10/24/2026
Something I don’t think designers talk about enough is how much goes wrong before a project looks right.
We share the beautiful reveals, our favorite details, and the spaces we’re proud of. And I love sharing those with you. But it’s easy to look at someone’s finished work and assume they always know exactly what they’re doing.
Honestly, sharing this side feels a little uncomfortable. I care deeply about my work, and it’s much easier to post something I’m proud of than something I wish I’d done differently. But I want to be honest about what it took to get here, including the mistakes I had to own and figure out how to fix.
Some lessons took more time, money, and stress than I’d like to admit. Sharing them is my way of making that experience useful to someone else. If you’re building your career in design, you don’t have to learn everything the hard way—or figure it all out on your own.
So today, I’m showing you a few of my flops, what they taught me, and what I’d do differently now. Hopefully, something in this carousel helps you catch a mistake before it becomes your own 🤍
