Residential Design

I design residential spaces — additions, renovations, custom homes, garages, ADUs (Additional Dwelling Units), and small accessory buildings.

From the first idea to permit-ready drawings — every step custom planned to suit your life.

In‑Home Consultations

Finding rhythm and routine in your life is never simple, and carving out time in a busy schedule can feel like its own enormity. This is why I come to you.

A home, after office hours, has a different tone — quieter, familiar, honest. The atmosphere is yours, the stress is lower, and the conversation follows your tempo, not a clock.

This is where I begin to understand how you move through your space: the patterns, the pinch points, the things you’ve adapted to without realizing it. Being in your home gives me the lived context I need to design with accuracy and intention.

Concept Development

Once we’ve settled into that rhythm, your ideas start to open up.
Most clients bring something — a Pinterest board, a sketch, a photo of a house they love, an elevation they’ve been staring at for months. These pieces help me understand the feeling you’re reaching for.

Combined with seeing your personality in your own space — the way you talk about your home, the excitement in your ideas, the things you gesture toward without thinking — I start to see where the project can go with clarity.

This stage is collaborative, but grounded. It’s not about perfect drawings; it’s about understanding your direction, your needs, and the potential of your home. From there, I begin shaping the design that will eventually become your plans.

Permit‑Ready Plans

Once the design is clear, I move it into the technical stage — the set of drawings your municipality needs to review and approve the project. This includes the essentials: site, foundation, floor and roof plans, elevations, sections, and any details required for special construction, along with the two BCIN‑stamped pages needed for submission.

We stay in touch through this phase so the drawings remain aligned with the design we shaped together.
When everything is complete, you’ll receive three printed sets and a digital PDF, ready for quoting and the next steps toward building.

Why This Approach Works

Homes are personal.
Design should be too.

By beginning in your lived environment — not in an office — the design becomes more intuitive, more functional, and more aligned with the way your family actually uses space.

This approach creates plans that feel clear, grounded, practical, meaningful, and tailored — design shaped by real life, not assumptions.

About the Designer

Hello! I’m Shelley — a BCIN registered home designer
With 23 years of experience in residential design, I specialize in concept‑driven planning that blends architectural clarity with a deep understanding of how people live in their homes.
My work is grounded, collaborative, and focused on creating designs that feel both functional and personal.

Call to Action

Thinking about a renovation, addition, or new build?
If this feels right to you, let’s connect.