Case Study
Courtney’s Home Refresh

Courtney first reached out with a tentative email:
“I’m not sure if you’d take on something this small, but we’d love to bounce around some ideas about reworking our home within the current footprint.”
— Courtney

The Brief

• Rework kitchen and dining for better flow

• Make the home feel lighter and brighter

• Explore if a fourth bedroom or second living room could fit

• Stay within the existing footprint — no extensions

The Day

• Step 1: Walkthrough & briefing
  We started with a walk through the home and reviewed Courtney’s pre-filled briefing doc.

• Step 2: Measure & draft
  A quick laser measure and scaled real estate plan became the base for drafting a working layout in CAD.

• Step 3: Live design + feedback
  We explored kitchen options with rapid SketchUp models whilst Courtneyreviewed and refined them with us in real time.

• Step 4: Planning options
  We sketched out options for a reworked living/fourth bedroom layout with no structural changes, and brainstormed strategies to bring in more natural light.

• Step 5: Wrap up
  A follow up document was sent confirming our advice, next steps and listing recommendations for materials & trades.

The Outcome

• A clear plan for refurbishing the home in stages — no extension needed

• Real-time design decisions and instant feedback

• basic 3D kitchen models and a cad plan taken straight to the joiner for shop drawings (cost effective and quick!)1

• A beautiful new kitchen and a flexible living/guest bedroom upstairs and a house that feels modern, bright and more spatious even though no floor area was added