Estate Stewardship
A house at installation day is the version every magazine photograph shows. A house four years in is the version the family actually lives in. Estate Stewardship is a long-engagement relationship designed to keep the house on track — quietly, consistently, across the first decade.
Fabric ages. Art collections grow. Families change. Estate Stewardship is not a maintenance contract and it is not a housekeeping service. It is an annual design relationship with one principal — your principal — who touches the house four times a year, a day at a time, to adjust what needs adjusting.
Stewardship visits include a seasonal walk-through, an art rotation where appropriate, small-scale refresh proposals, vendor liaison for any caretaker-led work, and a written year-end note to the owner summarizing the year's decisions and surfacing next year's agenda. Major scope — a new wing, a second-home build — triggers a new engagement letter.
Stewardship is available only for projects we delivered. The continuity is what makes it work.
The scope, in writing.
- 01Quarterly on-site walk-through
- 02Annual seasonal refresh proposal
- 03Art rotation and collection-growth coordination
- 04Caretaker, vendor, and housekeeping liaison
- 05Warranty-claim and manufacturer coordination
- 06Small-scope specification: new rug, new upholstery, new sconces
- 07Year-end stewardship report delivered each January
2 ways to start.
Annual retainer
Flat annual fee disclosed at the start of stewardship. Includes all four site visits, the refresh proposal, the year-end report, and a dedicated principal point of contact.
Scope above the retainer
Specification and procurement for major refresh scope is billed separately and transparently at standard studio rates.
Flat annual retainer, approximately one to three percent of the original FF&E spend. Renews yearly. Cancellable at either side with thirty days' notice.
Begin an inquiry — we reply in five business days.
Every inquiry lands with a principal. We read it personally. If what you need isn't us, we will tell you — and we may know the right party.