 January is a natural time for fresh starts. While most people are thinking about personal goals, your home deserves some attention too. After all, it's the place that supports your daily routines, your downtime, and everything in between.
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Thanks for joining me and welcome to our third annual Happy Homes Report! This is our take on an annual business report. Before we get into 2025, a brief history of the last 11 years of Designed Happy to catch you up…  Poor Dave. Even as the year comes to a close, he's still not understanding the assignment...
 Photo by Moja Msanii on Unsplash Most people plan their homes around the obvious seasons: sunny summers and cozy winters. But if you ask our team, the real test of a well-designed home are the in-between months; muddy Marches, windy Novembers, and those damp, not-quite-spring days that make you question everything about your entryway.
At Designed Happy, we believe great design doesn’t just work on the “perfect” days but all year long, especially during seasonal transitions when your routines shift and your home needs to work a little harder. In fact, we’d argue that the transitions are where thoughtful design matters most. Our November Nailed It captures that "almost at-home" vibe that comes with some vacation rentals.
And this month, we're extra thankful for DC artists Hannah & Todd Churn's work on this series.  Photo by Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash While some of us are preparing our homes for family visits over the holidays, others are looking forward to being those visitors and returning to some of our favorite winter rental homes. And there’s something special about the feeling of staying in a home away from home, right? Maybe it’s the built-in coffee bar, the soft lighting in the living room, or simply the feeling of a space set up for your comfort.
As the weather slowly cools off and the days suddenly get shorter thanks to daylight savings time, it’s the perfect time to bring that same sense of comfort and calm into your own home. With a little creativity and the right design help, you can turn your space into a cozy retreat that feels like a weekend getaway every day of the week. It's time... time for our October edition of Nailed It and this month we're looking at a "creative" approach to counter clutter. Thanks again to our artistic collaborators, Hannah & Todd Churn for bringing these home design misadventures to life.
 Photo by BINGYEN STUDIO on Unsplash The Picture vs The Lived Experience
So you’ve completed your dream kitchen project and you have the Wolf range, the custom cabinets, and the marble countertops. Everything is premium materials and top of the line appliances but you’re noticing that still, something’s not quite right. Our latest Nailed It comic highlights the hilariously painful reality of trying to make all the right design choices. From tile tantrums to cabinet catastrophes, we’ve captured it in this month's strip. As always, thanks to Hannah & Todd Churn for their collaboration & artistry!
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