In this episode:

• The variety of ways that hotels make us feel at home

• Celebrating experiences through decor

• How homes and people adapt to life’s changes

• The contentedness of loving where you live

04:42 Tell us a little more about yourself

13:59 What is your favourite thing about your home? What turned it from a house into a home?

20:46 What's your favourite room?

24:48 Do you have a favourite piece of art/fav accessory in your home?

38:33 Where is your happy place?

49:09 What would your dream home be like? Setting, rooms, garden…

51:35 Quick Fire

Ashleigh Donald is Co-Founder of Halo Business Consulting, the award-winning hospitality marketing and customer experience consultancy that helps hotel owners, operators and teams bring their brand promise to life, strengthen loyalty, and drive sustained growth. She is also co-host of The Halo Effect: Hospitality Stories with Ashleigh & Michael Donald, a weekly podcast sharing real stories and practical insight from hospitality and travel leaders.

With more than two decades in senior Marketing and Communications leadership, Ashleigh has supported international hotel and real estate businesses across strategy, digital marketing, launches, repositioning and rebrands, working with brands including Shangri-La, The Luxury Collection, Hilton, Four Seasons, Montcalm Collection, Resident Hotels, Kew Green Hotels and Hudson Yards. Ashleigh was recognised as a winner at the 2025 Great British Businesswoman Awards. She also contributes to the sector as a Entrepreneur in Residence with Sheffield Hallam University Business School and mentoring through The Girls’ Network

Connect with your host, Heather Moore

Website: www.heathermoorefineart.co.uk Instagram: @heather_moore_fine_art Pinterest Heather Moore Fine Art

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@heathermoorefineart

Plus get more inspiration for your interiors in my FREE downloadable quarterly magazine - The Curated Nest. Get it here: https://heather-moore-fine-art.kit.com

Connect with Ashleigh

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/haloitsashleigh/

Linkedin https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ashleighdonald

Website GoHalo.co.uk

In this episode:

• The importance of pieces that are durable

• Screen free dining room time

• Zoning for personal space for each family member

• Some of the mistakes people make with Pinterest

• How mock ups and mood boards help clients understand the vision

• Why Leann doesn’t follow trends

01:00 Tell us a little more about yourself

07:26 What is your favourite thing about your home?

10:00 What turned it from a house into a home?

25:36 Do you have a favourite piece of art/fav accessory in your home?

27:32 What's your favourite room?

30:41 Where is your happy place?

34:49 What would your dream home be like? Setting, rooms, garden…

38:19 Quick Fire

Leann is an interior designer who believes that great design isn’t just about how a space looks, it’s about how it supports the way you live every day. She works with clients to create homes that feel intentional, functional, and deeply personal, whether that means rethinking a layout, refining finishes, or bringing clarity to a renovation that feels overwhelming.

Her approach is collaborative, thoughtful, and grounded in the idea that our environments shape our habits, our energy, and ultimately our quality of life.

Connect with your host, Heather Moore

Website: www.heathermoorefineart.co.uk Instagram: @heather_moore_fine_art Pinterest Heather Moore Fine Art

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@heathermoorefineart

Plus get more inspiration for your interiors in my FREE downloadable quarterly magazine - The Curated Nest. Get it here: https://heather-moore-fine-art.kit.com

Connect with Leann

Website: www.Brooklyninteriors.co.uk

Email: Leann@brooklyninteriors.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Brooklyn-Interiors/100063532178267/?locale=en_GB

01:50 Tell us a little more about yourself

04:26 What is your favourite thing about your home?

11:19 What turned it from a house into a home?

19:35 Do you have a favourite piece of art/fav accessory in your home?

24:53 What's your favourite room?

27:44 Where is your happy place?

35:59 What would your dream home be like? Setting, rooms, garden…

38:31 Quick Fire

In this episode:

• How making mistakes helps you finetune your instincts

• Mixing bought, found and heirloom pieces

• Being bold with wallpaper

• The importance of shared spaces to bring family together

Dee is a stay-at-home mum to three boys and lives in North Wales in a 1950s art deco-inspired home with stunning coastal views. She has a degree in Business Management and spent 22 years working in administration, office management and finance in the private sector and in social services and education and latterly in an online battery business owned by herself and her husband.

Interior design and decorating have always been her passion. She’s spent many enjoyable years personalising every home she’s lived in. Her current home, which they moved into in 2016, has been a work in progress ever since. The previous owner remodelled and extended it in 2009, leaving a quirky mix of old and new. It was the perfect blank canvas for her to create my own style.

After selling her business in 2025, she completely gave up her office job and now has more time for her hobbies and passions. Interior design remains a favourite, and she’s recently taken up gardening, particularly growing my own vegetables. Walking is another joy, especially in the beautiful North Wales.

Connect with your host, Heather Moore

Website: www.heathermoorefineart.co.uk Instagram: @heather_moore_fine_art Pinterest Heather Moore Fine Art

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@heathermoorefineart

Plus get more inspiration for your interiors in my FREE downloadable quarterly magazine - The Curated Nest. Get it here: https://heather-moore-fine-art.kit.com

Connect with Dee

Instagram: www.instagram.com/maric_living

00:51 Tell us a little more about yourself (Please keep this to around 2 minutes)

05:24 What is your favourite thing about your home?

12:00 What turned it from a house into a home?

15:26 Do you have a favourite piece of art/fav accessory in your home?

18:02 What's your favourite room?

25:21 Where is your happy place?

30:02 What would your dream home be like? Setting, rooms, garden…

38:26 Quick Fire

In this episode:

• Wanting to see the problems with a home before working with you

• The difference between creating a home and staging to sell.

• Feeling called back to where you grew up.

• Starting from the features and collected items that you have - bringing out the story and fitting the function around that.

• The importance of switching off from tech and the noise of the world.

• How music and memories connect.

Kim is the founder of Nest and Flourish Interiors, a Yorkshire-based design studio specialising in inclusive, accessible environments that enhance wellbeing, dignity, and independence. After a 20-year career in nursing, 15 of those as a community nurse, she saw first-hand how thoughtfully designed spaces can transform physical and mental health. This insight led her to retrain at the National Design Academy and bring a clinically informed perspective to interior design.

Today, Kim works with clients across Yorkshire and Greater Manchester to create homes, workplaces, and community settings that support people of all ages, abilities, and neurodiverse needs. Blending healthcare expertise with creative design, she crafts spaces that are not only beautiful but deeply functional, personalised, and empowering. Through Nest and Flourish Interiors, Kim is redefining what inclusive design can look and feel like - proving that purposeful spaces can be stylish, supportive, and truly for everyone.

You can also check out Kim’s article in issue 5 of The Curated Nest Magazine. Scroll down for the link.

Connect with your host, Heather Moore

Website: www.heathermoorefineart.co.uk Instagram: @heather_moore_fine_art Pinterest Heather Moore Fine Art

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@heathermoorefineart

Plus get more inspiration for your interiors in my FREE downloadable quarterly magazine - The Curated Nest. Get it here: https://heather-moore-fine-art.kit.com

Connect with Kim Heslip

Website: www.nestandflourish.co.uk

Instagram: www.instagram.com/nest_and_flourish

Sarah Burghard is an interior and textile designer with over ten years experience creating story-led interiors for hospitality brands before launching her latest venture, SIGNATURE- STYLING™ a bespoke textile and soft furnishings service for interior designers.

Based between the UK and Indonesia, Sarah combines her 7th generation textile heritage with modern digital printing and small-run production to help interior designers and creatives create custom fabrics that perfectly express their individuality.

Her mission is to make bespoke textiles easy, inspiring, and accessible so every designer and creative can deliver distinctive fabrics and interiors with a wow factor.

In this episode:

• The process of moving things around and making them look great

• Den building as a child

• Building memories into spaces through collected items and events that happen in a home

• Heirlooms that connect us to special people from our past

• Why a cohesive plan is important when designing a space

01:25 Tell us a little more about yourself

07:12 What is your favourite thing about your home?

12:26 What turned it from a house into a home?

16:04 Do you have a favourite piece of art/fav accessory in your home?

18:12 What's your favourite room?

21:03 Where is your happy place?

23:18 What would your dream home be like? Setting, rooms, garden…

27:27 Quick fire

28:30 Bonus interiors tips

Connect with your host, Heather Moore

Website: www.heathermoorefineart.co.uk Instagram: @heather_moore_fine_art Pinterest Heather Moore Fine Art

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@heathermoorefineart

Plus get more inspiration for your interiors in my FREE downloadable quarterly magazine - The Curated Nest. Get it here: https://heather-moore-fine-art.kit.com

Connect with Sarah

Website:www.burgharddesigns.com

Take the Fabric Quiz on the pop up of the home page.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarah_burghard_designs/?hl=en-gb

Linkedin:https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sarahburghard

0:28 Intro

1:47 Tell us a little more about yourself

5:04 What is your favourite thing about your home?

8:03 What turned it from a house into a home?

10:22 Do you have a favourite piece of art/fav accessory in your home?

12:19 What's your favourite room?

13:13 Where is your happy place?

15:58 What would your dream home be like?

22:06 Quick Fire

In this episode:

• The joy of a chaise longue

• The simple joy of comfort

• How views affect our wellbeing

• Art that documents stages of life

• The importance of nostalgia

Anke Rainbow creates quirky & unique art & jewellery inspired by Bonnie Scotland and amazing Northumberland. Reloving, repurposing and up cycling materials where possible play a big part in Anke’s practice.

Her work lovingly portrays her admiration for beloved & cherished Scottish & Northumbrian landmarks, landscapes & locations. Her original signature ranges, called Textures of Scotland / Northumbria, feature genuine imprints of real beloved & cherished Scottish and Northumbrian places.

The use of real fragments of gemstones and beach treasures found inland and on the shores complement her amazing collections.

Her copper art Duncan the Coo is a playful homage to the adorable Highland cow and her Bonny Angel celebrates the North East icon; the Angel of the North.

If you love the North East or Scotland then she’s here to help you adorn yourself or your home with a bonnie piece of jewellery or art close to your heart.

Connect with Anke Rainbow

📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anke.rainbow.artist

🌐 www.ankerainbow.com

Connect with your host, Heather Moore

🎨 Website: The Peacock and the Printmaker📷 Instagram: @thepeacockandtheprintmaker📷 Instagram (Mentoring): @heather_moore_mentoring📘 Facebook: The Peacock and the Printmaker

Plus get more inspiration for your interiors in my FREE downloadable quarterly magazine - The Curated Nest. Get it here: https://the-peacock-the-printmaker.kit.com/585de9a4bb

In this episode:

• The importance of space and quiet

• The idea of a forever home

• Living in a gallery

• The joy of walled gardens

• How visualising her happy place helps with sleep

0:17 Intro

1:55 Tell us a little more about yourself

16:47 What is your favourite thing about your home?

22:55 What turned it from a house into a home?

32:53 Do you have a favourite piece of art/fav accessory in your home?

37:38 What's your favourite room?

41:45 Where is your happy place?

44:12 What would your dream home be like?

47:33 Quick Fire

Today’s guest is Brenda Kilgallon — a change strategist, coach, and champion for women over 50 who are ready to stop putting everyone else first and finally live life on their own terms. With a career spanning corporate sales, training, lecturing, and running her own consultancy, Brenda has seen — and personally battled — sexism, ageism, and the glass ceiling. Those experiences shaped her mission: to empower women to embrace their brilliance, their femininity, and their unapologetic power. She’s the founder of Freedom To Be You coaching, creator of the Take The Bold Step programme, and host of the new women’s networking group Bold Northern Women. Brenda knows what it means to navigate transition — she’s done it herself many times — and now she helps others do the same with clarity, confidence, and courage.

Connect with Brenda Kilgallon

📘Linkedin ​​https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenda-kilgallon?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

📘Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/1HW43nEsmJ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

🌐 Email coaching@brendakilgallon.com

Connect with your host, Heather Moore

🎨 Website: The Peacock and the Printmaker📷 Instagram: @thepeacockandtheprintmaker📷 Instagram (Mentoring): @heather_moore_mentoring📘 Facebook: The Peacock and the Printmaker

Plus get more inspiration for your interiors in my FREE downloadable quarterly magazine - The Curated Nest. Get it here: https://the-peacock-the-printmaker.kit.com/585de9a4bb