MAKE SPACE with Cara Newhart

Full home renovations, building community, and sharing your DIY journey through content with Kourtni Muñoz

MAKE SPACE with Cara Newhart

Show Notes

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 sharing your DIY journey online through content.

Kourtni Muñoz is the Founder and Creative Director of House on Longwood Lane, a DIY and home design blog launched in 2017. She traded Nashville suburban life and downsized to a little beach bungalow in the heart of Key West, FL with her military husband, 3 kiddos, and 2 pups. Tackling an entire home renovation and infusing her Spanish roots into each design element. She shares a mix of large-scale renovations, designer worthy DIY projects, budget-friendly ways to revamp their spaces and island life in the southernmost city in the US.

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