The people behind WhiteHabitat
Every guide here is written, tested and signed by a person. Four regulars, no ghostwriters.
Desmond Okonkwo Lead writer
Independent designer focused on small flats. he prefers dimensions and details you can measure on a drawing.
- Seasonal swaps: don't get carried by claims
- Sofa size against the room: from zero to fluent
- Hanging height for art: don't get carried by claims
- Styling a bookshelf: questions and pitfalls
- Pale palettes in small rooms: settled in one read
- How long design should take: boundaries before methods
- Conditions paint needs: boundaries before methods
- Building a realistic programme: don't get carried by claims
Maeve Donnelly Contributing editor
Former materials buyer who knows every vague line in a quote. she unpicks the order of structural changes item by item.
- Furnishing a child's room: boundaries before methods
- The rule for rug dimensions: questions and pitfalls
- Cushion colour strategy: the detail checklist
- Mixing dining chairs: settled in one read
- Balancing wood and metal: from zero to fluent
- The order of structural changes: questions and pitfalls
- Sequencing the installs: don't get carried by claims
- Who acts as project manager: the detail checklist
Thea Bergstrom Staff writer
Eleven years in site management, impatient with rough junctions. she writes only methods that survive a real site.
- The first thing you see at the door: turning experience into steps
- Curtain fullness multiples: boundaries before methods
- Where plants belong: where rework happens
- Layering bedding: is the investment justified
- Reading fabric texture: solutions by condition
- When electrics come in: a grounded explanation
- When furniture arrives: priorities at three stages
- What half-contract really covers: where rework happens
Priscilla Vane Regular contributor
Seven years writing renovation content, having seen too much rework. she starts with standards, then style.
- The order things arrive in: boundaries before methods
- Choosing blackout levels: don't get carried by claims
- Choosing side tables: from zero to fluent
- What mirrors enlarge: turning experience into steps
- The discipline of subtraction: solutions by condition
- Which dimensions to measure: a grounded explanation
- Handing over from tiling to carpentry: don't get carried by claims
- How long to ventilate before moving in: solutions by condition