diff --git a/wizard.sh b/wizard.sh
index 237f228..0419b28 100755
--- a/wizard.sh
+++ b/wizard.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@ source "$WIZARD_DIR/lib/core.sh"
 source "$WIZARD_DIR/lib/project.sh"
 source "$WIZARD_DIR/lib/workflow.sh"
 
+# ── Find existing projects base dir ───────────────────────────────────────
+find_projects_dir() {
+    local candidates=("Projects" "projects" "Project" "project" "Dev" "dev" "Workspace" "workspace" "Code" "code" "src" "Src")
+    for candidate in "${candidates[@]}"; do
+        if [[ -d "$HOME/$candidate" ]]; then
+            echo "$HOME/$candidate"
+            return
+        fi
+    done
+    echo "$HOME/Projects"
+}
+
 # ── Project info ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 collect_project_info() {
     header "Project Details"
@@ -19,7 +31,9 @@ collect_project_info() {
     ask PROJECT_NAME "Project name" ""
     if [[ -z "$PROJECT_NAME" ]]; then die "Project name is required."; fi
 
-    local default_dir="$HOME/projects/$(slugify "$PROJECT_NAME")"
+    local projects_base
+    projects_base="$(find_projects_dir)"
+    local default_dir="$projects_base/$(slugify "$PROJECT_NAME")"
     ask PROJECT_DIR "Project location" "$default_dir"
     if [[ -z "$PROJECT_DIR" ]]; then die "Project location is required."; fi
     PROJECT_DIR="${PROJECT_DIR/#\~/$HOME}"