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
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