Preparing Your Home for a Baby

I am Marta, a PhD architect and design advisor, and also a mother.

When my daughter arrived, I saw how much a home quietly shapes a day — how light falls, how storage holds only what matters, how a mother moves through a room with a child in her arms. I help other parents find that balance before the baby arrives.

I look at how a home supports life as it unfolds.

What people don't see

The space looks ready. But daily life hasn't started yet.

The nursery is beautiful, but the path from bed to crib at 3am is not
There is storage, but no system for the rhythm of feeding, changing, resting
The light is pretty, but it doesn't support the baby's sleep — or the mother's
The room feels full, but not flexible enough to grow as the child grows

What I do

Choose the right home — whether buying or renting — before the baby arrives
Adapt your current layout for sleep, feeding, and daily movement
Create flexible spaces that grow with your child
Reduce visual and physical clutter without losing warmth
Design for the mother's rest as much as the baby's development

Consulting for schools and daycares.

How it works

Four ways to begin.

Intro

First Conversation

Understand your space and timeline
Identify what the baby will need
Map out your priorities

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Focused

Home Review

Spatial diagnosis of your home
Layout recommendations for sleep, feeding, movement
Concrete next steps, ranked by impact

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Complete

Full Preparation

Complete strategy: layout, storage, light, color
Flexible spaces that grow with your child
Ongoing support through each decision

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Partnership

Complete Support

Everything in Full Preparation
Hands-on implementation — moving, arranging, adjusting in real time
Post-baby follow-up visit to refine once daily life begins
Phased roadmap for the first year — newborn, infant, toddler

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"Dr. Marta helped me re-envision the use of my home's quirky compact footprint to give it a more calm and airy feel that has really improved the way we live in my home. She worked with me to identify and amplify the things I loved about it, while giving me concrete, workable ways to improve it. Best of all, she developed and implemented a plan to move my toddler out of my room and into my older child's bedroom without crowding anyone! The room actually feels more spacious and easier to keep organized. The joy I feel when I walk in the door is priceless."

— Lisa Newstrom, Fremont CA

"Marta transformed my home in a single design visit! She found a simple, elegant, and affordable way to turn my unfinished basement into a home office and guest room, and gave me practical ideas for every other space, from my toddler's room to the living room and bedrooms. After that visit, I realized Marta is really a space coach. I decided to treat myself and continue working with her over the next few months."

— Isabel Carreras Baquer, Berkeley

"Marta prepared our tiny home for the arrival of our first daughter, and now we are enjoying it with our second. We often call her just to say thank you. The sense of order and the way light moves through the space bring me a deep feeling of tranquility — and that calm is something my daughters experience too. I truly believe this environment supports their development."

— Fon Marroquín