Laurel Bern's guest appearances

Laurel Bern

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design  Business Podcast

Million Dollar Decorating

Spark Joy

Marlo Thomas

Sarah Winchester

Laura Vanderkam

Cal Newport

Vanessa Van Edwards

Diane Gardner

Nina Magon

Stacey Brown Randall

Doug Marshall

Angela Holton

Nate Berkus

Gretchen Rubin

John Ruhlin

Carla Aston

Jennifer Smith

OwlTail

Laurel Bern, award winning New York Interior Designer and blogger, shares important and joyful considerations when decorating your home. After 21 years as the principal designer in her firm Laurel Bern Interiors, she has turned her focus to blogging as a full-time occupation. Her award winning blog, Laurel Home has drawn a large following due to her candid style of writing, useful information and warm community of readers. In addition to designing and blogging, Laurel has authored four helpful online interior design guides, for professionals and design enthusiasts alike. We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show. While you’re there, sign-up to join our Spark Joy podcast community and get notified when each episode airs. You can also join the Spark Joy podcast community on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at the handle @sparkjoypodcast. In this episode, you’ll enjoy: Learn how Laurel got started in the design business.  Hear what Laurel sees as the major change in the design business over the last 20 years. Laurel shares how the usual approach to designing your home can be a real “minefield.” Find out more about Laurel’s Design Guides, including her indispensable shopping guide, “Laurel’s Rolodex”- Laurel Bern's Design Guides Hear about some of the most important considerations when decorating your home. Discover Laurel’s love of blogging and how her blogging audience has grown over the last six years: Laurel Bern Interiors Blog Hear Laurel’s suggestions for how to develop your own eye for a design style that you love and that works for your home. Find out about the importance of balance in designing your home.  Laurel's favorite tidying tip:  Hire a professional! :)  What sparks joy for Laurel: “The art of classical ballet. I even take ballet lessons and absolutely love going to performances.” To connect with Laurel,  reach her directly on her website, Laurel Bern Interiors, where you can subscribe to her blog and check out her design community.. and even send her a question! Laurel is on Pinterest at Laurel Bern on Pinterest Gems: “I get calls from people who have just bought a couch and can’t get it up the stairs.” “We don’t live in museums.” "Things like scale, shape, color, proportion… it’s like a puzzle. All these things work together.” “I had some professional organizers come to my house and it was the best thing I ever did. It’s a completely different skill!” “I’ve seen some beautiful design ruined by too much clutter.” "Picking a color shouldn't be the first thing you do. It might even be the last decision you should make." You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home  You can find Kristyn Ivey at For the Love of TidySpecial Guest: Laurel Bern.

Laurel Bern, award winning New York Interior Designer and blogger, shares important and joyful considerations when decorating your home. After 21 years as the principal designer in her firm Laurel Bern Interiors, she has turned her focus to blogging as a full-time occupation. Her award winning blog, Laurel Home has drawn a large following due to her candid style of writing, useful information and warm community of readers. In addition to designing and blogging, Laurel has authored four helpful online interior design guides, for professionals and design enthusiasts alike. We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at <a href="http://www.sparkjoypodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.sparkjoypodcast.com</a> and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show. While you’re there, sign-up to join our Spark Joy podcast community and get notified when each episode airs. You can also join the Spark Joy podcast community on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at the handle @sparkjoypodcast. In this episode, you’ll enjoy: Learn how Laurel got started in the design business. <ul> <li>Hear what Laurel sees as the major change in the design business over the last 20 years.</li> <li>Laurel shares how the usual approach to designing your home can be a real “minefield.”</li> <li>Find out more about Laurel’s Design Guides, including her indispensable shopping guide, “Laurel’s Rolodex”- <a href="https://laurelberninteriors.com/rolodex-paint-collections/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Laurel Bern's Design Guides</a></li> <li>Hear about some of the most important considerations when decorating your home.</li> <li>Discover Laurel’s love of blogging and how her blogging audience has grown over the last six years: <a href="https://laurelberninteriors.com/interior-design-blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Laurel Bern Interiors Blog</a></li> <li>Hear Laurel’s suggestions for how to develop your own eye for a design style that you love and that works for your home.</li> <li>Find out about the importance of balance in designing your home.</li> </ul> Laurel's favorite tidying tip: Hire a professional! :) What sparks joy for Laurel: “The art of classical ballet. I even take ballet lessons and absolutely love going to performances.” To connect with Laurel, reach her directly on her website, <a href="https://laurelberninteriors.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Laurel Bern Interiors</a>, where you can subscribe to her blog and check out her design community.. and even send her a question! Laurel is on Pinterest at <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/laurelbern/?eq=laurel%20ber&amp;etslf=3981/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Laurel Bern on Pinterest</a> Gems: “I get calls from people who have just bought a couch and can’t get it up the stairs.” “We don’t live in museums.” "Things like scale, shape, color, proportion… it’s like a puzzle. All these things work together.” “I had some professional organizers come to my house and it was the best thing I ever did. It’s a completely different skill!” “I’ve seen some beautiful design ruined by too much clutter.” "Picking a color shouldn't be the first thing you do. It might even be the last decision you should make." You can find Karin Socci at <a href="https://www.theserenehome.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Serene Home</a> You can find Kristyn Ivey at <a href="https://www.fortheloveoftidy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">For the Love of Tidy</a>Special Guest: Laurel Bern.

Ep 60 | Joyful Interior Design with Laurel Bern Interiors

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Welcome to today's episode! We have Laurel Bern, of Laurel Bern Interiors on the show with us today. Laurel Bern is an award-winning New York Interior Designer, blogger, brand ambassador and speaker. Her design work has been featured in national as well as Westchester County shelter magazines. She is known for a having a young-traditional aesthetic and is one to buck many of the current trends unless they happen to be classic favorites. However, after 21 years as the principle designer in her firm Laurel Bern Interiors, she has turned her focus to blogging as a full-time occupation. Her award-winning blog, Laurel Home has drawn a large following – and by large- I mean with page views in the multiple hundreds of thousands every month- due to her candid style of writing, useful information and warm community of readers. You can see for yourself right on her website, laurelberninteriors.com she earns over $33,000 per month from her blog. Laurel's Rolodex is a comprehensive shopping guide for home furnishings with links to the vendor/manufacturers and features a list of some 180 designer-friendly vendors for interior designers. No professional confidences are divulged. Laurel's goal is to help you make your home more beautiful, personal and a really comfortable place in which to live.  You will want to savor every moment of today’s show, so join us today to discover more about Laurel ’s incredible, entrepreneurial journey. Show highlights:  How to blog effectively, in order to attract your ideal client. Steps you should take right from the start in order to create a successful blog. Your blog needs to live on a really well-built website. What your 'about' page is truly all about. The nuts and bolts of creating a successful website. Why you need to have a navigation menu on every page of your website. Selecting the most appropriate font for your website. How to avoid overwhelming your readers. How to use primary keywords People want a lot of knowledge, but they also want to be entertained. Figuring out your special secret sauce, and your own, unique voice. Your content has to be rich with relevant information. The importance of having your blog posts indexed. Some things that will help you to create magic in your blog. You can even take your own photos with your phone. Some tips to enhance your photos. Awesome ideas for free gifts for your readers of your blog. Why Laurel loves using Wordpress.com. Selecting information to place in your sidebar. Ways to keep your readers on your website for as long as possible. Learn about the $250 000 that Laurel left on the table for five years of her blogging career. Why you should get yourself onto an advertising network. The importance of blogging consistently. Ways to encourage people to take your surveys. Laurel has written a document called Six-figure Income Blogger, and it's really simple and full of the strategies that she's used, and lessons that she learned the hard way. Go to her website laurelberninteriors.com to get your copy for $199. It's in the first link in the main menu on the left-hand side.  Previous episodes mentioned on this show.  Claire Jefford #325  Linda Holt #97  Carla Aston #242  Stephan Spence #238 Recommendations: For really awesome geek help, go to Eileen Lonergan Laurel Bern Interiors Instagram: Laurel Bern Free Blogger Guide:  Six Figure Income Blogger Guide

Welcome to today's episode! We have Laurel Bern, of Laurel Bern Interiors on the show with us today. Laurel Bern is an award-winning New York Interior Designer, blogger, brand ambassador and speaker. Her design work has been featured in national as well as Westchester County shelter magazines. She is known for a having a young-traditional aesthetic and is one to buck many of the current trends unless they happen to be classic favorites. However, after 21 years as the principle designer in her firm Laurel Bern Interiors, she has turned her focus to blogging as a full-time occupation. Her award-winning blog, Laurel Home has drawn a large following – and by large- I mean with page views in the multiple hundreds of thousands every month- due to her candid style of writing, useful information and warm community of readers. You can see for yourself right on her website, <a href="http://laurelberninteriors.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">laurelberninteriors.com</a> she earns over $33,000 per month from her blog. Laurel's Rolodex is a comprehensive shopping guide for home furnishings with links to the vendor/manufacturers and features a list of some 180 designer-friendly vendors for interior designers. No professional confidences are divulged. Laurel's goal is to help you make your home more beautiful, personal and a really comfortable place in which to live.  You will want to savor every moment of today’s show, so join us today to discover more about Laurel ’s incredible, entrepreneurial journey. Show highlights: <ul> <li>How to blog effectively, in order to attract your ideal client.</li> <li>Steps you should take right from the start in order to create a successful blog.</li> <li>Your blog needs to live on a really well-built website.</li> <li>What your 'about' page is truly all about.</li> <li>The nuts and bolts of creating a successful website.</li> <li>Why you need to have a navigation menu on every page of your website.</li> <li>Selecting the most appropriate font for your website.</li> <li>How to avoid overwhelming your readers.</li> <li>How to use primary keywords</li> <li>People want a lot of knowledge, but they also want to be entertained.</li> <li>Figuring out your special secret sauce, and your own, unique voice.</li> <li>Your content has to be rich with relevant information.</li> <li>The importance of having your blog posts indexed.</li> <li>Some things that will help you to create magic in your blog.</li> <li>You can even take your own photos with your phone.</li> <li>Some tips to enhance your photos.</li> <li>Awesome ideas for free gifts for your readers of your blog.</li> <li>Why Laurel loves using <a href="http://Wordpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wordpress.com</a>.</li> <li>Selecting information to place in your sidebar.</li> <li>Ways to keep your readers on your website for as long as possible.</li> <li>Learn about the $250 000 that Laurel left on the table for five years of her blogging career.</li> <li>Why you should get yourself onto an advertising network.</li> <li>The importance of blogging consistently.</li> <li>Ways to encourage people to take your surveys.</li> <li>Laurel has written a document called Six-figure Income Blogger, and it's really simple and full of the strategies that she's used, and lessons that she learned the hard way. Go to her website <a href="http://www.laurelbern.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">laurelberninteriors.com</a> to get your copy for $199. It's in the first link in the main menu on the left-hand side.</li> </ul> Previous episodes mentioned on this show. <a href="https://luannnigara.com/325-claire-jefford-create-valuable-content-to-sell-through-your-website/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Claire Jefford #325</a> <a href="https://luannnigara.com/97-linda-holt-from-professional-photographer-to-interior-designer-and-accomplished-blogger/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Linda Holt #97</a> <a href="https://luannnigara.com/242-carla-aston-how-to-grow-your-interior-design-blog-intentionally/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Carla Aston #242</a> <a href="https://luannnigara.com/238-power-talk-friday-stephan-spencer-how-to-build-traffic-to-your-interior-design-website/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stephan Spence #238</a> Recommendations: For really awesome geek help, go to <a href="http://www.eileenlonergan.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eileen Lonergan</a> <a href="https://laurelberninteriors.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laurel Bern Interiors</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/laurelb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram: Laurel Bern</a> Free Blogger Guide: <a href="https://laurelberninteriors.com/2018/04/25/six-figure-income-blogger-guide/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Six Figure Income Blogger Guide</a>

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