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Arbor Design Advice Arbor Design Advice pairs homeowners with a design question with three designers that match the homeowners' style goals. This is why I'm starting Arbor.

Designers can accept / deny each question, and make money on each question they accept. I started Arbor Design Advice based on something that I needed, but couldn't find anywhere: Professional interior design advice on individual questions, that I could get an answer to within 1 - 2 days. I wished I had an interior designer who knew my style, and I could text one-off questions to! My Story:
In October 2021, we had an overnight flood that completely destroyed our newly purchased home. My family was displaced for over a year and we decided to turn lemons into lemonade by going beyond restoration and remodeling it to become our dream home. As we figured out how to proceed, my husband and I struggled to make design and architectural decisions with confidence. We hired an interior designer, who was amazing, but I struggled to find an efficient relationship with her since our timelines were constantly in flux between our builder, insurance reviews, sub-contractors, etc. Often, I had an urgent question that I wanted to get right, but needed an answer to within 2 - 3 days rather than weeks or months. I know many homeowners want expert guidance, but struggle to figure out where to start, and how to spend their budget efficiently between design expertise and materials. I want to help homeowners source design feedback on specific topics as they surface -- which would have been incredibly
helpful to me this past year. I also want to help designers build their network of potential clients through micro engagements that also drive remote, incremental income for just sharing your advice.

Homeowner question: what to do with her primary bedroom. “I’d like our master bedroom to feel like a refined, historic i...
10/05/2026

Homeowner question: what to do with her primary bedroom. “I’d like our master bedroom to feel like a refined, historic inn in the NC highlands—warm, layered, timeless, and distinctly traditional.”

She got paired who an independent designer who understood the assignment!

Here’s a snippet of their chat. Try it yourself for $175 and get unique feedback - no bias, just professional feedback.

✅ Feel confident you’re making the right choice and won’t regret it in a few years.
✅ Avoid spending thousands before you know the designer
✅ DIY but when you’re stuck, you’ve got a designer who gets YOUR personal style in your back pocket so you don’t make major costly mistakes.

Homeowner submitted details on what she wanted, pictures of her room, and our designer made sure she understood what the Homeowner’s biggest difficulties were with the space.

She gave concrete, tactical advice - and the WHY behind it.

They swapped opinions on the products the homeowner had been thinking about purchasing, and what to avoid versus keep.

The designer sent a recap and made sure she felt good about her next steps - try it out for your space!

✅ Feel confident you’re making the right choice and won’t regret it in a few years.
✅ Avoid spending thousands before you know the designer
✅ DIY but when you’re stuck, you’ve got a designer who gets YOUR personal style in your back pocket so you don’t make major costly mistakes.

Had an incredible session with this homeowner who is trying to create the perfect bedroom for her seven year-old daughte...
09/30/2026

Had an incredible session with this homeowner who is trying to create the perfect bedroom for her seven year-old daughter. She started by completing a form on Arbor designed advice and then we paired her with the perfect designer, matching based on portfolio similarities to the homeowners desired aesthetic.

She was asked to describe her style of the budget and room measurements and from there the designer was able to start thinking through what to do with the space.

This is a screenshot of the experience itself. It’s a chat between you and your designer with all of the necessary information.

When I needed design help, I always found it Stressful needing to schedule additional meetings between my job and parenting commitments, which is why I felt like Arbor being mostly text based would be the perfect way for me to get feedback on my home.

If you are thinking about making changes to a room, but you just need validation, or an expert opinion on what to pull the trigger on. Give arbordesignadvice a try!

$174.99 per session.

09/22/2026

Is September the luteal phase?

My rose list so far, I’m in zone 8a
Iceberg climber
Orange Glow knockout rose
Queen Elizabeth grandiflora
Eden Pink climber
Madame Alfred Carriere Noisette

Most are from Jackson & Perkins | Rose Experts and knockouts from Lowe’s! I’m a newbie so all I’m using is drip irrigation and multi protection spray by Captain Jacks Rose 4 in 1 spray. My poor orange glows got attacked by spider mites though being up against the brick house… we moved them into garden beds for fall. Let’s see if they recover… any tips or ideas welcome ofc!

Things I love this August: - a white button down tied over a white dress with a straw hat. This shirt is James P***e and...
08/15/2026

Things I love this August:

- a white button down tied over a white dress with a straw hat. This shirt is James P***e and I swear they have the best basic button downs. I have the same one in 3 colors and have been wearing this brand for over a decade. 10/10.

- paint colors delft blue and Raleigh Peach by Sherwin Williams. I used the blue in our pantry and peach in my office - no regrets! Sherwin-Williams

- my homemade ice cream 🍦

- cotton candy sunsets, which are my constant design inspo (glowy sunbacked clouds + pink + blue is literal heaven). Like this rug, I used in my son’s nursery.

- Polkadot vintage + loose fitting maxi. There is something SO MUCH MORE chic to me to be in a loose dress than a skin tight one. I live in this dress, it lets air flow (critical in August), and I can actually move without worrying about underwear lines, rolls or.. whatever showing 💀 this one is vintage from my mom by White House Black Market

- last: Arbor, of course. A marketplace connecting designers with homeowners for adhoc feedback sessions on your home. What I wanted when my whole house flooded, link in bio ✨💕🌊

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We rebuilt our entire house from scratch just a year after becoming homeowners because a central upstairs toilet flooded...
08/10/2026

We rebuilt our entire house from scratch just a year after becoming homeowners because a central upstairs toilet flooded.

We were swirling in the chaos with a 1 & 3yo, barely even sure who to call. Once we got to the building stage, we realized we were missing a ton of information that would inform how we’d need our spaces to function. In this case. Our closets.

How much space did we need to be single tall rod, versus double hanger for him, for her? This could have been measured before we left but we had no idea we’d need it and were … V DISTRACTED.

So, I’m telling you in case you have plans for a remodel down the line - pull together a spreadsheet with this info ahead of time so you have it when you need it, and youre potentially away from all your stuff.

I wrote my take on what to prepare before a big remodel - full of the lessons I learned through our full flood, from hiring the right team to staying organized at start middle and end. Comment GUIDE if you want to check it out and I’d be happy to share (free 😘)

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