1. Inquiry
Share the five fields: room type (or whole-home), location, project stage, desired scope, and timeline. We confirm whether a single room or wider direction fits, and whether a full concept engagement is the right next step.
Process · Private consulting
How we work
After you inquire, work moves from discovery through concept, spatial editing, specification, and sourcing — the same discipline as the Design Journal, applied to your rooms. Write design@gildedge.com with room type, location, project stage, desired scope, and timeline.
2. Discovery
A focused review of goals, constraints, existing architecture, and photographs or plans. Priorities are written down so concept work stays on the rooms that matter first.
3. Concept and spatial editing
Design direction for the room — composition, furniture massing, light, and material relationships. Visual studies are for discussion as design direction, not unsupervised construction documents. Compare any study to the original room before you buy or build.
4. Specification and sourcing
A room schedule names furniture, lighting, art, textiles, fittings, and ritual objects when they belong in the room. Official maker links identify products where known; custom or conceptual pieces are labeled as design selections. Measured notes state dimensions, placement, and fit when the story requires them. Maker purchases remain your separate budget.
5. Handoff and next steps
You leave with clear direction and a source-linked schedule. Installation, procurement, and construction coordination follow the proposal — not an open-ended cart. See Engagement & fees for how fees are structured.
How the Design Journal uses the same method
Public journal stories are fictional, AI-assisted concept studies, not completed client work. They begin with an empty room or disclosed earlier study; the finished image shows Daniel Montero’s design direction and the schedule names what is visible in the frame. See The Park Bath and the Design Journal.
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