Alberta Street loft, living room.

$795 fee$4,180 spentDelivered day 11

Client

Marguerite

Room

Living room, 18′4″ × 12′6″

Package

Full room, $795

Drawn

March 2026

Delivered

Day 11 of 14

Revisions used

One of two

The brief, in her words

“Empty rental, high ceilings, dog. I have a sofa I like and no idea what goes with it. I do not want it to look like a showroom.”

Three constraints fell out of that: the sofa stayed, the palette had to hide a dog, and nothing could be so precious that a rental deposit was at risk. The plan was drawn around the sofa on day two and never moved.

One revision round was used, on day nine: a paler rug swapped for the same wool in a darker weave, and the shelving moved to keep the window clear.

The living room plan with each piece keyed to the shopping list — The plan as issued · every piece keyed to a line on the list

The finished living room seen from the door — From the door, six weeks after the pack shipped

The window corner with the floor lamp — The window corner, lit for the evening

The wool and linen samples chosen for the room — The weave that hides a dog

What actually changed

Twenty-three lines,four of them hers.

KeptThe three-seat sofa, a floor lamp, two framed prints. The palette was built to suit them rather than to replace them.
BoughtNineteen pieces across nine suppliers, $4,180 in total, the largest single line being the rug at $740.
MovedShelving off the window wall, the sofa turned ninety degrees, and the table brought eighteen inches closer than it had been.
SkippedThe armchair on the list. She bought it four months later, from the same line, at the price we had found.

The full sourcing list for this room, with alternates, is on Shop the look.

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