About The Reno. Edit

I spent twelve years as a fashion buyer. My job was to spot emerging trends months before they hit the mainstream, interpret them through a creative lens, and translate that vision into collections that felt both luxurious and wearable.

I have always been drawn to beautiful things. A trained eye for quality, an instinct for what makes a space or an object feel considered, and a tendency to refine and refine until it feels exactly right. This is how I have always worked, whether curating a collection or designing a home.

The challenge? Renovation does not reward this approach.

It did not work.

On our first renovation together, I drove my partner John mad: changing the bathroom layout after it was plumbed, moving light fittings after the walls were chased, adding a skylight the day before the roofers arrived.

At the time, these felt like small changes. In reality, they disrupted sequencing, added cost, and created unnecessary work.

The only reason we got away with it was because John was doing the internal work himself. He has over twenty years in construction and project management, has renovated multiple personal properties, and currently heads construction for a national housebuilder, leading teams across multiple live developments simultaneously. With external contractors, my changes would have cost us thousands.

The gap:

John assumed I understood timelines, order of works, and why decisions need to happen in a specific order. I didn't. I only questioned things when they were about to be fitted, exactly when changes cost the most.

Friends have always come to John for advice., but they needed someone to translate his expertise into language they understood. Someone who remembered what it was like to have no clue.

That's The Reno. Edit.

Renovations fail in the planning, not the design. Most problems are set in motion long before work begins.

I translate John's construction expertise into frameworks homeowners can actually use. No jargon. No overwhelm. Just clarity before the builder starts.

Every guide is built from our experience: what works, what fails, and how to avoid the mistakes I made.

Get in touch: hello@therenoedit.com