Terms of Use

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Welcome to The Functional Nest Design Studio.

By visiting and using this website, you agree to the following Terms of Use. These terms are intended to protect both visitors and the original work shared here while keeping this website a useful, welcoming place for ideas, inspiration, and information.

Website Content

The content on this website is provided for general informational, educational, and inspirational purposes.

The Functional Nest makes reasonable efforts to provide thoughtful and accurate information, but homes, people, budgets, buildings, and circumstances vary. Information shared on this website should not be considered a substitute for professional advice specific to your home or situation.

Your use of this website and its content is at your own discretion.

Design Information & Advice

Articles, photographs, project descriptions, recommendations, tips, examples, space-planning ideas, organization strategies, and other information shared on this website are general in nature unless they are provided directly to you as part of a professional design service.

What works beautifully in one home may not be appropriate for another.

Before making structural, electrical, plumbing, construction, safety, accessibility, or other significant changes to your home, consult an appropriately qualified professional when necessary.

The Functional Nest is not responsible for decisions, purchases, modifications, installations, or other actions made solely on the basis of general website content.

Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise noted, the original written content, branding, graphics, layouts, design concepts, educational materials, and other original content created for The Functional Nest are the property of The Functional Nest and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

Content may be viewed, saved, or shared for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided that attribution is maintained where appropriate.

You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, sell, modify, copy, create derivative commercial materials from, or otherwise commercially exploit original content from this website without prior written permission.

This includes original articles, educational materials, guides, worksheets, graphics, design resources, and other downloadable or digital materials.

Photography & Project Images

Photography and project imagery appearing on this website may be owned by The Functional Nest, individual photographers, clients, collaborators, publications, or other rights holders.

Images may not be copied, reproduced, edited, republished, distributed, sold, used in advertising, presented as another designer's work, or otherwise used commercially without permission from the applicable rights holder.

If you would like to feature or share an image from The Functional Nest, please contact us regarding appropriate permission and credit.

Notes from the Nest & Educational Content

Articles and other educational content published through The Functional Nest—including Notes from the Nest and related resources—represent ideas, observations, research, professional experience, and perspectives intended to encourage thoughtful consideration of our homes and the ways we live in them.

This content is educational and informational. It does not constitute medical, psychological, therapeutic, legal, financial, architectural, engineering, or other licensed professional advice.

When outside research, books, publications, or experts inform an article, The Functional Nest aims to distinguish those sources from original commentary and provide appropriate attribution where applicable.

Third-Party Products, Resources & Links

The Functional Nest may occasionally mention or link to products, businesses, books, resources, websites, or services operated by third parties.

A mention or link does not necessarily constitute an endorsement, guarantee, or warranty.

The Functional Nest is not responsible for the content, availability, pricing, policies, products, services, security, or practices of third-party websites or businesses.

If affiliate links, sponsored content, or other compensated recommendations are used in the future, they will be identified where required.

Purchases & Product Recommendations

Products, materials, furnishings, finishes, vintage pieces, and other items mentioned or recommended through this website may change in price, availability, specifications, condition, or quality.

Visitors are responsible for determining whether a product is appropriate for their own home, household, budget, and intended use.

Professional Services

Information on this website about The Functional Nest's services, pricing, availability, process, or estimated timelines is provided for general informational purposes and may change.

Visiting this website, submitting an inquiry, or communicating with The Functional Nest does not by itself create a designer-client relationship.

Professional services are governed by the specific proposal, scope of work, agreement, or contract provided for that engagement.

If the terms of a signed client agreement differ from these website Terms of Use, the client agreement governs the professional engagement.

Testimonials, Projects & Results

Examples of completed projects are intended to illustrate previous work and design approaches.

Every home, client, budget, timeline, and project presents different circumstances. Past projects and outcomes do not guarantee identical or similar results for another project.

Accessibility

The Functional Nest aims to make this website useful and accessible to a broad range of visitors and may continue improving the site's accessibility over time.

If you encounter difficulty accessing information on this website, please contact The Functional Nest so we can try to provide the information in another reasonable format.

Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, The Functional Nest is not responsible for losses, damages, injuries, costs, or other consequences arising from reliance on general website content, use or inability to use this website, third-party websites or services, or actions taken based on information presented here. Nothing in these Terms of Use excludes or limits rights or responsibilities that cannot legally be excluded or limited.

Privacy & Cookies

Use of this website is also subject to The Functional Nest's Privacy Policy, which explains how information may be collected and used through this website, including through cookies, analytics, and forms. Cookie preferences may be managed through the cookie settings available on this website.

Changes to These Terms

The Functional Nest may update these Terms of Use from time to time as the website, services, or offerings evolve. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. Continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms of Use.

Questions & Permissions

For questions about these Terms of Use, requests to reproduce or feature content, or inquiries regarding image permissions, please contact:

The Functional Nest
2850 SW Cedar Hills Blvd #
Beaverton, OR 97005
hello@thefunctionalnest.com

You may also reach us through the website's contact page.