Joy of Home

Paula Sutton and Susanna Hawkins

Leisure Home & Garden

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36 episodes

A Guide to Romanticising Your Home
26/12/2025 | 23 mins.
Today Paula and Susanna dive into a topic neither of them planned, but one that feels just right: how to romanticise your home and your everyday life. Connect on Instagram: Susanna: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shnordic/⁠⁠⁠ Paula: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hillhousevintage/⁠⁠⁠ Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joyofhome_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Finding joy in the pause before Christmas
19/12/2025 | 21 mins.
In this episode, Paula and Susanna settle into the in-between season: that quiet, reflective moment before Christmas fully arrives. Connect on Instagram: Susanna: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shnordic/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Paula: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hillhousevintage/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joyofhome_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Settling into a new (old) home
12/12/2025 | 24 mins.
In this episode, Susanna and Paula dive into the excitement, quirks, and realities of settling into a new (and very old) home. Connect on Instagram: Susanna: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shnordic/⁠⁠⁠ Paula: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hillhousevintage/⁠⁠⁠ Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joyofhome_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The rules we happily ignore in our homes
05/12/2025 | 29 mins.
Today Susanna and Paula take on some of the most common interior-design “rules,” from matching wood tones to keeping ceilings white. Spoiler: they don’t believe in most of them. Connect on Instagram: Susanna: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shnordic/⁠⁠ Paula: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hillhousevintage/⁠⁠ Podcast: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joyofhome_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Joy (and Chaos) of Moving Into an Old House
28/11/2025 | 33 mins.
Today Paula and Susanna catch up on a major life change: Susanna’s long-awaited move into her new (and very old) dream house. After a 10 month journey filled with delays, lost buyers, questionable estate agents, and one shockingly dirty property handover, Susanna finally settles into a home that feels undeniably “hers.” Connect on Instagram: Susanna: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/shnordic/⁠ Paula: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hillhousevintage/⁠ Podcast: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/joyofhome_podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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About Joy of Home

Hosted by Paula Sutton (@hillhousevintage) and Susanna Hawkins (@shnordic), The Joy of Home is a podcast featuring stories about the love of home and how people create their own personal inviting spaces. Susanna and Paula will reflect on their own homes and experiences, as well as bring on guests to discuss their Joy of Home as well.

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