An Interior Designer Talks Style Inspiration, Wish List Items & Her Clever New Launch

I started out as a management consultant in financial services and then moved into project management for John Lewis. After having children, I knew I wanted to do something more flexible that would help me work on my own terms, so I slowly started to move into interior design. I started with my own home and then did some projects for friends and family – and it grew from there. Project management is a huge part of interior design so there’s a lot of crossover. 

Our home is very much a lived-in, family house, filled with colour, pattern and lots of art. Each room is quite distinct – I love using different fabrics to achieve this. I’m also a huge fan of using natural materials in a home, so we have oak floorboards, marble tiles, quartzite counters. We’re not precious about our home and I like that natural materials show signs of wear and tear. My favourite room is mine and my husband's bathroom. It feels like such a calm and luxurious space to unwind in at the end of each day.

I’ve always been drawn to colour and pattern and that continues to show in my design style. I love a layered look when it comes to materials and textures. I have an eclectic mix of pieces in my own home – some antiques, some more modern and everything else in between. My Swiss grandma has been a huge influence on me. Her home was full of beautiful antiques, playful oil paintings which she’d painted herself and furniture she’d also decorated and embroidered. We have several of her oil paintings hanging in our home today. 

Earlier this year we launched Room by Room Interiors, a library of off-the-shelf design schemes, which aims to make interior design more accessible and affordable. Not everyone has the time or inclination to spend hours trawling the internet trying to find the right pieces, so we’ve done it all for you. It’s a brilliant alternative if you want a helping hand with designing your home but don’t want to take on the cost of hiring someone.