Mikel Welch on Why Your Starter Home Might Already Be Your Forever Home

Own It with Angie Hicks · Oct 29, 2026 · 27m

Mikel Welch moved to New York City with $500 in his pocket and a Craigslist ad. Now he's an Emmy winner, the lead designer on The Drew Barrymore Show, and the author of The Forever Home. In this episode, Angie sits down with Mikel to talk about design decisions that cost you money, the ones that set you free, and why your forever home might already be the house you're in.

Here's what we discuss with Mikel:

• Permanent vs. changeable decisions — and the rule that applies to everything that requires a contractor

• Why your countertops and floors need to be classics — and what to do with your…