Home Clarity Companion
Turn clarity into a clear direction.
Bring everything we uncovered during your Home Clarity Session together into a personalised Design Direction—the foundation for every future decision you make about your home.
Where it belongs
On the Companion page, I'd structure it roughly:
Hero
Bring your Design Direction to life.
Short explanation of what the Companion is.
Why the Companion exists
You've got the direction; now you're implementing it.
One room or defined area.
The two ways we can work together
THIS TWO-COLUMN SECTION
Guided / Partnered
What's included / how it works
Three-month timeframe
what happens during the experience
boundaries / what isn't included
Who it's for
FAQ
CTA
So don't put this on Work With Me. Your Work With Me page already gives people enough information to know there are two Companion levels and links them to explore further. This is the deeper explanation they're asking for when they click through.
And visually?
The layout is good. The old-site colours are the bit I'd change.
The orange/yellow combination is much more like the old Homes with Soul brand. Your current site has a much more sophisticated palette, so I'd bring this into the current system:
Guided: terracotta/copper
Partnered: a deeper mustard/gold, but toned down from that very bright yellow
Keep the cream/off-white card backgrounds
Keep the dark teal text
Keep the pink bullet accents only if that pink is still part of your current palette; otherwise use your terracotta or mustard sparingly.
The images also need updating eventually, because those are clearly older brand imagery. The composition is useful, though.
I'd particularly want the images to communicate the difference:
Guided: Nicci advising, looking at options, discussing something with a client — but the client is still clearly doing the implementation.
Partnered: more obviously collaborative — Nicci and client actively looking at materials, plans, furniture, colours, etc.
Your current images actually communicate that distinction pretty well, despite being old. So don't spend time replacing them today. They're good enough for the prototype.
One copy change I'd make now
On the Partnered card you've got:
My active involvement when you want support making key design decisions.
That's grammatically a bit awkward and also starts with "My", whereas the Guided card starts with the client's experience.
I'd change it to:
More active professional involvement when you want support making key design decisions.
Much cleaner.
And I'd probably make the two opening descriptions parallel:
GUIDED
You implement. I guide.
Professional design guidance while you bring your room together yourself.
PARTNERED
We make the important decisions together.
More active professional involvement when you want support bringing your room together.
That's enough. The bullets then explain the difference.
Most importantly
Save this section and move on.
You don't need the Companion page to publish the core site if your current Work With Me page clearly says what the Companion is and gives people an "Explore the Home Clarity Companion" link. But if you're going to have that link live at launch, I'd want the destination page built before publishing.
So I'd make your immediate sequence:
Finish Start Here → finish Home Clarity Plan → build Companion page using this comparison → pricing/booking → final site audit.
And don't spend another hour perfecting these colours and images today. You've got the bones of the Companion page sitting right here. That's a future task, not a reason to stop the launch.
More than a report
GUIDED COMPANION
You implement. I guide.
Professional design guidance while you bring your room together yourself.
professional judgement on your decisions
help assessing colours, furniture, finishes and other options
guidance to keep decisions aligned with your Design Direction
support as questions arise during implementation
One room or defined area · up to three months
$1,500
PARTNERED COMPANION
We make the important decisions together.
More active professional involvement when you want support making key design decisions.
You'll get:
everything in Guided
collaborative decision-making
more active involvement in selecting and refining key elements
professional input to help bring the room together cohesively
One room or defined area · up to three months
$3,000
*Paint schedule - Guidelines for your painter advising product, colours chosen, and what to paint where. **The focus of your home consultation (up to 2 hours) will depend on your needs and priorities. ***The cost of your project will be determined following an initial Home Consultation, to determine job scope.
The Home Clarity Session helps you understand your home.
The Home Clarity Plan helps you shape its future.
The hidden cost of not having a clear direction
When every decision is made in isolation, it's easy to get it wrong.
A rug that doesn't quite relate to the rest of the room.
A paint colour that works beautifully until the flooring changes.
A renovation that solves one problem while creating another.
The Home Clarity Plan helps you step back from individual decisions and see how everything fits together before you invest.
It gives you the confidence to invest where it will make the greatest difference—and avoid spending money where it won't.
Connecting your decorating dots
The Home Clarity Plan isn't simply a summary of our conversation.
It's a personalised decision-making framework designed to guide your home over time.
It brings together the things that already belong, identifies where your investment will have the greatest impact, and creates a Design Direction that connects every future decision.
Rather than wondering what to do next each time you're ready to improve your home, you'll have a trusted reference that helps every decision build on the last.
Professional judgement you can return to.
The Home Clarity Plan doesn't just capture my recommendations—it captures the thinking behind them.
Understanding why something belongs, where to invest and what isn't worth pursuing makes every future decision easier.
Rather than relying on memory or revisiting old conversations, you'll have a trusted Design Direction to return to whenever you're making decisions about your home.
Whether you're choosing a sofa next month or renovating years from now, you'll know every decision is building towards the same direction.
The true value of the Home Clarity Plan isn't the day you receive it. It's the confidence it gives you every time you use it.
Designed for your home.
No two homes are the same, so no two Home Clarity Plans are the same.
Every recommendation is shaped around your home, the way you live and the pieces that matter most to you.
Your Home Clarity Plan may include:
a personalised Design Direction
room-by-room recommendations
furniture, lighting and styling guidance
practical recommendations that build on what you already own
a prioritised action plan
guidance on where to invest—and where you don't need to
professional recommendations that respect your priorities and budget
Invest with confidence.
Every home has opportunities, but not every opportunity will make a meaningful difference.
The Home Clarity Plan helps you recognise the difference, so you can invest where it will have the greatest impact—and confidently leave well enough alone.
Imagine walking into a furniture store and knowing immediately whether something belongs in your home.
Or standing in front of a paint chart and feeling confident instead of overwhelmed.
That's what having a clear Design Direction feels like.
So you can evolve your home over time in a way that feels like you.
Because the goal isn't to finish your home. It's to know where you're heading.
By the time your Home Clarity Plan is complete, you’ll have...
confidence to make decisions without constantly second-guessing yourself
a clear Design Direction to guide every future decision
confidence that each improvement contributes to the bigger picture
clarity about where to invest—and where not to
a practical roadmap to guide future projects
greater value from the home and furnishings you already own.
A beautiful home isn't created all at once…
It's created through thoughtful decisions that build on one another over time.
Want help bringing your Design Direction to life?
Your Home Clarity Plan gives you the clarity and direction to move forward with confidence.
If you'd like professional support as you put your plan into action, the Home Clarity Companion helps you bring your Design Direction to life, one room at a time.
Your Companion isn't about creating a perfect room according to someone else's standards. It's about making confident, considered decisions that work for your home, your life and your budget.
You remain in control of purchasing and implementation. I'm there to provide the professional judgement that helps you get it right.
Choose the level of support that's right for you
Both options provide focused support for one room over up to three months.
Guided Companion
$1,250 + GST
One room · up to 3 months
For when you want professional guidance while implementing your Design Direction yourself.
Partnered Companion
$3,000 + GST
One room · up to 3 months
For when you'd like to work more closely with me throughout the implementation of your Design Direction.
Independent advice, without the pressure to buy.
My recommendations are based on what is right for your home, your priorities and your budget — not on what I can sell you. You pay for my design expertise directly, so I'm free to recommend keeping what you already have, spending less where it makes sense, or investing more where it will genuinely make a difference.
"Nicci was great at helping us decide the best use for the different rooms and where to target our limited funds.”
— Jason Locke, Island Bay
The Home Clarity Plan is ideal if you want...
a clear Design Direction before making significant investments
confidence in your future home improvement decisions
a personalised guide you can return to over time
clarity about where to invest—and where not to
a home that evolves thoughtfully over time
Things You Might Be Wondering.
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That's completely normal.
Your Home Clarity Plan isn't designed to lock you into one decorating style. It's designed to help you understand what naturally resonates with you and create a Design Direction that can evolve over time.
Because it's built around your home and the way you live, it provides a strong foundation while leaving room for new ideas and future projects.
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That's exactly what the Home Clarity Plan is designed for.
Most people work through their Home Clarity Plan gradually. Some complete several recommendations in the first few months, while others return to it over several years as their priorities and budget allow.
The Plan gives you a clear direction, so you can improve your home at your own pace, knowing every decision is building towards the same outcome.
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Absolutely.
If you'd like support bringing your Design Direction to life, the Home Clarity Companion provides focused professional guidance for one room, over up to three months.
Choose Guided support for $1,250 + GST, or Partnered support for $3,000 + GST, depending on how closely you'd like to work together.
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Absolutely.
One of the key principles of the Home Clarity Plan is making the most of what you already have. We'll identify the pieces worth building on and only recommend changes where they'll make the greatest difference.
From overwhelm to clarity
Before
Too many ideas
Hard to prioritise
Rooms feel disconnected
Second-guessing decisions
Your Design Direction
Know where you’re heading
Prioritised roadmap
Clear direction
Thoughtful decision-making
After
A cohesive home
Confident decisions
Better use of your budget
A home that feels like you.
Ready to create a home that grows with you?
Your Home Clarity Session uncovers the possibilities.