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15/10/2026

Light switches don’t have to be boring.

I’ve just caught up with the Clipsal rep to see the Solis range up close, and it’s a good reminder that the smallest things in a room are often the ones you touch the most.

Switches tend to be one of the last decisions in a build, and they often end up being whatever comes standard. But they sit on nearly every wall in your home, and you’ll put your hand on them every single day.

Solis comes in two series. The Solis series is matte black or matte white with a flush push button. The T Series has a toggle and comes in brushed brass, aluminium and white ceramic. Both have ultra slim cover plates, so they sit neatly against the wall rather than looking like an afterthought.

A switch won’t make or break a room. But choosing it on purpose, rather than by default, is the difference between a home that feels finished and one that feels almost there.

You’ve got the layout. Before the design goes any further, lock in the numbers.Heights and clearances are what everythin...
14/10/2026

You’ve got the layout. Before the design goes any further, lock in the numbers.

Heights and clearances are what everything else in a kitchen is built around. Settle them first and the joinery, appliances and island are designed to fit from the start. Leave them open, and every change sets off another, so the revisions keep coming and things never quite sit right.

Benchtop 900mm. Rangehood 650-700mm above the bench. Overheads aligned with it, or 550 to 600mm above. Fridge space 650 to 700mm deep. Island no wider than 1200mm, with 900 to 1400mm clear around it.

These are my starting points. Then I adjust to your appliances and the way you cook.

Save this before your kitchen design starts and please get your selections locked in early!

13/10/2026

Your kitchen plan looks great on paper. But have you actually walked through making dinner in it?

When you’re reviewing a kitchen design, it’s easy to get focused on the island size, the finishes and the appliance list. What often gets missed is how you’ll really use the space on a normal weeknight.

Where does the cutlery drawer sit? It should be close to where you plate up and serve, not on the other side of the island.

Where do the glasses go? Near the fridge or the tap, so getting a drink doesn’t mean walking through the cooking zone.

Where do the plates live? Close to the dishwasher, so unloading is a few steps, not a lap of the kitchen.

These feel like small details on a plan. But once the joinery is built, they’re fixed, and you’ll live with them every single day.

Before you sign off, walk through a normal day in your kitchen. Breakfast, lunches, dinner, clean up. Every time you reach for something, ask: is it where I’ll actually need it?

09/10/2026

Anyone else get excited when they see a truck carrying natural stone slabs??

08/10/2026

If this is your first build or renovation, here’s what I wish someone told you earlier.

The cheapest place to change your mind is on paper.

Moving a wall on the plans costs you an hour and an eraser. Moving it once the frame is up means a variation, extra labour, materials you’ve already paid for going in the skip, and often a delay for every trade booked after it.

Most of the expensive mistakes I see aren’t big dramatic errors. They’re small details that looked fine on the plan and didn’t work in real life.

A power point behind where the bed actually goes.

A door that swings into the only spot for the sofa.

A kitchen island that leaves you squeezing past the open dishwasher.

A window that looked generous on paper and frames the neighbour’s fence.

None of these are hard to fix in the design phase. All of them are costly, or permanent, once you’re building.

That’s why the time you spend before construction matters so much. Walking through every room. Placing your actual furniture. Checking the plans work for how you really live, and that the finished space will look the way you’re picturing it.

It can feel like you’re slowing things down. You’re actually making sure every dollar spent on site goes into the house you want, not into fixing the one you didn’t mean to build.

Spend the time now. It’s the best money you’ll put into the whole project.

06/10/2026

I recently bought a new duvet cover. Before I did, I’d already worked out the bedhead, the bedsides, the lamps and the sheets, so I knew everything would work together once it was on the bed.

That doesn’t mean every piece needs to be chosen before you buy anything. It means you know your palette. The colours, materials and tones you’re working with, so each new piece has something to sit against.

Without that, a room fills up with things you loved on their own that never quite settle together. And you end up buying more to try and fix it.

Work out the room first. Then shop.

05/10/2026

My favourite bedside accessory is also the smallest thing on it.

A little dish or bowl.

Earrings, hair elastics, rings, the clip you pulled out right before bed. Without somewhere to land, they end up scattered across the top and the whole bedside starts to look messy.

A small dish gives all of it a home. The surface stays clear, and it does a second job too. It’s a decorative piece in its own right. Ceramic, stone, brass, glass, it’s an easy way to bring in a bit of texture or colour that ties back to the rest of the room.

And it looks good whether something’s in it or not. Full, it looks lived in. Empty, it looks considered.

Small things you use every day are always worth getting right.

A floor plan is the cheapest place you’ll ever change your mind.On paper, moving a door is an eraser. Shifting a wall is...
05/10/2026

A floor plan is the cheapest place you’ll ever change your mind.

On paper, moving a door is an eraser. Shifting a wall is a few lines. Swapping the laundry and the pantry is a new sketch. Once it’s framed, every one of those becomes a conversation, a variation and a wait.

So before you sign off, read your plan like you already live there. Print it to scale. Draw your furniture in. Find north. Walk yourself through a normal Tuesday and circle anywhere you hesitate.

You already know how you want to live. This is just making sure the house knows too.

Save this for your next plan review. Or if you want to do it with someone book in a floor plan review with me. Link in bio.

A floor plan is the cheapest place you’ll ever change your mind.On paper, moving a door is an eraser. Shifting a wall is...
05/10/2026

A floor plan is the cheapest place you’ll ever change your mind.

On paper, moving a door is an eraser. Shifting a wall is a few lines. Swapping the laundry and the pantry is a new sketch. Once it’s framed, every one of those becomes a conversation, a variation and a wait.

So before you sign off, read your plan like you already live there. Print it to scale. Draw your furniture in. Find north. Walk yourself through a normal Tuesday and circle anywhere you hesitate.

You already know how you want to live. This is just making sure the house knows too.

Save this for your next plan review.

If you want to do it with someone I can help! Book in a floor plan review and walk away knowing it’s going to work. Removing the guessing.

So many new faces lately, so I thought I’d properly say hello.I’m Harriet from Pitch Studio. I help people building and ...
05/10/2026

So many new faces lately, so I thought I’d properly say hello.

I’m Harriet from Pitch Studio. I help people building and renovating make the decisions that are hard to undo later, and I share what I see on real projects along the way. Plus the odd moving-furniture day.

So glad you’re here. Tell me, what stage is your build or reno at?

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