Affordable Interior Design by Uploft
751 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 290 ratingsGet fresh tips from the budget decorating guru, Betsy Helmuth.
Each episode is packed with secrets the other pros don't want you to know and with answers to your burning design questions.
Betsy is a NY-based designer, owner of Affordable Interior Design, and has been featured on DIY Network, NBC's "Today Show", HGTV, Lifetime, and more. She is the author of the best-selling book, Affordable Interior Design.
Helmuth has shared her affordable design advice and step-by-step approaches with millions through live teaching workshops, her design book, guest columns, television appearances, and interviews.
She brings her knowledge to the world of podcasting. The episodes include topics like color palettes, pattern mixing, budget creation, layout maximization, and much more.
It’s time to start living in the home of your dreams without maxing out your credit cards. Learn how with Affordable Interior Design!
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Episodes
Prioritizing Your Floor Plan and Dressing Weird Windows
April 05, 2024 11:40 - 19 minutes - 21.9 MBBetsy answers all of your design questions!
Dark Floors and Tiny Offices
March 28, 2024 11:20 - 18 minutes - 20.7 MBBetsy answers all of your design questions!
Mixing Rugs and Making Spaces Sophisticated
March 25, 2024 11:56 - 28 minutes - 32.1 MBBetsy answers all of your design questions!
Murals, Gallery Walls, and Flooring
March 14, 2024 13:54 - 19 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this episode, I answer questions about wallpaper murals, living room changes, and exploring different flooring options. If you have questions for me, make sure to submit them here. This episode, we discuss… [1:40] Quick personal update from Betsy [05:25] Should I do a wallpaper mural in my living room? (Stephanie) [12:41] Making small changes to a kid-friendly living room (Esther) [16:41] Exploring different flooring options (Donna) Links: Website: ht...
Career Day and Keeping Rooms Cohesive
March 07, 2024 12:19 - 25 minutes - 28.7 MBIn this episode, I talk about pursuing a career as an interior designer and answer a question about keeping rooms cohesive. If you have questions for me, make sure to submit them here. This episode, we discuss… [01:38] What an interior designer does all day [06:03] Where interior designers can work [06:38] Top challenges of being an interior designer [07:54] Important personality traits of an interior designer [11:08] The interior designer career path [17:35] Makin...
Helping Heidi with Her Farmhouse
February 22, 2024 12:43 - 19 minutes - 22.4 MBBetsy answers all of your design questions!
Rethinking Living Room Layouts and Butler's Pantries
February 20, 2024 10:00 - 19 minutes - 22.7 MBBetsy answers all of your design questions!
Fixing Frank Lloyd Wright and Your Dark Kitchen
February 16, 2024 12:35 - 18 minutes - 20.8 MBBetsy answers all of your design questions!
Interior Design Don'ts for 2024
February 01, 2024 12:18 - 14 minutes - 16.1 MBBetsy had some suggestions for how not to design in 2024.
Interior Design Trends for 2024, Part III
January 25, 2024 12:46 - 16 minutes - 18.6 MBBetsy answers all of your design questions!
Interior Design Trends for 2024, Part II
January 18, 2024 23:33 - 13 minutes - 15.1 MBBetsy shares more trends for 2024!
Interior Design Trends for 2024, Part I
January 05, 2024 12:49 - 21 minutes - 24.7 MBBetsy's back and shares both life updates and design trends for the New Year!
BEST OF! New Homes for the New Year
December 28, 2023 12:24 - 28 minutes - 32.7 MBBetsy answers all of your design questions!
BEST OF! Artwork, Blush, & Holiday Gifts
December 21, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes - 36.9 MBBetsy answers all of your design questions!
BEST OF! Design Q&A - Making a Furnished Space Your Own, Working in the Bedroom, Outdoor Rugs, and What To Do When All Else Fails
December 14, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes - 36.8 MBBetsy answers all of your questions about making a space your own, working in a bedroom, outdoor rugs, and more!
BEST OF! Orange Floors, Path to a New Career, Low-Cost Leather
December 07, 2023 18:07 - 23 minutes - 26.8 MBIn this throwback episode, Betsy answers your design questions about floors and more!
BEST OF! Finishing a Room and Biz Questions Galore
November 30, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes - 24.8 MBBetsy offers advice about decorating bare spaces and tips on starting a business!
BEST OF! Food For Thought
November 23, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 45.8 MBFrom the 2021 episode summary: Happy Thanksgiving! Are you supposed to be making cranberry sauce right now? Are you escaping into the bathroom, the closet, or the basement, just to catch your breath and get some alone time? I feel you! I love having people over, and I love to cook (even though I’m not all that good at it!) but I’m an only child at heart and every now and again, I need my personal space. So if you need some time to yourself to think about interior design, I have an ep...
BEST OF! Giving Thanks and Selecting Bedskirts
November 21, 2023 12:49 - 23 minutes - 26.7 MBFrom last year's episode summary: This month is all about gratitude and I must say I've been feeling very grateful even though my house is in total chaos. Even though business is really busy. Even though I have a lot going on. I've definitely been finding a lot of peace living in the woods and a lot of space mentally, not just physically, but mentally, to have new feelings of appreciation move in on me, especially in this month of Thanksgiving and lots of reminders to be thankful. I...
Transforming Your Space with Drapes and Large-Scale Windows
October 26, 2023 09:00 - 17 minutes - 20.4 MBIn this episode, I answer a question about dressing windows in a small space and painting staircases. If you have questions for me, make sure to submit them here. I’m currently on maternity leave but will be popping in once a month to batch answer your questions. This episode, we discuss… [01:35] Dressing windows in a small open concept space (Mayan) [10:04] Painting staircase spindles (Benjamin) Links: Website: https://www.betsyhelmuth.com Book: https://ww...
Renovating in Paris
October 19, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 15.3 MBIn this episode, I answer a question about redoing a kitchen in an apartment. If you have questions for me, make sure to submit them here. I’m currently on maternity leave but will be popping in once a month to batch answer your questions. This episode, we discuss… [00:57] Redoing an apartment kitchen (Eleonore) Links: Website: https://www.betsyhelmuth.com Book: https://www.betsyhelmuth.com/my-book Become a Premium Member: https://www.affordableinteriordesig...
Nursery Designing
October 12, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 16 MBIn this episode, I answer a question about where to find nursery decor on a budget. If you have questions for me, make sure to submit them here. I’m currently on maternity leave but will be popping in once a month to batch answer your questions. This episode, we discuss… [02:18] Finding nursery decor on a budget (Jenny) Links: Website: https://www.betsyhelmuth.com Book: https://www.betsyhelmuth.com/my-book Become a Premium Member: https://www.affordableinter...
Starting From (Almost) Scratch
October 05, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes - 26.3 MBIn this episode, I answer questions about purchasing the 3 video bundle and styling an open concept floor plan. If you have questions for me, make sure to submit them here. I’m currently on maternity leave but will be popping in once a month to batch answer your questions. This episode, we discuss… [03:33] How to purchase the 3 video bundle (Dawn) [05:31] Styling an open concept floor plan (Bobbyee) Links: Website: https://www.betsyhelmuth.com Book: https://www.bet...
Bedroom Balance
September 28, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 23.5 MBIn this episode, I share a little behind the scenes of my current book writing process and answer a question about decorating a bedroom with romantic English country style. If you have questions for me, make sure to submit them here. I’m currently on maternity leave but will be popping in once a month to batch answer your questions. This episode, we discuss… [01:01] A behind the scenes look into Betsy’s current book writing process [09:05] Decorating a bedroom (Megan) Links:...
What's Wrong With These Rooms?
September 21, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 32.1 MBIn this episode, I answer questions about decorating living rooms and making a multifunctional playroom, office, and guest space more functional. If you have questions for me, make sure to submit them here because soon I will be going on maternity leave and want to get enough episodes queued up to sustain the weekly release schedule while I’m gone. This episode, we discuss… [6:50] Addressing living room woes (Jess) [17:56] Making a multifunctional playroom, office, and guest s...
Neutral Kitchens and Entryways
September 17, 2023 14:38 - 18 minutes - 20.9 MBIn this episode, I answer questions about jazzing up a kitchen and making an entryway more functional. If you have questions for me, make sure to submit them here because soon I will be going on maternity leave and want to get enough episodes queued up to sustain the weekly release schedule while I’m gone. This episode, we discuss… [2:39] Jazzing up a kitchen (Valeria) [12:39] Making an entryway more functional (Ranae) Links: Website: https://www.betsyhelmuth.com Bo...
Lake House Design and Adding "Wow"
September 07, 2023 10:00 - 18 minutes - 20.7 MBIn this episode, I answer questions about updating your space without painting and adding pizzazz to a dining/living room. If you have questions for me, make sure to submit them here because soon I will be going on maternity leave and want to get enough episodes queued up to sustain the weekly release schedule while I’m gone. This episode, we discuss… [02:08] Brightening up a space without painting it (Karen) [09:34] Making a dining room and living room more visually appealing (Jad...
Ceiling Paint and Tween Rooms
August 24, 2023 14:19 - 22 minutes - 26 MBIn this episode, I share a quick personal update and my thoughts on the two worst designed interiors: doctors office and hotels. If you have questions for me, make sure to submit them here because soon I will be going on maternity leave and want to get enough episodes queued up to sustain the weekly release schedule while I’m gone. This episode, we discuss… [00:21] Personal updates from Betsy [01:29] The worst designed interiors: doctors offices and hotels [05:10] Ceiling pa...
Heading Out For Island Fun
August 17, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 29.5 MBI’m happy to announce that I’ve been feeling overall pretty good throughout my third trimester aside from lack of sleep in addition to making lots of headway on my book. I am so excited to finish it and get it into your hands early next year. If you have questions for me, make sure to submit them here because soon I will be going on maternity leave and want to get enough episodes queued up to sustain the weekly release schedule while I’m gone. This episode, we discuss… [0:22] 3rd tri...
The Trap of Designing on a Dime
August 10, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes - 25.9 MBI’m currently working on a very fun project at a teen center and wanted to share my thoughts with you before we dive into the mailbag on how to avoid creating an unintentionally mismatched space. If you have questions for me, make sure to submit them here because soon I will be going on maternity leave and want to get enough episodes queued up to sustain the weekly release schedule while I’m gone. This episode, we discuss… [00:25] A current project Betsy’s working on at a tee...
Room Layouts and Open Concept Entryways
August 03, 2023 13:51 - 29 minutes - 33.4 MBI’ve been struggling to find a good handyman team here in Connecticut but I recently had my previous handyman team come out for nine hours and tackle nearly everything on my list. Now our house is finally starting to feel like home just in time for the baby to arrive. In case you missed it, I’m preparing for my upcoming maternity leave and have been making headway on my book that I’ve talked about over the past few months. If you have questions for me, make sure to submit them here beca...
Decorating Bathrooms and Beach Houses
July 20, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 32.5 MBI’m preparing for my upcoming maternity leave and have been making headway on my book that I’ve talked about over the past few months. If you have questions for me, make sure to submit them here because soon I will be going on maternity leave and want to get enough episodes queued up to sustain the weekly release schedule while I’m gone. This episode, we discuss… [11:33] Refreshing a small bathroom (Penny) [17:41] Decorating a family room (Jen) Links: Website: https://ww...
Hanger-Fueled TMI
July 13, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 30.9 MBI’m 28 weeks pregnant in the middle of July and I am not thriving. One thing I am excited about is my upcoming baby sprinkle. We’re inviting some local friends and this has given me a newfound drive to finally get my house in order. If you have questions for me, make sure to submit them here because soon I will be going on maternity leave and want to get enough episodes queued up to sustain the weekly release schedule while I’m gone. This episode, we discuss… [5:33] Picking paint for ...
Breaking Up with Beige and Adding Architectural Detail
July 06, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 27.7 MBI am going to a fancy party tomorrow for my husband’s coworker and feeling very nervous about it. I think I’d be a lot less nervous if it was a design project, to be honest but I will be there to support my husband in our Havana Nights themed outfits. Want to learn more about what happens behind the scenes in my life - both personally and business wise? Head here to become a premium member and get tons of additional juicy content each month. This episode, we discuss… [6:43] B...
Choosing Chairs and Reno Finishes
June 29, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 30.4 MBI’m officially back from our trip to France to visit my French mom and say our goodbyes and enjoy our babymoon in Paris. In today’s episode, we’re answering questions about finding high quality armchairs online, selecting a kitchen backsplash and renovating an apartment. This episode, we discuss… [5:45] Finding high quality armchairs online (Cara) [9:46] Choosing a kitchen backsplash (Cindy) [18:44] Renovating an apartment (Denise) Links: Website: https://www.betsyhe...
Cluttered Offices and Kid Zones
June 15, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 28.6 MBEven though I’m still out of the office, I didn’t want to leave you hanging and skip releasing a new episode because I hate when my favorite podcasts take time off for the summer so I want to keep the content flowing for you. Have a question? Make sure to submit to the mailbag so I can get your burning questions answered this summer. This episode, we discuss… [10:46] Upgrading an office (Stacy) [17:18] Creating a kid zone in the living room (Jessica) Links: Website:...
Dealing with Brown Kitchens
June 08, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 30.6 MBI’m heading off to France for a few days to see my host mother who is terminally ill. It will be a sad trip but she is who sparked my love for interior design so I am forever grateful for meeting her. In this episode, I share more about my experience with my host mom and what led me to finding my passion for interior design in addition to answering two of your burning questions. This episode, we discuss… [1:51] What sparked Betsy’s love for interior design [11:16] Lightening u...
House Cleaning Strategies with Angela Brown
June 01, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes - 47.9 MBI am joined today by special guest, Angela Brown from the Ask a Housecleaner podcast. This episode, we discuss… [1:07] About Angela Brown [3:36] Angela’s dads thoughts on her business [5:01] How Angela’s childhood experiences helped her shape her business into what it is today [6:55] The biggest misconception about house cleaning [9:04] Why we clean before the cleaning lady comes [11:33] The importance of finding a system that works for you [13:39] Weekly cleaning task e...
Jazzing Up a Hallway and Bathroom Updates
May 25, 2023 10:00 - 18 minutes - 21.3 MBI hope you are having a great kickoff to your summer, we only have two more weeks of school left here and my kids are clamoring to get the summer started. When you're an entrepreneur, sometimes it doesn't always feel so cyclical. Sometimes you have to ride the waves of your children or your spouse who may have a more regular job. Last year, I felt like I was really waiting around because everything was kind of pending with our move so we didn’t really make any summer plans. Now,...
Kitchens, Fireplaces, and Decals
May 18, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 31.7 MBSummer is quickly approaching and I am definitely not prepared. I’m honestly never prepared for the summer but this time I am blaming it on the fact that I am pregnant and the idea of planning a vacation in advance is not appealing. We have two weeks at the end of summer where my kids aren’t in camp so I am ready to get out and explore the world before we have a newborn again but we may just be spending the summer exploring the local beaches and finally finishing our home. Last...
Tricky Windows and Sofa Table Temptations
May 11, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 29.8 MBI'm feeling really good. Most of my energy is back. I'm rarely feeling sick due to my pregnancy. And it is spring. And Connecticut is gorgeous. In the springtime. It's beautiful in the winter. Amazing in the fall. I haven't been here for a summer yet. But spring. Wow, there's so many flowers and so much to see. I’ve also been working on a fun creative project that has been on my mind for years and I am excited to finally bring it to fruition. I'm working on a book of personal essays ab...
From Teacher to Interior Designer with Shannon Major
May 04, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes - 37.5 MBI am joined today by special guest, Shannon Major, alumna of the Academy and Uploft Interior Design designer here to share her journey with you. This episode, we discuss… [1:01] About Shannon Major [1:22] How long it took Shannon to become an interior designer after joining the Academy [1:52] What inspired Shannon to join the Academy [2:45] What made Shannon look into interior design [3:53] Other career paths Shannon was exploring [4:35] Shannon’s experience with the Aca...
Black Windows, Kitchen Crown Molding, and Selecting a Style
April 27, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes - 19.1 MBSpring is here and I am loving it! I wanted to thank you all for your well wishes on last week’s announcement. Your support means the world to me and I’m so grateful for you tuning in each week. Without further ado, let’s dive into the mailbag. This episode, we discuss… [1:54] Painting exterior windows (Libu) [5:58] Updating a builder grade kitchen (Lisa) [12:07] Determining your style word (Melissa) Links: Website: https://www.betsyhelmuth.com Book: http...
A Big Announcement
April 20, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes - 22.7 MBIt feels like forever since it's just been you and me here on the podcast answering questions and I really appreciate your patience while I have been otherwise occupied. So I did a few best of episodes, which as you know, if you're a regular listener is not really like me. I'm always on the airways talking to you guys and answering your questions. Well, I've been really sick. Luckily, it is nothing negative but I have big news for you. Listen in to learn more about Betsy’s big announcem...
Designing with the Planet in Mind with Stephanie from Sustainable Minimalists
April 13, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes - 37.1 MBI am joined today by special guest, Stephanie Seferian of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast. This episode, we discuss… [1:49] About Stephanie Seferian [2:44] What it means to be sustainable [4:39] The importance of being sustainable [6:19] How to make the interior design industry more sustainable [12:38] The different types of sustainability certifications to know [15:43] What to avoid when trying to shop sustainably [20:57] Is it sustainable to purchase from estate s...
Q&A with Decorating Tips and Tricks
April 06, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutes - 46.2 MBI am joined today by repeat guests, Kelly and Anita of Decorating Tips and Tricks and we’re tackling your design questions. This episode, we discuss… [1:57] Window Coverings in the Kitchen (Hannah) [12:58] Dressing up an office with lockers (Allison) [24:57] Making a large living room more inviting (Emily) Connect with Kelly and Anita: Website Podcast Kelly’s Website Kelly’s Instagram Anita’s Website Anita’s Instagram Links: Website: https...
Tidying Up with Ingrid from the Decluttering Hub
March 30, 2023 15:13 - 29 minutes - 33.8 MBI am joined today by a special guest, Ingrid Jansen of the Declutter Hub. This episode, we discuss… [2:15] About Ingrid and the Declutter Hub Podcast [4:06] How Ingrid got into decluttering [7:40] Why Betsy is more of a collector than an organizer [8:46] How Ingrid approaches a decluttering project [10:40] The eight steps of the Cycle of Success [20:06] How Ingrid enjoys the finale after a project is complete [22:05] Why it’s okay to ditch the guest room if needed [23:19] Wh...
BEST OF: Orange You Glad I Didn't Use Orange, Juvenile Rugs, and Sectionals to Stay Away From
March 17, 2023 11:03 - 22 minutes - 25.7 MBBetsy answers all of your design questions!
BEST OF: Solving Design Crimes with Susan Simpson of "Undisclosed"
March 09, 2023 14:54 - 42 minutes - 48.1 MBBetsy answers all of your design questions, with a special guest!
BEST OF: To Prime or Not to Prime, Front Door Follies, Hotel Chic
March 02, 2023 12:10 - 21 minutes - 24.9 MBBetsy answers all of your design questions!