Notting Hill Family Home

Design and Planning Phase: 6 months

Installation Phase: 3 weeks

Square footage: 2,910 sq ft

Our clients approached us a few months before the arrival of their first born baby, after buying a brand-new property in the heart of Notting Hill. Whilst the house ticked all the boxes practically, it was lacking heart and soul, and that certain 'je ne sais quoi' to help make it feel like home. We worked hard to put a scheme together that suited the classical proportions of the house, whilst respecting the more modern fixtures and fittings; a relaxed scheme with natural finishes and textures forming the backbone of the design. We had the pleasure of designing several bespoke pieces and had great fun putting the nursery design together. When we completed the project I was surprised at how 'at home' everyone felt as soon as they entered the home; design is certainly not always about what provides the most striking bold photography, it's about how it makes you feel, and this house certainly feels like a home which is exactly why our clients love it so much.

We furnished the entire property including artwork, window treatments and accessories and included many of the client’s original heirlooms too.

WHAT THE CLIENT SAID:

Irene is one of the best professionals I have ever worked in this space of interior designing. Her taste is absolutely impeccable. She has an eye for textures, colours, materials and pattern that you rarely find in this field. But she couples that with her other gift: the one of listening to her clients. You never feel that you are helping her build her portfolio through you. Instead she's 100% committed to build you a home that reflects who you are, your life, your rhythms and habits, your quirks and your routines.

She proposes options for all budgets, always aiming high on the taste meter. She smartly manoeuvres the delicate balance of decisions made by couples with firm although at times conflicting points of view (me and my husband). She mediates, she offers alternative solutions and she compromises within the range of acceptability. Her team's project management is detailed, precise and timely. Never fails, always delivers. Or warns ahead of time when delays may occur. Not a single pound goes over-budget without scrutiny and approval. Irene is a designer with a strong sense of aesthetics which never trumps the human touch with which she conducts business. My only regret? all the wonderful work I keep seeing done in other people's homes by Irene & team. I am jealous of her IG feed (which I follow closely) all the time.

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