Motide Raglan

This is what it looks like to design for dopamine✨

There’s a lot of talk about ‘safe’ design or design rules, but my favorite projects are the ones where we throw the rulebook away and focus on what actually makes the person living there feel good.

Our client told me that every time he walks through his front door, he sees this fluorescent line glowing in his kitchen and it’s an instant mood-lifter. It’s a tiny detail, but it’s the heartbeat of the whole home.

Working on this project was a huge reminder for me that:

Yellow can pull the sun into a room, even when it’s pouring outside. 🌧️

Red creates a little ‘exclamation point’ that naturally draws people together.

Pink acts like a visual deep breath at the end of a long day.

We’re often taught to think about ‘the next owner’, but I think there’s so much power in building for the person you are right now. From the sustainable plywood to these pops of color, this home wasn’t built to be ‘correct’—it was built to be loved. 🩷🧡💚

I’d love to know—if you could add one ‘happy’ color to your home without overthinking it, what would it be? 👇

Let me know in the comments or send me heart in your favourite colour 💓

Design & Make .raglan
Plywood
Hardware
Glass splashback
Finished .nz
Concrete pigments