Space Making Services

As a Space Maker, I partner with homeowners to translate how they live, gather, rest, and connect into spaces that feel personal, comfortable, and deeply intentional. This work lives at the intersection of design, emotion, and everyday life — helping clients move beyond square footage and finishes to create homes that truly support who they are and how they want to live.

Space Making is especially valuable when decisions feel overwhelming, emotions are tied to the home, or when you just don’t know where to begin.

Whether navigating a refresh, renovation, or long-term “forever home,” the Space Maker role helps turn a house into a place of belonging.

What is Space Making?

  • Space Making can stand alone as a focused engagement or serve as the first step toward a larger design or renovation project. Common scopes include:

    • From full kitchen and bath design to light surface refreshes

    • Fixture and lighting swap-outs to improve warmth, functionality, and atmosphere

    • Whole-house color palette development to create cohesion, flow, and a consistent emotional tone throughout the home

    • Furnishings selection and layout coaching, helping homeowners make confident decisions about scale, comfort, and how spaces are actually used

    • Landscape and outdoor space design, extending the feeling of home beyond the walls

    • Early visioning and exploration for future renovations, serving as a low-pressure first step to clarify goals, values, and possibilities before committing to a larger project

    These engagements are designed to meet homeowners where they are — whether they’re seeking immediate improvements, feeling stuck, or simply wanting guidance to help their home feel more like home.

  • Space Making is grounded in collaboration, partnership, and thoughtful exploration. Each engagement begins with listening and visioning — understanding how you live today, how you want to feel in your home, and where change feels both exciting and uncertain. From there, we work together to explore possibilities, clarify priorities, and guide decisions with intention. The process is consultative and flexible, creating space for discovery while building a clear, shared vision that feels authentic, grounded, and achievable.

  • Space Making services are typically offered on an hourly basis, allowing for flexibility and a level of support that responds to each homeowner’s needs. This approach is well-suited for focused scopes, exploratory work, and projects where priorities may evolve over time.

    Hourly billing provides transparency and control, enabling clients to engage at a pace that feels right while receiving thoughtful, professional guidance at each step of the process. For homeowners considering a larger renovation or design project, Space Making can also serve as an initial phase that helps define scope, vision, and next steps.

  • Hopefully, you’ve had the opportunity to make your home truly your own. When the time comes to make a change, the care and intention you’ve invested in your space will be felt by others. That subtle je ne sais quoi — the sense of warmth, cohesion, and authenticity — often translates into stronger market appeal, meaningful return on investment, and a home you feel proud to pass on to its next owner.

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Case Study

Vintage Tabor Kitchen + Dining Remodel

This kitchen remodel transformed a dark, soffit-heavy space with an asbestos floor and frustrating layout into a bright, darling heart of the home. By removing visual clutter and reworking the functionality, the renovation reintroduced light, flow, and purpose while honoring the home’s original character. Thoughtful details and a fresh, airy palette restore the vintage sweetness that defines this Cape Cod, creating a kitchen that feels both timeless and joyful—where charm and modern livability meet.
After: Renewed, balanced, bright 
After: Dark, cabinetry hodgepodge, asbestos floor

Case Study

The Builder-Grade Edit

This project focused on elevating builder-grade finishes through a series of thoughtful, high-impact updates that layered personality back into the home (on a budget). Working in collaboration with Miller Paints to launch their new Northwest Color Collection, we developed a cohesive whole-house palette that brings warmth, depth, and regional character to every space. By prioritizing strategic changes over wholesale replacement, the renovation proves that a few well-considered decisions—especially around color and finish—can transform a home entirely.
After: subtle, saturated and lived-in
Before: uninspiring + sterile