what we offer
Rowan James Design offers three main services: Full Service Residential Design, Emergency Decluttering, and Planning & Organization.
Whether you're taking on a full renovation, need help starting over in an overwhelmed space, or want a system to keep your home and goals aligned, there's a service built around exactly where you're at.
Drafting, design consultation, rendering, and select commercial work are available for industry-specific needs."
From renovations to new builds, if you want a home that performs as beautifully as it looks, you are in the right place. Bringing professional training in interior design and experience raising a young family, I understand what a home actually needs to work — not just look good.
That's why we offer a Residential Design Report: one clear, high-value package bringing together an assessment, a plan, and a design built around how you actually live, whether it's a rental, a townhouse, an apartment, or the family chalet.
From there, we take you all the way through to contractor-ready plans — new colour concepts, material direction, and a design made to fit your lifestyle.
residential design
Here's what's included
I take on a limited number of homes each month to make sure each one gets the right amount of attention.
"If you've got a room — or even just a corner — you're hiding from the world every time someone comes over, I want to know about it.
Maybe it's a garage that's gone from parking spot to storage unit. A wardrobe so jam-packed you're doing gymnastics just to close the door. A book collection that started innocently enough and somehow got completely out of hand.
This isn't about organizing what you already have — it's about deciding what actually deserves a place in your home in the first place. Sometimes you just need help starting over — and I take on even the biggest, baddest clutter with your success in mind, helping you get back to living the way you actually want to.
I know this can be a sensitive process, so I approach it with patience, compassion, and regular tea-and-biscuit breaks."
EMERGENCY DECLUTTER
Here's what's included
I take on a limited number of clients each month to make sure each one gets the right amount of attention.
Goals dictate behaviour. But goals without a plan are just dreams; with a plan, they become achievable. We work on two levels here: organizing and planning.
Organizing is the tactical win — making the most of what you already have to bring more harmony into your home right now, whether that's reorganizing your kitchen for a smoother routine or resetting an overflowing closet.
Planning is the strategic layer — building toward where you're headed, using weekly planners, vision boards, custom calendars, and hands-on guidance to turn intentions into implementable plans across short-term, mid-term (12 months), and long-term (5+ years) horizons.
When your behaviour aligns and your direction and purpose become clear, achieving your goals will simply be a matter of time.
PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION
Here's what's included
I take on a limited number of clients each month to make sure each one gets the right amount of attention.
the approach
Listen
We begin with a complimentary phone call to discuss your vision, needs, and hopes for your home. From there, we can schedule a site visit and begin defining a path forward.
Look
During an on-site visit, we experience your home firsthand, take measurements, and discuss what you want to keep, change, add, or remove. We follow up with a proposed plan and quote.
Understand
We bring our conversations and site visit together in a report that considers every angle—your home, vision, goals, budget, opportunities, and constraints—and establishes a clear direction forward.
Collaborate
This is where the project takes flight. Once we've agreed on a direction, we develop it into what your contractor actually needs to build from: technical drawings, a finish schedule, and a furniture schedule.
other services
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You want to get a professional second opinion, our advice on a space, or help solving a problem without commiting to a report.
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Our favourite part about commercial design is developing the story of the space and business,.
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All of our drafting is done using AutoCAD - producing accurate and at scale drawings for your projects, big or small. We also do 3D modeling, mostly with Sketchup,
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Using Enscape or 3DSmax, we bring the 3D drawings of your space to life for you and your clients in photolike realism. We also sketch and render by hand, always.