Editorial Policy

Last Updated: July 16, 2026

1. Who Writes and Reviews Our Content

Designed | Curated Interiors is a sole-proprietor design studio owned and operated by Amy Kunst, an interior designer practicing in Sacramento and Northern California. Amy is an NKBA (National Kitchen & Bath Association) committee member, and her design commentary has been featured in national publications including Good Housekeeping, Martha Stewart, and Homes & Gardens. A list of press features is maintained on our Press page.

Amy is the editorial reviewer of record for this site. No article, guide, or project page is published without her review and approval.

2. How Our Guides Are Produced

The articles in our Insights library are developed from the studio's own project documentation: site-visit notes, specification and selection records, contractor and fabricator correspondence, punch lists, and budget records from residential projects in the Sacramento region and Northern California. When a guide describes a failure mode, a sequencing risk, or a cost pattern, that description traces back to something the studio has encountered, specified around, or been called in to correct.

Client identities and identifying project details are removed or generalized. We describe the lesson, not the client.

We use software tools, including AI-assisted drafting and editing tools, to help organize research, structure comparison tables, and check consistency across a large article library. These tools assist production; they do not replace it. The underlying material comes from the studio's project files and cited sources, and every published page passes human editorial review as described above.

3. Sourcing Standards

Our guides favor primary and official sources over commentary. In practice that means:

• Permit and building records. Where a guide discusses permits, inspections, or code triggers, we reference official permit portals and building departments, such as the City of Sacramento and Sacramento County permit systems, rather than secondhand summaries.
• Official government data. Demographic, housing, and market context is drawn from official sources such as the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey and city or county open-data portals.
• Industry bodies and academic research. Planning standards and remodeling economics are cited to organizations such as the NKBA, ASID, and AIA, and to academic research such as the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.
• Named citations. Long-form guides carry a citations section linking to the sources used, so readers can verify claims directly.

We do not accept payment for coverage, we do not publish sponsored content, and our articles contain no affiliate links. Product and material opinions reflect the studio's specification experience.

4. Review Cadence

Published guides carry a "Last reviewed" date. We re-review articles when the underlying facts materially change: building-code or permit-process updates, changes in material or care guidance from manufacturers and industry bodies, significant shifts in regional cost data, or substantive reader feedback. High-traffic guides are additionally re-checked on a periodic cycle. When a guide is materially updated, we note the change in a change log on the page itself.

5. Corrections Policy

We correct errors promptly and visibly. If you believe something we have published is inaccurate, email [email protected] with the subject line "Correction" and a link to the page in question. We will review the claim against our sources, and if a correction is warranted we will update the page and record the change in its change log. Material corrections are made as soon as they are verified, typically within a few business days.

6. Press and Quotations

When Amy is quoted in the press, the quotes are her own words, given directly to the journalist or publication. We link to press features from our Press page and never pay for editorial coverage.

7. Contact

Questions about this policy, our sourcing, or a specific article can be directed to: