The Thinking Behind Homes with Soul.
A different way of creating a home you love.
The Thinking Behind Homes with Soul.
A different way of creating a home you’ll love.
The Thinking Behind Homes with Soul.
A different way of creating a home you’ll love.
Why clarity comes first.
Homes with Soul was created around a simple belief: beautiful homes begin with clarity.
Too often, people feel stuck because they're trying to make decorating or renovation decisions without a clear direction. They worry about making expensive mistakes, changing things that don't need changing, or losing sight of what they already love about their home.
The Homes with Soul Method helps people move forward differently by combining home improvement expertise, interior design knowledge and professional judgement.
It gives people the clarity to make thoughtful decisions, avoid unnecessary change and build a home that feels calm, cohesive and unmistakably their own.
Meet Nicci
I know how it feels to live in a home that doesn’t feel good.
For years, I felt stuck in my own home — overwhelmed by decisions and worried about making expensive mistakes. So I kept putting things off.
Everything changed when I stopped thinking about what I needed to buy and started looking differently at what I already had.
I began to see the potential in the furniture, colours and pieces that were already part of my home. Instead of starting again, I started making thoughtful decisions about what to keep, what to change and where to invest.
Those existing pieces became the foundation for everything that followed.
That experience transformed the way I think about homes — and became the foundation for Homes with Soul.
I’ll help you see what’s possible.
I don't believe great design comes from someone telling you what your home should look like.
It comes from asking the right questions, listening carefully and helping you uncover what will work best for your home and the way you live.
I'll challenge assumptions when I think they're holding you back, but I'll never pressure you into changing things that already work.
What I See
When I visit a home, I immediately see the beginnings of something beautiful.
I see pieces with history, furniture and belongings my clients love, and spaces with far more potential than they realise.
The challenge usually isn't a lack of taste.
It's that no one has helped connect the dots.
That's the part I love most.
I'll help you connect those dots, then give you the clarity and confidence to bring your vision to life.
The Experience Behind Homes with Soul
Homes with Soul combines home improvement expertise, interior design knowledge and renovation experience to help people make thoughtful home improvement decisions.
Over the past decade, I've helped homeowners create calm, cohesive homes through thoughtful design, renovation and home improvement guidance.
Qualifications and experience:
Diploma in Design & Decorating — Open Polytechnic (2017)
Residential renovation project management
Interior design workshops for homeowners since 2021
Winner, Transform Your Space Interior Design Competition — Wellington Home & Garden Show (2023).
Everyone deserves to love where they live.
That doesn't require a big budget, designer furniture or even owning your home. It starts with understanding what you already have and making thoughtful decisions about what comes next.
But if I'm honest, the thing I enjoy most isn't the design work.
It's seeing the change in my clients' confidence.
Watching someone move from feeling overwhelmed and uncertain to feeling clear, confident and excited about their home never gets old.
“So grateful for that night I was looking (on the net) for an answer to our cold, uninviting home, and came across Homes With Soul.
We love, love, LOVE our transformation”
Pat Murfitt, Naenae
The Homes with Soul Method in Action
Knowing what to keep, what to change, and how everything connects.
That’s what clarity makes possible.
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Your journey to a Home with Soul
Every journey begins with the Home Clarity Session.
From there, you can continue with the guidance and support you need as your home evolves.