Plain answers before the first meeting.

Yes. Existing pieces can be measured and planned into the new layout when they support the design and daily use of the home.

The consultation ends with a clear budget band rather than a fixed quote, because scope is decided during design. Every stage restates the agreed band, and any change to scope is costed and confirmed in writing before work continues.

Selections start from the studio library of documented samples, then move to the finishes that support how each room is actually used — light, wear and maintenance first, then look. You approve the material direction at the design checkpoint.

Each stage ends with a named deliverable and a written record — the brief, the design presentation, the execution tracker and the handover file. That way nothing depends on memory.

The plan is revisited at the start of each stage. Shifts are flagged early, the affected deliverables are re-sequenced, and any impact on scope or cost is confirmed in writing before work continues.

The studio keeps you to a small set of decisions at each checkpoint: approvals, selections and sign-offs. The client input is named for every stage so you always know exactly what is expected.

When there is something worth saying — a material we keep returning to, a planning lesson or a client question that deserves a longer answer. There is no fixed schedule.

Yes. If a note has helped you, or a question is missing, send it through the contact page. Frequent client questions become future journal entries.

They are written to be. Notes explain how materials, layouts and budgets are actually decided, so anyone planning a home can read them before a single meeting.