Shopping list by video
per room, from$190
- Your room seen through your phone camera
- A layout sketch with furniture placed
- A list of 15 to 30 pieces with sizes
- Swaps at three price levels
Rooms that feel finished, without a builder in sight
We restyle the rooms you already live in with furniture, colour, lamps and the things you love, through styling days and shopping lists you buy from at your own pace. No walls move, no wiring changes, and we add no markup to anything you buy.
1 dayto restyle a living room
No markupon anything you buy
Your pieceskept wherever they work
We shop your own rooms before any store
Most homes already hold half of what a room needs: a lamp stuck in a hallway, a rug rolled up in a cupboard, prints that never got hung. The first hour of any visit goes on finding them and trying them somewhere new.
Only then do we write down what is missing, measured and priced, so you spend on the pieces that change the room most and on nothing else.
- Furniture moved and tried in new places
- Prints, mirrors and textiles brought out of storage
- A list of the gaps, measured and priced
- Nothing bought until you say yes
Three ways to work with us
Our fees cover our time. Furniture and accessories are bought by you, from shops you choose, at the price on the tag, and we take no commission or markup. Prices are examples in US dollars.
Styling day
per day, from$650
- Furniture rearranged and art hung
- Shelves, surfaces and beds styled
- Lamps placed and bulbs swapped for warmer light
- A short list of anything still missing
Room refresh
per room, from$1,400
- A colour plan with sample pots to test
- Sourcing and ordering once you approve
- Deliveries and assembly arranged
- A finishing styling day when everything arrives
Travel beyond 25 km is added at cost. Fees are invoiced directly, half to hold the date and half on the day.
Rooms we have restyled
Lived in homes, photographed with the owners’ permission after a styling day or a refresh.
Where styling stops and other trades begin
A stylist works with what can be moved, hung, layered or bought. Anything that changes the structure, wiring or plumbing of a home needs a designer, a builder or a qualified trade, and the rules for that work vary by country.
| The job | On a styling day | Needs another professional |
|---|---|---|
| Furniture layout | Moved, tried and settled with you | Built in storage or new joinery |
| Colour | Chosen, tested with sample pots and written down | Painting and wallpapering, by a decorator |
| Lighting | Lamps placed, shades swapped, warmer bulbs fitted | New sockets, switches or ceiling points, by an electrician |
| Art and mirrors | Hung at the right height with suitable fixings | Very heavy pieces on doubtful walls, checked by a builder first |
| Curtains and blinds | Measured, chosen and hung on existing fittings | New poles or tracks fixed into masonry, by a fitter |
| The shape of the room | Better use of the space you have | Moving walls or doors, by a designer or architect |
Small jobs that change how a room feels
Booked on their own, or folded into a styling day.
Lamp plan
Three or four lamps at different heights, warmer bulbs and a note of which to switch on when, so evenings stop relying on the ceiling light.
Within a dayfrom $160
Shelf and mantel styling
Books, objects and plants edited and grouped with gaps left on purpose, so a shelf reads as calm rather than crowded.
Per wallfrom $140
Gallery wall
Frames laid out on the floor first, then hung as one group at eye height, mixing your prints with a few new ones.
Up to 12 framesfrom $220
Colour consultation
Two hours with sample pots in daylight and lamplight, ending with written colour names for the walls, trim and ceiling.
Per visitfrom $180
Rug and curtain sizing
The two purchases most often bought too small, measured for your room with the sizes written down before you shop.
Per roomfrom $95
Rental friendly refresh
Changes that leave the walls as you found them: leaning mirrors, plug in lamps, removable hooks and layered textiles.
Per roomfrom $320
A styling day, hour by hour
09:00 Walk round
We look at how the room is used, what you love and what bothers you, and agree what stays.
09:45 Clear the surfaces
Small things come off every shelf and table so the bones of the room can be seen again.
10:30 Move the big pieces
Sofa, bed, rug and table are tried in new positions until the room flows.
13:00 Fill the gaps
Lunch, then a short run to collect pieces you approved from the list, or items we brought on approval.
14:30 Layer and hang
Textiles, art, plants and objects go back in fewer, better places.
16:30 Lamps on
Bulbs changed, lamps set, a final walk round together and photos for your own records.
What comes in the car on a styling day
A few things we carry to every home, so small fixes happen on the spot.
- Picture hooks and a laser level
- Warm white bulbs in three fittings
- Felt pads for furniture legs
- A tape measure and a notebook
- Spare cushion inners
- A steamer for curtains
- Plant pots in three sizes
- Removable hooks for rentals
Anything from our kit that stays in your home is added to the invoice at cost.
Before a stylist steps inside
Is a stylist the same as an interior designer?
No. We work with what can be moved, hung or bought, in rooms that keep their shape. If you want walls moved, a new kitchen or new lighting circuits, you need a designer or architect and qualified trades, and we will say so on the first call.
Can we keep our sofa?
Almost always. The aim is a room that feels like you, so we start from what you own and only suggest replacing a piece when it truly holds the room back.
Do you take a cut of what we buy?
Never. You buy from shops you choose at the price on the tag, and our fee covers our time only.
We rent our home. What can you change?
Plenty, without breaking the tenancy: layout, lamps, textiles, leaning mirrors and art on removable hooks. Check your agreement before anything is drilled, since the rules vary by landlord and by country.
What does the shopping list look like?
A document organised by room, with each piece described, sized and priced at three levels, and a layout sketch showing where it goes. Shop links sit beside each piece so you can buy at your own pace.
Do you style homes that are about to be sold?
Our work is for people staying put. If a sale is close, a specialist who prepares homes for listing photos and viewings may suit you better, and we are happy to explain the difference on a call.
From people still living in the rooms (example reviews)
We were about to buy a new sofa. By lunchtime it had moved to the other wall, two forgotten lamps were switched on and the room felt twice the size.
The shopping list gave three price levels for every piece, so the rug came first and the armchair can wait until spring.
Our rented flat has pale walls we are not allowed to paint. The textiles, the leaning mirror and the warmer bulbs changed it more than paint would have.
Tell us about the room
Describe the room in words: the light, what you love in it and what bothers you. Within two working days you hear which way of working would suit it, and what that would cost.
There is no need to send photos at this stage. A few honest sentences are enough to start.
Lamplight’s hours and reach
Phone and email
Homes across the city and nearby towns, with shopping lists by video anywhere
Hours
| Tuesday to Friday | 09:30 to 18:00 |
| Saturday | Styling days only |
| Sunday and Monday | Closed |
Short on time?
A shopping list by video needs only an hour of your evening and a phone camera. Ask for one if a full day in your home is hard to arrange.
Ask about a video list