Just Over Here Making a Home with Michel Van Devender

Michel Van Devender is here chatting about how we make a house into a home, the ways that home design can deeply reflect and even shape the ways we live, and what it really means to feel "at home." Listen for:

• Michel's overall approach to home design (and how we first connected!)
• How our houses can represent ourselves all throughout our lives
• Where to begin if making your home feel personal is kind of new for you
• "Living itself is creative." (We love this.)
• What does it mean to feel "at home"
• Who we are at home and what home does for our nervous systems
• Sensory sensitivities and neurodivergence
• Pinterest, DIY, thrifting, and getting our hands dirty

Episode Notes:
The clay light fixture I might DIY
Tour Michel's incredible home
Kimberly's "Evergreen House" pinboard

Connect with us at Just Over Here:
Website: justoverhere.com
IG: @justoverherepodcast
IG: @kimberlynovosel
Substack: kimberlyrev.substack.com

About Michel Van Devender:
Michel Van Devender is an artist, designer, and creative living in Charlotte, NC. Her multidisciplinary interests have led her down many paths, always guiding her back to a love of art, design, home and family. She is known for her modern, warm, and soulful aesthetic and is drawn to a more neutral palette, especially contrasting black and white.

Michel paints and collages textured and layered pieces, sometimes bold and graphic, other times more organic, from her home studio. She also has a line of goods and wearables. Michel’s work is inspired by travel, architecture, interior and graphic design, fashion and nature.

Considering herself a creative rebel, Michel is drawn to the interesting, often quirky, in artwork, interiors and people. Her deepest desire is to connect with others in meaningful ways and inspire them in some way in their own creative journeys.

Website: michelvandevender.com
IG: @michelvandevender
Pinterest: @michelvandevender