A quiet manifesto of spaces I’m itching to make real
Every year, I keep a loose, evolving list of projects I want to create, not because they’re safe or sensible, but because they say something about where my curiosity is pulling me next.
Some of these have been on my list before. Some are stubborn. Some feel a little unhinged in the best way. All of them lean hard into experiential design spaces that do something to you, not just for you.
Here’s what I’m calling in for 2026.
1. Birch Ply Kitchen
This one refuses to leave me alone, and I’m glad it hasn’t.
I want to create a kitchen that celebrates restraint, honesty, and craftsmanship. Birch ply done properly is raw but refined, warm without being precious. It’s about letting the material speak, celebrating exposed edges, joinery details, and the hands that made it.
This is a kitchen that doesn’t shout. It whispers confidence. A pulling-back moment in a world obsessed with layering more on.
2. Sex Room
This is not about novelty, it’s about intention.
I want to design a space dedicated to connection, intimacy, and altered headspace. A room where lighting, acoustics, texture, and layout are choreographed to slow the body down and heighten awareness.
Interior design has the ability to influence how we feel, how we connect, and how present we allow ourselves to be. This project explores that power through one of our most primal and vulnerable human experiences, creating a space that invites trust, curiosity, and deep sensory engagement.
3. The Ornate British Home
I want to lean fully into ornament.
Panel moulding layered with intention. Deep, enveloping colours. Weight. Proportion. History. A home that feels collected rather than styled, inherited rather than assembled. I used to laugh in the face of moulding detail and detest the stuff; now I can’t get enough of the character and charm it brings, especially in quirky and transitional homes.
This project is about reclaiming decoration as something soulful and emotional, not ironic or excessive, but deeply comforting. A reminder that craftsmanship, detail, and tradition still have a powerful place in contemporary living.
4. Neon Rave Powder Room
Give me the smallest room in the house and let me go absolutely feral.
This is about creating a mind-bending, sensory experience within a tiny footprint. A powder room that feels transportive, neon light, bold colour, reflection, and surprise colliding in a way that’s playful, disorienting, and unforgettable.
Bathrooms don’t always need to be calm. Sometimes they need to be a moment.
