Kevin Poirier, founder of Maison Poirier, reviewing material samples
Kevin Poirier, fondateur
Interior & outdoor design — Central Coast, Sydney & Newcastle

Maison Poirier

Considered interiors and outdoor spaces, for homes that are meant to be lived in.

Submit your project
By applicationA small number of projects at a time.
Every choice explainedAdvantages and drawbacks, in writing.
Two quotes per itemFrom suppliers we have chosen.
La maison — the house

Raised around joinery.

Both of Kevin's parents worked in joinery, so he learned to read a well-made thing from a young age: how a drawer runs, how a door sits, why one finish ages well and another doesn't. He went on to train as a plumber and spent years in construction, kitchen design and renovation across Australia.

He grew up in a French-speaking home, with the French taste for quality in simplicity: fewer things, chosen carefully, made properly. The French have a word for the care behind it, savoir-faire — skill taken seriously for its own sake, not only for what it earns. And a phrase for the life it serves, l'art de vivre — a home is somewhere you live well, not somewhere you display.

Maison Poirier is built on that: a house to live in, not just to look at.

“The best detail is the one you stop noticing because it simply works.”— Kevin Poirier
Le luxe discret — quiet luxury

Quality that doesn't announce itself.

Quiet luxury is the opposite of showing off. No logos, no trends, nothing designed to be photographed first and lived in second. You notice it slowly: a drawer that still closes softly years later, a tap finish that matches the handles and the oven trim, a stone that looks better after a decade of use. It is confidence in the material, the proportion and the detail.

A layout that works first

Where you stand, what you reach for, how the room is used every day. Beauty follows function, never the reverse.

Finishes that agree with each other

Hardware, joinery, accessories and appliances chosen as one family, so nothing looks like it arrived from a different showroom.

Materials chosen to last

Judged on how they look, how they feel in the hand, and how they hold up to daily life, not on how they photograph on installation day.

Le service — whole-home & outdoor design

Decisions made once, and made well.

Maison Poirier is a design service, and the value is in the decisions: the hours spent comparing, testing and explaining, so you aren't left to work it out in a showroom and pay for the mistakes later.

Design fee
$1,500 per room or space, on average
Du sol au plafond — floor to ceiling

The right product, from the very start.

Most people meet their products one at a time, in showrooms, each salesperson recommending their own range. Here the right product is identified from the start, across the whole home, so the finishes agree and nothing is chosen in isolation.

Flooring

Underfoot first: the surface everything else is chosen to sit with.

Kitchens

Layout, cabinetry and appliances chosen around how you cook and live.

Joinery

Built-in storage and cabinetry, with construction and finish matched to each room.

Bathrooms

Fixtures, tiles and tapware selected as one family.

Wardrobes

Storage planned around how you dress and what you own.

Lighting

Light that works at every hour and flatters the materials.

Décor

The final layer, edited down to the few things that earn their place.

Outdoors

Outdoor living areas designed as part of the home, with the same care as the rooms inside.

You are not buying a catalogue. You are buying the judgement behind every choice in it.

Le temps — time

Why Maison Poirier works with so few homes

Every layout, material and finish is considered personally by Kevin. That takes time, so only a few projects are accepted at a time, and only where there is time to do them properly.

Le parcours — working together

How a project is accepted and built

01 — La demande

Submit your brief

Tell us about the home and what you want from it. Every project begins here.

02 — L'entretien

Clarifying meeting

We meet to understand the brief fully and confirm we are the right fit to deliver it.

03 — Le concept

Concept presentation

An initial design direction for your home, presented and discussed in person.

04 — Le projet

Design & pricing

The full design, with quotes compared and the reasoning behind each selection.

05 — La commande

Order & start

Once confirmed, orders are placed and the project begins.

La demande — submit your project

Tell us about your home

Maison Poirier takes on a limited number of projects at a time. Submit a brief below and, if it is a fit, we will be in touch to arrange a clarifying meeting.

Prefer email? Send your brief and photos to enquiries@maisonpoirier.com
+61 481 251 650
By application only. Central Coast, Sydney and Newcastle.