A home that works as hard as you do.
Joinery-led kitchen and bathroom design for NZ families — with honest renders so you can see it before you say yes, and builder-ready plans so nothing gets lost between your designer and your builder.
Based in Hawke's Bay. Working across New Zealand.
Most kitchens and bathrooms are designed to look good in photos. Not to make your 5:30pm easier, your morning routine smoother, or your Sunday tidy-up faster.
That's the gap we work in. Every service below is built around your routines first — with joinery-led thinking, honest documentation, and a process that keeps you in control from the first conversation to the final install.
The problem is…
Kitchen Design
A kitchen that finally works the way your family lives — not the way a showroom looks.
Joinery-led. Render-first. Builder-ready.
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Getting a quote without proper documentation is like asking someone to price a job with half the information — and you're the one who pays for the gap.
Your completed documentation package goes to multiple trades simultaneously so you can compare pricing transparently and protect your budget from the start. -
The layout is where daily friction either gets designed out — or gets built in permanently.
Valued at $3,500 — Included. A precise floor plan designed around how you actually move through your kitchen, not around what photographs well. -
Most storage fails because it's planned after the build — not before it. You move in, work out where things go by trial and error, and spend the next year reorganising.
Valued at $1,800 — Included. Every zone mapped to your actual habits before move-in day, so the kitchen works from day one. -
A $60,000 kitchen with the wrong lighting looks — and feels — wrong. Harsh downlights, shadows where you prep food, pendants that don't match the scale of the space.
Valued at $2,400 — Included. Task, ambient, and feature lighting fully mapped before a single switch position is finalised. -
The toaster unplugged so the kettle can go on. The bench cluttered with cords because there's only one socket where you actually work. The rangehood wired in the wrong position because no one checked the cabinet layout before the electrician came in.
Power in kitchens fails when it's planned after the cabinetry — by an electrician working from a generic plan who's never seen how the family actually uses the space.
Valued at $1,800 — Included. Every power point, charging zone, and appliance connection designed into the kitchen layout from day one — not retrofitted around it.Power point positions mapped to your actual workflow
Integrated charging zones off the bench and out of sight
Appliance and gas requirements locked in before cabinetry is ordered
Kill switches and compliance needs resolved at design stage
Rangehood, oven, and dishwasher circuits confirmed before install
No unplugging one thing to use another. No cords snaking across the bench. Everything exactly where it needs to be.
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One of the most expensive moments in a kitchen build is when the plumber arrives on site and the cabinetry doesn't line up with the drainage. Moving a waste pipe at that stage isn't a small fix — it's a costly delay that ripples through your whole timeline.
This happens when plumbing is coordinated after the design is finalised, not during it.
Included. Every plumbing and mechanical requirement resolved at the design stage — so your plumber arrives with everything they need and nothing to improvise.Sink positioning confirmed against cabinetry layout
Waste and drainage planned before cabinet orders are placed
Fridge plumbing integrated without compromising storage
Rangehood ventilation and extraction routed correctly from the start
Gas requirements confirmed with cabinetry and clearances in mind
Your plumber gets a complete brief. Your build stays on time. Your budget stays intact.
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Nobody should commit $40,000–$100,000 to a kitchen they've only seen on a flat plan.
Valued at $250 per image — Unlimited Included. Photo-real renders so you can see the materials, the light, the proportions — and say yes knowing exactly what you'll get. -
The benchtop she chose in the tile shop. The handles she found online. The flooring the builder recommended. The splashback she picked from a sample in bad lighting.
When finishes are chosen separately — at different times, from different suppliers, under different lighting conditions — they rarely look the way you imagined them together. And by the time you realise, it's too late to change anything without cost.
Valued at $2,200 — Included. Every finish, material, and fitting selected as a complete picture — not pieced together across six different appointments.Cabinetry finishes chosen against benchtops, splashbacks, and flooring simultaneously
Hardware and fixtures specified to suit the overall direction
Lighting selections that work with the materials, not against them
Bench seating fabrics, bar stools, and adjoining elements considered from the start
A complete finish schedule so every trade and supplier is working from the same brief
Everything seen together. Everything decided together. No mismatched finishes, no second-guessing, no regret.
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Incomplete documentation is how build costs blow out. Trades fill in the gaps themselves — and you pay for every decision they make without you.
Every document your builder, joiner, electrician, and plumber needs — in one package, before the first site visit.
Total value: $12,700
Your investment: $3,200–$4,500 all-inclusive
You keep: $8,200–$9,500
One person. One process. One fee. Everything in one place, with one person who knows the full picture.
Bathroom Design
A bathroom where the morning routine actually runs smoothly — not just one that looks beautiful in the listing photos.
Layout-first. Storage-led. Built to last.
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Getting a quote without proper documentation is like asking someone to price a job with half the information — and you're the one who pays for the gap.
Your completed documentation package goes to multiple trades simultaneously so you can compare pricing transparently and protect your budget from the start. -
Bathrooms blow budgets when layout decisions happen too late — when moving a wall or relocating a drain becomes a costly change instead of a pencil line on a plan.
Valued at $2,600 — Included. Every centimetre considered before a single consent is lodged. -
The bathroom that looks perfect on install day can be peeling and mouldy in three years if ventilation was an afterthought.
Valued at $900 — Included. Extraction, airflow, and waterproofing coordination built into the design from the start — not resolved on site. -
A single downlight above the vanity mirror means you're doing your makeup in your own shadow every morning.
Valued at $2,400 — Included. Task lighting, ambient lighting, and dimmable scenes — mapped for the way you actually use the space, morning to evening. -
The cluttered benchtop isn't a you problem. It's a storage problem — specifically, not enough drawers in the right places for the things you reach for every single morning.
Valued at $1,000 — Included. Vanity storage designed around your actual routine, not a generic bathroom brief. -
The toaster unplugged so the kettle can go on. The bench cluttered with cords because there's only one socket where you actually work. The rangehood wired in the wrong position because no one checked the cabinet layout before the electrician came in.
Power in kitchens fails when it's planned after the cabinetry — by an electrician working from a generic plan who's never seen how the family actually uses the space.
Valued at $1,800 — Included. Every power point, charging zone, and appliance connection designed into the kitchen layout from day one — not retrofitted around it.Power point positions mapped to your actual workflow
Integrated charging zones off the bench and out of sight
Appliance and gas requirements locked in before cabinetry is ordered
Kill switches and compliance needs resolved at design stage
Rangehood, oven, and dishwasher circuits confirmed before install
No unplugging one thing to use another. No cords snaking across the bench. Everything exactly where it needs to be.
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Nobody should commit $40,000–$100,000 to a kitchen they've only seen on a flat plan.
Valued at $250 per image — Unlimited Included. Photo-real renders so you can see the materials, the light, the proportions — and say yes knowing exactly what you'll get. -
The benchtop she chose in the tile shop. The handles she found online. The flooring the builder recommended. The splashback she picked from a sample in bad lighting.
When finishes are chosen separately — at different times, from different suppliers, under different lighting conditions — they rarely look the way you imagined them together. And by the time you realise, it's too late to change anything without cost.
Valued at $2,200 — Included. Every finish, material, and fitting selected as a complete picture — not pieced together across six different appointments.Cabinetry finishes chosen against benchtops, splashbacks, and flooring simultaneously
Hardware and fixtures specified to suit the overall direction
Lighting selections that work with the materials, not against them
Bench seating fabrics, bar stools, and adjoining elements considered from the start
A complete finish schedule so every trade and supplier is working from the same brief
Everything seen together. Everything decided together. No mismatched finishes, no second-guessing, no regret.
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Incomplete documentation is how build costs blow out. Trades fill in the gaps themselves — and you pay for every decision they make without you.
Every document your builder, joiner, electrician, and plumber needs — in one package, before the first site visit.
Total value $10,100
Our Package: $1,800–$3,200 (all-inclusive)
You Save: $6,900–$8,300
One person. One process. One fee. Everything in one place, with one person who knows the full picture.
Custom Joinery Design
Good joinery is designed around how you live; where you drop things when you walk in the door, what the kids reach for after school, what needs to be hidden versus what needs to be within arm's reach at 7am.
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Most joinery quotes are vague because most joinery briefs are incomplete. The joiner fills in the gaps themselves — and you pay for every assumption they make.
Your completed documentation package goes to multiple joiners and cabinetmakers simultaneously, so you're comparing apples with apples — not guessing which quote actually covers the full scope.
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Off-the-shelf storage looks fine in the shop. In your actual hallway, your actual laundry, your actual wardrobe — the dimensions are almost never quite right. You make do. The chaos continues.
Valued at $2,200 — Included. Precise, scaled layouts designed to fit your exact space — not a standard size that's close enough.
Includes:
· Wardrobe internal layouts
· Laundry cabinetry planning
· Living room storage design
· Built-in desk or study nooks
· Appliance housing
· Clearance and access planning
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Storage fails when it's designed without knowing what actually lives in the room. A beautiful built-in with the wrong zones just means the clutter moves inside the cupboard instead of sitting on the bench.
Valued at $1,800 — Included. Before anything is built, we map what you own, how often you reach for it, and who needs to access it — so every zone is designed around your actual life, not a generic floor plan.
Includes:
· Category-based storage (daily, weekly, bulk, seasonal)
· Hidden storage for the things you need but don't want to see
· Height planning for kids and adults
· Laundry workflow from dirty to clean
· Daily reset logic built into the layout
The result: everything has an obvious home. Tidying takes minutes, not Sundays. -
A wardrobe you can't see into clearly. A laundry bench where you're squinting at labels. A built-in that looks beautiful until you actually try to use it at 6am.
Lighting in joinery is almost always an afterthought — added by the electrician on the day, without reference to where you actually stand and what you actually need to see.
Valued at $1,600 — Included. Every light source planned within the joinery design itself, not after it.
Includes:
· Wardrobe internal lighting
· Under-shelf task lighting
· Laundry bench lighting
· Display lighting where it adds value
· Switch placement that makes sense
Storage that works in the dark isn't working. -
The extension cord running across the laundry bench. The charging cable stuffed down the side of the wardrobe. The appliance cupboard with nowhere to actually plug anything in.
These aren't small annoyances — they're the result of power being planned after the cabinetry, not alongside it.
Valued at $900 — Included. Every power point, charging zone, and appliance connection designed into the joinery from the start.
Includes:
· Hidden charging zones built into cabinetry
· Appliance cupboard power where you actually need it
· Laundry appliance circuit planning
· Integrated lighting power
No cords. No workarounds. Nothing that should have been thought of earlier. -
Nobody should spend $8,000–$25,000 on a wardrobe or laundry build they've only seen as a line drawing.
Valued at $250 per image — Unlimited Included. Before a single piece of timber is cut, you'll see your joinery in photo-real 3D — materials, hardware, proportions, internal layout, and how it reads in the room.
See exactly:
· How the proportions sit in your actual space
· How the materials and hardware look together
· How the internal configuration will function day-to-day
You say yes knowing exactly what you're getting. No surprises on install day. -
The benchtop she chose in the tile shop. The handles she found online. The flooring the builder recommended. The splashback she picked from a sample in bad lighting.
When finishes are chosen separately — at different times, from different suppliers, under different lighting conditions — they rarely look the way you imagined them together. And by the time you realise, it's too late to change anything without cost.
Valued at $2,200 — Included. Every finish, material, and fitting selected as a complete picture — not pieced together across six different appointments.Cabinetry finishes chosen against benchtops, splashbacks, and flooring simultaneously
Hardware and fixtures specified to suit the overall direction
Lighting selections that work with the materials, not against them
Bench seating fabrics, bar stools, and adjoining elements considered from the start
A complete finish schedule so every trade and supplier is working from the same brief
Everything seen together. Everything decided together. No mismatched finishes, no second-guessing, no regret.
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When documentation is incomplete, your joiner makes decisions on site. Sometimes they get it right. Sometimes they don't. Either way, it's your home and your money.
Every document your joiner, builder, and electrician needs — prepared before site work starts, so they're building your design, not interpreting it.
Includes:
· Joinery elevations and sections
· Internal configuration drawings
· Hardware and finish specifications
· Installation sequencing notes
· Electrical integration notes
Protects your investment. Protects your time. Protects the outcome.
Your joiner should be building — not designing on the fly.
Total value $9,700.
Our Package: $2,200 - $4,500 (all-inclusive)
You Save: $5,200–$7,500
One person. One process. One fee. Everything in one place, with one person who knows the full picture.
FAQ
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Yes, we collaborate with builders and cabinetmakers regularly. Our builder-ready drawings are designed for smooth hand-offs.
If you don’t have a team, we can recommend trusted partners in Hawkes Bay who know our process well.
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Most designs take 2–4 weeks. The manufacture and installation phase usually takes 6–12+ weeks, depending on suppliers.
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Yes. While we primarily serve Napier, Hastings, and Havelock North, we have completed projects across New Zealand, from Wanaka to Herald Island.
We ensure our remote clients receive the same level of support as our local ones.
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Our process is designed to be decision-light.
e provide two good options and one clear recommendation, explained in plain English, to keep the process calm and moving forward.
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Start with a quick Scope Fit call. We’ll confirm we are a good fit for your project, discuss the timeline, and provide a fixed design fee before getting started.