Smart Design: How to Make Your Home Feel Bigger – Andrew Santich | Home Building Podcast

From ceiling heights to skylights, contrast, and clever design tricks, Andrew Santich shares how smart design can completely transform a home’s comfort, light, and flow without blowing your budget.

Chapters

00:17 – Why good design matters 01:00 – What makes a home feel “cozy” vs “open” 03:45 – Ceiling heights, contrast, and flow 07:30 – Skylights and the power of natural light 10:50 – Designing for comfort and proportion 14:30 – Balancing budget and creativity 18:20 – Andy’s 20 years in design: what’s changed 22:45 – The joy of problem solving in home design 26:00 – Rapid-fire question: “What would you spend $10k on?” 28:30 – Final thoughts and closing

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