Life Management Science Labs
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Room by Room: The Home Organization Science Insights podcast, talks to experts about different aspects of the science behind home organization. Life Management Science Labs developed this podcast to increase the quality of life in your home and make it more livable.We talk about why you should make your bed, we tackle clutter and why it happens, why big tiles are more hygienic, and so much more. Each topic addresses an element from the comprehensive framework of several domains and elements created by the Center for Home Organization Science.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Guest interviews connect home-organization principles to concrete decisions about storage, reuse, shared spaces and decor.
Room by Room turns household order into guest interviews that keep bringing big ideas back to what people can actually do with a room. Gabriella Jastra and temporary host Marie ask about tiny houses, toy storage, zero-waste reuse, shared living spaces, laundry and color schemes,…
Even the phone charger gets a place to live, if you're ready to negotiate with your living room.
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A practical look at greener homes, from solar and battery storage to EVs and induction cooking.
David Roach and Sabrina Octovellia keep the discussion grounded in everyday decisions: energy bills, solar panels, battery storage, smart appliances, electric vehicles, and induction cooking.
A practical look at greener homes that keeps context, habits, and affordability in view.
Green home design is treated here as a practical answer to housing's environmental cost, with a useful reminder that context still matters. Dr.
A grounded look at how closet clutter weighs on the mind as much as the room.
Closet detoxing sounds simple until old clothes start to carry memory, habit, and a bit of shame. Shanice Jones keeps the focus on that overlap between the room and the mind. The best part is how the discussion treats attachment as a real obstacle instead of brushing past it.
Practical, low-stakes ideas for making a room feel more like you.
Gabriella Jastra's conversation with Emily Beale treats home decoration as a practical expression of style rather than a lofty project. The strongest parts are the low-risk ideas: paint as an affordable reset, powder rooms as a place to experiment, and framed prints or textiles…
A practical, calm guide to organizing laundry with simple systems that fit real homes.
Caroline Thor and Gabriella Yastra keep the focus on making a laundry room work better with basic organization, and the advice stays close to ordinary routines instead of drifting into theory.
A humane look at how ADHD can make home organization harder for families.
The episode treats clutter less like a moral failing and more like a systems problem that comes with parenting a child with ADHD. Liz Welshman gives it practical weight by linking disorganization to executive function and to the way families are taught a home should run.
A clear look at decentralized water systems and the different ways sanitation gets defined and handled.
The episode keeps its focus on decentralized water systems and the practical questions around home sanitation. Gabriella introduces the subject clearly, and Dr.
A clear guide to cutting household energy waste with practical envelope upgrades and better heating and cooling choices.
The episode gives a straightforward look at saving energy at home. It starts where the real losses usually are, with the building envelope, then moves into heating and cooling choices that suit the house instead of fighting it.
Dumb arguments, weird facts, full commitment.
Blunt home advice before the costly mistake.
Housework advice for real-life overwhelm.
Chattanooga home talk with practical local footing.
Pretty rooms, practical renovation judgment.
Sharp taste, practical interiors, real design examples.
Rachna Kakkar, founder of India-based Mesmerize and a KonMari-trained decluttering consultant, says home organization should make items findable within 60 seconds and create a more efficient living space.
Sabrina Octavelia opens with a simple question about where homes leak energy and money.
Room by Room #71 features Gabriella Jastra speaking with Dr.
Journalist Sophie Bress explains how OCD can attach to anything, including home organization, and why “I’m so OCD” misses the point.
Belinda Li, an environmental engineer and doctoral researcher in community composting, joins Gabriella Jastra on Room by Room #73 to talk about repurposing food waste at home.
Marie opens the conversation by framing home organization as both a practical cleanup job and a sustainability question.
Room by Room welcomes a guest for a conversation about sanitation at home.
Gabriella Yastra opens a conversation about clutter in ADHD families.
Gabriella Jastra opens the episode by framing tiny houses as more than a passing minimalist fad.
Marie opens with the basics.
Gabriella Jastra opens a conversation about fast fashion, overconsumption, and why minimalism has such pull.
Gabriella Jastra opens by pointing out how easy it is to overlook sanitation at home.
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Gabriella Jastra speaks with professional organizer Anchal Kejriwal of Arrange It All about identifying priorities for bedroom organization on Room by Room #65.
Room by Room #78 asks whether smart homes and energy-efficient products actually help the environment, using Statista’s projected Australian smart-home market growth from $4.1 billion in 2025 to $5.5 billion in 2029 as a starting point.
Room by Room #76 features Gabriella Jastra speaking with civil engineering lecturer Krishanu Roy from the University of Waikato about sustainable home design, whole-of-life carbon, and practical ways renters can reduce energy use.
Hing Wa Chau, Victoria University’s course chair in building design, links housing style to atmosphere through modern architecture, Villa Savoy, and the “five points of architecture.” He explains why open-plan modern homes feel different from Victorian homes with long hallways, compartmentalized rooms, and darker middle sections.
Gabriella Jastra speaks with architectural writer and curator Pooja Khanna Tyagi, whose work has appeared in Architectural Digest and Houzz, about kitchen organization for meal prep.
Shira Gill, the bestselling author of Minimalista and Organized Living, argues that home organization is just two things: grouping similar items and giving each category a designated home.
Diane Quintana, CPO-CD and owner of DNQ Solutions, frames home organization around routines that fit how a person actually thinks, not a generic template.
Gabriella Jastra opens Room by Room #75 with a study claim that 80% of child accidents happen inside the house and 70% of those occur in the living room.
Marie fills in as host.
Gabriella Jastra opens with a land acknowledgment and introduces Room by Room from LMSL.
Sabrina Octovellia opens on a familiar pressure point: high energy bills and the search for a greener home.
Gabriella Jastra opens by framing green home design as architecture's response to the environmental impact of residential living.
Gabriella opens by admitting her own closet habits are not exactly impressive.
Room by Room #57 features host Marie speaking with professional organizer Shannon Krauss about how to make a home welcoming for guests, from Wi‑Fi passwords and towels to storage and privacy.
Host Gabriella Jastra interviews Emily Beale, a writer specializing in home decor, about expressing personal style through home decoration.
Host Gabriella Yastra interviews Vivien Lee-Mayhue, a KonMari-certified professional organizer, about transforming closets using the KonMari method.
Caroline Thor, a KonMari consultant, discusses how to elevate laundry room organization through decluttering, routines, and personalized systems.