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Architect/designer/author Katie Hutchison and textile designer/educator Dawn Oliveira share insight into home design and design for the home. Design isn’t an added extra, an extravagance, a nicety; it’s a holistic process that drives the creation of homes that nurture and reflect our best selves to ourselves and within our communities. Katie and Dawn aim to demystify and humanize home design and design for the home. So grab a cup of coffee, and join us for some friendly design chat to inspire and inform your home and, by extension, to inspire and inform your life.

Katie Hutchison and Dawn Oliveira


    • Mar 20, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 41m AVG DURATION
    • 36 EPISODES
    • 3 SEASONS


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    Latest episodes from Design Me a House

    Big Ideas: Sustainable Landscape Design with Brooke Merriam

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 43:49


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer/educator Dawn Oliveira chat with Brooke Merriam of Sunflower Designs about sustainable landscape and garden design.

    This with That: Paint with Harry Adler: Season 3 Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 59:36


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with Harry Adler of Adler's Design Center & Hardware in Providence about paint, incuding C2 Paint.

    Big Ideas: Residential Waste Reduction with Emily Gaylord of CET: Season 2 (Bonus) Episode 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2023 43:51


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with Emily Gaylord of CET about reducing waste at home

    Featured Guest Peter Chapman, Former Book Editor at The Taunton Press: Season 2 (Bonus) Episode 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 51:56


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with Peter Chapman, former Book Editor, about his road to the Taunton Press and the home-design books he has shaped.

    Featured Guest Florence MacGregor of NESEA: Season 2 (Bonus) Episode 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 36:46


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with Florence MacGregor about NESEA and the BuildingEnergy Boston conference.

    Featured Guest Paula Silva: Season 2 (Bonus) Episode 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 42:27


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with realtor Paula Silva about the local real estate climate, home improvements that make sense, and the value of authentic communities.

    Big Ideas: Water Conservation: Season 2 Episode 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 37:33


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with Amy Vickers about water conservation at home.

    Shop Talk: Sole Practitioners: Season 2 Episode 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 42:01


    Textile designer Dawn Oliveira and co-host architect/designer Katie Hutchison chat about running their studios as sole practitioners.

    This with That: Residential Lighting with Evelyn Audet: Season 2 Episode 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 51:43


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with Evelyn Audet about lighting your home.

    Featured Guest Design House (Showroom/Interiors) and Island Treasures Home Décor: Season 2 Episode 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 48:16


    Architect/designer Katie Hutchison and co-host textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with Design House: Owner Jamie Stebenne and Showroom Director/Lead Designer Susan MacLeod, as well as Rebecca Stebenne, Founder of Island Treasures Home Decor

    Featured Guest Christine Kiebert-Boss: Insight into Ralph Lauren Home and Chairish: Season 2 Episode 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 39:37


    Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison speak with Christine Kiebert-Boss about working in leadership at Ralph Lauren Home and creating her Chairsh Shop

    Inspiration: Six Movies: Season 2 Episode 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 52:31


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira discuss six movies that inspire their design process.

    Shop Talk: Design Process Part II: Season 2 Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 39:02


    Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison explore the Concept/Schematic Design stage of the Design Process.

    Big Ideas: Jarmak Reclaimed Wood: Season 2 Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 34:04


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with J Heasley about the big idea behind Jarmak Reclaimed Wood

    This with That: Stone, with Adamo Stone Design, Season 2 Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 44:55


    Rick Adams of Adamo Stone Design talks about stone selection, fabrication, and installation.

    Inspirations: Six Instagram Accounts: Season 2 Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 53:13


    Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison discuss six Instagram accounts that inspire their design practices.

    Featured Guest: Jonathan Glatt of O&G Studio: Season 2 Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 49:21


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with Jonathan Glatt, furniture designer/maker and jeweler, about the journey that led to O&G Studio and where O&G is headed.

    This with That: Plants, with Avant Gardens: Season 2 Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2021 43:47


    Katherine Tracey of Avant Gardens chats about plants for the late-summer/early-fall garden

    Big Ideas: The Sheridan Small Homes with Jonathan Knowles: Season 2 Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 42:30


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira discuss the big ideas behind the Sheridan Small Homes project with architect/educator Jonathan Knowles

    Shop Talk: Patterns: Season 2 Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 41:41


    Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison talk about patterns in textile design and architecture/home design.

    Inspirations: The Japanese Aesthetic with Naomi Pollock: Season 2 Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 40:56


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira chat about the Japanese aesthetic with architect/author Naomi Pollock

    Featured Guest Rina Naik: Color in Home Design: Season 1 Episode 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 49:44


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with Rina Naik interior designer/artist/educator about color in home design.

    Shop Talk: Photo Shoots: Season 1 Episode 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 40:53


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira bring listeners behind the scenes to discuss photo shoots for home and design.

    Big Ideas: Diversity in Architecture and Design: Season 1 Episode 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 39:48


    Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison discuss diversity and opportunity for careers in design.

    This with That: Windows: Season 1 Episode 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 48:48


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira chat about what type of window and window treatment to use where.

    Inspirations: Six Books: Season 1 Episode 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 42:31


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira discuss six books that inspire their design practices.

    Features Dory Skemp, Realtor and Historic Preservationist: Season 1 Episode 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 28:36


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with Dory Skemp, realtor and historic preservationist, about the value of owning an historic home and living in an historic neighborhood.

    Shop Talk: Design Tools: Season 1 Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 39:08


    Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison speak about the tools they use to create their designs

    Sustainability Certification: Season 1 Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 39:37


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak about a range of certification processes for sustainable textiles and sustainable buildings/architecture.

    This with That: Dormers: Season 1 Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2020 35:09


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak about how to decide what type of dormer works with type of house/footprint, outside and inside.

    Design Hero: Suzie Zuzek: Season 1 Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 38:45


    Katie and Dawn discover a new "Design Hero": Suzie Zuzek, the textile designer behind the original Lilly Pulitzer brand.

    Featured Guest Brooke Merriam: Season 1 Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020 33:09


    Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with landscape designer Brooke Merriam about the value of the residential landscape and how their three disciplines might collaborate.

    Design Process, Part 1: Season 1 Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020 39:02


    Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison introduce the design process in their respective disciplines.

    Sustainability intro: Season 1 Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020 33:31


    Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison introduce what sustainability means and why it matters in their respective disciplines.

    This with That intro: Season 1 Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020 32:45


    Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison talk about determining what goes with what when beginning a design project.

    Design Heroes: Season 1 Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020 29:12


    Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison discuss their inspirational design heroes.

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