In this episode, Tasha and Thea dive into the psychology of color and its important role in interior design. Color affects how we think, feel and act. Yet most people choose colors based solely on what they like and don't consider how they want to feel or what they want to accomplish in a particular space. You will never make that mistake again after listening to this episode! Learn the basics of color psychology and hear all about how Tasha got it very wrong in her first home which caused her some serious sleep issues (literally). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Colorful Conversations: DIY & Home Design

How Color Affects You: What You Need to Know Before Choosing Colors

In this episode, Tasha and Thea share all their best tips for making absolutely any space cozier. Because there's nothing better than a cozy room that you want to sit down in and never leave! They also chat about Thea's nickname (which has the word "cozy" in it) AND about Thea's favorite cozy pants that make Tasha's eyes hurt. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How to Make Any Room Cozier

In this episode, Tasha shares her best furniture painting secrets. Thea shares her best secret (you'll laugh out loud when you hear what it is) and asks some of the most common questions that we get asked about painting furniture. If you have ever felt lost when it comes to painting furniture or wonder if there is a better way, this is the episode for you! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Best Furniture Painting Secrets

In this episode, Tasha shares the mind-blowing ways she uses her Alexa devices to make her life sooooooo much easier. Listen in as she (kind of) inspires Thea to start using her Alexa devices to their full potential! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mind Blowing Ways to Use Your Alexa (or other smart home devices)

In this episode, Tasha and Thea talk about the importance of picking the right paint sheen for your painting projects. How a paint sheen looks is just ONE TINY consideration. There's so much more to consider, but it isn't complicated. Pinky promise. You'll be a pro at picking paint sheens when you are done listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How to Pick the Perfect Paint Sheen Every Time

Do you have a "dumping ground" in your house? You know, the spot where papers, mail, boxes and any other random thing in your house lands? In today's episode, we are sharing our tips for minimizing and managing the dump zone (or zones) in your house. You may guess Thea and I have different dumping ground issues AND different solutions, lol! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

41. How to Avoid a Dumping Ground in Your House

Curious how we can do a room makeover so fast? We get asked ALL THE TIME how we finish a room so quickly. In today's episode, I am walking you through our process and what it actually looks like! Even though it seems like it only takes a few days, there is a lot of lead-up work that is done for weeks before we actually tackle the room. Listen below and get the real behind-the-scenes of how we get started, work through the design process, and do the actual makeover, and then add those little finishing details.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

40. Behind the Scenes of a Room Makeover

Want the best secrets for shopping? Let the pros give you their favorite tips for easy ways you can find exactly what you are looking for and get the best deal on it. I like to think I am a shopping ninja! Anytime we need to find the perfect thing for our home, I make it my personal mission to find exactly what I want at the best possible price. And I am REALLY good at it! Today Thea and I spill our shopping secrets and give you all the tips on how to find what you are looking for and some unexpected tricks to find the best deal on it. They are super simple and can potentially save you tons of money and time. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

39. Our Top Shopping Secrets Revealed

Make your life easier! We have some simple life hacks that will up your efficiency and give you more time in your day for what you REALLY want to do. People ask me all the time how I get so much done in a day. I don't work any more than anyone else, but I have some systems that I have developed that make my life run smoothly and save me lots of time! So today I am sharing my favorites life hacks that seem small, but really do make life easier! If there is ONE thing I am VERY good at it is efficiency. It really is a passion of mine :). I consider life hacks to be the ultimate efficient shortcuts. The sign of a really good life hack is that when you start doing it, you really don't know how or why you ever did it any other way!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

38. Tiny Life Hacks that Make a HUGE Impact

People ask me all the time how we get so much done around our house. We have a secret to planning our home projects and staying on track without killing each other in the process. We use one easy way to plan an entire year's worth of projects and it is SO much simpler than you can imagine! Through the years, Joe and I have developed a foolproof system for keeping track of our home projects. We are able to plan an entire year's worth of projects with (almost) no fuss or disagreements. In today's episode, I let you in our secret so you can kill the home maintenance/home project game without killing each other in the process!!! I LOVE to plan and do all things efficiently and this allows us to plan and execute lots of home projects every year without getting burned out or forgetting what we wanted to accomplish. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

37. The Secret to Planning Home Projects Without Wanting to Kill Your Spouse

Are you thinking about painting your kitchen cabinets but are scared to death? We are here to put your mind at ease and answer your questions about the EASIEST way to paint your kitchen cabinets yourself. This week we are discussing all. the. things. about how to paint your kitchen cabinets. It is actually so much quicker and easier than anyone believes! We give you all the secrets and tips for how you can get your whole kitchen done quickly and easily. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

36. Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Painting Kitchen Cabinets

I hear from readers all the time that they just cannot find a way to keep their homes clean. I have always been a tidy and organized person, so it has been genuinely confusing for me to understand why people have a hard time keeping their houses clean. Just implement a system and stick with it. It seems simple to me.But then I met my friend Rosemarie Groner from Busy Budgeter and I began to understand the fundamental differences in personality and basic psychology that affect how people approach things like laundry and cleaning their homes. It's not that people don't WANT to have a clean house. It's not that they don't understand how the system works. It's that the system does not jive with their personality. In other words, it's doomed for failure from the very start.So Rosemarie has figured out how to lean into her natural "hot mess" tendency to figure out a way to get and keep her house clean for good. Instead of working against her personality, she works WITH it. And in this episode, she gives you her best tips so that you can do the same thing! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

35. How Even the MESSIEST People Can Get and Keep Their House Clean

Stop complaining that you can't afford to do anything to improve your house and then go buy coffee out at Starbucks! If you do that, you are lying to yourself. But the good news is that by shifting your mindset and approaching your budgeting by defining your VALUES first, you can make room in your budget for what actually matters to you!In this episode, I share my interview with my good friend and money coach Nicole Rule of Greatest Worth. Her approach to budgeting is totally different from anything you've ever heard before. It will go from making you feel DEPRIVED to making you feel FULFILLED. Have a listen! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Secret to Finding Room in Your Budget for Home Projects

For as long as I have had a blog and shared my home renovations and DIY projects, people have commented that they wished they could find the time to tackle their own renovations and projects. Well, I am here to tell you, anyone can CREATE the time to create a home you love. You just have to understand the secret recipe for making that happen. Last year I sat down and talked with Megan Sumrell, a coach who helps women master time management, organization and productivity. Megan has cracked the code for learning how to plan your life so that tackling home projects is not only doable but easy. And in this interview, we talk about practical steps you can take to start getting those home projects DONE no matter how busy you are. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

33. How to Get Home Projects DONE (even when you are crazy busy)

Decluttering becomes emotional when we get people and memories confused with THINGS. Learning to separate the two is key! Changing your mindset and creating solid systems will help manage your stuff and keep your home clutter-free.I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing New York Times best-selling author Ruth Soukup and founder of Living Well Spending Less last year for my Beautiful Home, Beautiful Life Summit. Ruth has written not one but TWO popular books on the topic of decluttering and simplifying. She is an absolute expert when it comes to decluttering and simplifying and in this episode she shares her best tips for how to conquer the emotions that often get in the way of decluttering. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

32. Conquering the Emotions of Decluttering with Ruth Soukup

Colorful Conversations is a podcast about DIY, home design, and life at home. Not only will you learn something useful every time you listen (Tasha HATES wasted time), but you’ll laugh out loud (at least once, pinky promise). Tune in to be a fly on the wall for their colorful conversations full of tips and advice that you can use to create a home you love. Tasha and Joe Agruso are the couple behind Kaleidoscope Living™, the online destination for DIY and home decor enthusiasts that love color. They are self-taught DIYers and designers and their projects have been featured on TV, in print magazines, and on countless influential websites. Their good friend and co-worker, Thea DeLoreto, is your host (and referee).By: Tasha Agruso, Joe Agruso and Thea DeLoreto

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