The Lifestyle Design
Method
A calm, considered approach to designing a home that truly supports your life.
The companion guide to Alex Dauley’s Create Academy course
Launching alongside Alex’s new Create Academy course, The Lifestyle Design Method ebook acts as a practical companion resource you can return to throughout your own home project.
Use the course for inspiration, insight and professional guidance.
Use the ebook as the framework that helps you apply it confidently to your own home.
Most people design their homes backwards.
They start with paint colours. Furniture. Pinterest boards.
And then wonder why the space never quite feels right.
The Lifestyle Design Method is a practical, designer-led guide that helps you design your home in the right order, creating spaces that feel calm, functional and deeply personal.
At the core of this guide is one simple sequence:
Feeling → Function → Form
Most people begin with aesthetics.
Professional designers begin with life.
How do you want the space to feel?
What does it need to support effortlessly?
Only then do you shape the physical design around it.
A premium 94-page digital guide by House & Garden Top 101 interior designer Alex Dauley, designed to help homeowners create calmer, more considered spaces using the Lifestyle Design Method: Feeling → Function → Form.
“What this guide helps you do”
This is not an inspiration book.
It’s a decision-making framework for homeowners who want to get it right.
Inside the guide, you’ll learn:
How to design around your lifestyle, not trends
Why Pinterest and Instagram often lead homeowners in the wrong direction
The five questions designers ask before making decisions
How to improve layout, flow and spatial planning
How to buy furniture properly
How to layer lighting effectively
How to choose materials with confidence
How to avoid expensive design mistakes
How to make your home feel emotionally supportive, not just visually beautiful
“Who it’s for”
Who this guide is for
This guide is designed for homeowners who:
Feel overwhelmed by design decisions
Are renovating or redesigning their home
Want a calm, considered space
Want professional guidance without hiring a designer
Are tired of collecting endless inspiration images
Want their home to support real life beautifully
“What’s inside”
What’s inside the ebook
94 beautifully designed pages covering:
Spatial Layout & Flow
Furniture Buying
Storage & Organisation
Materials & Finishes
Lighting Design
Kitchen & Bathroom Planning
Styling & Layering
Emotional Design Principles
Designer Checklists & Rules
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94-page PDF guide
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