Dream Design Deliver
When it comes to interiors, Inside Studio has vast experience. From private homes to country barn conversions, Alisa Bowen and her team design and deliver dream home interiors
Alisa Bowen is the creative director of Inside Studio, offering a personal and professional interior design service carried out by a talented team delivering unique designs.
Here Alisa explains why hiring an interior designer is so important when creating your dream home.
Alisa, can you tell us about some of your most recent projects and any exciting ones coming up in 2024?
We entered 2024 with some incredible, bespoke homes breaking ground, which we have been working on from the early days of conception. Considering every detail early on ensures homes are completely customised with no detail overlooked. Among other projects, we are working on renovations to a Grade II listed house and a Victorian property with a barn conversion, where we are gifted with beautiful original features.
If someone is thinking of bringing an interior designer on board at what stage in a renovation should this be?
If you are building a house or planning a renovation which involves extending or altering the layout, we would recommend you consult an interior designer at an early stage when changes to walls, windows and plumbing are still possible. It’s also important that lighting is carefully considered with the design and layout – it’s best for us to have designed the space in advance of first fix electrics. Once we design the space, we are able to cost which helps our clients to plan their budget. Doing this early in a project allows adequate time to make design decisions so that everything runs smoothly.
When you meet a new client what sort of things do you discuss with regards to the new interior?
We often joke it may feel like an interrogation! However, it is important for us to get to know our clients, to understand how the home needs to serve them and their family. We take time to listen to preferences, to learn about their journey, to visit the site and understand the architecture of the house. We ask detailed questions down to how many will sit at the Christmas dinner table – all this is important to allow us to design a practical, beautiful and timeless interior in which clients feel relaxed.
Where do you get inspiration from?
At times we seek inspiration actively, by taking time out of the office to visit showrooms and trade shows. Other times, inspiration hits us unexpectedly! Our ideas develop and grow as we work as a team and inspire each other. Ultimately, we are inspired by our clients, their uniqueness and their vision; combined with our creativity, expertise and wider knowledge beautiful results are achieved!
Any particular interiors trends coming up in 2024?
We are so pleased to see this year that the ‘trends’ in fact align with our timeless design ethos. Interiors which are warm and inviting, soft yet balanced, textured, interesting and calm. Natural materials such as travertine have made a big come back, as well as woods such as walnut.
Inside Studio
The Coach House
5 East Cliff, Preston PR1 3JE
01772 200727
insidestudio.co.uk
