THE JOURNAL
Notes on a well-made home.
Design thinking, renovation wisdom, and the quiet details that make a house feel collected, from the Studio 1049 desk.
Before You Begin: The Quiet Work That Comes Before the Tile, the Layout, and the Paint
The most important work of any renovation happens before the tile, the layout, and the paint. I've put everything I wish every client knew at the very start into a free guide, and today I'm sharing it, plus a few of the ideas inside that change how you begin.
Before you renovate, begin here.
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Chances are good that if you’ve never worked with an interior designer, it can be challenging to wrap your head around the entire process from start to finish. We often hear questions along the lines of “So how long is this project actually going to take us?” The short answer — it depends.