The people behind DraftBuild
Every guide here is written, tested and signed by a person. Four regulars, no ghostwriters.
Nora Whitcomb Lead writer
Eleven years in site management, impatient with rough junctions. she writes only methods that survive a real site.
- Circulation in thirty square metres: don't get carried by claims
- Storage on walls: priorities at three stages
- Separating wet and dry zones: where rework happens
- Shapes of small dining tables: questions and pitfalls
- Storage versus daylight: settled in one read
- Task light on kitchen counters: turning experience into steps
- Where to run strip light: from zero to fluent
- Avoiding glare: priorities at three stages
Malcolm Reid Contributing editor
Independent designer focused on small flats. he prefers dimensions and details you can measure on a drawing.
- Partitioning a one-room flat: priorities at three stages
- Reprogramming the balcony: settled in one read
- Built-in entry storage: from zero to fluent
- Visual tricks for depth: boundaries before methods
- Storage in a small bathroom: turning experience into steps
- Lighting at the mirror: settled in one read
- Downlights versus spotlights: from zero to fluent
- Lighting a staircase: priorities at three stages
Emory Blake Staff writer
Seven years writing renovation content, having seen too much rework. he starts with standards, then style.
- Are platform beds worth it: where rework happens
- Using the corridor: from zero to fluent
- Using ceiling height: settled in one read
- Limits of mirror walls: is the investment justified
- Turning a balcony into a study: is the investment justified
- Reading light at the bed: is the investment justified
- Wall washing technique: from zero to fluent
- Balcony lighting: a grounded explanation
Eloise Fontaine Regular contributor
Former materials buyer who knows every vague line in a quote. she unpicks writing the project review item by item.
- Choosing folding furniture: boundaries before methods
- Open kitchen trade-offs: priorities at three stages
- Space under the bed: from zero to fluent
- Switching one room between uses: where rework happens
- A kitchen for one: is the investment justified
- Height for a pendant over a table: a grounded explanation
- Sensors in corridors: boundaries before methods
- Is dimming necessary: boundaries before methods