MAKE SPACE with Cara Newhart

Solving Your Problem Spaces: Ugly Windows, Bad Layouts + AMA | Make Space Ep. 117

MAKE SPACE with Cara Newhart

Show Notes

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 ceiling instead of fighting it. I also get into your questions about my own house, my divorce, moving across the country, and yes, more haunted house lore.

Topics covered in this episode:

How to design around an ugly window without replacing it

Fixing a bad room layout without buying all new furniture

Making a low ceiling feel less like a cave

How much of a big life decision is really about the thing itself, versus who you're trying to become

What my house being a mirror of my inner world actually looked like

If you have a question you want answered on a future AMA, leave it in the comments on YouTube or Spotify, or email me at [email protected].

Follow along on Instagram @neverskipbrunch for more DIY and home transformations.

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