Claudia Lambert used to be a couples and family therapist. Now she's the interior designer behind some of Sydney's most art-filled homes, helping her clients fall in love with marble slabs and rare vintage finds. 

In this episode of The Edit, Claudia chats to Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock about her “showcasey” lounge room, why she thinks art should be the star of every space and how she implements her “no rules” rule.  

And she gives us the inside scoop on her book, Shaping Spaces, answers a listener dilemma about a vintage lamp that just won’t fit anywhere and reveals her cheat codes for what she calls a “space lift”. 

Plus, don’t miss Claudia’s “Art Buying 101” lesson! 

This episode covers:  

• Mornings with two boys, aged 9 and 12 

• From 15 years as a couple and family therapist to a decade in interior design 

• Her first-ever client, and the full-circle project she's working on for them now 

• A home tour: the newly "vanilla" living room, a round viola marble dining table and four vintage chairs bought for $150 

• What her home sounds and smells like 

• Designing a life on purpose 

• The "space lift": refreshing a home without moving a wall 

• Designing for celebrity clients vs “everyday” people 

• Her new book, Shaping Spaces, and the art-filled moments behind it 

• Slab shopping, and falling in love with a piece of stone 

• Art buying 101 

• Reframing an inherited or thrifted artwork, and what it costs 

• Where to shop for vintage, from Vinnies to Marketplace 

• The best thing she's ever bought, and where she found it 

• Claudia’s mystery drawer item and why it brings her to tears 

• A listener dilemma: styling a vintage lamp that doesn't fit anywhere 

• Her one design rule (or the lack of one) 

• What makes her home beautiful 

Photo Credits: @claudialambertinteriors + Booktopia 

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Credits: 

Host: Elle Lovelock  

Guest: Claudia Lambert 

Edited by: Leah Porges  

Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain  

With thanks to our wonderful Home Beautiful team.  

The Edit is a production of Home Beautiful and Are Media.  

https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/home-beautiful-the-edit-podcast/