Kasturi Wren on creating a home that centres you and your life
If you were to start your home and life all over again, what would you create? This is the journey that this week’s guest has had to discover for herself. Meet Kasturi Wren, a lawyer turned creative who moved away from the city to a small country town to start not only a new chapter, but a new life.
Come listen to our conversation where Kas shares how she has created a home on a tight budget, and embraced colour to great effect, as well as what she has learned along the way.
THIS EPISODE FOCUSES ON
Moving to regional NSW town of Coolah
Some big updates in Kas’s personal & professional life in the last few years
How she found her latest project
The impact your goals have on your home’s design & decoration
Embracing simple country living
Finding creative ways to earn money with more freedom
The challenges of working on your home while you are living in it
The importance of setting deadlines
Hosting workshops in an unfinished home and the joy this brings Kas
Hosting her first Sri Lankan cooking workshop
Working within a budget on your renovation
The emotional toll of DIY
Collaborating with brands
Using Facebook marketplace for sourcing
How she used colour & wallpaper to create unique spaces
FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE
Kas’s instagram @wrenandwhippet
Kas’s website Wren & Whippet
My first podcast interview with Kas
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Poet Mary Oliver
Podcast production: Yaga Media