Full Service Interior Design

The process required to take a room from its current state, into the finished beautiful, well considered and designed space is a complex process. Did you know that there are approximately 400 decisions to be made in every single room renovation? Multiply that by the number of rooms and spaces in your home, and then add on managing trades and sourcing the perfect pieces... this suddenly makes renovating a home a much more daunting task, but worry not help is at hand. Full service interior design is for clients who want a beautiful space, executed to a high level of finesse and detail by only making a few key decisions and allowing the designer to take on the complex task of making it happen for you.  Before we embark on this process, we always conduct a design consultation first, to ensure that we are a good fit.

What does Full service design entail?

We simplify this very complicated process into two stages.

1. Designing the Dream
2. Building the Dream

Each of these stages has within it a number of steps that ensure that the process moves forward in a highly organised and linear manner. ​Grab a cup of tea and read through our process below. 

Stage 1: Designing the dream

• Step 1: Consultation.
  • This allows us to determine that we are indeed a good fit for your project. It also allows us to determine the scope of the project and ensure that our aesthetic goals are aligned. We will work with you ensure that any questions you have about how we will run the project is clear before you need to commit to the rest of the full service design. 
• Step 2: Dream list.
  • We discuss in detail your wish list, design priorities and help you understand the value difference between your options and how key decisions can make or break a project budget.
• Step 3: Trade day.
  • We meet with our trade team on site to obtain quotes on the designs that we hope to propose to you. This allows us to ensure the feasibility of some of our designs. We take accurate measurements of the whole room and photograph it for us to use as references for the next stage.

• Step 4: Design time. 
  • We spend time drawing up floor plans, elevations, electrical plans, heating plans, designing custom cabinetry and features, selecting materials and fabrics, building your mood boards. The more detailed and specific we are at this stage, the easier it is to obtain accurate quotes, foresee issues that might arise further down the line and save you money from expensive mistakes. 

Step 5: Presentation day.

• We present to you our final designs. This will involve a presentation of our design vision along with 3D models of the space and a material sample board linked to the space. This will include an estimate for all the work proposed and the trade estimates.
• Every detail from the general architectural elements, down to the styling accessories will be presented at this stage. 
• By the end of the presentation, you will have a very clear vision of what we are proposing for the space, and how much it will cost to get there. 
• This stage will require approval before moving onto the next stage. 

Stage 2: Building the dream

• Step 6: Placement of orders and instruction of the trade team. 
  • We start procuring all product and material required for the renovation and instruct the trade team to start work. 
• Step 7: Budget oversight.
  • We review the budget and ensure that we are still on track. If there are any major hiccups we will inform you, but otherwise we will proceed and ensure that your project keeps moving forward.
• Step 8: Initiation of construction and renovation.
  • We conduct site visits to ensure that work is being carried out to our exacting standards and to deal with any issues or queries that arise. This is the time where, being as specific as possible during the design stage, allows things to move as smoothly as possible. We act as the first port of call for any dilemmas on site. 
• Step 9: Receipt of orders. 
  • We receive, check and quality assure all of the items that we order for your project. We also store these safely off site to ensure that everything is ready for when it is required. This keeps your home as clutter free as possible and keeps the items from potential damage. We arrange any returns and discuss issues with our suppliers if there are any damages or things do not arrive as we expect them.

• Step 10: Furniture installation and styling.
  • This is the day you had been waiting for. All the dirty jobs are done, and the space is a beautiful empty shell ready to be filled with all the gorgeous products, furniture and window dressings we have specified.  During this very busy day we work to deliver, unload, install all of furniture, fixtures and equipment ready for the next stage.
• Step 11: Client reveal day.
  • This is when you get your moment to see the whole project finished and styled to perfection. The spaces will be clean and move in ready. 
• Step 12: Deficiencies walk through.
  • Giving you a few days to live in your home, you may realise some things that we have missed, or some damage that might have happened during Step 10. We go through your home with a fine tooth comb with you to ensure that any deficiencies are identified. 
• Step 13: Resolving deficiencies. 
  • We work to resolve all of these deficiencies for you to ensure that the space is as perfect as it can possibly be.

• Step 14: Client closure
  • We host a meeting to go over the project, ensure that you are more than happy with the service you received and happy with the outcome of your home. 
• Step 15: Presentation of client binder
  • The client binder has within it a summary of the whole project with the scope identified, care instructions for all the materials installed and a lighting plan in case you ever do further work. 

This is our process to take you from Day 1 at our consultation, all the way to the end. As you can see, it is a logical linear process that helps to make a complex task manageable and as stress free as possible for our clients. If you are interested in our full service offering, hit the button below. 

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Full service design reviews

Peter worked with us on our double height renovation and loft conversion, designing the living space, two ensuites, master bedroom and our daughters animal themed bedroom. We had an initial consultation and that was followed up with weekly follow ups, done via calls and also a visit halfway through the build and near the end. Peter has delivered an interior design plan that has given two novices with no taste a house to be truly proud of. Throughout the process while our renovation was being completed, Peter was always available to answer questions, and no request was too big. He covered every detail and despite us being tricky clients who didn't know what we wanted and when we did changed our minds, Peter was patient understanding and full of brilliant ideas and suggestions which we would not have been brave or creative enough to think of ourselves. Where we lucked out was that Peter was approachable and provided us with different options and budgets which were all detailed in an easy spreadsheet. This allowed us to pick and choose items and decor that he knew would work together. He was also able to secure multiple discounts which was hugely helpful. We loved working with him and would recommend him highly. Our home looks fantastic thanks to him and is proof you don't have to always be in the same city to get a brilliant interior design plan. - L Johnson (Jan 2020)

We chose to use this service on our extension and renovation of our house. From before the work has started, Peter was great in providing lighting plans (been an excellent tool to use with builders) and helping us to visualise our perfect kitchen. During the build he provided us with advice and his own contacts of contractors to do various things which we found very useful.
The mood boards for each room that Peter made, were really helpful in providing us with ideas and items needed. This saved us so much time when it comes to shopping as he knows all the places for the things we wanted. We have found his suggestions very useful and loved the finished project. He has also helped us dress the rooms, from finding the best place to hang the pictures and choosing which artwork goes where. Thanks to Peter we are now house proud.
We definitely recommend using The SpaceMaker Interiors for any of your interior design. - C&E Mallia (Feb 2020)

Pete did an absolutely fabulous job on our en suite redesign, we can’t recommend him enough. Pete completely took the pressure off by supporting with every part of the design process; encouraging us to be braver with our choices, but still keeping the space practical. Pete was then on hand throughout for product selection, ordering, liaising with tradesmen...basically everything we needed but didn’t have time for. Although our budget was modest, the end result has real luxe/bespoke feel and we are thrilled with it. Thank you! - D Ingham (Aug 2019)