{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Style Stories with EZ Living Interiors","title":"Building the Confidence to Manage Your Own Renovation with Gráinne Gillett","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1637,"description":"Starting a simple home refresh often leads to unforeseen complications and a complete overhaul of your original plan. Many homeowners enter the renovation process underestimating the hidden problems, especially in period properties, which can quickly turn a quick paint job into a full ground-up restoration.This episode dives into the brutal honesty of the renovation learning curve: discovering wood rot, damp, and losing original features. We talk about developing confidence in your decisions, designing a compact 65 square metre space, and how thrift shopping and personal style choices can keep you motivated when the budget is swallowed by unglamorous foundational work.We are joined by Gráinne Gillett, a content creator who meticulously documented the transformation of her small red-brick cottage on Instagram. Gráinne shares her expertise in combining vintage finds and colour, along with her practical, honest approach to compact livingTHINGS WE SPOKE ABOUTAlways budget for emotional contingencyDemolition grows your renovation confidenceFocus on foundations before furnitureDesign a small space for yourselfBuild style from objects you loveGUEST DETAILSGráinne Gillett is a content creator who documented the renovation of her period cottage from start to finish on her Instagram account, @grainnegillett. She is skilled in developing a clear and confident interior style, combining colour and vintage finds, and finding practical solutions for compact living spaces.Connect with Gráinne:Website: https://www.grainnegillett.comInstagram: @grainnegillettTikTok: @grainnegillettQUOTESYou don't really know until you start uncovering things. So just to have a contingency, an emotional contingency, and a financial one as well. - Gráinne GillettI spent like, a few days there, just like, walking around the different streets, going to the cafes, and just got a real good sense of the place. - Gráinne GillettIf you take the wallpaper down, you uncover everything. - Gráinne GillettMORE...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jLdO4RzWohXxEswV0YoTvLgEwN21l7NNUhtH4q3k1mM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85OWMy/YTc1YjliODlkZjE4/OTFmYTNjYTk5OGY1/ZDY4Yi5KUEc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}