House Designer

September gets treated as a tidying up month, and that undersells it badly. Half of what determines next spring happens now, and most of the mistakes I see in client gardens come from doing the obvious thing at the wrong moment: planting tulips too early, pruning shrubs that have already set next year’s flowers, cutting borders back before the seed heads have fed anything.

Wallpaper can completely change how a bedroom feels. The right pattern or texture turns a plain room into something with real personality. The wrong choice can make a space feel smaller, busier or more dated than you intended.

As interior designers, we work with wallpaper on almost every bedroom project. We have seen what works, what clients love living with long term,...

The cost of renovating a kitchen is usually one of the first things homeowners want to know, but getting a clear answer is not always easy. Showroom prices rarely reflect the full cost, quotes can vary hugely, and the final figure often depends on choices around layout, f...

When designing a garden, choosing the right plants is one of the decisions that shapes everything else. The right choices give you a space that thrives in your local climate while reflecting your own style. Whether you picture a lush cottage garden, a sleek contemporary space or a low-maintenance setup, plants that suit both your environment and your taste are what make the d...

The layout is the decision that makes or breaks a kitchen. Not the cabinet colour, not the worktop, not the taps. The pattern we see most is people falling for a look, usually a big island in the middle of the room, before working out whether the space can actually hold it. Sometimes it can. Often it cannot, and the honest conversation about why is where the real design start...