Home Improvement Workshop
Stop going round in circles.
Start knowing what to do.
You've been thinking about your home for months. Maybe years. You have ideas, concerns, half-formed plans — but no clear way forward.
A one-hour conversation with Carl gives you clarity on what's possible, what it costs, and what to do next. Nothing more is required of you than showing up with your questions.
"You've given us clarity in terms of what we can do. Clarity, reinforce my thinking on the cost side of things. I think the next thing is… having a discussion with the agent again."
— Tony, HIW client"You don't feel overwhelmed. You actually feel like you're having a chat with a friend — and you could feel the passion from what he does."
— Blanka, HIW clientWhat happens in the call
An hour that changes how you think about your home.
You bring the problem
Photos, plans, sketches, questions — whatever you have. There's no wrong way to arrive. Carl has seen it all.
Carl thinks out loud
25 years of projects distilled into one focused conversation. Possibilities you hadn't seen. Mistakes you won't make. A framework that makes the next decision easier.
You leave unstuck
Not with a plan — with clarity. What's possible, what it might cost, and what the right next conversation is. That's enough to move forward.
Is this for you?
For anyone stuck on a home decision.
Most people who book a Workshop aren't ready to commission an architect. They're not sure what they want, what's possible, or whether it's even worth starting. That's exactly the right moment to talk.
- You're thinking about buying a house and want to know what it could become
- You've been living with a problem for years and can't see the solution
- You have plans but something feels wrong and you can't name it
- You're mid-build and hitting decisions you didn't expect
- You want a second opinion before spending serious money
- You just want to talk to someone who actually knows
"Carl ticked all the boxes for us. He delivered what we hoped for and more. He seemed to understand much better than others what we were looking for."
— Emma Jewitt ★★★★★"We made significant changes to a small terraced house. Carl worked very effectively and guided us through the process efficiently."
— Anthony Garrod ★★★★"Carl was great throughout the entire process and made something complex to the untrained eye simple enough to digest."
— Francesca Paradise ★★★★★
Who you're talking to
Carl Leroy-Smith
Carl has been designing homes for 25 years — not in a large practice, but directly with the people who live in them. He has seen what goes wrong, what gets missed, what costs twice as much as people expect, and what makes an ordinary house feel completely right.
He is also the person behind the CARL YouTube channel, where he redesigns real homes from scratch — freehand sketches, physical models, and the kind of thinking that most architects keep to themselves.
A Home Improvement Workshop is the same thinking, applied to your specific situation.
Ready to move forward?
Book your
Home Improvement Workshop
One hour. One conversation. One clear way forward.
£200 · Online via video call · 50 minutes
Choose a timeYou'll receive a confirmation and a short form asking what you'd like to cover.
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