Eliza Blank’s home in upstate New York is filled with a lot ofplants. And while that might not be surprising for the Founder & CEO of The Sill — the direct-to-consumer houseplant retail and delivery brand built on the simple idea that plants make people happy — Eliza’s roots with with plants are even deeper than you might think.

Her childhood home in Massachusetts was filled with greenery. Her mom, a nurse, spent her time off in the garden because it helped her feel connected to her home in the Philippines. In the same vein, when Eliza moved to New York City, she turned to plants to bring a feeling of home to her gloomy Chinatown apartment.

That moment of homesickness planted the seed for what would one day become The Sill, kicking off Eliza’s entrepreneurship journey and leading her to build a startup that’s turning a new generation of people into “plant parents.”

For this episode of Make Yourself at Home, we're in Eliza's home in upstate New York, talking about how Eliza's family influenced her vision for The Sill, what she’s learned about life from working with plants, and why, just as she moved her family from Manhattan to the Catskills, she feels home is both a place where you feel at ease and an expression of who you are. Make Yourself at Home with Eliza Blank. 

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Guests on Make Yourself at Home include Bess Freedman (Brown Harris Stevens), Frédéric Fekkai (FEKKAI), Danielle Canty (Bossbabe), Adrian Grenier (Earth Speed Media, DuContra Ventures), Nyakio Grieco (Thirteen Lune), Noora Raj Brown (goop), Dr. Wendy Borlabi (Chicago Bulls), Ruth Zukerman (SoulCycle, Flywheel Sports), Katelin Holloway (Seven Seven Six), Al Doan (Missouri Quilt Co), Sasha Cohen (Olympic Medalist), Ally Love (Peloton), Nicole Ryan (SiriusXM), Christopher Gavigan (Prima, The Honest Company), and more.

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Make Yourself at Home is hosted by Kristin Twiford and presented by Nines, the household management app designed to help you manage your home and everything that comes with it, so you can live with ease. Learn more at ninesliving.com.