Kathleen Can Do It: DIY, Home Decor, and Interior Design Kathleen Can Do It: DIY and Design

(Psssstttt.... BIG NEWS! Ya gotta listen!) If you've ever dreamt of dabbling in furniture making or woodworking, this episode is for you. Kathleen Heaney got the chance to chat with the incredibly talented Rebecca Janis from BuiltByBec.com and @BuiltByBecDesigns about the building blocks beginner woodworkers need to know before getting started. From her nightstands to her bathroom vanity, Rebecca can turn a quick trip to Home Depot into a family heirloom piece of furniture. Get out your marble notebooks, there's lots to learn!

Kathleen Heaney and Kathleen Martin are Eras Tour level excited to share their conversation with interior designer (and Instagram superstar) Dabito. They sat down to chat about his FABULOUS new book, Old Brand New (out now). His deeply touching story about living in a small, multi-generational apartment in Los Angeles and turning his love of IKEA into a full-fledged design career will send you running to the store for a gallon of magenta wall paint! PLUS, the group plays the naughtiest DIY version of F*ck, Marry, Kill ever... plop down in your recliners and kick back in style, this episode is a good one!

When it comes to color curation, Nicole Gibbons, founder and CEO of millennial-favorite paint brand Clare Paint, is the hue guru we all need in our lives. This week Kathleen Martin and Kathleen Heaney got the chance to chat with Nicole about the secret to picking a good paint color name, exactly which Clare colors she has on her walls, and why DIY paint color matching can backfire! Bring on the moody jewel tones, we're ready y'all!

Check out all the colors we talked about at clare.com.

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@NicoleGibbonsStyle
@ClarePaint

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Did Kathleen Martin's husband cut off his finger?! Oh no! Speaking on blood... Kathleen Heaney had her first major DIY injury that sent her to Urgent Care! Kathleen M has been hitting the theoretical interior design books over her curtain/drape conundrum. Then the ladies phone their friend, Jenasie Earl aka @MsViciousDesign, to tap into her superhero-level skills for scoring the most amazing vintage furniture on Facebook Marketplace and beyond!

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What We Talked About:


-10 Interior Design Tricks That Will Make Your Home Look More Expensive - Martha Stewart



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@MsViciousDesign

Swap Tips With Fellow DIYers:
Join our Facebook Group

Follow Kathleen Martin: @CreateAColorfulLife
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Email us: Hello@KathleenCanDoIt.com
Leave us a voicemail: 201-378-3378
Follow the pod: @KathleenCanDoIt

Kathleen Heaney and Kathleen Martin discuss a highly controversial article that came out in the Washington Post about HGTV. Are we all more depressed when we follow the trends we see on HGTV and other interior decor tv shows? Does it make our homes more boring? The ladies dig in. Then the Kathleens get into Martha Stewart's tricks for making your home look more expensive and phone their friend @TheSouthernGail to get all of her best high-gloss paint tips!

Kathleen Heaney and Kathleen Martin explain why they took a small hiatus from podcasting (we missed you!) and reflect on their amazing time at the Meridian Experience for Home DIY Content Creators in Seattle. Kathleen M. is in the middle of a messy dining room makeover and it's putting a little bit of a strain on her relationship. The ladies dig into why doing anything DIY is hard on the whole family. And two people from the Kathleen Can Do It Facebook Group get a big shoutout!