About
Hi, I'm Heather. I'm the architect who's going to tell you your house isn't actually too small.
It's the layout. And the layout can change. That's the thing nobody told you, and it's the thing I help homeowners see.
How this business actually started
I became an architect the proper way. Four-year degree, master's after that, internship, licensing exams...
working at a firm in Bozeman, Montana on big important projects. Schools. Multifamily housing. A few multi-million dollar custom homes.
It was the job everyone tells you to want when you're in architecture school. And I missed my home down in southwest Colorado the entire time. More than that, the work just wasn't fulfilling. It was killing me to see beautiful farmland in the Gallatin Valley get turned into apartment complexes. I believed (and still believe) that we have plenty of buildings in the world. We just need to give the existing ones some thought and love.
So I came home to Colorado.
I started my own architecture firm.
I worked on big houses for clients my parents' age, because they were the only ones who could afford full custom architecture services. And then a thing started happening.
I turned 30. My friends started buying their first houses. Having babies. They were squeezed into starter homes that almost worked, but not quite. They couldn't afford to hire me for a full architecture project. But they kept calling me to ask, "Hey, would you just come look? Can you tell me what you'd do?"
I started going over for free. I'd walk through their houses and sketch out a few quick layout fixes. Move a wall here. Swap two rooms there. Rethink what a space was being used for. Every single time, my friends were stunned by how much could change with such small moves. Their houses, the ones they thought had no hope, suddenly felt like homes they could grow into.
And I realized I was way more excited about that work than I was about the multi-million dollar custom builds. The custom projects took years. They drained me. Walking into Michaela's tiny 950 sq ft house in Providence and seeing her face when she realized she could actually stay in this house and have kids in it? That lit me up.
My husband Jed, who's a contractor, was hired by his friend Josh to build an addition. Josh and
The moment I knew this was a real business:
Ashley had designed it themselves. Two bedrooms and a living room. They thought they needed more rooms.
Jed called me. After years of being married to an architect, he could feel something was off about the design. He was right. The addition would have solved one problem but created three new ones, because nobody had looked at how the new space connected to the existing house.
We redesigned the addition with them. Same footprint, same budget. But we used it to fix the entire house at once instead of patching it in pieces. They got a primary suite they didn't think they could afford. The kitchen finally got a proper island. They saved themselves multiple future renovations.
That's when I knew. There are thousands of Joshes and Ashleys out there. Thousands of Michaelas. Homeowners who don't need a full custom architect, but who desperately need one quick conversation that changes everything.
So I built a business specifically for them.
Why I care so much about flow
I get asked a lot why I focus on flow specifically, instead of all the other things architects could focus on.
The honest answer is that flow is one of those things that sounds simple but has an enormous impact on daily life. A kitchen that feels relaxing instead of stressful is almost always about flow. An entry that feels welcoming instead of cluttered is about flow. The reason your kid's backpack is on the kitchen island, the reason hosting feels like an ordeal, the reason mornings are chaotic, all flow problems.
I noticed this even in college. The dorm rooms in my hall were all the same square footage with mostly the same furniture. But some felt cozy and spacious, and others felt cramped and weird. The difference was just how the furniture was arranged. The flow of the room. I held onto that observation through the rest of architecture school and through every project since.
What I've learned, after 13 years and hundreds of homes, is that flow is the invisible thing nobody else is paying attention to. Other architects are designing beautiful kitchens. Designers are picking gorgeous finishes. Contractors are building the things they're asked to build. Almost nobody is asking the question "but how does this house actually work for the people who live in it?"
That's the question I ask. That's the thing I'm here to fix.
The credentials, briefly
Licensed architect. 13 years in residential design. Personally renovated 5 houses, lived through every one of them.
I've worked on multi-million dollar custom homes and 950 sq ft starter homes. The same truth shows up in every project, regardless of scale or budget: if a home doesn't flow well, no amount of style or square footage can fix it.
Maybe the kitchen feels too small, even though you know it isn't. Maybe the entry is a clutter disaster every time you walk through the door. Maybe mornings feel like a small war. Maybe you've been daydreaming about a renovation but you're afraid you'll spend thousands fixing the wrong thing.
You don't need someone to come stage your home. You don't need another set of organization bins. You don't need to spend $20,000 on a custom architect to look at your floor plan.
If you're here, you probably own a house that almost works but not quite.
Who I help
You need someone who can tell you what's actually wrong, what would actually fix it, and whether your house can be the home you want or whether you should be looking elsewhere.
That's what I do. I help homeowners (mostly young families in starter homes) understand the flow of their house, see the layout problems they couldn't see before, and make the right decision about renovating, adding on, or moving.
How we can work together
I have a few different ways to help you, depending on where you are.
Take the free quiz.
If you're not sure whether your house has hidden potential or whether you should be planning a move, the Should You Renovate or Move? quiz tells you in 45 seconds. Free, takes a minute, and the follow-up emails will get you oriented.
Watch the Home Flow Lab.
A 30-minute pre-recorded workshop where I teach you the three flow problems hiding in almost every home and show you how to walk your own floor plan the way I do. $37, watch it during nap time.
Do the Home Flow Method.
A 6 module, self paced course that will teach you how to draw a floor plan of your house to scale, assess what can move and what probably shouldn't move, and how to design a flow fix floor plan for your house all on your own. $247, perfect for those that like to do things themselves.
Book a Home Flow Consult.
Two sessions where we sit down together, look at your floor plan, walk through your daily routines, and design a flow solution specific to your home. You leave with a custom floor plan and a clear direction. $897 virtual consult.
I live in Southwest Colorado with my husband Jed (who's a contractor, so we're either renovating something or talking about renovating something at all times) and our two boys, ages 3 and 9 months. I grew up with sisters and no brothers, so I'm learning a lot about boyhood right now. Mostly that it involves a lot of dirt.
We're currently building a new house on Jed's dream property. The mudroom is one of the first things I designed, because the entry in our current house has been driving me crazy for years. Even architects live with the problem until they fix it.
I read constantly (mystery novels, historical fiction, romance, all of it). I love to cook, even though I'm doing most of it on a 2-foot stretch of kitchen island that isn't covered in mail (until the new house is done!). I garden, badly. I drink one cup of really good coffee in the morning and I do not negotiate on this.
the personal Stuff
SUPER FUN
FACTS
About Heather
- I cannot whistle. I have never been able to whistle. I have made peace with this.
- Friends is 1000% better than Seinfeld and I will die on that hill.
- My favorite indulgence: Trader Joe's Oatmeal Cranberry Dunkers
- Drink of choice: A French 75
- Mountains over beaches, every time
- Italy and Scotland are tied for my favorite places I've ever been
- If I weren't an architect, I'd own a coffee shop
- The celebrity I'd love to meet: Keira Knightley
- I'm always craving ice cream. Always. Don't ask.
One last thing
