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Notes from the studio.

An editorial series on luxury interior design, the questions serious clients ask, and the thinking behind a well-made room. A few essays are linked to where their subject lives on the site today; the rest are in production.

The Architectural Digest Townhome library, Studio Eckström, Omaha Nebraska
How to Hire a Luxury Interior Designer in Omaha, Studio Eckström journal, Omaha Nebraska
01 Working With a Designer

How to Hire a Luxury Interior Designer in Omaha

What to look for, what to ask, and how the right studio earns trust before a single room is drawn.

Forthcoming
What Full-Service Interior Design Includes, Studio Eckström journal, Omaha Nebraska
02 The Practice

What Full-Service Interior Design Includes

Every phase, from first conversation to final installation, and why it protects your time.

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How Much Luxury Design Costs in Nebraska, Studio Eckström journal, Omaha Nebraska
03 Investment

How Much Luxury Design Costs in Nebraska

Understanding investment ranges, square-foot pricing, and where the value truly lives.

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Renovating a Historic Home Without Losing Character, Studio Eckström journal, Omaha Nebraska
04 Historic Homes

Renovating a Historic Home Without Losing Character

How to honor original architecture while making a home genuinely livable today.

Historic renovation
Why Custom Millwork Changes a Room, Studio Eckström journal, Omaha Nebraska
05 Craft

Why Custom Millwork Changes a Room

The quiet architecture that makes a space feel inevitable rather than assembled.

Custom millwork
How to Plan a $500K and Beyond Interior Renovation, Studio Eckström journal, Omaha Nebraska
06 Planning

How to Plan a $500K and Beyond Interior Renovation

Scope, sequencing, and the decisions that determine whether a large project succeeds.

Forthcoming
Hiring a Designer for New Construction, Studio Eckström journal, Omaha Nebraska
07 New Construction

Hiring a Designer for New Construction

Why the earliest conversations, before framing and drywall, matter most.

New construction
How a Designer Coordinates Contractors and Procurement, Studio Eckström journal, Omaha Nebraska
08 Project Management

How a Designer Coordinates Contractors and Procurement

Inside full-service project management, and what it means to carry the weight of a build.

Our process
What Kips Bay Reveals About High-End Design, Studio Eckström journal, Omaha Nebraska
09 Recognition

What Kips Bay Reveals About High-End Design

Lessons from the most prestigious show house in American interior design.

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How National Press Changes Design Trust, Studio Eckström journal, Omaha Nebraska
10 Authority

How National Press Changes Design Trust

Why editorial recognition signals more than visibility for a luxury studio.

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