500 +

Kitchens & spaces designed

11 +

Years designing joinery-led homes

NZ-wide

From Stewart Island to Cape Reinga

JOINERY-LED DESIGN STUDIO

The result is a home that keeps itself tidy, is easier to run, and effortless to live in — somewhere you’re proud to host in, especially in the busy seasons.

You’re not doing this every year. You’re making one big investment — a kitchen, bathroom, or joinery — that you’ll live with for a decade, possibly the rest of your life. So it needs to work well now and into the future.

This is why I don’t start with colours or materials. Instead, I make sure the floor plan and storage are right first, then layer in the lighting, services and finishes on top.

And before anything is ordered, you get to see it clearly in photo-real 3D — which makes decision-making a breeze. No guesswork.

“I do this because when the floor plan, storage, and finishes all come together properly, it changes how your entire day feels. And when they don’t, no amount of organising will make up for it.” — Nichole Davis

That is why I start with the floor plan, zones and storage first. If the room doesn’t work properly, no finish selection will change that.

My role is to solve the important things early, show you exactly what you are saying yes to, and make sure everything is resolved on paper before anything is built.

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FINALISE THE FLOOR PLAN.

This is where ease or frustration gets locked in, so we resolve the layout first before anything else can complicate it.

LOCK IN THE SERVICES.

Lighting, power, plumbing and appliances need to support the plan, not be squeezed in later once expensive decisions have already been made.

OVERLAY THE FINISHES.

Once the room works properly on paper, we layer in materials, colours and fittings that make it feel like you.

See it before it’s built

Photo-real 3D visuals show you exactly what you’re saying yes to — before anything is ordered or built. No guesswork, no surprises.

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Not sure
where to start?

Most people aren’t sure what step one is.

That is why I start with a Fit Call: a short conversation where we talk through your space, what is realistic for your budget, and whether it feels like the right fit.

If it does, I send through a clear proposal and scope outlining what is included, what it costs, and what happens next, so you can make a decision with full information.

From there, I guide the process from layout and storage through to 3D visuals and builder-ready documentation, with every decision made in the right order.

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7 things I know to be true

  1. A beautiful room won’t stay that way for long without a good plan

  2. You probably don’t need “more storage” — you need your things stored in the right places.

  3. The right floor plan and storage will change your life more than any trend ever will.

  4. You can’t organise your way out of a bad design.

  5. Decision-making should feel calm and ordered, not like guesswork or be done under pressure.

  6. 3D visuals exist to make decisions easy, remove guesswork and help you say “yes” with confidence.

  7. You don’t really want just a new kitchen or bathroom that only looks good — you want a space that makes life easier, is quicker to reset, and supports you.

Awards

  • Hawke's Bay Kitchen Design Recognition

  • Hawke's Bay Bathroom Design Recognition

  • DKNBA Silver Bathroom Design NZ Wide

  • Best Kitchen Hawkes Bay

Press

Qualifications

  • Kitchen and Bathroom Design

  • Interior Design and Decorating

DESIGNER & SELF DIAGNOSED HOMEBODY

I like a quiet life: baking, hosting intimate dinner for friends, a good glass of red, and the house mostly in order to reduce that overwhelming sense of not doing enough.

Not perfect, not styled within an inch of its life (reno coming soon), just easy to live in and quick to get back on top of.

That is the bar I hold for my own home, and it’s the bar I hold for my clients. You don’t need a show home. You need rooms that carry their weight so you’re not doing it all.

I design spaces so that feeling — calm, in control, not rushing quite so hard — is your everyday, not just something you get on holiday.

Nichole Davis outside the studio.

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