Bedroom Design Services in Fitzroy, Victoria

“We first met Jo-Anne in 2001 as a recommendation from the director at the company I worked for. With my new house plans complete and a kitchen designed by a builder/draftsman (it was horrendous). My first conversation with her was about budget. I didn't have his budget, heck, I had next to nothing to work with and she agreed to work with what we had to spend and the space provided in the plans. Jo-Anne managed to increase our overall bench space for prep, our storage and the overall workability of our kitchen. We loved the narrow cupboard next to the fridge to store the mugs/cups/wine glasses - it made the flow so much easier. An additional glass door cabinet was included external of the kitchen which made perfect sense for my inherited crystal & china. It was more than we could imagine and her chosen colour palette in 2001, still looks current and modern today. Move forward to 2008, we downsized after children to a smaller modest house and on a budget, we were going to renovate the kitchen. A call to Jo-Anne and she changed the U shaped design to an L shape with an island bench with storage on 3 sides and additional banquette seating which our family love!!! The kitchen is a dream to entertain in and feed a young family. Such smart advice on layout, appliances and palette again. Now its 2013, we are building again - a townhouse closer to the city. First port of call after the "new" builder designed our plans was Jo-Anne. She has done the unbelievable again. As an added bonus, she has redesigned my laundry as it sits behind the kitchen - storage queen and appliance brains trust are what comes to mind when I think of Jo-Anne. We hope to start the build in the new year, I can't wait to see her plans come to life. What I love about this new design is that we have a narrow townhouse 6.5 metres wide and Jo-Anne has managed to construct a hidden wall of storage in the kitchen including study, an enormous pantry suitable for my war cupboard supply of canned & staple goods... just in case... an appliance cupboard that will hide my husbands coffee/breakfast mess and smart storage throughout the kitchen & laundry - all of this is hidden and our townhouse still looks large and open - I just close the doors and don't have to look at the mess created minutes before. Love it. I would say that I am an easy client, I think she reads people well from your conversations, but I would probably say that I have a high list of what I want, but I don't have a budget to pay for what I want. Jo-Anne has smart ideas that save your budget, but don't cheapen the end product. Spend wisely on what works. All that and she is also a great cook - oh your muffins were amazing - I have never been offered freshly baked muffins by my builder when I go in for a planning discussion... I just wish Jo-Anne designed entire houses... well I have never asked - she may? Thank you for everything to do with my kitchens. Wendy”

“My experience using the services of VM Design was quite life changing. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be able to experience what Vikki could provide. Vikki worked closely with me to review each area of our home. This helped me to have a shared vision with Vikki for what our home could become. Together we selected paint colours, light fittings, curtains and drapes, furniture and soft furnishings. She created 2 unique (but stylish and long lasting) bedrooms for my children. Vikki was able to identify a breadth of choices across all spectrums of the budget so that we could make choices for where to splash out and where to be more conservative. Vikki had many ideas for where items could be purchased from and had a suite of contacts across the sector. It was important to Vikki that the house represented our personalities and she helped me to create that through overall furniture placement and for the design of both our laundry and bathrooms. All without breaking the budget!! I have recommended Vikki to others - and they have all loved her!”

“We asked Fuchsia Interior to help assist design a number of spaces in our house and we're very happy with the outcome. Fuchsia interior works together with a number of furniture makers and wholesalers who delivered very high quality furniture pieces that will last us a lifetime. Fuchsia Interior worked together with us to pick the items and solutions we liked. Anne-Marie from Fuchsia Interior stayed in regular contact and visited us regularly to discuss next steps or make decisions. The end result is something that we couldn't have done ourselves. Everything goes really well together and it suits the space.”

“We have worked with Michelle from Colour Confidence on numerous display homes & all have come up brilliantly! The whole concept of the exterior/interior colours, finishes & material selections has always tied in well with the furniture & accessory selections & we receive many compliments from people who walk through our displays. Michelle also designed the interiors for our home that won the MBA award for the display home of the year $500,000 to $750,000, the interior & styling of the home went a huge way to helping us win this award.”

“We have been using Lewisham Interiors since 2010 and would not go anywhere else. Larissa has a warm, friendly nature and her professionalism and attention to detail are second to none. She always listens attentively to our requirements and gently guides and offers expert and relevant advice to help us achieve our end goals. If we can't find exactly the right item, then she will design it for us, with the result far better than we had ever imagined. Any project we have undertaken with Lewisham Interiors has always, without fail, been on time and on budget. Thanks to Larissa, we have been able to bring our incoherent visions to reality!”

“We hired Emme designs to decorate our penthouse and were very pleased with the results.Before proceeding , with her company,Emmy put our minds at ease by preparing a folio, showing us various materials, colour palette and fabric swatches to be used for our project. Emmy was very professional, communicated well, and was easy to talk to,understanding exactly what we liked…eg. we opted for a minimalist modern decor, for furniture ,T.V. cabinet, study nook etc.She had good contacts, and knew exactly where to source everything from, therefore saving us heaps. Emmy was very reliable and always kept her appointments on time. We highly recommend her for her knowledge and experience.”

“Sophie provided an excellent interior design service resulting in the furnishing of all the windows in our new home and a secondary rental property. Sophie's accuracy in finding the exact items briefed is too her credit and shows her experience. Sophie also provides outstanding follow up service and to this day still sends thru new ideas to furnish our home I would highly recommend Interior Decorating by Sophie.”

“Kylie from KE Decoration & Design P/L turned our daughters nursery into a gorgeous little girls room. Kylie was easy to contact, by phone and e-mail and always quick to respond. She gave us lots of ideas, was open to ideas from my partner and I and then she let us control how far we wanted to take it (i.e., did we want to do a full room make over or just a few key items). Kylie was great at mapping out the room so we could see where everything would go and how it would fit as well as showing us pictures of rooms with similar styles so we could see the vision. She helped us source items that were within our budget and even showed us how we could make a couple of items ourselves, that were high impact, and saved us a lot of money (Such as using material to cover the Pelmet and artwork board). Kylie was always respectful and constantly kept our daughter and her needs/wants in mond. I cannot recommened Kylie highly enough and I will be calling on her services again when my newborn needs a new bedroom!”

“Giulianna came to my house to give advice on colours for the interior. I immediately felt confident that she listened to what I would like and she presented a colour scheme that I love. My house has now been painted all the way through, including the kitchen cupboards. Giulianna also offered some great ideas for bedroom wallpaper to fit in with current furnishings. When I sent photos of the completed painting and hung wallpaper, Giulianna has offered further ideas to help style the rooms, going above and beyond the original consultation.”

“Kylie's work was absolutely above and beyond expectations. She designed and project managed a full kitchen renovation in my apartment. Kylie's advice and expertise was invaluable to a novice renovater such as myself. The businesses and tradesmen used on my job were absolutely first class. I beleive this is a reflection of Kylies relationships and contacts within the industry. The project came in ahead of time and under budget. The result is stunning and I would have no hesitation in recommending Kylie's work.”