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The Great Indoors

86. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen on why Maximalism is the Only Way

The Great Indoors

Kate Taylor

Society & Culture, Arts, Design

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

šŸ—“ļø 20 October 2022

ā±ļø 36 minutes

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Summary

Are beetles just middle class flamingos? In this week's interview, Laurence Llewelyn Bowen tells it like it is (and Kate and Sophie struggle to get a word in edgeways). What's the secret to pulling off maximalist decor? Is minimalism really misogynist? And why do we all need to #BeMoreRita? All that and More More More (including why we should never listen to designers...) Laurence's book More More More is on sale now now now. Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogsĀ madaboutthehouse.comĀ andĀ sophierobinson.co.ukĀ or join our Facebook groupĀ The Great IndoorsĀ Ā To sign up to Sophies online course and get the 30% off until the end of October follow this linkĀ And for behind the scenes footage of Sophie and Kate uncut, unplugged and unrestrained, do have a look at YouTube . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

We thought we'd get into this most excellent episode, a little advert from me. I'm passionate

0:13.4

about interiors and make no apologies for loving a bold, brave and beautiful interior.

0:18.8

And this is why I set up my online interior design school, a place to share with you everything

0:24.5

I know about creating a mouth-watering interior, so you can go on to design a home that you

0:30.2

are truly proud of and reflects your individual style. Now, I'm a strong believer that interior

0:37.3

design should be creative, inspiring and, well, above all, fun. And a little bit of know-how

0:45.0

goes a very long way when it comes to creating quite complex room schemes. Now, here's the

0:50.8

good bit. I'm currently running a 30% discount on my course, bold, brave and beautiful interiors

0:59.8

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1:06.6

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1:19.2

to the website courses.safelyrobbinson.co.uk and select bold, brave and beautiful interiors.

1:27.8

Now, on with the pod, fellow Maximus out there, you're going to love this one. Bossy. Yeah,

1:34.0

I'm bossy. I don't care. I do not have a problem with it. I'm being assertive because

1:37.6

I really need a way. So, I'm going to read this line and we're just going. This is what

1:42.0

you like when you need a way. Yeah.

1:44.5

I will.

1:46.5

Cross your legs, deep breath. Of course, my legs right and going.

1:57.0

Hello and welcome to The Great Indoors, the podcast which reveals everything you ever

2:01.8

needed to know about interiors and explains how to make it all really work for you in your home.

2:07.0

I'm Kate Watson's mind and I'm Safely Robinson and today we are joined by a really fabulous

2:13.6

guest. He was trained as a fine artist and then went on to become the UK's most recognizable

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