Driven by the hope of creating environments that reflect your story and preserve the memories that matter most.

Through thoughtful conversations and processes, I offer custom joinery designs, spatial planning, and interior colour and material schemes for your home.

Based on the North Shore in Auckland, I travel to meet you - through a tailored packages, or one-off consultations—whatever feels right for your space, your story.

The Reverie Meaning

Experiences & The Process

  • Kitchen & bathroom designs

  • Custom joinery designs

  • Spatial layouts

  • Tailored material schemes, colour consults & lighting selections

  • Mood boards and inspiration guides

  • Detailed drawings and concept visuals

  • Cost guidence and project management

  • Where we connect and discuss your project, budget, and overall vision— to see if Reverie feels like the right fit for you.

  • After we’ve connected expect a tailored project proposal -experiences and vision needed for the project. If this aligns with you, a deposit and T&C acceptance ensures we can get started!

  • Mood boards, tailored material schemes and initial concepts - these will be refined until they’re ready to tell your story.

  • Wrapping up your project with care — a full set of final drawings, selections, and details so you're ready to bring the design to life. From here I am able to give site and installation support which can be discussed at the proposal stage.

One-woman designer for Reverie Studio, Ally Shrimpton

The One Behind the Designs

It’s me, Ally, a multidisciplinary creative who believes in designing spaces that hold memories, meaning, and the unexpected.

With a Bachelor's degree in Spatial Design, a Diploma in Kitchen & Bathroom Design, and years of experience in the kitchen design industry, I bring thought, creativity, and care to every project.

My love for scents-and candle making especially —is a quiet but meaningful part of who I am. There’s something deeply symbolic about lighting a candle and the way a scent can instantly transport you to another time, place, or memory. That connection feels emotional, grounding, and powerful.

It’s this sense of connection I aim to bring into my designs — creating spaces that are not only beautiful, but layered with feeling, story, and soul.

See me through my clients eyes

  • This is the second house I have built, and I can honestly say I have never met a single other person who compared to Ally. Not only is she an absolutely delighful person, but a brilliant designer as well. I always felt Ally had my very best interests at heart. She absolutely went above and beyond on every detail of this build. I know I could not have achieved my desired outcome without her.

    Anne-Marie. M

  • On both occasions, working with Ally, she has designed and delivered the most amazing, beautiful and functional spaces. She has challenged my thinking, just enough to add some interesting design elements which have made both kitchens unique and truly special.

    Tanya. H

  • Ally made everything effortless and she is a delight to work with. Her knowledge of the materials, paint, colour, design, lighting etc is extensive. Highly recommend Ally to anyone building or renovating.

    Alison & Ken. U

  • From the very start of the process to the very end we were thrilled with the service, workmanship and professionalism. Working with a superb designer (Ally) who was so skilled at listening to our requests and then using her expertise perfected the design for us.

    Kaye. B

  • Ally listened to everything we wanted in our kitchen design, she went above and beyond to ensure that our design was exactly how we wanted it, sometimes I think she was more excited than us! Her enthusiasm is certainly infectious. Nothing was ever a problem no matter how many times we wanted to change things up.

    Kath. P

Founder Story

I’ve always believed there’s something special about expressing and connecting with yourself and others in experimental and abstract ways.

and this started to shape my story

My next chapter was earning my Bachelors of Design in Spatial Design at AUT.

My time at university allowed me to develop and express myself, mainly through spatial design, experimental textiles, and art installations.


My projects Beyond the Veil, Light Within, and The Hold of Reverie were close to my heart—each a stepping stone in exploring the idea that while life may be fleeting, we can, in ways, preserve our memories through design, scent and self-expression.

These projects were exhibited during my time at university and started to shape my career.

For the last eight years, I’ve worked solely in the kitchen design industry and earned my Diploma in Kitchen & Bathroom Design.

It’s often said that the kitchen is the heart of the home, and I wholeheartedly believe that to be true.

I’ve loved working hand in hand with my clients on their bespoke joinery projects—it’s been an incredible journey, but I’ve felt the need to reach for something bigger, to help on a larger scale.

I’ve always been drawn to the philosophy of preserving memories..

Which has led me to my latest chapter— Reverie Studio.

I’ve taken the leap to create my own space, driven by the fundamental hope of designing environments that feel like safe havens — creating spaces that are not only beautiful, but layered with feeling, story, and soul.

"There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home, there’s no place like home."

Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz

Reverie

noun

  1. a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream.

THE MEANING BEHIND REVERIE