The people behind LevelMaterials
Every guide here is written, tested and signed by a person. Four regulars, no ghostwriters.
Willa Farrow Lead writer
Seven years writing renovation content, having seen too much rework. she starts with standards, then style.
- Three layers in a living room: boundaries before methods
- Reading light at the bed: solutions by condition
- Wall washing technique: from zero to fluent
- Balcony lighting: a grounded explanation
- Scenes worth automating: questions and pitfalls
- Worktop joints: turning experience into steps
- Concealed-works documentation: where rework happens
- A post-move issue list: don't get carried by claims
Emory Blake Contributing editor
Independent designer focused on small flats. he prefers dimensions and details you can measure on a drawing.
- Height for a pendant over a table: a grounded explanation
- Sensors in corridors: a grounded explanation
- Is dimming necessary: priorities at three stages
- Light for a child's room: is the investment justified
- Cleaning and replacing fittings: is the investment justified
- Floor fall in a bathroom: the detail checklist
- How to raise snagging: the detail checklist
- When rework is justified: the detail checklist
Silas Turner Staff writer
Eleven years in site management, impatient with rough junctions. he writes only methods that survive a real site.
- Task light on kitchen counters: boundaries before methods
- Where to run strip light: don't get carried by claims
- Avoiding glare: a grounded explanation
- Light and ceiling height: solutions by condition
- Do you still need a central light: settled in one read
- Drain smells returning: solutions by condition
- Retention and snagging: don't get carried by claims
- The complaint timeline: is the investment justified
Sonia Marchetti Regular contributor
Former materials buyer who knows every vague line in a quote. she unpicks a kitchen for one item by item.
- Lighting at the mirror: is the investment justified
- Downlights versus spotlights: questions and pitfalls
- Lighting a staircase: where rework happens
- How to group switches: boundaries before methods
- Layering without a main fixture: questions and pitfalls
- Judging paint finish: don't get carried by claims
- Testing every appliance: turning experience into steps
- Keeping warranty cards: from zero to fluent