Today we’d like to introduce you to Talor Stewart.
Hi Talor, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
Creating a home that aligns with your life is a journey that speaks to every homeowner, especially those seeking a lifestyle aligned with their values. Meet Talor Stewart, the owner and architect behind Conscious Home Design. After selling his drum building business, Talor embarked on a quest to change how we live. He didn’t just want to design houses; he wanted to build homes—spaces that support well-being, happiness, and connection. Talor realized that too many people invested their hard-earned money into homes that ultimately left them feeling disconnected and frustrated. One interaction with a hedge fund manager, who spent $2.2 million on a home only to find it didn’t fit his family’s needs, catalyzed his mission to create homes stamped with individual identity.
Over decades of study and practice, Talor has lived in numerous properties, each teaching him valuable lessons about what truly makes a home function well. Through this experience, he crafted a method rooted in human-centered design—one that prioritizes how homeowners feel in their spaces over fleeting trends or technologies. He authored *Conscious Home Design*, a #1 bestseller in seven countries, and developed a comprehensive workshop that guides clients through discovering their unique home needs.
Growing families and empty nesters alike have created havens that perfectly match their lifestyle goals, with spaces that feel just right—not too big, not too small. Through thoughtful collaboration, Talor ensures every design fits the dreams and desires of those who inhabit it. When you step into a home designed by Conscious Home Design, you’ll want to invite friends and family over, cherishing the connection that the right layout fosters. Living in a space that reflects you boosts your well-being and changes your life.
In his mission, Talor has become a recognized leader in the field, touching over 1,000 homes across the United States, earning the trust of educated professionals, entrepreneurs, and creatives alike. His commitment to intentional design ensures that each client’s voice is heard, and their needs are prioritized, guaranteeing that their dream homes are not just possibilities but realities. If you desire a home that resonates with who you are and how you live, Conscious Home Design is your guiding light. Your dream home awaits.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Many long years of formal education and thousands of hours as an underpaid apprentice were the first challenges. But the desire to be of service and create homes that help people become the best version of themselves kept me inspired.
Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about Conscious Home Design, Inc.?
Q: What products or services do you offer?
A: Custom home design, architecture plans, project master planning and feasibility. we also have an online workshop for homeowners to get clarity on what they want in a home to design it around their lifestyle goals values and routines. We have a best selling book Conscious Home Design that is easy to read and hit #1 on Amazon and we have an accompanying Workbook to apply the insights in the book to your specific situation. Both the book and Workbook are available as physical and digital format. There is also an audiobook of the book.
Q: Who is your target audience? In other words, who are your best customers?
A: Empty nesters planning to downsize into age in place forever home. They want a comfortable home with amenities but low maintenance and they want it to be accessible and adaptable as their life changes. I also provide plans for growing families who need more space, better designed space to suit their needs. Clients are educated professionals or entrepreneur business owners. They understand the value of professional services, investing in themselves to help more quickly achieve their goals. Creative artists, athletes, and influencers are also a target audience as they understand the value of focused lifestyle. Mindfulness, intentional living with dedicated space for their activities. Spiritual
Q: What is the main problem your customers deal with as it relates to your product?
A: Need a home that fits. They need a size appropriate home that feels good, works for their lifestyle flow, looks nice, that they can show off and welcome their friends and family to. They haven’t found anything they like on the marketplace for sale, and stock design plans are generic and don’t fit them either. They need a custom design to suit their personal values, goals, and habits that removes daily friction like clutter and cleaning, and improves flow and ease with space for activities, storage or belongings, and supports and active, healthy lifestyle, good relationships, better sleep and rest, personal development projects and hobbies, creative expression, physical activity, meditation
Q: What is your solution? How do you solve their problem?
A: I walk them through an exploration and discovery process to uncover the things they like and the things they don’t like in their present and past homes, and then add to that list by asking questions they haven’t thought of based on science and psychology that has been show to increase health, happiness, and life expectancy so that they can truly live happily ever after. once we discover their ultimate wish list we prioritize and evaluate how that fits with their budget and timeframe for planning. Then I create design plans that are tailored to their list. We go back and forth editing plans and trying new layouts until they love it. Every design decision ties back to their list as a benchmark
Q: Describe any unique characteristics that set you apart from your competitors.
A: Other architects and designers typically fall into one of two categories: They are either 1) stylists who focus on design features, colors, and trends, or 2) technologists who focus on details like specific building materials, energy efficiency, internet connected gadgets and smart homes. The problem with both these types is that while all those things are useful and valuable, they aren’t the things that actually make a home feel like home. These distracting details should only be explored AFTER we understand the likes and activities of the people who will be living and using the space. I am about user experience human centered design rather than style or technology centered design
Q: Briefly outline any awards, accolades, or success metrics that give you authority in this space.
A: Author of Conscious Home Design #1 best seller in 7 countries. Ive touched over 1,000 residences in my design and renovation work all over the United States. multi state licensed architect. intentional design and green architecture, human centered design to optimize usability, functionality, ease and enjoyment. book is in a dozen libraries including Bennington College, Boston Architectural College, Cal Poly, Saint Benedict/Saint John’s, Clatsop College, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, New School of Architecture, North Carolina State, Syracuse University,
Univ. of Florida Grad School of Architecture, and the Library of Congress
Q: Are there any specific steps your customer needs to take to buy/use your product?
A: They can purchase and get started immediately on my website. They can also book a consultation call if they want. The purchase of the book and workbook, or the online workshop automatically come with a complimentary consultation to review their notes and goals and offer guidance, suggestions, and council going forward, whether they hire me to design their plans or some other company, the work they do at Conscious Home Design is foundational. They will be light years ahead of the average person and they will get a better home with thoughtful and sensitive planning. The goal of Conscious Home Design is to help people get the best home of their life. Even better than they imagined.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://conscioushomedesign.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conscioushomedesign/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConsciousHomeDesign/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/talorstewart/
- Twitter: https://x.com/ConsciousHome
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@conscioushomedesigninc.1689
