A free supplier list update

Last year, we shared something we use every week in the studio: our Supplier List.

For 2026, we’ve given it a proper refresh—adding new suppliers we’ve discovered over the past year, and removing the ones we no longer rely on (or that simply aren’t available anymore). This is the exact list we use when sourcing our products and materials.

15 years in the making so you don’t have to spend hours trawling the web.

One more thing: we often receive trade pricing with many of these suppliers. When you work with us, we pass those savings on in full—so you get access to the same discounts we do.

4 ways to spot a floor plan problem (or at least 4 things worthy of consideration)

1. Does the plan match the way you actually live. I don’t mean what you have seen in magazines but how your particular family operates. Some of the greatest pleasures I get from my home are in the small things. A bin with a lid that opens without me having to touch it (I know im a bit precious) or a place to put the car keys when you come home so you’re not screaming down the house trying to find them each day. They’re not the glamour items but they are the things that make a difference at a practical level.
2. A good plan should feel effortless. Movement through a space matters as much as the rooms themselves. The best houses have a natural flow.

   A simple test is to “walk” these everyday routes:

   • bedroom → bathroom (at night)
   • kitchen → outdoor area (carrying food)
   • laundry → clothesline / drying space

   No zig-zagging through rooms please.

3. Ideally, a house steps gently from public spaces near the entry to more private spaces further in. From entry to being in the space should be an unfolding from one moment to the next. Just like a great movie there is a story arc, a beginning, middle and end.

   The short film below is well worth a watch and talks about this process.

4. Plans don’t usually fail because a room is too small. They fail because the room can’t comfortably handle what actually happens there.

   If you’d like me to look over your plan properly, reply “CHECK” and I’ll send you a link to book a quick call.