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co-creating personal, timeless home interiors that express your style and tell your story.

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Bust Through Indecision and Kickstart Your Decorating with Confidence!

Start your decorating the right way with this awesome decorating hack that will help you clarify your personal style, figure out what you’re starting with AND give you the clarity and confidence to create a space you’ll love!

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dreaming of a home that feels LIKE you? you’re in the right place!

Hi, I’m Nicci Tong - Interior Designer and Home Improvement Consultant at Homes with Soul.

I’d love to work alongside you to co-create a home that expresses YOUR style, and tells YOUR story. Spaces that feel cosy, inviting, and ready for guests and don’t look “done-by-a-designer.” 

Whether it’s a full renovation, updating your furniture and decor, or choosing a fresh new paint colour scheme, window dressings and upholstery fabrics, I’m here to guide you to make good decisions that result in a cohesive and stylish end result. 

I know how frustrating it feels not knowing where to start your decorating. When you don’t have a clear way forward, it’s easy to stay stuck, or regret (one too many times) buying things that don’t work as well as you’d hoped. It can be disheartening, expensive and frustrating.

I know because I’ve been there too! But everything changed for me once I discovered a practical step-by-step approach to home decorating which has enabled me to create a home that feels SO me - I now love where I live.

I would love to help you to bust through your own indecision and kickstart your decorating with Confidence! Working together, I promise to make your decorating project fun and stress-free. I’ll help you clarify your personal style and the look you want for your home, then guide you to make thoughtful investments and maximise the value of your home by only investing in things that will make a real difference to your space and the way you want to live.

Working with me is all about you. Your style, your timeframe, and your budget.  My role is to walk beside you offering my expert advice to make the most your decorating budget, and to support and encourage you to transform your space into one that feels like home.


 

I have helped hundreds of clients transform their homes into ones they love, since 2012. here’s what sets me apart from other Interior Designers.

 
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Decorating that starts with what you own and love!

Together, we’ll explore your decorating style preferences, and create a home you love! I’ll guide you through my creative process, and recommend styles and colours that will elevate pieces you already own and love - creating a home that feels like it was crafted by you, but with a designer’s touch.

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Practical Solutions that save you Thousands

With a pragmatic and down-to-earth, approach to interior design and home improvement you will make smart, intentional investments in your home, and avoid unnecessary change and expense - you could save thousands, freeing up dollars to invest where it matters.

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Maintain Momentum and Progress at your Pace

I’m here to support and empower you on your home improvement journey, at a pace that feels right for you. Whether you want me to manage a fast and efficient home refresh for you, or make more gradual changes yourself over time, my support along the way will ensure you get you a great result.


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feeling good at home will transform the way you live

Imagine how different life would be if you felt better, had more energy, and looked forward to coming home to a space that inspired you to live your best life? One you love, and that you feel proud to share with others.

Creating a home you love is not frivolous, unnecessary spending - in fact, living in a home that uplifts you and supports the way you want to live is transformational because it happened to me! It will support you as you grow into more expansive version of yourself.

Are you ready to transform your home into one that takes your life to the next level? Don’t stay stuck for another year in a home that depletes you. I’m ready and here for you to help you make it happen! 

Learn more about my journey towards a home I love, and see how I might be able to support you on yours.


Let’s meet virtually to explore how we might work together.

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I offer a free, no-obligation 30-minute discovery call via Zoom.

Using a mobile device, you can meet me face-to-face and show me your space, allowing me to understand your needs and recommend the best way forward.

Book a call today, and let’s explore whether we’re the right fit!


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Nicci has helped me with 3 projects over the past few years. I love working with her - she gets me and my style and helps shape my ideas into a cohesive design that is both beautiful and practical.
— Karin Schofield, Karori
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When we started, our home was a bland collection of soul-less white rooms. With Nicci’s amazing help and support, we’ve been able to completely turn it around into a place that we truly feel at home in.
— Michael Scarpa, Korokoro