What we do

Rooms, and the gardens they open onto.

Two halves of the same studio: the rooms you live in, and the gardens, balconies and planting just outside them. Neither is the sideline. Whatever you choose, the process is the same: photographs or a video walk-through and measurements in, a concept board back, then the design, a layout drawn to scale and a list you can act on. All of it in writing, through , wherever you are in the UK.

Interior design

Room & whole-home eDesign

This is the full service. I take a room from your photographs through to a finished scheme you can put together at your own pace, or a whole house, worked out room by room so that it holds together properly.

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Colour, finishes & lighting

Paint is the cheapest thing in the room, and it quietly decides everything else. This is the scheme on its own: colours, finishes and lighting, without moving a single piece of furniture.

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Classical Feng Shui guidance

Stripped back, Feng Shui is largely about light, air, and where you sit in relation to the door. Some rooms leave you feeling settled. Others leave you facing the wrong way all evening without you ever quite working out why.

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Property styling

The moment your house goes on the market it stops being your home for a while. It becomes a set of photographs on a listing, and then a stranger walking through and making their mind up within seconds.

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Space Edit

Sometimes a room doesn’t need designing so much as editing. Before anything new is bought, this is a calm, structured clear-out of what’s already there, so the pieces you love have room to breathe and the room starts to feel like yours again.

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Short-let & Airbnb styling

A short-let lives or dies on its photographs. Someone scrolling gives your listing about two seconds, and what makes them stop is a room that looks calm, cared for and a little bit special. That is a design problem, and it is one worth solving properly.

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Commercial eDesign

A studio, a salon, a treatment room, a small shop. Somewhere you spend the whole working day, and somewhere a customer forms an opinion of within seconds of the door closing behind them.

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Plants & outdoors

Garden & landscape eDesign

A garden is really a room with a different ceiling. It needs a layout, a planting palette and somewhere worth sitting, all worked out for the light and soil you actually have rather than the ones you might wish for.

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Rooftop & balcony eDesign

A balcony is the most demanding garden there is. Wind that would flatten a border, a weight limit you can’t ignore, and either full sun all day or none at all. Which is exactly why it repays proper planning.

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Interior plant styling

Most houseplants don’t die of neglect. They die of being put in the wrong spot. This is a proper plan for which plants go where, and what to put them in.

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The looks I work with

The styles I love to design.

Not sure which of these is you? The labels matter far less than the feeling you’re after. Describe that, and we’ll work out the rest together.

Interiors

  • ScandiPale wood, white walls and cosy simplicity. Light, airy and calm.
  • JapandiScandi calm meets Japanese minimalism. Warm, low and serene.
  • Danish hyggeSoft, snug and candlelit. Texture and warmth for slow evenings.
  • Wabi-sabiBeauty in the imperfect and handmade. Natural, tactile, quietly undone.
  • Contemporary minimalismClean lines and calm. Only what you need, beautifully placed.
  • Modern farmhouseRustic warmth with a fresh edge. Timber, linen and soft neutrals.
  • Organic modernModern shapes softened by nature. Curves, warm materials and greenery.
  • Coastal ScandiBreezy and light. Whites, driftwood tones and a relaxed seaside calm.
  • Modern MediterraneanSun-warmed and earthy. Lime-washed walls, terracotta and olive.
  • Modern SpanishRustic and warm. Textured plaster, dark wood, arches and clay.
  • Modern Middle EasternRich and warm. Brass, deep tones, pattern and lantern light.
  • Modern CottagecoreCosy and floral. Vintage-feel comfort, soft prints and homely charm.

Gardens & balconies

  • Naturalistic plantingLoose, meadow-like drifts. Grasses and perennials that sway and self-seed.
  • New perennialPiet Oudolf-style planting. Bold perennials and grasses, lovely even in winter.
  • Cottage gardenA romantic tangle. Roses, foxgloves and abundance spilling everywhere.
  • Wildlife-friendly balconiesSmall-space planting that feeds the bees and the birds.
  • Containers and rooftopsEverything in pots. Movable, renter-friendly, made for tight spots.
  • Mediterranean gardenSun-loving and drought-tough. Gravel, olive, lavender and warm stone.
  • Minimalist gardenCalm and pared-back. Clean lines, greenery and space to breathe.
  • Japanese-inspiredQuiet and contemplative. Acers, moss, gravel and simple planting.
  • Gravel gardenLow-water, low-fuss. Drought-tolerant planting set through gravel.
  • Kitchen gardenPretty and productive. Herbs, veg and cut flowers you can pick.
  • Woodland and shadeCalm, leafy and green. Ferns, hostas and dappled-shade planting.
  • Coastal gardenBreezy and salt-tough. Grasses, sea holly and windproof planting.
Concept visual of a calm sage-green living room corner with a cream linen armchair, a knit throw, a brass reading lamp and an olive tree by the window

Concept visual

Cool and calm

Pale wood, soft colours and natural materials, with plenty of light and room to breathe. Cosy, but never cluttered.

Scandi, Japandi, coastal Scandi, Danish hygge, contemporary minimalism, wabi-sabi

Concept visual of a warm modern Mediterranean dining nook with lime-washed plaster, an arched niche, an oak table, rattan chairs and terracotta pots

Concept visual

Warm and earthy

Lime-washed plaster, terracotta and sun-baked tones, with brass, pattern and lantern light where it suits. The same calm, with more warmth in it.

Modern Mediterranean, modern Spanish, modern Middle Eastern

Concept visual of a soft, homely living space with a curved cream armchair, a floral cushion, an aged pine dresser, garden flowers in a stoneware jug and a jute rug

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Soft and homely

Rustic warmth and gentle curves, with a little floral comfort. Lived-in and unpretentious rather than styled to within an inch of its life.

Modern farmhouse, organic modern, modern cottagecore

A modern naturalistic garden with steel-edged beds of ornamental grasses, echinacea and salvia, large pale paving and a slim timber bench

Concept visual

Relaxed and abundant

Generous drifts of grasses and perennials, held by a clean frame so it reads relaxed rather than overgrown. Planted to move in the wind and feed the bees.

Naturalistic planting, new perennial, cottage garden

A calm gravel garden with drought-tolerant lavender and santolina, a potted olive tree, a sculptural pine, limestone paving and a still water bowl

Concept visual

Sun-loving and pared-back

Drought-tolerant planting set through gravel, with room around each shape. For hot, dry spots, and for anyone who wants calm above all.

Mediterranean garden, gravel garden, minimalist garden, Japanese-inspired

A modern balcony garden with slim charcoal planters and timber troughs full of ferns, grasses, a compact olive tree and herbs, a slat privacy screen and festoon lights

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Small, shaded and productive

Everything in pots, so it suits a rental and comes with you. Shade planting, herbs and salad you can pick, and something for the birds and bees.

Wildlife-friendly balconies, containers and rooftops, woodland and shade, coastal garden, kitchen garden

These aren’t rigid boxes. Most homes I take on are a blend of a few, and whichever way we lean, the approach stays the same: what you already own comes first, then natural low-impact materials, with greenery woven right through. More on how I keep it kind.

Not sure which one you need?

Tell me about the space and I’ll point you to the right one. I reply within a working day, and an enquiry is simply a chance to see whether we’re a good fit.

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