Interior Design Advice: Why Your Home Should Feel Lived In, Not Perfect with Zoe Feldman | EP214

Interior Design Advice: Why Your Home Should Feel Lived In, Not Perfect with Zoe Feldman | EP214

Author: Amy Sherman | Beauty Creator May 7, 2026 Duration: 43:19
REPLAY! This one was too good to sit in the archives. Interior design has never felt this personal, this practical, or this easy to actually use in your own home. Amy Sherman of Wellness Junkies sits down with her longtime friend and interior designer Zoe Feldman for a conversation that covers a lot of ground, from summer decorating on a budget to the beauty routines of a woman running a 35-person design firm. If you caught this one the first time around, you already know why it is back. If you missed it, you are in for a treat. Zoe's approach to interior design is refreshingly honest. Your home is meant to be lived in, not preserved. Marble etches. Wine spills. That is the point. She talks through the 80/20 rule she uses across every project, 80% quiet canvas, 20% bold statement, and how that same thinking applies to budgets, materials, and the way color works in a space. Natural stone, color-forward kitchens, and organic materials are having a moment, and Zoe breaks down why it all connects to a bigger cultural shift toward authenticity over perfection. She also pulls back the curtain on Demi, her newer service tier built for clients who want serious design talent without the full-service price tag. It is one of the more relatable wellness conversations you will hear from a creative entrepreneur, because it started with Zoe realizing she could not afford herself. The wrap session brings relatable beauty tips. Highlighter every single day. Foundation serum over heavy coverage. Moisturizer as a non-negotiable. These are the low-effort beauty hacks that actually hold up when you are a busy working mom running out the door with a bun and five minutes to spare. As far as beauty routines go, hers is proof that simple and intentional beats are complicated every time. This is one of the best wellness podcasts for women doing the real work of building something while staying grounded. Share it with a friend who needs the reminder that a beautiful life does not have to look perfect. Episode Breakdown: 00:00 Meet Interior Designer Zoe Feldman 02:01 How Zoe's Design Firm Has Grown 03:41 Easy Summer Decorating Tips for Your Home 06:39 What It's Really Like to Design Your Own House 12:54 Current Home Design Trends Worth Knowing 15:10 Why Your Home Should Feel Lived In, Not Perfect 17:23 Inside the Demi Project and Color-Forward Kitchens 21:16 How Demi Makes Good Design More Accessible 28:27 Balancing a Growing Business and Motherhood 34:17 How to Make Your Home Feel Calm and Personal 36:41 Zoe's Go-To Beauty Hacks and Five-Minute Routine Connect with Zoe Feldman: Visit Zoe's website Follow Zoe on Instagram Shop this episode: You know we love to give you the best of the best in wellness products and resources to help you learn more about our podcast topics. In this week’s episode, here are the products and brands that we talked about: ALL PRODUCTS Denim Shirts & Blouses Loeffler Randall Charlotte Tilbury | Beauty Light Wand Charlotte Tilbury | Hollywood Flawless Filter DIBS | Status Stick - High Road Highlight Typology | Tinted Serum Laneige | Lip Sleeping Mask - Berry Pvolve | Total Transformation Bundle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For More on this Episode: Read the full show notes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  👉🏻 Join the Wellness Junkies community: • Follow us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wellnessjunkiesofficial ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Instagram • Subscribe to our newsletter • Shop this episode + our faves on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ShopMyShop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • NEW! Follow us @wellnessjunkies on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok • Follow Amy @amynicolle on TikTok • Visit ⁠www.wellnessjunkiesofficial.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  • Say hi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠press@wellnessjunkiesofficial.com ⁠⁠ Please subscribe, rate, review + share to help us grow the community 🙏🏻✌🏻 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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