Earth and timber
Use warm notes where they support comfort, tactility, and a sense of welcome.
INTERIORS / MATERIALS / EVERYDAY LIFE
Design the room before you decorate it.
Independent field notes for shaping spaces around light, proportion, material, movement, and the way a room needs to work.Open the working brief ↘THE WORKING BRIEF
Start with the life inside the room.
A plan becomes more useful when it describes what should happen, what should feel easier, and what the existing space is already telling you.- 01 / USE
Observe the daily pattern.
Notice arrival points, conversation areas, quiet corners, storage friction, daylight, and the routes people naturally take. These practical details give the design a real job.
- 02 / PROPORTION
Give each element enough room.
Scale, spacing, sight lines, and negative space influence calm long before a colour is chosen. Test the arrangement before committing to finishes.
- 03 / ATMOSPHERE
Describe the feeling in plain language.
Warm, focused, grounded, open, intimate: a small set of useful words can guide materials and lighting more reliably than a crowded inspiration board.
MATERIAL PALETTE
Let contrast come from texture, not clutter.
Durable rooms often rely on a restrained family of materials that change with light and age with dignity.Stone and chalk
Build a calm base that lets form, shadow, and useful objects carry the detail.
Green and charcoal
Add measured depth to frame views, anchor zones, and connect the room to nature.
FROM IDEA TO ROOM
A four-pass design method.
Measure what exists
Record dimensions, openings, fixed services, natural light, and the pieces that must remain.
Map the activities
Arrange the room around movement, comfort, access, storage, and the moments that matter most.
Sample in place
View colour and material together, at different times of day, before making a final commitment.
Edit the whole
Remove what competes, repeat what connects, and leave enough space for the room to breathe.
ROOM NOTES