Ways of Working Together

Four minimalist interior design photos arranged in a grid: a door handle with a lock, a curved mirror reflecting a sitting area, a hexagonal tile pattern, and a bathroom sink with a ladder and rug.

Different projects call for different levels of support.

Whether you're shaping a single room, making a series of considered changes or undertaking a larger renovation, each way of working is designed to bring clarity and direction to the process.

Each project begins with a conversation. From there, the level of involvement reflects the scale, complexity and depth of what you're looking to create.

*All prices and indicative prices exclude VAT.
Where an hourly rate is not specified, a clear fixed fee will be provided
following our initial discussion.

A well-designed home isn’t just something you see—it’s something you experience.

In the way you move through it.

In how it supports the rhythms and rituals of your day.

How it Unfolds

A clear, guided process — from the first conversation through to a home shaped around you and the way you live.

1. The First Conversation

Every project begins with a conversation about your home, your plans and what you're looking to create.

You don't need to have everything worked out before you get in touch. You may have a clear brief, or simply know that something needs to change.

This is where we begin.

2. The Initial Consultation

We take a deeper look at your home — how you live in it, what is and isn't working, and what matters to you.

Through conversation and observation, I begin to understand your relationship with the place and identify the opportunities within it.

You'll come away with advice, ideas and a clearer sense of direction, whether or not we go on to work together.

3. Defining the Direction

With a better understanding of you, your home and the project, we can establish the most appropriate way forward.

That might mean a focused piece of design advice, a Spatial Reset, an Earth States® Colour Consultation or a more comprehensive design experience.

I'll guide you towards the level of support that's right for you and the scope of what you're looking to achieve.

4. The Design Unfolds

This is where understanding begins to become design.

Earth States® informs the choices around colour and the wider qualities of the space, alongside the architecture, function, context and the things that carry meaning for you.

From spatial planning and lighting to materials, furnishings and the finer details, each decision is considered in relation to the whole.

Nothing is chosen in isolation.

The result is a home that is coherent in its design, personal to you and shaped around the way you want to live.

Creating places that feel instinctively right and unmistakably yours.

A glimpse into the The Design Advisory—one of my ways of working together when you need focused, expert guidance, clarity and direction.

Decorative hanging lamp resembling a flower with gold and cream-colored metal petals, set against a pink floral wallpaper background with an inspirational quote about feeling connected to home.
A wooden desk with a closed laptop, a notebook with a pen, a small potted plant with purple flowers, a white modern desk lamp, and a bowl.
A small porcelain bowl with a crackled glaze and gold accents, sitting on a textured beige fabric surface.
A cozy corner of a room featuring a beige daybed with a book on top, a wooden side table with a vase of white roses and greenery, a wall-mounted brass lamp, and a textured cream-colored wall with an abstract art piece. A wooden-framed door and a patterned area rug are also visible.
Close-up of embroidered fabric featuring a pattern of yellow and blue leaves and white flowers on a light green background.
Green paint streaks on a beige wall.
Close-up of green leaves with visible veins and a brown stem.
Close-up of a wooden table with a pattern of knots, surrounded by paper and fabric samples, with a desk lamp and ceramic vases in the background.
  • Every project begins with understanding you and the place you call home.

  • You don't need to know your design style before we begin.

  • You don't need to have all the answers. That's part of the process.

  • Nothing is chosen in isolation.

  • Understanding what isn't right can be just as useful as knowing what you love.

  • Good design should make decisions clearer, not more overwhelming.

  • You bring your responses. I bring the expertise to understand and translate them into design.

  • Your response is already valid. Understanding it is the work that follows.

  • Every decision is considered in relation to the place, the other elements within it and the people who will live there.

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Where it begins

Tell me a little about your project

This is simply a place to begin.

Tell me a little about your home, how you live and what you’re hoping might change. You may already have a clear sense of what you need, or you may simply know that something isn't quite working.

There’s no need to have everything worked out. Share what feels relevant, and we’ll take it from there.

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