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EP59 Breaking the Floorplan: Rethinking the Way You Live in Your Space

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Tash South
Published
Wed 04 Jun 2025
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Today’s episode is a gentle but firm permission to break the floor plan! Stop letting outdated room labels or cookie-cutter layouts dictate how you live in your home. Estate agents may have labelled the rooms, but that doesn’t mean you have to live in them that way.

Maybe you need a yoga space. A music nook. A second office. Or just a calm, sunlit corner to drink your morning coffee and take a breath.

Renovating is not just about moving walls or chasing square footage. We want to create a better way of living and a better way to connect within our own homes. Simple connection points in a home mean so much. It really is so powerful when you take ownership of your space, and think about how you want to live and how your home can support that.

In this episode we’ll dive into how to challenge your existing floor plan, think in flexible, lifestyle-driven zones, and why your home should support the way you want to live — not fight against it.


Masterclass Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

Space Planning & Layout
https://www.southplacestudio.com/masterclasses/masterclass-space-planning-layout


How To Draw Easy Scaled Floor Plans
https://www.southplacestudio.com/masterclasses/masterclass-how-to-draw-easy-scaled-floor-plans


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Hi I'm your host, Tash South I'm an Interior Designer and Renovation Consultant.
Each episode of How To Renovate is short, but brimming with practical advice to help you manage your renovation project with confidence and success.

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