MAKE SPACE with Cara Newhart // home design & diy
by Cara Newhart
Let's create spaces you're obsessed with. 💪 Tune in on Wednesdays for conversations that dive deeper than pin-worthy rooms to tease out the essentials of creating a gorgeous and lived-in home. Host Cara Newhart will help you find your style, , unlock the confidence to transform your home, and learn to tackle home design without intimidation. Seen in the New York Times, on House Beautiful's top 14 design podcasts to listen to, and in Apartment Therapy's 7 Interior Design podcasts you should listen to
Episodes
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Solving Your Problem Spaces: Ugly Windows, Bad Layouts + AMA | Make Space Ep. 117
It's Ask Me Anything time, and this week we're tackling your Problem Spaces, the parts of your home you've been avoiding, ignoring, or just living with because you didn't know how to fix them. In this episode, I answer your questions on how to design around a bad layout, an ugly window, or a low...
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I Bought a 200-Year-Old Haunted House Sight Unseen (And It Wrecked My Life)
We're back. After a two year hiatus, Make Space returns with the real story of where I've been, and why it matters. In this episode, I catch you up on buying a nearly 200 year old house across the country, completely sight unseen over Zoom. I get into the divorce, the friendship that fell apart,...
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Getting into Gardening with Stacy Ling! [re-release]
Master gardener Stacy Ling joins the show to fix your black thumb. We get into where beginners go wrong, how to pick flowers that actually survive your yard, and why winter sowing is the low-effort trick more people should be using. Stacy also breaks down companion planting and how to match…
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11 Questions to Improve Any Room in Your Home | DIY Home Design Tips | Make Space Podcast [re-release]
If you're ready to DIY your way to your dream home, this is where you start. In this episode, Cara walks through 11 essential questions that will instantly upgrade any room in your house, no matter your budget, skill level, or square footage. Whether you're stuck on a room that just isn't…
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Create your DREAM Backyard: Landscape Design, Cycle Syncing & Chainsaws with HGTV Host Sara Bendrick [re-release]
Hello DIYers! Today we wanted to throw back to our sit down with HGTV Host Sara Bendrick! Summer is here and it's never been a better time to create the backyard of your dreams! Love this episode? Leave a review or connect with Make Space on social! @makespacepod // makespacepodcast.com Make…
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Talking Sustainability + Spaces That Feel Good, Not Just Look Good w/ Natalie Biles
Hello DIYers! Today we sit down with Natalie Biles from Shine Interior Design Studio to talk sustainability and why you shouldn't afraid to work with a designer. Spoiler alert, stay away from the ones that tell you to toss ALL YOUR STUFF! Love this episode? Leave a review or connect with Make…
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Office Optimization + How to create a home office space that supports your best work!
Hello DIYers! Post pandemic so many of us now work from home, or are on a hybrid schedule. Today we discuss how to make that home office work for you and not against you! Many off us set up our home offices on the fly during the pandemic and have never had the chance to go back and evaluate the...
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KBIS Complete Healthy Home Q&A Panel!
Hello DIYers! Cara was a panelist for the Complete Healthy Home Q&A at KBIS this year with several other amazing trailblazers in the design world! Today we are very pleased to offer all our listeners that panel session! Love this episode? Leave a review or connect with Make Space on social!...
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My International Builders Show (KBIS) Favorites + My Fan Girl Moment
Hello DIYers! Today were recapping all my favorite things from IBS in Las Vegas and I have to tell my fan girl moment. Love this episode? Leave a review or connect with Make Space on social! @makespacepod // makespacepodcast.com Make Space Journal — get it on Amazon My Beginner Power Tool Guide...
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Marina Shiferman - Female-powered real estate + how to buy and invest [re-release]
Hello DIYers! We're going to vault for an episode about empowering women to take a more active role in their real estate future! Love this episode? Leave a review or connect with Make Space on social! @makespacepod // makespacepodcast.com Make Space Journal — get it on Amazon My Beginner Power…
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Stop Killing your plants + Gardening basics for success with Stacy Ling
Hello DIYers! Time to stop killing our plants! Stacy Ling is guiding us to unlock our inner gardener. Plus we discuss her new book, The Bricks 'n Blooms Guide to a Beautiful and Easy-Care Flower Garden, which is available everywhere February 6th! Get your copy here! Love this episode? Leave a...
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IN-and-OUT for 2024!
Wondering what the design world is trending toward in 2024? Today Cara talks about what to run from and where to run to... ultimately your space is yours, and you loving it most important! Although, maybe this will give you the inspiration you need to make your space one your obsessed with. We…
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11 Questions to Improve Any Room!
Ok, we're back! Yes... yes... we missed you too! For anyone who made a resolution to DIY your way to your dream home this year this is where you start! Cara presents us with 11 questions that will improve any room! We want to answer more of your questions! Please DM us on Instagram @makespacepod…
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11 Questions to Improve Any Room!
Ok, we're back! Yes... yes... we missed you too! For anyone who made a resolution to DIY your way to your dream home this year this is where you start! Cara presents us with 11 questions that will improve any room! We want to answer more of your questions! Please DM us on Instagram @makespacepod…
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Put down the power tools! Lets figure out what you *actually* need in your spaces!
Hey DIYers! Today lets talk about tips on how to observe your home or others during this holiday season to inform us on what we need to focus on for 2024! This week we're putting the tools away and taking the time to think about what's working for our us and what doesn't have the impact we hoped…
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Put down the power tools! Lets figure out what you *actually* need in your spaces
Hey DIYers! Today lets talk about tips on how to observe your home or others during this holiday season to inform us on what we need to focus on for 2024! This week we're putting the tools away and taking the time to think about what's working for our us and what doesn't have the impact we hoped…
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The accent wall DEBATE + Holiday Gift Ideas + My First DIY (Listener Questions!)
Hey DIYers! Today I dive into her DMs to address some of the questions you've sent over the last few years. We dive into the ascent wall debate, talk holiday gifts, and only slightly cringe at our first DIY ever.... I want to answer more of your questions! Please DM us on Instagram @makespacepod…
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The accent wall DEBATE + Holiday Gift Ideas + My First DIY (Listener Questions!)
Hey DIYers! Today I dive into her DMs to address some of the questions you've sent over the last few years. We dive into the ascent wall debate, talk holiday gifts, and only slightly cringe at our first DIY ever.... I want to answer more of your questions! Please DM us on Instagram @makespacepod…
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5 Blocks Stopping You From Loving Your Home! (Re-Release)
Hi DIYers! We went to the vault to bring you an episode that follows our latest themes of organizing, styling, and make you home a place you love. This episode Cara draws on her experience to bring you 5 blocks that you need to tackle before you can take on the rest! Love this episode? Leave a...
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Becky Rapinchuk of Clean Mama - Build a cleaning routine into your life + DIYing natural cleaning products! [Re-release]
Hi DIYers! To continue on the theme or organizing your home we bring you an episode with Becky Rapinchuk of Clean Momma that was done from before many of you joined us on this journey. Please leave a 5 star review and a comment! Love this episode? Leave a review or connect with Make Space on...
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Rachel Rosenthal - Tackling Your Organizational Challenges
Hi DIYers! Today we welcome Organization Expert Rachel Rosenthal! This episode is packed with action items on how to begin to tackle those clutter spots that aren't just an eye sore, but weigh on our mind as well! Love this episode? Leave a review or connect with Make Space on social!…
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Rachel Rosenthal - Tackling Your Organizational Challenges
Hi DIYers! Today we welcome Organization Expert Rachel Rosenthal! This episode is packed with action items on how to begin to tackle those clutter spots that aren't just an eye sore, but weigh on our mind as well! Love this episode? Leave a review or connect with Make Space on social!...
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Unlock your creativity: how to find your unique approach + cultivate creative confidence
Hi DIYers! Today we circle back to a theme we've explored a lot lately which is the creative process. Cara share's her tips for working out your creative muscles. Creativity is not innate, it is cultivated, and developed over a life time of practice. Love this episode? Leave a review or connect...
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Unlock your creativity: how to find your unique approach + cultivate creative confidence
Hi DIYers! Today we circle back to a theme we've explored a lot lately which is the creative process. Cara share's her tips for working out your creative muscles. Creativity is not innate, it is cultivated, and developed over a life time of practice. Love this episode? Leave a review or connect...
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Liz Marie Galvan - Curating a cozy home + the TRUTH about the farmhouse trend
Hey DIYers, today we welcome back Liz Marie Galvan. We catch up with her on her journey since 2019, peel back the TRUTH about farmhouse design, and discuss her new book, the latest installment in the Cozy White Cottage Series, which is available everywhere November 7th! Get your copy here! Love...
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5 Themes to Help Design Your Home for Daily Life and Wellness
Hey DIYers, today join Cara as she walks through the core themes of designing a home that will support your daily life, whatever season it may be in, and not just look good on Instagram! We talk balancing Function vs. Aesthetic, and how that looks different for each and everyone of you! Remember,...
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5 Themes to Help Design Your Home for Daily Life and Wellness
Hey DIYers, today join Cara as she walks through the core themes of designing a home that will support your daily life, whatever season it may be in, and not just look good on Instagram! We talk balancing Function vs. Aesthetic, and how that looks different for each and everyone of you! Remember,...
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Dean Sheremet - Exploring the creative process across genres.
Hello DIYers! Today we're joined by Dancer, Chef, Dad and now Talent Manager Dean Shermet. We get to pick the brain of someone who's found success in a multitude of creative endeavors, and talk about the parts of the creative process that transcend genre. Love this episode? Leave a review or...
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Dean Sheremet - Exploring the creative process across genres.
Hello DIYers! Today we're joined by Dancer, Chef, Dad and now Talent Manager Dean Shermet. We get to pick the brain of someone who's found success in a multitude of creative endeavors, and talk about the parts of the creative process that transcend genre. Love this episode? Leave a review or...
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Oops! Mistakes I've made on my diy + home renovation journey
Hello fellow DIYers, today we're going to be discussing everyone's favorite thing, fails. I'm going to give you the details on the biggest road blocks of my DIY journey over the last 5 years. We laugh, we cry (in memory only), and we talk about how to get yourself started! Love this episode?…
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Oops! Mistakes I've made on my diy + home renovation journey
Hello fellow DIYers, today we're going to be discussing everyone's favorite thing, fails. I'm going to give you the details on the biggest road blocks of my DIY journey over the last 5 years. We laugh, we cry (in memory only), and we talk about how to get yourself started! Love this episode?…
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What It Means to “Make Space” In Your Home and What Might Be Holding You Back from Creating Your Dream Spaces
When I named this podcast there was a double-sided meaning here. On one hand “making space” means making your spaces, taking charge of DIY and projects, and really just stepping up and taking charge of the process of designing a home that you are obsessed with and everything that comes but it…
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Going big in small spaces, design for hard seasons of live & DIY for a Cure with Nickell Morgan
In this episode, Cara sits down with Kell Morgan, the DIY content creator behind Simply Handmade and founder of DIY for a Cure, to talk about going big in small spaces, and design in hard seasons of life. She also dishes on what it’s like to navigate parenting a child diagnosed with cancer. Kell...
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Navigating the custom home build process, construction loans + DIY Renovations with Timisha Porcher
In this episode, Cara sits down with ToolBox Divas Founder and former commercial banker, Timisha Porcher, diving into navigating the custom home build process, construction loans, and DIY renovations. She also dishes on what it’s like to keep all the details in order, choosing a quality builder,...
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How to decorate with fun colors, overcoming your fear of color & magical thrifted transformations with Ashley Wilson of @athomewithashley [re-release]
In this episode, Cara sits down with interior designer and blogger, Ashley Wilson to talk all about using fun colors confidently in your home and picking colors for your space. She also dishes on some interior design rules that can help you style your space — plus some thrifting tips for finding...
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Full home renovations, building community, and sharing your DIY journey through content with Kourtni Muñoz
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to create an experience with your home? In this episode we’re expanding on that conversation with Kourtni Muñoz chatting about what it’s like to tackle full home renos, building community when you move often, creating community “third” spaces and...
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Making Moodboards: How to create a mood board to plan out your room design
In this episode, Cara is sharing all about mood boards and how to use them to create diy-designed spaces with a designer vibe. She shares her mood board process, favorite hacks and apps, plus a really cool challenge you can dive into and create a mood board for a space. Love this episode? Leave a...
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WORKWEAR: why it matters what you wear to do projects in + DIY Wear Line Launch!
I'm launching a women's DIY wear line this week and some people on the Internet are big, mad about it, which I find very entertaining. We're not really here to get into the intricacies of the trolling, but this is opening up a larger conversation that's super important and that is: why does it...
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I bought an 1840's DUMPSTER FIRE + my real estate investing journey
This episode, I think it's gonna be very fun because it's story time. I'm gonna share my journey of real estate investing in a very transparent way. If you don't know, what you don't know, and you don't even know where to get started, seeing an example and template of what it could look like can...
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Travel-Inspired Home Design: How to use your experiences to shape your home's function and story + insights from The Louvre
Today's episode is all about travel and how travel can inspire architecture and design. I just got back from a trip to Europe and I was feeling very inspired, and also assessing how I was going to translate the inspiration into my house. We’re going to break down practical steps for how to do…
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Create your DREAM Backyard: Landscape Design, Cycle Syncing & Chainsaws with HGTV Host Sara Bendrick
It’s time to unpack and embrace your approach to landscape design. In this episode we’re talking with Sara Bendrick, designer, licensed landscape contractor, and HGTV host about how to take the elements you love inside your home and bring them outside. Sara walks us through infusing outdoor…
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Overwhelmed by home inspo?? How to use Pinterest to *actually* design your house
FINALLY want to put all those endless pins on your Pinterest boards to use in your home? This is the episode for you. In this episode, I’m breaking down the elements of a pin-worthy space and giving practical strategies for how to translate those gorgeous inspo photos into your actual house.…
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How to create a cohesive home that expresses your style + thrifting strategies with Anthony Rodriguez of @136home [re-release]
Creating a space thats cohesive can be one of the most challenging parts of DIY-ing your home design. In this episode, Anthony shares some practical strategies for how to create a strong vision for your home and use it to guide you as you source things and go shopping for decor. We also cover…
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EPIC DIY PROJECTS: How to plan + tackle home projects in your space
If you want to really plan and execute amazing DIY projects, but aren’t sure exactly where to start, this is the episode for you. I walk you through how I plan DIY projects from the idea all the way to doing them and even revisiting and reworking them later; because it's like you're never really...
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How to confidently dive into DIY + Power tool basics with ANTM Star & Trading Spaces Carpenter Joanie Sprague [re-release]
Want to feel confident using power tools? This episode will help you do it. Joanie Sprague is a carpenter and educator living in Southern California. You might recognize her from America’s Next Top Model and Trading Spaces. She now teaches a ladies woodworking class and travels the country,...
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Budgets, small spaces & surprises: working with limitations to create your dream home
I believe 80% of design dilemmas can be solved with more creativity. But you may be feeling like your budget or your space is limiting what kind of a vision you can create in your home. So we're talking about working within your limits, and working with your limits when it comes to home decor...
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Budgets, small spaces & surprises: working with limitations to create your dream home
I believe 80% of design dilemmas can be solved with more creativity. But you may be feeling like your budget or your space is limiting what kind of a vision you can create in your home. So we're talking about working within your limits, and working with your limits when it comes to home decor...
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Home Therapy: How your home can have a MAJOR impact on your life & what to do about it with Therapist + Interior Designer Anita Yokota
What would you do differently if you knew your home affected how you feel and there was scientific evidence to back it up? Spoiler alert, it does and we’re digging into how it works with Anita Yokota. Anita is a therapist turned interior designer and author of the bestselling book, Home Therapy....
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Home Therapy: How your home can have a MAJOR impact on your life & what to do about it with Therapist + Interior Designer Anita Yokota
What would you do differently if you knew your home affected how you feel and there was scientific evidence to back it up? Spoiler alert, it does and we’re digging into how it works with Anita Yokota. Anita is a therapist turned interior designer and author of the bestselling book, Home Therapy....
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Making your home a haven: Unlock a vision for your home & design spaces that support you through chronic health challenges with Erika Ver of @peonyandhoney
If you’re struggling to create a clear vision for your space, this episode is for you. Erika Ver of Peony and Honey has a passion for peaceful spaces and luxury looking DIY’s. She worked as a talk radio host for iHeartMedia in Cleveland for 10 years and part-time TV host for Cleveland 19, and now...
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About this show
Let's create spaces you're obsessed with. 💪
Tune in on Wednesdays for conversations that dive deeper than pin-worthy rooms to tease out the essentials of creating a gorgeous and lived-in home. Host Cara Newhart will help you find your style, , unlock the confidence to transform your home, and learn to tackle home design without intimidation.
Seen in the New York Times, on House Beautiful's top 14 design podcasts to listen to, and in Apartment Therapy's 7 Interior Design podcasts you should listen to
Hosted by
Cara Newhart