At the studio, we have an unwritten rule: the success of a renovation is never judged at midday under full sunlight. It is judged at eight in the evening. That is the moment when the general lights are switched off, and you discover how a room truly feels.
First of all, this is not another generic article about selecting «safe» neutral finishes for your kitchen. If that’s what you were expecting, I’m afraid you might be disappointed. To me, a genuinely timeless kitchen isn’t an exercise in playing it safe—it is the result of getting a handful of foundational decisions right.
A conversation about a home often begins with the kitchen. “We’d like to update it” a client will tell me. Perhaps the cupboards feel dated, there isn’t enough worktop space, or the room simply no longer feels like somewhere they want to spend time.
They say you never stop learning, and in renovations that is absolutely true. After years working on full home renovations, I’ve built a habit that has become one of my most valuable tools: at the end of each project, I write down my “lessons learned”. It helps me improve every process, and it’s also one of the reasons my clients benefit from a smoother, more considered experience.
There is a particular kind of overwhelm that arrives at the beginning of a renovation: the excitement of possibility mixed with the fear of getting
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