Good design starts with good information. At Nubuor Designs, 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 postand 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.
Things That Make a Summer Home Worth Coming Back To
The best summer homes are designed around how people actually live in them: doors constantly opening and closing, twelve people for dinner, and and tracked in from every direction. Here's what actually makes the difference between a vacation property that works and one that falls short.
The Features That Make a Kitchen Worth the Investment
A kitchen that photographs well but runs out of counter space by Sunday morning is a kitchen that will frustrate you every day regardless of how good the tile looks. These are the features that prevent that, and the ones we recommend on nearly every high-end kitchen project.
Our 2026 Wish List for the Well-Designed Home
Some features make a home look beautiful. Others make it work beautifully every single day. The best ones do both. These are the features we're hoping to see on more renovation lists in 2026.
Features That Make a Primary Bathroom Worth the Investment
A primary bathroom renovation done well does more than improve your daily routine. It adds lasting value to your home, elevates the way you live in it, and signals the kind of considered design that discerning buyers notice. Here's what's worth prioritizing from the start.