FTLO Design · Renovation design
You've been thinking about renovating for two years.
You don't know if your house is worth it, what it'll cost, or where to start. I do. Let me show you.

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Renovation design for homeowners who are ready to stop going in circles.
Most projects start with a Floor Plan Review. Your existing plan drawn up properly, two designed layout options and a recorded video walkthrough of every decision, in seven business days. $899 + GST, paid on delivery, with no ongoing commitment. Based in Melbourne, working with homeowners across Australia.
The proof
Houses I've designed and renovated myself

Japandi House
Research, VIC · A 1970s brick veneer turned into a Japandi family home, with black Axon cladding.

Garden House
Eltham, VIC · A volume-built brick veneer with a new entry, garage and gabled rear wing.

Mid-Century House
North Warrandyte, VIC · A 1956 Robin Boyd project home, restored rather than extended.
Sound familiar?
Here's what most people do. And why it doesn't work.
They spend six months on Pinterest saving ideas that don't quite fit their house.
They call a builder for a quote before they know what they're building.
They get a number that feels wrong, but they don't know how to push back.
They sit on it for another year.
The problem isn't the builder. It's that nobody has looked at your floor plan and told you clearly, honestly, with a budget in mind, what your house can become. That's what I do.

Meet Taeler
Architecturally trained. Developer-tested.
I hold a Bachelor and Master of Architecture from RMIT and spent the better part of a decade in high-end residential practices in Melbourne. Then I crossed over: five developments of my own, every one designed and managed by me, with real budgets.
I'm not a registered architect, by choice. I'm the person who looks at your plan, sees what isn't working, and shows you what your house can become before you commit to a builder.
More about meHow it works
Three stages. Stop at any one.
01
Floor Plan Review
Your existing plan drawn to scale, two designed layout options with measurements, DWG-ready, and a recorded walkthrough of every decision.
$899 + GST · seven business days
02
Exterior Design
Your home in 3D before anything is ordered. Two renders of the front and two of the rear. You choose a direction, and we refine it.
$1,250 + GST
03
Interior Design
Space by space: kitchen, bathrooms, living, laundry. 3D concepts, internal elevations and a briefing document your builder and draftsperson can work from.
$5,650 + GST, paid per room
Each stage is paid for separately, on delivery. Start with the Floor Plan Review and decide what comes next once you've seen your plans.
After a Floor Plan Review
You'll know
What your house can become
Two designed options for your floor plan. Not vague ideas: actual layouts, drawn, with reasoning.
Where the money should go
What's worth spending on, what isn't, and where most renovators waste $20,000 without knowing it.
What to say to a builder
Two scaled floor plan options and a video walkthrough of every decision, so you walk into that conversation prepared.
Your client portal
Every decision, in one place.
Every decision we make, and all the structural and design advice along the way, is uploaded to your own client portal as we go.
Share it with your partner, your family, your draftsman or your builder, and everyone knows what was decided and why. No scrolling back through a hundred emails.
I take on four new Floor Plan Review clients a month, so there is always time for the stages that follow, and the whole home comes together in weeks rather than months.
From a client
“We'd been thinking about renovating for seven years. The consultation was the best thing we ever did. Taeler turned the kitchen on the plan, then brought the back of the extension in by four metres so we'd actually get garden depth. I would never have landed on that myself.”
Deirdre Kennedy, Melbourne · Stages 01 to 03
Kind words
From clients, big projects and small
“She really took the time to understand what we were trying to achieve, how we wanted our home to feel and how we would actually use the spaces day to day.”
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We had such a wonderful experience working with Taeler from FTLO Design.
We engaged Taeler to help us with a floor plan review, exterior design and 3D interior renders, and the whole experience was so much more than just having someone put together a design.
What we appreciated most was how much thought she put into every decision. She really took the time to understand what we were trying to achieve, how we wanted our home to feel and how we would actually use the spaces day to day.
She had such a practical approach to everything and was able to explain not just what she recommended, but why. It made the whole process feel so much less overwhelming.
The 3D renders were probably one of the most valuable parts for us. Being able to see the exterior of our home and how the interior spaces would come together before committing to everything gave us so much more confidence in our decisions.
You can really tell that Taeler has years of experience behind her. She thinks about the little details you would never consider yourself, but that ultimately make such a difference to the finished home.
We couldn’t recommend her highly enough. She genuinely cares about getting the best outcome for her clients, and we felt really supported throughout the entire process.
“It was such a relief to have someone take all our scattered ideas and turn them into a plan we could actually work through.”
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We have a small property in Brunswick and had a long list of jobs we wanted to get done, but could never seem to find the time to start, let alone commit to the designs and decisions.
We engaged Taeler from FTLO Design to help us put together a clear plan and design direction for each space. This included a new front garden, front fence, built-in joinery and even furniture placement.
Although we weren’t building a big house or undertaking a major renovation, Taeler brought the same level of care, experience and attention to detail to our smaller projects. She was incredibly thorough and practical in her advice and helped us break everything down into manageable stages.
We’ve now completed every stage, and having that clear plan from the beginning made such a difference. Once we had trades onsite, we were able to tackle so many other little jobs at the same time because we already knew exactly what we wanted to achieve. Things that had previously felt too overwhelming suddenly became really straightforward.
We honestly wouldn’t have achieved nearly as much without her guidance. It was such a relief to have someone take all our scattered ideas and turn them into a plan we could actually work through.
I would highly recommend Taeler, even if you’re not doing a major renovation. Having someone with her knowledge and experience help you make the right decisions is absolutely worth it!
“For the level of service, knowledge and experience she brings, she is honestly worth her weight in gold. My only regret is not getting her involved earlier!”
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We discovered Taeler from FTLO Design towards the very end of our building project, after already working with a draftsperson and going through the whole design process. I honestly wish we’d found her sooner!
Taeler helped us with so many of those final, overwhelming design decisions, from our kitchen and fireplace through to our ensuite and entry. She helped us really think through each space, how everything would work together and what the finished result would actually look like.
The 3D renders she created for our kitchen and ensuite were an absolute game changer. We had some big-ticket decisions to make, and I was really nervous about committing to certain finishes and designs without knowing how they would all come together. Being able to visualise everything beforehand gave us so much confidence.
What really stood out was Taeler’s experience, practical knowledge and ability to make decisions feel so much easier. She didn’t just tell us what looked good, she helped us understand why certain things would work better.
For the level of service, knowledge and experience she brings, she is honestly worth her weight in gold. I couldn’t recommend FTLO Design highly enough. My only regret is not getting her involved earlier!
Your house
Ready to see what your house can become?
Start with a Floor Plan Review. $899 + GST, delivered in seven business days. Only four places a month.