Northern California has a thriving community of creatives, entrepreneurs, and tradespeople that are working in the construction, design & furnishing space. Working with Nine Oaks Studio gives you insider access to these (often trade-only) vendors that offer the best quality and price and get you access to the unique finishes and pieces that will make your home feel completely custom.

Remodel projects come with thousands of decisions – big and small. Making hasty or uninformed decisions in construction can be expensive and delaying them adds significant time to projects. It’s easy for homeowners to get overwhelmed by deadlines and the sheer number of options out there. We listen and narrow down your choices based on budget, style, and any other critical parameters to present you with a focused set of options — each one informed by past client experience, deep industry knowledge, and strong vendor relationships.

Applying best-in-class tech-industry operations practices to your project, we are maniacal about documentation and project management. We create a comprehensive operating system (OS) for your project that includes detailed budgets, timelines, and schedules to get and stay organized from start to finish. We log every finish and fixture in your home, ensuring your contractor has access to important spec and install details, and you have critical information like model numbers and warranty information for when your items need to be upgraded, serviced, or adjusted.

Many contractors – even those that offer project management as a service – ask clients for last-minute decisions on materials or install details in order to keep their timelines moving. We work closely with you to make all those decisions in advance, and with your contractor and subs to manage the timeline and order deadlines all along the way. Our commitment is to have every material onsite when it needs to be there, and every finish thought out before the installer gets to it – so that you don’t make compromises and timelines don’t get delayed.

Often, clients assume that designer-selected choices always cost more and we are therefore “too expensive” to work with. Nine Oaks specializes in a client-led approach that starts with an overall budget figure and helps you adapt your choices to accommodate. That includes mixing high and low price points, advising on where to spend and where to save, and bringing in vintage or pre-owned pieces that not only save money but bring character and soul to your home. We pride ourselves on getting the best possible quality from partners and subs that don’t break the bank.