A home design course like no other.
I show you how to save hundreds of thousands on your home by designing with strategy.
The complete strategy behind the 500 decisions your build or renovation needs, from the floor plan to the finishes. I take you step by step through every decision to your designer home, so your money isn’t wasted on mistakes nobody caught in time.
Pre-sale now open.
$1,097 until 25 October, then $1,497.
Most people don't realise their budget is lost or won on the floor plan.
Build bigger than you need, and the money runs out before you reach the storage, the furniture and the finishes.
How one client saved over $200,000 before she started her renovation.
Emma's first sketch had a formal lounge. I asked when she'd use it. She laughed. "Honestly? Christmas. Maybe." We crossed it out, and turned her guest room and study into one room: her office every day, a guest room when family come to stay. And instead of an ensuite each, the kids now share one bathroom.
Her home ended up three rooms smaller, but more generous where it mattered. The money she saved went straight into the stone, the integrated storage and the landscaping.
She didn't find more money. She fixed her floor plan first.
The enemy isn't spending. It's wasted spending.
That's why I created
home. BY ZEPHYR + STONE
It's made up of three parts.
The Decision Roadmap
From overwhelmed to organised. What to decide, in what order, for your build or renovation.
Fix Your Floor Plan First™
My five-step framework for designing your home with strategy, so no money is wasted on rooms you don't need and your budget is protected for the things you really want.
Finish Like A Designer
Finishes chosen for how they look, how they work, and what they're worth when you sell.
Imagine building or renovating your home without the money stress.
A mortgage that doesn’t cost you your peace.
Enough money left for the storage, the furniture and the finishes on your wish list.
Every room designed for how you want to live, not extras you'll never use.
A home that makes every day easier, and holds its value.
You don't need a bigger budget.
You need a better strategy.
I'm Ania Mikina, co-founder of Zephyr + Stone.
Here's what I know after twenty years of designing, renovating and building homes: the mistakes that cost the most are the ones no one questions.
The formal lounge you'll walk past every day. The bedroom that turns out too small. The storage that was missed where you needed it. The pendant light that never made it onto the plan, because no one told you it had to be decided so early.
None of it shows up on paper. All of it shows up as blowouts and variations, and then you pay for it again every day you live there.
Every stage of your life only comes around once.
Design your home so you can live your next one to the fullest.
PRE-SALE NOW OPEN
$1,097 until 25 October, then $1,497.
What you get:
Seven modules, step by step from your floor plan to your finishes, so you know every decision to make and the order to make it in.
The Decision Roadmap, the tracker you'll use for your whole project. It has about 500 decisions in the order to make them, so you always know what has to happen now and what comes next.
Fix Your Floor Plan First™, my signature five-step framework for designing your home and protecting your budget.
Finish Like A Designer, how to choose everything for your home, and how to style it.
Lifetime access to the course, including future editions.
Join before 9 November for three live group sessions with me in your first three weeks.
You pay today, and the course opens on Monday 9 November. It's covered by our 14-day money-back guarantee, from the day the course opens.
12 October
Pre-sale opens. Lock in your price and your place.
25 October
Pre-sale closes. After that, the course is $1,497.
9 November
Course opens, and your live group sessions with me begin.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The questions I’m asked the most.
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Three parts: The Decision Roadmap, my Fix Your Floor Plan First™ framework, and Finish Like A Designer. Seven modules with short videos, plus the checklists and sheets you use as you go, including the Decision Roadmap, a budget tracker, your brief, a floor plan checklist and a finishes schedule.
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It's both. Whether you're renovating or building new, the decisions follow the same order, and every lesson is designed for both.
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No. The course shows you what to decide, when, and how, from the floor plan to choosing your finishes.
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No. Your floor plan design comes from your architect, building designer or draftsperson. I teach you how to work out exactly what your home needs, brief whoever's drawing it, then test and check the plan room by room, so you know it works before you commit.
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Yes. It's designed for exactly that. You make the important decisions before you get to them, so you go in knowing exactly what you need, and you don't waste time and money on rounds of drafts and revisions.
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Yes. Before your floor plan is drawn is the best time to start. You'll go to your architect or designer knowing exactly what you need, so your first plan is right from the start, and you're not paying for changes later.
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No. Wherever you are in your build or renovation, the course shows you where your decisions can still make the biggest difference.
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Most videos are three to seven minutes, and the sheets do the heavy lifting, so you keep moving even in your busiest weeks.
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It’s self-paced, so you can move as quickly or as slowly as your project needs. You also get lifetime access to the course, and everyone who buys before 9 November gets three live sessions with me.
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Every lesson stands on its own, so you can start wherever you are and focus on what's relevant to you. The three parts work best together, in order, because each one sets up the next, but you only need to do what's right for your project.
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Yes. A well-designed floor plan with rooms in the right proportions adds value to your home. You make smart decisions on the plan, so you don't overspend on a home you're leaving, and there's money left to finish it properly. I show you how to finish like a designer would, with the look and feel buyers notice.
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The course opens on Monday 9 November. Pre-sale is open now, and pre-sale pricing closes 25 October.
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The pre-sale price is $1,097 until 25 October, then it goes up to $1,497. Join before 9 November for three live group sessions with me.