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What Should You Do Before Hiring An Interior Designer?

Here are some hints and tips for what to do before working with an interior designer to make sure that you get the most out of the process.

How To Plan And Design An Extension Without An Architect

Many people think they need an architect to add an extension this is not the case. In this project we as interior designers designed extra s

How To access Affordable Interior Design Help Remotely

Get affordable award winning interior design help remotely, without us visiting your home. From a room revamp to extension and space layout

What External Doors To Choose For Your Extension

What external doors should you add to your extension? French, Bi-fold or sliding doors? We explain the benefits of each to help you make th

How To Convert A Garage Into An Accessible 2-Bed Cottage?

Find out how we helped convert a double garage into a 2-bed home. The design options, final layout, accessibility considerations and end re

How Moving The Kitchen Made The Most Of A 1930’s Semi

Here's how we relocated a kitchen and redesigned the ground floor layout, to give a 1930's home the perfect flow.

What We’ve Learnt From Interior Design Masters

Have you been watching Interior Design Masters, the BBC2 series? As interior designers ourselves, here is what we enjoyed and learnt from t

How to create a bright and light, but cosy living space

How we created a Japanese influenced interior design for a large living room, to make it a bright, light and cosy space.

How to incorporate a granny annex into a family home

If you want to incorporate a granny annexe into your home, read how we designed this for a family, alongside creating a home office and util

How to create an Open Plan Kitchen and Living Space

Read how we helped create a modern family open plan kitchen living room interior design with an industrial mood and strong colours

How large a home extension do you need to build?

A few weeks ago, the permitted development regulations changed, allowing homeowners to build larger single storey rear extensions onto...

6 Tips To Achieve A Calm, Clutter-free Home

Hi, I'm Kate, the founder of A Tidy Mind. Decluttering and organising your home can seem like a big mountain to climb but here are some