Begin a Project
— Services
Managed by one studio. Every project drawn, scheduled, and built in-house — from the first sketch to the last lightbulb. The studio works across the Cascais and Lisbon area.
— For clients arriving
For clients buying in Cascais from abroad. Maya’s Homes finds the property, inspects it, manages the purchase, then handles the full home renovation in Portugal and furnishes it — so the keys you receive open a home that is already yours.
— The signature commission
Apartments, lofts, villas, restaurant-to-residence conversions. Six to ten months of decisions, taken by one person in one studio — drawn first, costed second, built third. Every wall, every fitting, every finish carries the same signature from sketch to handover.
High-end residential interior design is implicit in the work — every room is shaped by Maja as she draws it.
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— A refresh, not a rebuild
The bathroom and the kitchen are the soul of a home. A full renovation isn’t always the answer — a kitchen renovation or bathroom renovation alone can anchor a home.
— How Maya’s Homes works
Every renovation runs the same way: a conversation, a drawing, a build, and a key.
Inspection. Maja walks the property with you and notes what stays, what changes.
Week 0
A first meeting — no clipboards, no quotation. Maja walks the apartment with you, in your language, and listens. Every drawing starts here.
“I want to know how you live before I draw a line. We keep designing all the way to the keys.”
— Maja Milič
Design. Every plan is drawn and rendered in 3D before a wall comes down.
Weeks 1–3
Every wall, every finish — drawn, rendered in 3D, and cleared with the council before a tool is lifted. IMPIC, AMI, and Cascais preservation permits are filed in-house. What you see on screen is what you’ll walk into.
“We draw exactly how it’s going to be. Not a vision — a specification. Every line of it is yours.”
— Maja Milič
The build. Demolition first, then back up to the finished core.
Weeks 4–12
Walls moved or removed. Beams added. The studio’s craftspeople move in. Every worker is fully declared, ensuring a fiscalização never stops your build mid-project. Weekly walkthroughs, or WhatsApp updates if you’re abroad.
“You can change a wall at any time. The build doesn’t close the design — it keeps the conversation going.”
— Maja Milič
Handover. Full inspection, snags cleared, keys to a finished home.
Final week
A key on a polished countertop. The apartment is yours, ready to live in. Optional turnkey: furniture, lighting, and dressing included.
“And we stay on the call. A bulb in year three is still our problem.”
— Maja Milič
— Adjacent to the renovation
— Before
A second pair of eyes before you sign. Maja walks the property with you — before contracts, not after — and tells you, plainly, what the renovation will cost and whether the home is worth the work, or worth the cost. Plenty of clients commission the walk and then walk away. That is fine.
— After
Twelve months of tune-ups and trade callouts after handover, included. Beyond the first year, the studio stays on the call.
— The truth
Maya’s Homes does not take cosmetic-only commissions, single-room paint refreshes, or rush jobs under three months. Every home is held to the same standard, and that standard takes time. Costs are quoted privately, after a site walk — every home is different, and a quote made before seeing the room is a quote made wrong.
— Beyond renovation
Property care that runs after the build is done. Condominium repairs and façade restoration. Short-let preparation between guests. Ongoing oversight for owners abroad — managed through Maya’s Homes’ sister practice.
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