Visiting Teri Hodanová

She lives with her dog Delfína, studies psychology, and recently started recording the podcast Aura. It's Monday morning, and we are in her airy apartment in Letná. What does home mean to Teri Hodanová, and what are her favorite interior accessories?

HOME IS WHERE...

Where Fina is.

Do you have any favorite rituals? I love lighting all my scented candles, palo santo, and incense, and just existing.

If my place was on fire, I'd save...

Mainly Fina and my marble table.

Do you have a favorite spot in your apartment? ...the dining area. It has the most light and space, and I essentially do everything here. I work, cook, and eat here, but most of all, I just love being here.

"Home is where Fina is."

Speaking of food, what shall we prepare? I love fruit pies and bubbly cakes. I enjoy sharing food. I buy some goodies, and then we just enjoy the time together.

Your Lejaan favorite is?

Definitely the Quiet Jungle bedding. White, smooth, and beautiful.

Do you have a favorite home hack?

I don't really have a hack, but my apartment has many hidden spots and interesting accessories. Everywhere you look, you'll find something good to eat and something to browse – books, photos, travel mementos, pebbles, dried flowers, lots of fragrant things. I couldn't live without such small details. class="">

Woven Monocolour throw on Teri's balcony.

WHAT SHOULD EVERYONE HAVE AT HOME?

Everyone should find what defines them and surround themselves with it. For example, it took me a long time to figure it out, and then I realized it's not about things others have, but what I like. I couldn't be at home without flowers. I mean cut flowers, because nothing else survives here – except for a ficus, which I've had for four years and I don't know how.

If we offered you to create a custom product, what would it be?

Definitely a rug, because I don't have one yet and I know exactly what kind I'd want. And various chairs and armchairs, you can never have enough of those.

What does home smell like?

Like a lot of sandalwood, that's my number one. I also love essential oils of all kinds; I mix them according to the season. And of course, candles; I try to choose Czech and Slovak ones, and then classics like Byredo. alt="">

charset="utf-8">"A place where I simply love to exist."

WHAT DO YOU LOVE TO WEAR AT HOME?

I love shorts; I have about twenty pairs of loungewear shorts, but I wear them out too, and leggings.

ARE THERE PIECES YOU TRY TO TRANSFORM?

Yes, I like vintage. I think I have about half and half; some things are cheaper, I invest in others, and I have items from second, and sometimes even third or fourth hand.