Designed Happy The Podcast
By: Designed Happy
Language: en
Categories: Arts, Design, Leisure, Home, Garden
Remodeling your current home or building your next one can be hard. We're here to focus on the human side of the process, helping you navigate the waters with great tips, insider advice, and some good laughs. Join Katie (a licensed therapist) and TJ (a licensed architect) every week for Designed Happy: The Podcast. And as always, if you know someone who has just started thinking about a big home project, please share this podcast with them so we can help them have a better experience.
Episodes
DH:TP - 009 - What are you actually buying when you buy remodeling?
Oct 21, 2025TJ and Katie discuss their favorite things to shop for and then dive in to the main topic: What are you actually buying when you buy remodeling? Katie's not sure if that's real grammar. Most people would say cabinets, or tile, or windows. Yes, while your money is technically being used to purchase materials for your project, learning what you're actually buying could help you have a much more enjoyable experience.
Duration: 00:32:57DH:TP - 008 - What does the client actually control
Oct 14, 2025In this episode Katie and TJ discuss the remodeling and design process, and when and how clients can control it. As a homeowner, you'll want to tune in to this one to understand when in the process you have the most control vs when you have the least, and how to set your project up for success when you're in the driver's seat. Katie sneaks in some (seemingly) complicated laundry advice to keep your black shirts looking black, and TJ doesn't want to decide on your dishwasher placement for you.
Duration: 00:33:09DH:TP - 007 - How to give better feedback than "Ew, Gross"
Oct 07, 2025Katie and TJ talk about feedback: why it's important and how to make yours better. TJ is terrified on a roller coaster, and Katie does an A+ impression.
Duration: 00:33:12DH:TP - 006 - Heat Maps: The most honest design tool you've never used
Sep 30, 2025Katie and TJ introduce Heat Maps, a simple tool to help you see which rooms matter to you and which rooms don't. Katie makes a stellar air horn sound and TJ's ears get too hot.
Duration: 00:33:25DH:TP - 005 - The stress free remodel: Myth or Manageable?
Sep 23, 2025Katie and TJ tackle the 3 types of stress: what they are, how to know which one you're currently feeling, and how to move between them.
Here is the link to the book Katie mentioned (this is not an affiliate link - just trying to help you out):
https://www.amazon.com/Upside-Stress-Why-Good-You/dp/1101982934/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Duration: 00:39:07DH:TP - 004 - Talking about talking about money
Sep 16, 2025Katie and TJ discuss how to talk about the B word - Budget. Katie twirls her fingers in excitement, and we give you some tips for making an uncomfortable conversation a little bit easier.
Duration: 00:34:31DH:TP - 003 - Stay or Go
Sep 09, 2025Katie and TJ tackle the age old question...Should you stay, or should you go. Highlights include: Katie hates TJ's inflection, a review of the Stay or Go Quiz, and should houses have love letters written to them.
You can take the Stay or Go quiz here:
www.StayOrGoQuiz.com
Duration: 00:32:03DH:TP - 002 - Why before What (What, What, What)
Sep 02, 2025Katie and TJ talk about Why, and why Why is more important than What. They discuss a helpful exercise to help you get to the core of the emotion leading to your desire to remodel or rebuild. TJ sings 2 seconds of Thrift Shop and Katie is a fancy lady.
Duration: 00:32:45DH:TP - 001 - The one with the intro
Aug 28, 2025Katie and TJ introduce Designed Happy: The Podcast, what it is, why it exists, who they are, and what you can expect from this show. And they absolutely crush the opening.
You can check out our comic Nailed It, here:
https://www.designedhappy.com/blog
Duration: 00:31:55