G.A. Atelier: Intentional design for mindful living
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Welcome to G.A. Atelier, a podcast where intentional interior design meets mindful living. I’m Gigi, and together we’ll explore how design can deeply influence how we feel and elevate the way we live every day. Through home design, decorating, and styling, we’ll create deeply personal spaces that cultivate the feelings you desire, nourish your well-being, and reflect your unique story, style, and lifestyle. This is a journey into designing a home, and a life, that feels like you. Step into my Atelier... and let’s design together.
Episodes(40 episodes)
Episode 153
151: Design for feeling No. 1: How function creates the feeling
Function does not sound like the most inspiring word in design. But the way a home makes you feel is a direct result of how well it functions, for you.
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Published: Oct 23, 2026Duration: 8m 57s
Episode 152
150: Intentional design No. 5: Designing your home to engage all your 5 senses
Most conversations about home design start and end with how it looks. But a home isn't only seen. It's touched, heard, smelled, and felt, every single day, often without us noticing any of it consciously.
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Published: Oct 16, 2026Duration: 12m 9s
Episode 151
149: Intentional design No. 4: Turning everyday objects into objects of desire
A beautiful everyday object is “intentional design” in its smallest form. It has all three elements I always come back to. Form, because it is beautiful to you. Function, because it does what it needs to do, and does it well. And feeling, because of what happens in you when you use it. A home that feels good is built from the large decisions, yes, but also from all these small moments.
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Published: Oct 9, 2026Duration: 10m 57s
Episode 150
148: Intentional Design No. 3: Turning your routines into rituals at home
How your home can help you turn you routines into beautiful rituals.
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Published: Oct 2, 2026Duration: 9m 54s
Episode 149
147: Intentional Design No. 2: Turning your home design into your lifestyle design
It's not just about intentional interior design in your home, it is also about intentionally designing your life.
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Published: Sep 25, 2026Duration: 5m 28s
Episode 148
146: Intentional Design No. 1: Turning a house into your home
What is the difference between designing a house and designing a home?
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Published: Sep 19, 2026Duration: 8m 43s
Episode 147
145: Is your home design working for you, or is it the other way around?
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Published: Sep 11, 2026Duration: 8m 46s
Episode 146
144: Your mini home reset, room by room, for a new season
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Published: Sep 4, 2026Duration: 11m 56s
Episode 145
143: 3 things an interior designer offers you and your home, and it's not just good taste
And it's not just good taste!
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Published: Aug 29, 2026Duration: 2m 54s
Episode 144
142: 3 things worth investing in for your home
3 things you should consider investing in when it comes to home design
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Published: Aug 21, 2026Duration: 4m 51s
Episode 143
141: 3 things making your home NOT beautiful
3 things that will make your home design... NOT beautiful.
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Published: Aug 15, 2026Duration: 2m 30s
Episode 142
140: 3 Things making your home beautiful
3 things that will make your home design beautiful.
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Published: Aug 7, 2026Duration: 2m 37s
Episode 141
139: Being decisive: Handling every design decision
In any design project, there are a lot of decisions to be made, from the smallest one to the biggest, from the easiest to the trickiest.
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Published: Jul 31, 2026Duration: 8m 56s
Episode 140
138: Being patient: Facing the challenges no one tells you about in a home renovation
Mistakes, delays, and challenges in the design process, what no one tells you about home renovation
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Published: Jul 25, 2026Duration: 9m 36s
Episode 139
137: Being bold: Taking risks in design
On the risks that make a home feel truly yours, and the discomfort of trusting a bolder choice before you can see how it turns out
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Published: Jul 17, 2026Duration: 9m 31s
Episode 138
136: Once you see it, you can't unsee it
What design teaches your eye
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Published: Jul 11, 2026Duration: 12m 26s
Episode 137
135: What is your home designed around?
Reflecting priorities and values at home
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Published: Jul 3, 2026Duration: 14m 8s
Episode 136
134: Room No 4: The most unique space in your home [Design Day: 1 Room Edition]
Design Day session: the home office
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Published: Jun 27, 2026Duration: 18m 3s
Episode 135
133: Room No 3: The most private room in your home [Design Day: 1 Room Edition]
Design Day session: the bathroom
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Published: Jun 19, 2026Duration: 11m 54s
Episode 134
132: Room No 2: The most intimate room in your home [Design Day: 1 Room Edition]
Design Day session: the bedroom
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Published: Jun 12, 2026Duration: 15m 22s