Design Storytelling & Solutions
for thoughtful property renovations.
Combining a love for nature, heritage and craft with today’s fresh emphasis on re-use and regeneration, we specialise in design guidance and narrative concepts for property renovations that celebrate the past and support the future.
Consultancy
We are a specialist design consultancy supporting independent architects, developers, designers and investors to unlock the full potential of renovation projects - particularly those involving older or characterful properties.
Working at the earliest stages of design and concept development, we help teams avoid costly misalignment, strengthen design direction, and ensure ideas are both creatively ambitious and practically deliverable.Nelson transforms creative vision into robust, feasible solutions, considering spatial and construction challenges with clarity and precision. Caroline builds the narrative layer between property and place, researching local landscapes, culture and heritage to shape meaningful, context-rooted design.Working together or independently as required, we bring nearly 20 years of cross-disciplinary collaborative insights, with creativity and problem-solving our common ground. Our combined expertise provides early-stage insight, conceptual clarity and design guidance that enhances environmental, social and commercial value, while supporting smoother collaboration across the wider project team.
About Nelson
Renovation Design Consultant
Nelson builds the bridge between design vision and practical renovation.
He works with independent architects, designers and developers on residential renovations, helping explore new ideas for older properties while addressing the practical challenges they bring. Working from the early stages and remaining involved as required through the build, Nelson helps ensure design, build feasibility and workflow are aligned before decisions are fixed.A qualified spatial, interior and furniture designer, he brings decades of hands-on experience in making, installation and renovation across a diverse range of projects - from boutique period cottages to seven-figure heritage homes. His work maximises space, preserves character, and delivers cohesive design, while smoothing communications between architects, developers, tradespeople and clients.
Nelson turns property challenges into design opportunities, crafting bespoke solutions that enhance function, character, and cost-effectiveness.
Since 2012, his specialist insights have enhanced 40+ properties, commercialised 3 furniture innovations, led to multiple commissions from 100% Design at London Design Festival, and featured in Wallpaper*, ICON, New York Times, Elle Decoration, Grand Designs Magazine and more.
About Caroline
Narrative Design Consultant
Caroline - or Carra, for short - builds the narrative layer between property and place.
Using academic and applied research skills, she explores the local landscape, culture and heritage surrounding a project, and translates these into clear narrative themes and design cues - helping projects integrate meaningfully with their context rather than sit apart from it.Working at the earliest stage of concept development, she identifies the stories, values and ecological characteristics already present in a place, then calls on her sustainability and design knowledge to see how they might be thoughtfully expressed through colour, materiality, spatial experience and atmosphere.
Carra strengthens conceptual direction and identity, enhances social value, and enables projects to resonate more deeply with their surroundings - environmentally, culturally and economically.
With over 15 years’ in professional practice alongside an MSc in Sustainable Development in Practice (distinction), Caroline has also contributed to place-based design and communication initiatives with the World Health Organization, Design Council and Doughnut Economics Action Lab, as well as supported a number of learning centres, architecture/design practices, and local authorities working on sustainable design for the built environment.
Work
Our involvement in projects is iterative and ongoing as research and design needs develop. Here is a snapshot of our day-to-day activities, which you can follow more closely on Instagram.
Contact
Connect with us on Instagram, email us at info (@) mettecreates.com, or send us a note using the form below.