This week I’m back with my summer interview series all about home renovations. I am currently working on an exclusive home tour with Better Homes & Gardens magazine for 2022, and I want to share renovation stories from tastemakers like Ariel Okin, who recently relocated from NYC to the suburbs of Westchester, NY. Ariel will share some of the what she has learned as a first time home buyer, and what’s worth spurging on in your first year, and how you can make huge changes to your space without breaking the bank.

This is also The Mood Board Podcast’s 50 EPISODE!!!!! So I am asking all listeners to DM me on instagram @_angelabelt their renovation who as and one lucky listener will come on the show to get some design help---STAT!

Ariel Okin is the Founder of her eponymous firm, Ariel Okin Interiors, a New York-based, full-service interior design firm specializing in luxury residential, commercial, and hospitality projects across the country. Ariel’s signature style can be interpreted as “Traditional with a twist” – warm, livable and elegant spaces with an edited, contemporary and practical approach. Ariel established her firm in 2016, and has since been featured  and profiled in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Domino, Vogue, The Wall Street Journal, and New York Magazine, among others. Ariel has worked with celebrity clients from Gwyneth Paltrow’s  GOOP Headquarters in NYC  to spaces for the likes of  Lena Dunham and Sara Foster.  In addition, Ariel has created signature collections with One Kings Lane, Society Social, Chasing Paper, The Mural Source, and Hudson Valley Lighting, among others. She is also a contributing writer to Vogue, Architectural Digest and Domino.