The people behind TimberRenovation
Every guide here is written, tested and signed by a person. Four regulars, no ghostwriters.
Cecily Hart Lead writer
Former materials buyer who knows every vague line in a quote. she unpicks the order things arrive in item by item.
- Styling a bookshelf: from zero to fluent
- Pale palettes in small rooms: from zero to fluent
- How far to unify style: from zero to fluent
- The first thing you see at the door: turning experience into steps
- Curtain fullness multiples: don't get carried by claims
- Photographing concealed work: turning experience into steps
- Underfloor heating manifolds: where rework happens
- Choosing cable ratings: where rework happens
Desmond Okonkwo Contributing editor
Seven years writing renovation content, having seen too much rework. he starts with standards, then style.
- Mixing dining chairs: boundaries before methods
- Balancing wood and metal: settled in one read
- Splitting the furnishing budget: don't get carried by claims
- The order things arrive in: don't get carried by claims
- Choosing blackout levels: where rework happens
- Choosing floor drains: is the investment justified
- Cables overhead or underfloor: don't get carried by claims
- Ceiling voids for air conditioning: questions and pitfalls
Jasper Nunez Staff writer
Independent designer focused on small flats. he prefers dimensions and details you can measure on a drawing.
- Where plants belong: from zero to fluent
- Layering bedding: a grounded explanation
- Reading fabric texture: where rework happens
- Seasonal swaps: the detail checklist
- Sofa size against the room: where rework happens
- Waterproofing height: where rework happens
- Rules for gas pipework: a grounded explanation
- Powering a smart lock: from zero to fluent
Eloise Fontaine Regular contributor
Eleven years in site management, impatient with rough junctions. she writes only methods that survive a real site.
- Choosing side tables: the detail checklist
- What mirrors enlarge: boundaries before methods
- The discipline of subtraction: turning experience into steps
- Furnishing a child's room: where rework happens
- The rule for rug dimensions: turning experience into steps
- How to run a flood test: priorities at three stages
- Ventilation and fresh air: don't get carried by claims
- The concealed-works checklist: boundaries before methods