Design Advice Worth Reading
Good design starts with good information, and the more informed you are going into the design process, the better you and your home will be coming out of it. 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 with years of first hand experience.
Explore our series on navigating the contractor bidding process, dive into our The Considered Home series for deep dives on the features that set exceptional homes apart, or browse the full blog below.
How to Read and Compare Contractor Bids
Contractor bids are confusing by nature. Every contractor formats them differently, uses different terminology, and makes different assumptions about what your project includes. By the time you line up the totals, you're often not comparing the same project at all. Here's how to actually read what you've been given and make a decision you can feel confident about.
Lighting: Jewelry of a Well-Designed Home
Ask any of our clients what our favorite part of the design process is and they will say lighting. They are right. Most designers treat lighting as one of the last decisions in a project. We place it near the front, and sometimes design entire rooms around a single fixture. That tells you something about how seriously we take it.
