PROJECT PREP
Show us your room exactly as it is.
Great interior design starts with seeing the full space. You don’t need professional photos—just a clear, complete view of the room from every angle.
Your phone is perfect.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Five minutes of prep makes all the difference.
01 — Tidy, but don’t redesign
Remove temporary clutter, bags, laundry, and anything blocking the room. Leave your normal furniture and décor in place — we need to see what you’re actually working with.
02 — Let in natural light
Open blinds and curtains when possible. Turn on room lights if the space is dark.
03 — Use your phone’s rear camera
Use the regular camera on your phone rather than screenshots, social-media cameras, or heavily edited photos.
04 — Keep the camera level
Hold your phone around chest height and keep vertical walls looking straight rather than tilting the camera dramatically up or down.
CAPTURE THE WHOLE ROOM
Think corners, walls, then details.
01 — Photograph every corner
Stand in each corner of the room and photograph diagonally across the space. For most rooms, this means at least four wide photos.
02 — Photograph every wall
Take a straight-on photo of each wall so we can clearly see windows, doors, built-ins, fireplaces, artwork, outlets, and architectural details.
03 — Capture anything staying
Photograph furniture, artwork, rugs, lighting, or other pieces you want us to incorporate into the new design.
04 — Show us the problem areas
Include the awkward corner, empty wall, unusual layout, builder-basic feature, or anything else you’re hoping we can solve.
PHOTO EXAMPLES
A good photo tells us the whole story.
You don’t need professional photography. We simply need clear, honest views of the space so we can understand the room before we design it.
THE WHOLE ROOM
GOOD — GIVE US THE FULL VIEW
AVOID — CROPPED OR TOO CLOSE
Step back and show us how the room connects.
Beautiful details are helpful later. First, we need the room.
KEEP IT LEVEL
GOOD — STRAIGHT AND NATURAL
AVOID — TILTED OR TOO WIDE
Keep your phone at chest height and let the walls stay straight.
Avoid tilted shots or 0.5× mode, which can warp the room.
LIGHT & CLARITY
GOOD — BRIGHT AND CLEAR
AVOID — DARK, BLURRY, OR FILTERED
Use natural light and keep the image sharp and true to color.
Skip dark edits, blur, and strong filters so we can see the room clearly.
These examples are for photography guidance only.
YOUR CAMERA
Your phone is more than enough.
1× whenever possible. Use 0.5× only when necessary in a tight room. Do not use Portrait Mode or filters. Avoid digital zoom. Keep the camera level. Horizontal photos work best for wide room views. Make sure images are sharp and well lit.
MEASUREMENTS
Photos show us the room. Measurements make space planning work.
You’ll also be asked for basic measurements during your detailed project intake. They do not need to be architectural drawings. Overall room length and width · Ceiling height · Door and window widths · Distance between major openings · Dimensions of furniture that will remain.
For renovation, built-in, electrical, plumbing, or construction work, final field measurements should be verified by the appropriate professional.
BEFORE YOU UPLOAD
Keep private things private.
Please remove or obscure anything you don’t want included in your project files, including mail, account numbers, financial or medical documents, identification, passwords, private correspondence, and unnecessary identifying information about children.
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Your room doesn’t need to be perfect. We just need to see it.
Your room doesn’t have to be perfect. We just need to see it. When it’s time for your detailed project intake, we’ll walk you through exactly what to upload so we can create interior renderings around your actual home—not an imaginary version of it.