Creating Your Happy Place

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Val Sporleder! Val is an expert in accessory dwelling units- think backyard cottages, in-law suites, or even a detached home office! If you're thinking about changing the footprint of your home, big or small, listen to this episode.

Val Sporleder is owner and designer at 1AD Studio LLC in Seattle. While growing up she moved a lot so her interest in her living space started early.  She received Bachelors' degree in Design & Sociology and has used both to navigate the intertwined worlds of living spaces and the people who use them.  She is a Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) and ADU Specialist.   These all help her create 'forever homes' and in-law units, including backyard cottages that are ready for a lifetime of use. She is passionate about small spaces, urban in-fill projects and creating space that will be loved for a lifetime. In her spare time she can be found volunteering with Architects Without Borders, playing soccer (pre-Covid), running, gardening, and running her small urban farm. She loves to travel and learn about spaces people around the world people live in and call home.

Visit her website- www.1ADstudio.com
Instagram- www.instagram.com/1adstudio
Her blog- https://www.1adstudio.com/blog/
Feasibility service- https://www.1adstudio.com/services/adu-feasibility-study/
Link to ADU Universe (the City of Seattle)-  https://aduniverse-seattlecitygis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/guide

Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey. 😁 Follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/beseriouslyhappy/

Welcome to Creating Your Happy Place! A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home. 😊🏡

Make sure to review and subscribe!

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Katie McLaughlin!  Katie is passionate about creating happier, healthier workplaces. In this episode, Katie talks about workplaces both in the corporate office, and at your at-home office! Listen to hear about everything on boundaries, productivity, and happiness in the workplace!

In her business: McLaughlin Method, Katie leverages her decades of experience driving organizational change, transforming learning & training programs, and applying principles of adult behavior & performance to create people-focused leaders and team cultures. Companies who work with Katie, learn from the benchmarks and successes of over 15 software companies that have coached and trained with her. Katie believes all trainings must develop real skills and go beyond theory, so her sessions are highly interactive, employing theatre exercises and games to go deeper while cementing the learning.

Katie's website: https://mclaughlinmethod.com/
Katie's LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mclaughlinkatie

Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey. 😁 Follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/beseriouslyhappy/

Welcome to Creating Your Happy Place! A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home. 😊🏡

Make sure to review and subscribe!

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Sarah Siegele! Sarah has had an extremely unlucky past with homes. They've been flooded, flooded again, and then near fires!? Listen to this episode to hear about Sarah's journey and find out how she has pushed through these unlucky situations and remained positive!

Sarah owns ULC Business Solutions, a bookkeeping company specializing in helping other small businesses and individuals understand their finances and make informed decisions. When not hard at work, she loves traveling with her husband and spending time with friends, family, and her dog Zoey.
Website: www.ulcbs.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ulcbs

Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey. 😁 Follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/beseriouslyhappy/

Welcome to Creating Your Happy Place! A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home. 😊🏡

Make sure to review and subscribe!

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Holly Chayes! Holly is a  style consultant with a background in theatrical costume design, and she knows all about fashion! Living in New York City, she has a New York City apartment, which comes with a set of challenges. Holly shares her experiences with closets, retail spaces, and personal style. You wear your clothes every single day, they should make you happy!

Holly Chayes is a style and wardrobe consultant. She works with you to bring your clothing into alignment with who you are, and who you feel you are meant to be, helping you to build and keep a wardrobe you love.

Website: https://www.whowearswho.com
The best way to stay in touch: https://www.whowearswho.com/newsletter/
Talking About Clothes with Holly Chayes: https://www.whowearswho.com/podcast/

Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey. 😁 Follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/beseriouslyhappy/

Welcome to Creating Your Happy Place! A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home. 😊🏡

Make sure to review and subscribe!

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we chat with special guest Tracey Warren! CEO of the co-working space In-Spark, this eternal optimist faced (and conquered) a cancer diagnosis with a smile.

In this episode she shares why she started a co-working space (and addresses some of the challenges of co-working) along with her story of facing cancer during covid. Listen to how she brought sunshine into 2020 despite the challenges.

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Champion igniter, Tracey Warren supports women entrepreneurs and asks, "What if you already knew everyone you needed to know to be truly successful in your business?" "How would that change things for you?" She is an author, truth teller, authentic speaker and remarkable community creator who brings an army of champions and advocates along on whatever trail she blazes including her recent victory over breast cancer. She’s excited to cheer you on when you are successful, and encourage you when you need a gentle nudge. Most days, you will likely find her quoting some random movie line or breaking into song – or laughing out loud at something she found funny!
Follow her on Instagram at Instagram.com/thetraceywarren

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Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey. 😁 Follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/beseriouslyhappy/

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Creating Your Happy Place: A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home. 😊🏡

Make sure to review and subscribe!

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Marni Jameson! Marni shares her experiences with merging homes, specifically how she and her husband navigated sharing their spaces. But also talks about being a human just trying to create her happy place, chapter by chapter. ⁠

A nationally syndicated columnist, author, journalist, speaker and TV guest, Marni Jameson has been called America’s most-loved home and lifestyle expert. Her humorous and helpful column “At Home with Marni Jameson” appears in 25 papers nationwide, reaching millions of readers each week including many who have been following the author’s home adventures for almost two decades. A best-selling author whose work blends home life and home design, her books remain top sellers in the categories of downsizing and real estate. Publishers Weekly calls Marni’s work “hilarious, helpful and brave.” Whether speaking or writing, Marni’s message helps audiences live better, more beautifully, more sanely, and for less—and to do it all with a sense of humor.
You can subscribe to Marni's free weekly blog at https://www.marnijameson.com/marnis-blog

Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey. 😁 Follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/beseriouslyhappy/

Welcome to Creating Your Happy Place! A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home. 😊🏡

Make sure to review and subscribe!

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Elise Buie about homeschooling! Living in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, she and her family lost their home and had to be evacuated to Georgia. All the while homeschooling her children and overcoming everything life threw at them by having fun horseback riding, building sailboats, and learning other important life skills!

Elise Buie is a Seattle attorney who has run a virtual family law practice since 2015. Elise is also a divorced mom/stepmom of 6 who thrived through Hurricane Katrina, Divorce, Relocation, and opening her own law firm. Elise specializes in supporting parents as they shift from their "spouse brain" to their "Co-CEOs of Team Child" brain so that they can co-parent in their strengths while maximizing their children and minimizing destructive conflict.

Website: http://www.elisebuiefamilylaw.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisebuiefamilylawgroup/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elise-buie-family-law-group/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/elisebuiefamilylaw/

Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey. 😁 Follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/beseriouslyhappy/

Welcome to Creating Your Happy Place! A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home. 😊🏡

Make sure to review and subscribe!

Today on Creating Your Happy Place, we are chatting with special guest Laura Fenton about living small! If you want to live small, struggle with living small, or just wonder about living small, whether it's to simply your life or to leave a smaller footprint on the world, this episode is for you!

Laura is a writer based in New York City. My first book The Little Book of Living Small [https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Living-Small/dp/1423652533] debuted this past spring, and she's at work on her second book all about bunk beds. She have spent most of my career working for a variety of national magazines, including most recently Parents magazine, where I was the Lifestyle Director for seven years. Her work has also appeared in Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Better Homes & Gardens; she also writes the Full Plate column about family life and the home for Food52 (https://food52.com/users/250373-laura-fenton/articles). She has been featured as a small-space expert on the likes of Cup of Jo, The Strategist, Southern Living, and numerous other media outlets. Find her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/laura.alice.fenton/

Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey. 😁 Follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/beseriouslyhappy/

Welcome to Creating Your Happy Place! A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home. 😊🏡

Make sure to review and subscribe!

Welcome to Creating Your Happy Place! A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home. 😊🏡

Make sure to review and subscribe!

Today, we have a bonus episode for you! Rebecca talks about why having a happy home does not mean having a perfect home.

Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey. 😁 Follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/beseriouslyhappy/

Welcome to Creating Your Happy Place! A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home. 😊🏡

Make sure to review and subscribe!

Our Guest, artist & adventurer Terry Rafferty:
Today, we are talking with special guest Terry Rafferty. Terry is an artist who sees creating home as a recurring adventure, and finds it difficult to stay in one place too long. She and her hubby have wandered the globe, spending three years living on a sailboat in the South Pacific, hand-building a strawbale home in Montana, restoring a mansion in Georgia, and traveling the globe between home remodels. At the moment she feels settled in North Georgia perched high on Lookout Mountain where she can see seven states from her backyard, and spends her time gardening when not painting her award-winning narrative still life artwork. Find her work on her website or follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/terryraffertystudio/

The Host, designer & author Rebecca West:
Rebecca is CEO of her Seattle-based residential interior design company Seriously Happy Homes, author of the book Happy Starts at Home, and host of this podcast! She's a business consultant to her fellow residential interior designers through Seriously Happy Coaching & Consulting and a small business mentor with SCORE Seattle. She can't resist a costume party or a cat video, and has a weakness for Oreos, Taco Bell, and Scotch whiskey. 😁 Follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/beseriouslyhappy/