Good design starts with good information. Here we share honest, process-driven advice on interior design, renovation planning, and furnishing your home well. All written from the perspective of a designer who has seen every phase of the process firsthand. Principal, Margaret Nubuor, over a decade of full-service residential design experience to every project and every post, having worked on historic brownstones, gut renovations, and full furnishing projects across Boston and beyond.
Our goal is simple: the more informed you are going into the process, the better you and your home will be coming out of it. Explore our series on navigating the contractor bidding process, dive into our The Considered Home series for deep dives on the features and decisions that set exceptional homes apart, or browse the full blog below.
What Is Procurement in an Interior Design Project?
Procurement is one of the most consequential and least understood parts of the interior design process. It happens largely behind the scenes, it takes up the majority of the project timeline, and it is what turns a beautiful design plan into a finished room. Here is what it actually involves.
The Electrical Decisions That Shape How Your Home Works
Most renovation clients spend months on the decisions that are visible: tile, cabinetry, countertops. The electrical plan gets addressed in the background, usually when the electrician shows up and starts making decisions on site without a clear brief. It's one of the most consistent oversights in a renovation, and by the time it surfaces as a problem, the walls are often already closed.
European Fabric Houses With Standards Worth Holding To
There is a reason some of the most admired interiors in the world are furnished in European textiles. It is in the weight of the weave, the depth of the colorways, and the way they holds up over years of real use. These are the fabric houses we specify when the material needs to be exactly right.
What Is a Receiving Warehouse? (And Why Does Your Design Project Need One?)
The difference between a smooth installation day and a chaotic one often comes down to a decision made months earlier. Here's the logistics step most clients don't know to ask about, and why it's worth understanding before your first pieces start shipping.
What Is Pre-Construction and Why Does It Matter?
Most renovation timelines jump straight from contractor selection to breaking ground. What's missing in between is often the most valuable part of the entire process. Pre-construction is the phase where your design team and contractor sit down together before anyone touches a wall, align on exactly what's being built, and surface every conflict, question, and ambiguity while they're still cheap to resolve. It doesn't get talked about much. It should.