Home with Dean Sharp

Dean takes all your calls!  That's why it's an All Calls Saturday!!! Dean Sharp is your home design guru. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dean reviews the best items he found at this year's International Builders Show.  Starting with game changing appliances like GE's new high-capacity washer drier combos by GE that are not only faster but more efficient for your clothes, are these realistic for the every day homeowner? Dean details the pros and cons of these units. Also covered new construction products and information geared...

Dean reviews the best items he found at this year's International Builders Show.  Starting with game changing appliances like GE's new high-capacity washer drier combos by GE that are not only faster but more efficient for your clothes, are these realistic for the every day homeowner? Dean details the pros and cons of these units. Also covered new construction products and information geared...

Dean reviews the best items he found at this year's International Builders Show.  Starting with game changing appliances like GE's new high-capacity washer drier combos by GE that are not only faster but more efficient for your clothes, are these realistic for the every day homeowner? Dean details the pros and cons of these units. Also covered new construction products and information geared...

Today’s first caller had a representative from NuLux come do a consult at her condo, so she wanted designer Dean's expert opinion on the grout-free tile materials the company uses in bathrooms.  Our next caller is having a plumbing issue; she had a cartridge replaced in her shower and now is getting only warm water th...

In the next hour, our first caller has questions regarding the input on the floor in an upstairs room and whether it's structurally sound to handle a 2000-pound safe.  If you can't do fragrance for whatever reason, Dean knows just the timber finish to use in your home so you won’t upset your s...

It's Valentine's Day weekend, a time where you honor those you love. But what about your home? Dean wants to show you how to 'Romance your home.' This is not about sexy time, this is about an idealized view of reality, picturesque...it's the emotional quality of your home, Dean details how to maximize that.  Dean also takes questions from callers about how to add a crawl space access to a hom...

Rick advice on maintenance for a large 8 ft slider. It's heavy, difficult to slide open and closed. Jeanie mid century modern home, beams extend out far. tops are rotted out How to fix? Cut off the extended part, put metal cap on them? Ann    Solar panels.  Do they need to be cleaned and if so, can I do it myself or do they need to be professionally cleaned? See omnystudio.com/liste...

It's Valentine's Day weekend, a time where you honor those you love. But what about your home? Dean wants to show you how to 'Romance your home.' This is not about sexy time, this is about an idealized view of reality, picturesque...it's the emotional quality of your home, Dean details how to maximize that.  Dean also takes questions from callers about how to add a crawl space access to a hom...

Cement flooring got you in a puddle? How do you fill in those pools created on the uneven flooring and level it all out? Does true, ultimate flatness even exist, or do you need a slight slant?  When it comes to your whole-house water system, is there one that also includes a water softener?  Our next caller has an issue with the appearanc...

 No flowers in your home means we love you! Dean believes your home should be a thing of beauty every day of the year, not just on Valentine’s Day.  Today’s first caller is having a house presently being built and the builder wants to apply just one coat of paint behind the bathroom mirrors, tub a...

Dean talks about how to design like he does, and how you look at your home makes all the difference in design.  Dean takes calls from listeners about how to fix and maintain large sliding doors, how to mitigate heat on a west facing wall, the best solution for fascia when putting a new roof on a home and the difference in LVP "luxury vinyl plank flooring" and 'regular' vinyl flooring when it...

Dean talks about how to design like he does, and how you look at your home makes all the difference in design.  Dean takes calls from listeners about how to fix and maintain large sliding doors, how to mitigate heat on a west facing wall, the best solution for fascia when putting a new roof on a home and the difference in LVP "luxury vinyl plank flooring" and 'regular' vinyl flooring when it...

Dean talks about how to design like he does, and how you look at your home makes all the difference in design.  Dean takes calls from listeners about how to fix and maintain large sliding doors, how to mitigate heat on a west facing wall, the best solution for fascia when putting a new roof on a home and the difference in LVP "luxury vinyl plank flooring" and 'regular' vinyl flooring when it...

Our next caller needs to replace the fume hood over her gas range in her kitchen and is after Dean’s expert recommendations.  Cracks in your concrete driveway? Let's talk about inexpensive alternatives for repairs that don’t mean replacing the entire thing. Plus, what’s the best way to make your stairs safe if you’re install...

Today on the all-calls Saturday, Dean’s first caller bought his first home and is wondering what the first thing is he should do to make improvements.  Is there an organization in LA that serves low-income people or seniors who need home repairs like plumbing? Our next caller wants to know!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dean discusses all the exciting future-proof happenings, tech, gadgets and whatsits that went down at the annual 2026 Consumer Electronics Show, which recently took place in Las Vegas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s first caller lives in a one-bedroom apartment on the ground floor, and he needs to boost the strength of waterflow from the kitchen sink, and really, every faucet in the house. Is there a way he can do this without tearing out the wall to replace the pipes?  The next caller lives in a house built on a granite mountain and is wondering if she needs earthquake insurance....

Today, Dean discusses all the exciting future-proof happenings, tech, gadgets and whatsits that went down at the annual 2026 Consumer Electronics Show, which recently took place in Las Vegas.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meanwhile, over in Burbank, a caller wants to put in a door that leads from his living room to his garage conversion and needs Dean’s expert design advice on placement and construction.  A caller in Texas lives in a house that's just three years old, but the furnace has fungus! What can he do to remedy that?  To more on copper...

Today on another beautiful all-calls Saturday, Dean’s first caller has solar power paneling, which she owns rather than leases, installed on her home, and it isn’t producing energy as it’s meant to, even though it’s only two years old.  Our next caller is re-piping her house for a remo...

Bedrooms are among the least expensive places in the home to design and upgrade. Think of it as $10s of dollars per square foot. That room in and of itself is merely a space with walls and a floor, and yet it serves as a retreat. Does it need to be a big space or something more intimate and cozier? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s first caller is doing a remodel of the family room and is wondering about bias lighting behind a big-screen, flat-panel TV. Next up, a caller was wondering how long you can keep your water heater beyond the warranty and before it leaks? Another caller needs to replace her front exterior door and is wondering if she should go for fiber glass, timber, or whatever options Dean may recom...

Bedrooms are among the least expensive places in the home to design and upgrade. Think of it as $10s of dollars per square foot. That room in and of itself is merely a space with walls and a floor, and yet it serves as a retreat. Does it need to be a big space or something more intimate and cozier? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following all this marimba and xylophone chitchat, Dean heads back to the phone lines. In the second hour, the first caller had safety concerns following last year’s big wildfires that devastated parts of SoCal. To that end, he’s been researching fire prevention devices for homes and is wondering if there’s a trade show that will...