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WHAT YOU’LL HEAR
Episodes combine focused, advice-led content with broader, inspirational interviews, including:
Room-specific design guidance — from kitchens and bathrooms to living spaces and bedrooms, giving listeners the knowledge they need to design just like a designer!
Layout, proportion, lighting and material choices that truly make a difference
How to approach renovations with confidence and clarity
Conversations with designers, makers and inspiring brands
Real-world insight into what works, what lasts and why
The aim is always to make good design feel accessible, achievable and enjoyable.
Before You Buy The Sofa is a podcast created for interior design enthusiasts, home renovators and anyone curious about how to create beautiful, well-considered homes.
Hosted by award-winning interior designer Lesley Taylor, the podcast shares practical design knowledge, room-by-room guidance and inspiring conversations with industry leaders and design-led brands. Each episode is designed to inform, encourage and demystify the design process — helping listeners make confident decisions in their own homes.
With a career spanning residential and hospitality design, publishing and television, Lesley brings experience, clarity and a warm, approachable style to every conversation.
ABOUT THE HOST
Lesley Taylor is an award-winning interior designer, the author of ten books on interior design, and a well-known voice in the UK interiors world. As the Interiors Expert on ITV’s This Morning and through her newspaper column, she has given design advice to millions of viewers and readers.
Lesley’s approach is thoughtful and practical. For more than 30 years she has helped people create homes that look beautiful and work well for the way they live.
The podcast grows out of a belief at the heart of her work: the best interiors come from knowledge, confidence and a real understanding of how people live
