The people behind TrueHabitat
Every guide here is written, tested and signed by a person. Four regulars, no ghostwriters.
Eloise Fontaine Lead writer
Independent designer focused on small flats. she prefers dimensions and details you can measure on a drawing.
- Reading light at the bed: where rework happens
- Wall washing technique: turning experience into steps
- Balcony lighting: is the investment justified
- Scenes worth automating: is the investment justified
- Keeping colour temperature consistent: boundaries before methods
- How grout sealing is done: a grounded explanation
- Upstands and splashes: questions and pitfalls
- Three ways tiles are made: don't get carried by claims
Harriet Lowell Contributing editor
Former materials buyer who knows every vague line in a quote. she unpicks decoding board emission grades item by item.
- Sensors in corridors: turning experience into steps
- Is dimming necessary: is the investment justified
- Light for a child's room: a grounded explanation
- Cleaning and replacing fittings: a grounded explanation
- What CRI changes: questions and pitfalls
- Plasterboard and framing: where rework happens
- Flooring over underfloor heating: the detail checklist
- The three families of timber flooring: questions and pitfalls
Emory Blake Staff writer
Seven years writing renovation content, having seen too much rework. he starts with standards, then style.
- Where to run strip light: a grounded explanation
- Avoiding glare: settled in one read
- Light and ceiling height: solutions by condition
- Do you still need a central light: a grounded explanation
- Three layers in a living room: settled in one read
- Using acoustic insulation: a grounded explanation
- Edge-banding quality: questions and pitfalls
- Solid versus engineered: settled in one read
Jasper Nunez Regular contributor
Eleven years in site management, impatient with rough junctions. he writes only methods that survive a real site.
- Downlights versus spotlights: a grounded explanation
- Lighting a staircase: boundaries before methods
- How to group switches: boundaries before methods
- Layering without a main fixture: a grounded explanation
- Height for a pendant over a table: where rework happens
- Skirting materials: from zero to fluent
- Slip ratings for tiles: a grounded explanation
- Checking deliveries on site: is the investment justified