Loft” from elizabethbolognino.com
Also Mentioned in This Episode
- Elizabeth Bolognino | Website
- Follow Elizabeth on Instagram: @ebolognino
- Book mentioned: The Psychology of Color
- Shop Ballard Designs
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Happy Decorating!
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