After Divorce: How to Create a Home You Actually Love

Divorce Confidential · Podcast Feature · April 2026

Sarah Hurt, founder of Seattle Art Source, joins Divorce Confidential to talk about what it looks like to rebuild a home — and a sense of self — after divorce.

Divorce Confidential covers the legal, financial, and real estate sides of divorce with practical, real-life guidance. Michelle Dellino, managing attorney at Dellino Family Law Group, hosts the show. Also, Amy Alpeza, a Certified Real Estate Divorce Specialist, co-hosts the show.

This conversation moves beyond square footage and floor plans into something more personal. Specifically, it explores what it means to design a “first me home” after a marriage ends. Furthermore, it looks at how the process of filling a space can become part of the healing itself. Sarah shares how she works with newly single homeowners to take the overwhelm out of designing a home from scratch. She turns it into a guided, hands-on experience that reflects who they are now rather than who they were before.

Sarah and the hosts talk about why original art becomes a surprisingly powerful tool for identity and control during a period when so much else feels out of a person’s hands. They discuss why seeing a piece in the actual room — not just imagining it — changes everything about how it’s chosen. Moreover, they also cover how accessible original art really is, dispelling the idea that it’s reserved for luxury budgets. Additionally, they discuss the value of a process that handles selection, framing, and installation start to finish. Thus, clients don’t have to manage one more thing on their own.

Underneath the design advice is a broader theme: how a home shapes healing, and how reclaiming a blank wall can be part of reclaiming confidence. The conversation traces a mindset shift many clients go through. Clients move from “I can’t afford this” to “I deserve this space.” Ultimately, the episode makes the case that a home should feel finished, personal, and emotionally safe, especially during a transition.

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Website: divorceconfidential.podbean.com

Seattle Art Source works with clients and interior designers to source, commission, and install original art for homes in transition. Get in touch to learn how art can help make a new space feel like your own.