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Is Custom Cabinetry Worth the Cost?
What you're actually paying for, where custom millwork makes sense, and how to budget for it before your renovation begins.
Oct 147 min read
LNS Projects


How We Create Warmth in Large Homes
There's a particular challenge that comes with designing a large home: making it feel like a warm, intimate, inviting home. With more space comes more possibility, but also the risk of a house feeling cold, empty, or disconnected. Expansive rooms can become overwhelming when every space is treated independently or scale is considered simply by making everything bigger. For us, creating warmth starts long before the furniture plan. It begins in the early planning stages, with


How We Designed Our Ensuite: The Decisions You Never See
Most people experience a bathroom in seconds. You notice the tile, the vanity, maybe the faucet or the lighting. If it's beautiful, you might think, I love this space. What you don't see are the dozens of decisions quietly working in the background. Should the mirror open this way or that way? How close should it be to your face? Where do the everyday products go? What's the easiest path from the shower to the towel? How can natural light reach the room without compromising t


Designing a Primary Suite That Feels Like a Boutique Hotel
When we began working on the primary suite at Project 36, our goal was simple: create a space that felt elevated, intimate, and purposeful—the kind of suite you might expect from a luxury boutique hotel, but tailored to real life. This project presented a few (common) challenges for modern homeowners: utilizing a tonne of wasted space in the primary bedroom, integrating a TV and fireplace elegantly, transforming a dark and disconnected closet into a functional wardrobe, and d


Toronto’s Quiet Luxury Interiors: What Discerning Clients Are Asking For in 2026
Project 25 Quiet luxury has become shorthand for a certain visual calm, but within our Toronto projects, it shows up less as an aesthetic and more as a set of priorities. Our private clients aren’t asking for homes that photograph loudly. They’re asking for spaces that feel resolved—where every detail has been considered, and nothing feels temporary. As we look toward 2026, the requests we’re receiving point to a clear shift: design choices that prioritize longevity, craftsma


Home Refresh 2026: What to Consider When Updating Your Space This New Year
A New Year, A New Way of Living LNS Project 06 As we step into a new year, many of us feel that familiar pull to reset—to clarify our goals, refresh our routines, and create spaces that truly support the way we want to live. Home isn’t just where we spend time; it’s where our creativity, energy, and well-being begin each day. If 2026 has you thinking about a refresh, these guiding ideas will help you start the year with clarity, comfort, and style. Re-evaluate How Your Home


How We Translate Inspiration into Real Designs: The Making of Project 21
One of the questions we’re often asked is: How do you go from moodboards and Pinterest saves to a fully realized design? The short...


Design Notes from Nicolò’s Room
Preface: I'm emotional writing this. When I first started pulling together my son Nicolò’s room, I didn’t have a finished vision in mind....


Case Study: Storage That Disappears—On Purpose
A behind-the-scenes look at how LN Studio used custom millwork to create quiet cohesion in this modern home in Ancaster, Ontario. When we...
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