{
  "mode": "look-more-expensive",
  "room": "kitchen",
  "currency": "CAD",
  "steps": [
    {
      "step": 1,
      "title": "Declutter & deep clean",
      "items": [
        {
          "item": "Editing/declutter session (labour)",
          "qty": 1,
          "cad_low": 0,
          "cad_high": 200
        },
        {
          "item": "Storage baskets and organisers",
          "qty": 1,
          "cad_low": 60,
          "cad_high": 150
        }
      ],
      "cad_low": 60,
      "cad_high": 350
    },
    {
      "step": 2,
      "title": "Upgrade the cabinet fronts",
      "items": [
        {
          "item": "Premium finish upgrade for cabinet fronts",
          "qty": 1,
          "cad_low": 600,
          "cad_high": 1800
        },
        {
          "item": "Hardware swap \u2014 brass/matte-black pulls and handles",
          "qty": 1,
          "cad_low": 120,
          "cad_high": 350
        }
      ],
      "cad_low": 720,
      "cad_high": 2150
    },
    {
      "step": 3,
      "title": "Layer the lighting",
      "items": [
        {
          "item": "Added light source for under-cabinet and pendant lighting",
          "qty": 1,
          "cad_low": 200,
          "cad_high": 650
        },
        {
          "item": "Warm 2700K bulbs throughout",
          "qty": 1,
          "cad_low": 40,
          "cad_high": 90
        }
      ],
      "cad_low": 240,
      "cad_high": 740
    },
    {
      "step": 4,
      "title": "Richer textiles",
      "items": [
        {
          "item": "Upgrade stool cushions and a runner to velvet/linen",
          "qty": 1,
          "cad_low": 250,
          "cad_high": 700
        },
        {
          "item": "Full-length curtains, hung high",
          "qty": 1,
          "cad_low": 200,
          "cad_high": 550
        }
      ],
      "cad_low": 450,
      "cad_high": 1250
    },
    {
      "step": 5,
      "title": "One statement piece",
      "items": [
        {
          "item": "Statement decor piece (mirror, art or sculpture)",
          "qty": 1,
          "cad_low": 250,
          "cad_high": 900
        }
      ],
      "cad_low": 250,
      "cad_high": 900
    },
    {
      "step": 6,
      "title": "Style & photograph",
      "items": [
        {
          "item": "Styling session \u2014 surfaces, books, greenery",
          "qty": 1,
          "cad_low": 80,
          "cad_high": 250
        }
      ],
      "cad_low": 80,
      "cad_high": 250
    }
  ],
  "total_cad_low": 1800,
  "total_cad_high": 5640,
  "note": "Concept-render plan. Prices are mid-range GTA retail/labour ranges (2026) to confirm at purchase; measure before buying.",
  "job": "test1-kitchen",
  "qc_gate": "PASS \u2014 shell preserved (architectural-mask gate)"
}