Our editorial team
Everything on House Haven Guide is written by a working professional and reviewed by an editor. Meet the small team behind the site.

Sarah Whitfield
Senior Interior Designer & Editor
Fourteen years designing residential interiors on both coasts, with a soft spot for warm minimalism and small-space layouts.

Marcus Hale
Home Renovation Specialist
Licensed general contractor turned writer. Twenty-two years on job sites; still keeps a tool belt in the truck.

Elena Brooks
Gardening & Sustainability Editor
Master Gardener and former nursery manager. Writes about backyard vegetable beds, native plantings and low-impact home habits.

James Okafor
DIY & Smart Home Writer
Weekend woodworker and smart-home tinkerer. Tests every device he writes about in his own 1970s ranch house.