How does an Interior Design company work?

THE DESIGN PROCESS

There are three stages:

• Consultation

•Design Proposal

• Project Management

THE DESIGN PROCESS

• Meet the client to discuss the brief

• Establish specific requirements and budget

• Visit the site to carry out an initial appraisal

THE DESIGN PROCESS

Consultation

THE DESIGN PROCESS

Design Proposal

• Detailed CAD design drawings

• Sketches of furniture and fittings accompanied by photographs

• Fabric and colour sampling on presentation boards

• Complete estimate of costs

• Schedule of works

THE DESIGN PROCESS

Project Management

• Develop the brief to fine detail

• Decide upon final design

• Prepare detailed drawings to enable final costing

• Co-ordinate trades and suppliers

Private Residential

Chipping Camden

Gloucester

CASE STUDY

Legends

Legends

CAD Drawings

CASE STUDY

Private ResidentialChipping Camden

CASE STUDY

Private ResidentialChipping Camden

Photography

The Great House Hotel

Lavenham

Sussex

CASE STUDY

The Great House Restaurant

Lavenham

Sussex

CASE STUDY

The Tramshed

Bath

CASE STUDY

Hampton House

Bath

CASE STUDY

TOP TIPS

ANTIQUES

ANTIQUES

ANTIQUES

• Alfie’s Market

• Olliff’s Architectural

Antiques

• www.1stDibs.com

• Tetbury High St

• CDK Antiques

• ID Bazaar

20TH CENTURY ANTIQUES

REPLICA DESIGNS FLOORING

• Vertigo Interiors

• Noble Designs

• Tyson Ltd

• Paris Ceramics

• Ardeco

• Ebony & Co.

COLOUR

COLOUR

COLOUR

PERIOD COLOUR

SKIRTING, ARCHITRAVES &

DOORS

ACCENT COLOUR

• David Oliver Architectural Colours

• Farrow & Ball

• Paper & Paints Ltd Historical Range

• Little Green Company English Heritage Range

• David Oliver Architectural Colours: Stone, Slate & Wattle

• Be brave!

• Sanderson

• Zoffany

• Little Green Company

SYMMETRY

SYMMETRY

SYMMETRY

SYMMETRY

GEORGIAN ARCHITECTUR

E

WOW FACTOR

HINT OF CHAOS

• Make use of alcoves

• Introduce panelling into the room

• Furniture layout

• Symmetrical lighting

• Central feature: oversized ceiling light, oversized mirror or picture, fireplace

• Grouping of objet d’art & pictures

• Interesting books

• Candles

• Photographs on shelves, black and white preferably

BEDS

INVEST IN A GOOD BED BEDLINEN BEDSIDE

LIGHTING

• Divan & headboard introduces interesting fabrics and colour as well as interesting shapes

• Vi-spring, excellent quality and custom made sizes available

• Bedsteads – The Bed Workshop, Robert Langford, B&B Italia, The Conran Shop

• The White Company

• Volga Linen Company

• Simple, white, Egyptian cotton

• Throws – get them made up with fabric of choice

• Buy French Antique Linen when you see it

• Wall mounted 5 amps: original BTC & Bestlight

• Integrate into headboards

• Ceiling lights save space

BEDS

BEDSIDE LIGHTING

FABRIC

• Choose 2-3 fabric houses and concentrate on those, our favourites are:

• Abbott & Boyd• De le Cuona• Dominique

Kieffer• Lelievre• Sahco• Zimmer & Rohde• Zoffany

• Choose layers & patterns sympathetic to each other, but different in their own way.

• Adds pattern / texture and additional colour to plain fabrics

• Trims can be added to many items not just cushions

• Curtains• Lampshades• Throws

FABRIC HOUSES

LAYERING TRIMMINGS

STORAGE

• Essential• Difficult• Discrete• Bespoke• Freestanding – contemporary or vintage

IRONMONGERY

• Source antique if possible, cheaper and better quality

Tetbury, reclamation and fairs

• Courtyard Accessories supply Frank Allart & Louis Fraser

AUDIO VISUAL

• Designed at first fix - the electrical wiring stage

• Good quality brackets

• Hiding techniques