Interior
Design & Style
Colors, materials & furniture selection
Once the layout is defined, the design work can begin.
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The Purpose:
Design & Style focuses on how your home feels: visually, materially, and emotionally. I turn the floorplan into a hand-drawn 3D environment with colours, materials, finishes and furniture choices that make sense together, for you.
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What I do:
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Analyze the architectural style of your home
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Look at the visual references you're going to give me and the furniture you want to include if any
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Design kitchens, bathrooms and all bespoke elements like wardrobes and glass-partitions
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Choose materials, colors, finishes, furniture and decor
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Draw all of your new home by hand to help you visualize it
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Map out the electrical plan
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Deliver all relevant documents to start building or renovating on solid grounds (pun intended).
The role of Design and Style
Interior design and style are often misunderstood as purely visual choices. In reality, they shape how a home is experienced on a daily basis, how it feels to move through it, to rest, to focus, and to live together. Design is not about following trends or filling a space with objects. It is about creating coherence: between colours, materials, objects, light, and the people who live here.
Just like space planning, interior design is highly personal. The same layout can feel calm or unsettling depending on the choices made at this stage. This is why design decisions are made with purpose. Let me take you through a few example of dissatisfaction with design in places I've seen:
Houses filled with non-choices
The amount of decor available today is truly mind-boggling. And if you're not an expert, don't have the time, don't even want to think about it, then this amount of choice can freeze you in your decision-making. So you'll choose the non-options. The white paint on the walls, the grey couch that fits anywhere, grey floor tiles, scandinavian-inspired white or grey kitchens. An array of greys and whites that in the end make your place cold, cold, cold.
No respect for the original architecture
I do believe it's important to curate to our modern way of life, however stripping a 1890's house of all its original features, to me, is a crime. What you see out the window and in the architecture of the period in which the house or flat was built should never be an afterthought but entwined in the design decisions. We can still live our modern lives and have some respect for the people who built our homes. They usually make for far more cosy and interesting interiors.
No warmth in the new build
You're buying a big white box and it is nearly impossible to feel at ease in it. Giving warmth and charm and a sense of being held within a big cold space without descending into cliché decor is a tough job, even if you enjoy minimalism. It's not impossible though.
Technical elements are treated as an afterthought
Plumbing, lighting and electrical planning are sometimes not done by the person who designed your place, but the builder who came in after and may not have had all the space-planning information at hand. This leads to poorly placed outlets, inadequate lighting, and having to find solutions once everything is finished (who wants to drill a hole into a ceiling after a fresh coat of paint?). Good interior design integrates these technical requirements before the renovation or building begins.
My Design & Style service builds on the space planning phase to give your home, a sense of balance and an atmosphere that supports your everyday life. It's the framework to begin a solid renovation.
Who this is for
You want a human touch that listens and understands
You don’t want AI or a software to decide how your home is going to look like. You want personal, hand-drawn designs that reflect your sensibilities.
You want decisions to feel easier
You’d like to stop hesitating between a multitude of options and for someone to guide through those decisions practically and aesthetically.
You value atmosphere and well-being
You care about how your home feels to live in: calm, comfortable, balanced, and supportive of everyday life, for everyone.
You want guidance, not imposed taste
You want professional direction without losing your own identity. The goal is not to apply a “signature style”, but to translate your preferences into a clear design language that make you feel good.
You want to prepare the project properly for execution
You understand that clear design documentation makes collaboration with contractors smoother and reduces misinterpretation on site.
How my design process works
Residential - Commercial - Office Space - Health Institutions
1. Defining the design direction
Based on the approved layout (Phase 1 – Space Planning & Optimization), we clarify the overall atmosphere, references, and design intentions. This creates a common language for all decisions that follow.
2. Visualisation & choices
I create hand-drawn perspectives to explore volumes, materials, and ambiance. In parallel, based on your taste and budget I choose:
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Colour palettes and wallpapers
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Materials and finishes
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Hand-draw taylor-made storage and glass partitions elevations
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Furniture (big and small, you can choose to only get the big pieces)
3. Technical integrations
Once the furniture and materials are chosen, I move to electrical and lighting planning, ensuring switches, outlets, and lighting points are coherent with furniture, circulation, and use.
4. Preparation for execution
I prepare the Dossier de Consultation des Entreprises (DCE or builder's manual), providing contractors with clear, structured information to consult, price, and execute the project accurately.
What this
service includes
After the Space Planning phase
Eligibility
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Definition of a clear design direction
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Colour coordination
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Materials and finishes selection
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Furniture guidance and coherence
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A unified aesthetic across spaces
The objective is not decoration for decoration’s sake, but a harmonious environment that supports daily life.
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At the end of this service, you have:
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A clear and cohesive decorative vision
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Confident, justified choices
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A home that feels intentional and you'll feel great in
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A detailed technical plan for builders and artisans to start the works.
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The result is a space that feels truly yours, where each element has its place and purpose.
This service is well suited for your needs if:
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The layout of your space is already defined (if not, please refer to Phase 1 - Space Planning & Optimization)
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You want guidance to make coherent aesthetic choices
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You value atmosphere, comfort, and long-term balance
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Available for:
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Separate areas
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An apartment
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A full property
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Residential investments
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Old and new builds
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Commercial, professional and health-related spaces that want to be experienced like a home
How to begin working with me
Step 1 - Reach out
You provide me with examples of visuals that you enjoy, and photos of the furniture you own you would like to keep. Describe your intentions, your space, and your expectations.
Step 2 - Initial talk
We discuss scope, needs, and priorities. I'll ask you questions about the styles you like, minimalism, maximalism, modern farmhouse, art deco, art nouveau, moody etc. I could go on.
Step 3 - Moodboard
Proposal
I prepare a tailored moodboard for each room, inspiration, color palettes and textures outlining the ideas.
Step 4 - Design Phase Begins
Once approved, I begin sketching and drawing your interior, picking paint colors, furniture and drawing elevations of whatever needs to be tailor-made (all integrated furniture, kitchen design, bathroom design, storage solutions, glass partitions etc.)
What this Design & Style service is and isn’t
It is:
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Structured and coherent
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Personalised and thoughtful
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Focused on well-being and everyday comfort
It isn’t:
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Trend-driven decoration
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Random product recommendations
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A one-size-fits-all aesthetic
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AI. It is all hand-picked from my brain and drawn with my hand
There is no “right style”. There is a style that fits you, your space, and how you live, and that’s what this service helps define.