This client called me initially to ask about the products I had used in a bathroom she had seen in a magazine. Because all these items were bespoke, she then asked me to work on the interior design of her whole house. The living/ dining room was long and narrow, so...
There were two parts to this project. The clients wanted the unconverted basement made into two guest rooms with en-suite shower rooms, plus a utility room. The three floors above just needed furniture, furnishings and art. Although the basement had already been damp...
This two storey penthouse flat in London’s West End had quite a low ceiling to its lower floor and hence was rather gloomy. In contrast, the upper floor had one open plan room with floor to ceiling windows on three sides, boasting magnificent views over London’s...
I have been working for these clients for several years and I had already completed the interior design of their formal living room a couple of years before, when they called me in to work on their Master Bedroom suite. The existing interior had been inherited from...
In 1999 I bought a chapel as a place to live and work in. It was joined to a Victorian College, but was itself very much late Arts and Crafts. As it was a Grade II listed building I worked closely with English Heritage to ensure it maintained its unique historic...
I was commissioned to work on this four storey house by one of my existing clients who’s pregnant daughter and family (including a large dog) were moving back to the UK after spending several years abroad. At the time I was living in Singapore, my client was in...
I was engaged to re-design this complete 4 storey house, but the largest challenge was to re-configure the ground floor. The original layout incorporated a standard doorway from a narrow hallway into a kitchen/ dining area. Then access to the living room was past a WC...
After working on housing developments and show homes in London for this particular developer for over 20 years, he had decided to spread his wings by buying some land near Colchester in Essex. As soon as planning permission had been granted I commenced work on the...
In contrast to the muted colour scheme of the show house I decided to inject some very bright colours into the show flat. The starting point was my design of a 2 ½ metre long sofa upholstered in magenta pink velvet. Also these flats were targeting the first time buyer...
Having successfully completed the basement renovation, we were then ready to tackle the 4 upper floors. The ground floor was completely opened up so that that the staircase became the only visual division between the entrance hall and the kitchen. Again I worked...
My clients live and work in San Francisco but as enthusiastic Anglophiles they decided to buy themselves this ‘pied-a-terre’ in London. They love the city of London’s history and found this apartment on the top floor of a stunning, newly restored, grade 2 listed...
I was first involved in the renovation of this property when my clients bought it nearly twenty years ago. Recently, they called me in again to change the existing cinema room into a gym. The lady of the house is keen on exercising to the Zumba videos she sources from...
This 4 storey house in one of Bow's conservation areas had been rented out for many years on a room by room basis so it was in quite a bad state. Respectful of the building's heritage (and working with the planners) we wanted to blend its period features with high-end...