In this week’s episode I’m joined by Dr Isabella Rosner - who holds the impressive title of curator at the Royal School of Needlework. Once I managed to drag her away from her favourite topics of 18th Century tea-caddies, we discussed her favourite reading spaces - and took a long tangent to imagine the dream bathroom.

Isabella is a proper expert as well as an extremely lively, approachable and funny person. It was such a pleasure to have her on.

If you want to understand more about the process of building dream reading spaces in your home and the process involved, do see contact info below:

Website - www.aroyo.org

Instagram - @aroyo.pod

Email - aroyo.podcast@gmail.com

In this week’s episode, I’m joined by author and columnist for Country Living Magazine Sally Coulthard.

Sally is the author of over 20 non-fiction titles on nature, craft, design and the history of the countryside. Her latest book - A History of the Countryside in 100 Objects - delves deep into 100 curious objects that act as keys to the past.

In this episode, we will take all of those themes discussed in part 1, and build Sally’s dream family drawing room. A rag-tag collection of worn and comfortable furniture all pointing towards a large open fire, surrounded by walls of books, family photographs and fascinating objects dug up or recovered.

If you want to understand more about the process of building dream reading spaces in your home and the process involved, do see contact info below:

Website - www.aroyo.org

Instagram - @aroyo.pod

Email - aroyo.podcast@gmail.com

A brief introduction to what this podcast is all about. Join me weekly with new amazing guests to explore how the books and the spaces they’ve loved have shaped them.