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.
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.
Why You Should Hire an Interior Designer BEFORE Your Renovation (or Contractor)
Most homeowners hire their contractor first. It feels like the logical starting point: get the construction sorted, then bring in a designer to handle the finishes. But by the time a contractor is on board, decisions that shape the entire project have already been made, and not always in a direction that reflects what you actually wanted. Getting the sequence right protects your vision, your timeline, and your budget, in that order.