Service

Consultation

A focused session for clients who want expert direction: a second opinion on a layout, a palette or a plan, before committing to anything larger.

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What it is

Direction, without a full commission.

Not every question needs a full design service. Sometimes the plan is nearly right and one wall is wrong. Sometimes a palette has stalled, or two contractors have given contradictory advice and you need someone to tell you which is correct.

A consultation is a bounded piece of work with a clear output: the questions answered, the decision made, and a written note of what was agreed so you can act on it with or without the studio.

What you receive

Deliverables

Review Your plans, photographs or moodboard read properly before we speak, not during the call.

Working session A focused conversation, on site or by video, going through the decisions in order.

Marked-up plan Where relevant, the layout annotated with what should move and why.

Written summary A short note recording the recommendations, so nothing depends on memory.

Direction on materials A palette direction and the two or three decisions that matter most.

Next steps An honest view of whether the project needs a full service, and what it would involve.

How it runs

Process

Step 01Send what you have

Plans, photographs, a moodboard or simply a description. Anything is better than nothing.

Step 02Review

The material is read and the real questions identified before the session, so no time is spent catching up.

Step 03The session

A working conversation rather than a presentation, going through the decisions in order.

Step 04Written summary

The recommendations recorded in writing so you can act on them at your own pace.

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Who it suits

For one decision, not the whole house.

This suits people who are mid-project and stuck, about to commit to a large order, or weighing up whether a full design service is justified at all.

If the whole house needs resolving, a consultation will tell you that quickly, and the fee is a small fraction of what a wrong layout costs to correct.

Common questions

Detail

01How long is a session?

Usually one to two hours, which is enough for a bounded set of questions. Larger scope is quoted as a project instead.

02On site or online?

Either. On site is better where the problem is spatial; online works well for palette and specification questions.

03Do I get anything in writing?

Yes. A short written summary of what was recommended and why, plus marked-up plans where they help.

04Can it become a full project?

Often. Where it does, the consultation fee is credited against the design fee.

05What should I send beforehand?

Plans, photographs, a moodboard or simply a description. The material is read before the session so no time is spent catching up.

06Will you tell me if I do not need a designer?

Yes. If the answer is that your plan already works and you need two decisions rather than a scheme, that is what you will be told.

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