Events
A monthly remodeling conversation for design-minded homeowners who are thinking about a project, just starting to explore, or simply curious about how the process works. Each event is limited to 8 guests, and the format is the same every time: a focused topic, a small group, and an honest conversation over drinks and light bites at our Kensington studio. No presentations or sales pitch...just a neighbors who happens to do this for a living.
Here's the schedule so you can plan ahead:
Here's the schedule so you can plan ahead:
April
The Fit Score - You've decided to hire a design professional. Now what? The Fit Score is our workshop for homeowners trying to figure out who to work with and how to know whether the chemistry is right before the contract is signed. We'll spend the evening walking through the questions worth asking, the answers worth listening for, and what to do when your gut and your spreadsheet disagree. You'll leave with a much clearer sense of what to look for in the next conversation — and a working relationship in mind that's a much better fit than where you started.
(This event is currently full)
May
The kitchen is the most popular renovation in America, and it's also the one people get wrong the most. That's because they start with finishes and appliances before they figure out why the room isn't working in the first place. This conversation is about the why, not the what.
(This event is currently full)
June
You love your street, your neighbors, your commute. You just don't love the house anymore. Before you call a contractor or start browsing Zillow, there's a conversation worth having about what "more space" actually means and whether an addition is the right way to get there.
July
The Future Test - Most of the homeowners we talk to are stuck somewhere between two options. Add the addition or live with the kitchen as it is. Move your kid's room or leave it. Take out the loan or wait another year. The Future Test is our workshop for those moments — a structured way to imagine each future so vividly that the better one starts to make itself obvious. You'll leave with a tool you can use on this decision and on the next one.
(This event is currently full)
August
Stay or Go Quiz - Some of you love your house and just want it to work better. Some of you love your neighborhood but the house isn't it anymore. The Stay or Go Quiz is our workshop for homeowners stuck in the middle — the ones who genuinely don't know whether the right move is a renovation or a moving truck. We'll spend the evening walking through the questions worth asking yourself before you call a contractor or a realtor, and by the end you'll have a much clearer answer than you walked in with.
(This event is currently full)
September
You probably have an entire room in your house that you barely use. It just doesn't have walls. Whether it's a deck that doesn't feel connected to the house, a patio that never became what you imagined, or a yard full of potential you haven't tapped, this conversation is about treating the outside like the room it already is.
October
Every person who's ever built a custom home was living somewhere else first. This isn't a conversation for people who already have land, a floor plan, and a builder. It's for the person who's been quietly wondering whether building might be the answer and doesn't know where to start, what it costs, or what they'd be getting into.
November
You don't just want a new kitchen. You also want to fix the bathroom, finish the basement, and maybe do something about the front porch. When the list is long and the budget isn't unlimited, the question isn't what to do. It's what to do first, and how to sequence everything so each project makes the next one easier.
December
Nobody's favorite topic and everybody's first question. This is the conversation most designers avoid entirely, which is exactly why we're having it. We'll talk about how to think about budget before you have a number, where the money actually goes, and how to make decisions you won't regret when the invoices start arriving.
January 2027
This one isn't just for the grandparents. It's for the 45-year-old thinking about their parents, the couple who wants to stay in their home for the next 50 years, and anyone who's ever wondered whether their house will still work for them down the road. Great universal design isn't clinical. It's just great design.
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A real person will get back to you within 4 business hours.