MARG. Studio

MARG. Studio We’re a small town interior design studio sharing big city ideas.

From a single space to a complete home, MARG.Studio offers a full and flexible interior design and decoration service for residential, retail and hospitality projects.

This week I took a client through our building site Margaret Street to walk through the renovation. Not to see the befor...
28/05/2026

This week I took a client through our building site Margaret Street to walk through the renovation. Not to see the before and after — to see the in between.

The drawings we created alongside the finished detail. The specification sheet next to the installed product.

There is something about standing in a space and being able to point to exactly why a decision was made. Not because it looked good on a mood board — because it was drawn, documented, and resolved before a single trade started.

That is the bit that disappears in photos of finished rooms. But it is the bit that made the room.

I’ve spent the last month testing cabinet colours on site at Margaret Street. The final colour decision (the laundry) wa...
27/05/2026

I’ve spent the last month testing cabinet colours on site at Margaret Street. The final colour decision (the laundry) was made yesterday. Driving home with the rejected sample in the back seat and for a split second thought — actually, that one’s nice.
It lasted about three seconds. Because I know that colour in the back of my car, in afternoon light, is not the same colour it was on site under the laundry window at 10am. On site, it was too dark. That has not changed just because it looks different on the back seat of the car.

This is the part of colour selection that is hard to explain to clients — your eye will trick you constantly if you let it. A colour out of context will always look like a possibility. The skill is knowing which context is the one that matters.

MARG. Studio turned three in April — three years of doing this full time. It whizzed by and I almost missed it.Am I busy...
08/05/2026

MARG. Studio turned three in April — three years of doing this full time. It whizzed by and I almost missed it.

Am I busy? No. I have enough — more than enough to keep me inspired, excited, and switched on to every project we are working on.

The turning point was realising that to build a business — not just a stressful, glorified salary — I needed people. Bringing on Amber and Amy was the best decision I made. With them I have a studio, and with a studio I have the support to make MARG. exactly what I want it to be: a practice that creates homes that do more than look good. Spaces that age into better versions of themselves alongside the people living in them, and above all, bring a bit of lightheartedness to everyday life.

The biggest joy is still getting to be involved in all parts of a project — little by little, first conversation to last detail. Driving to all parts of country NSW to see clients who have been planning for years. I ran the business alongside teaching interior design for five years before going all in. I considered going to work for someone else in the early days. Cannot imagine it now.

Every space needs a little somethin’ somethin’. Details that make you do a double take or notice something new each time...
01/05/2026

Every space needs a little somethin’ somethin’.

Details that make you do a double take or notice something new each time you walk into the room.
A trim detail that highlights an unexpected colour in a fabric. An interesting turned timber leg on a piece of furniture. A weave that gives more character than a flat colour ever could. These are the things that make a space feel considered — not decorated, not styled, but full of personality.

The pieces we select are never chosen on price alone. They get selected because the material is beautiful, because they add to the story of the space, or because they will feel good when you run your hand across them. Not extravagance — well made, genuine pieces that age well and in some cases get better with time.

Character over bling. Every time.

A few showroom pics from a trip to Melbourne this week - nothing beats in person visits.

Choosing colour sounds simple. Designers know it is anything but.There is a science to it — the colour atlas we use is s...
20/04/2026

Choosing colour sounds simple. Designers know it is anything but.

There is a science to it — the colour atlas we use is structured so that one step left or right, up or down, shifts a tone ever so slightly.

Small, specific moves for the exact light, the exact materials, the exact orientation of a room. That part can be learned. There is another part that takes longer. Years of observing how colour behaves on site, against different textures, in morning light versus afternoon — eventually that becomes something closer to intuition than formula.

It is not always as straightforward as “which colour do I need.” Sometimes it is knowing which colour a space is asking for.

The shift away from safe white is worth paying attention to. Not because white is wrong — a deliberately white room can be extraordinary. There is a difference between “on purpose white” and “default white because it felt easy.” One is a design decision. The other is avoiding one.

The most expensive mistakes in a renovation don’t happen during construction.They happen in the months before it — when ...
16/04/2026

The most expensive mistakes in a renovation don’t happen during construction.

They happen in the months before it — when decisions get deferred, finishes get chosen in isolation, and nobody reviews the plan for how the house will actually be lived in.

Whether you need a Floor Plan Review to stress-test your layout before you build, a Design Consultation to get clarity on direction, or a designer across the full project from concept to completion — getting the right support early costs a fraction of what it costs to fix things later.

Link in bio if you’re in the planning stages — it’s exactly what the free chat is for.

Borenore reno - A little moment of a room that was painted completed green! We started off with at least 20 paint swatch...
18/09/2025

Borenore reno - A little moment of a room that was painted completed green!

We started off with at least 20 paint swatches and got it down to these final two.

Cosy attic bedroom for the grandchildren (and their parents).

Any guesses for the final choice?! 🎨

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