Project Juliette - Beitbridge.
Our skilled craftsmen design and build unique, tailor-made furniture pieces that perfectly fit your space and style. In our bigger projects, we tend to take everything concept to completion, as we wish to provide personalised solutions to bring your vision to life with exceptional quality and craftsmanship.
A beautiful, hidden gem nestled in Beitbridge.
We are excited to present a comprehensive interior design proposal that addresses your unique vision for Ms. Juliette. Our integrated approach combines structural interior design, bespoke furniture manufacturing, and carefully curated soft furnishings to create a truly unified and elevated space. We understand your desire for a space that is functional, modern, comfortable and reflective of your desired lifestyle.
Our goal is to transform your fixing the errors made by the architect and building contractors, adding a few timeless structural elements, making sure that the place is painted in colours that will stand the test of time and then furnishing with place with dominantly bespoke furniture pieces and carefully curated soft finishes.
This project is for a home that is 450sqm under roof and it features open plan living where the spacious lounge, dining room and kitchen are unified into one large space that leads to a large patio that is perfect for the modern day entertainer. It also features a grand master bedroom, a home office, a small but well-equipped gym, a guest suite and extra bedroom with a shared bathroom, scullery and pantry amongst other liveable spaces. On the exterior, there's a swimming pool enclosed in a glass and post style balustrade and covered with tarpaulin for safety; leading to a unique pergola as well as the cute little cottages in which the client houses the staff. We designed, repurposed, furnished and restyled the spaces while maintaining the overall classic ambiance of the architecture.
Once a client reaches out asking for an interior design consultation and subscribes to it, each project begins with a meeting at the client’s property to assess the existing layout and discuss what the client wants to achieve. This is an opportunity to learn about the client’s way of life and ensure that the final design is tailored to their exact requirements.
Initial budgets, timescales and the scope of work are also discussed during this meeting, which is then followed up with a detailed proposal and fee estimate.
The project scope:
- Structural interior design
- Custom furniture manufacturing
- Soft furnishings curation sessions
Budget and timelines:
- Twenty-one days from deposit settlement
- Budget will depend on client requirements
“We were astonished by the craftsmanship! Our custom-made furniture was more beautiful than we could have imagined, and the entire process, from design to delivery, was a pleasure. Highly recommend this manufacturer for quality, artistry, and exceptional service”
Ms. Juliette, Beitbridge.
Our skilled craftsmen use high-quality materials to create the customised pieces, ensuring that they meet the client’s specifications and quality standards.
When our team has seen the project site, we create a design scheme to meet the client’s requirements – this process is consistent, whether it is for ‘simple’ restyling of an already beautiful house, transformation of a single room or the complete restoration of an entire house, including bespoke bathrooms and kitchens, sourcing of furniture, lighting designs and audio-visual solutions.
However, the scheme is flexible in that it can be for a complete turnkey solution, where we provide all the materials and carry out all of the work, or it can be bespoke, where the client sources materials and utilises their own tradesmen.
Structural interior architecture:
Collaborating with you to create a refined layout and structural enhancements that optimise the flow, functionality, and architectural appeal, ensuring a strong foundation for the final design.
Custom furniture manufacturing:
Designing and crafting unique, high-quality furniture pieces that perfectly fit the space’s scale, style, and your functional requirements, ensuring seamless integration into the overall design.
Soft furnishings curation:
Selecting and sourcing the finest textiles, upholstery, and decorative items to add layers of texture, colour, and personality, completing the aesthetic and enhancing comfort.
We have a raised few concerns raised about the interior architecture.
Wall skimming
The most apparent problem was the inconsistency of the walls and the needed touch-ups on the ceiling. If possible, we should apply an extra layer of skimming throughout the house to correct as many flaws as we can, creating a smoother surface for the painters to work with. If we go ahead with painting the walls as they are now, the outcome will not be ideal. If you trust this painter, his work will turn out great once we properly prepare the walls.
Should he be the one to paint, he must bring his best team, as we aim for everything to be finished to a high standard.
Wall and floor tiles
Most of the floor tiles are in good condition; however, the bathroom tiles raise some concerns, and we recognise that replacing them at this point might be costly. If there were any leftover tiles, we would need to resolve this issue before proceeding to work on the other areas. We have a team of tilers who can take care of this if the original contractor had done a satisfactory job. Large-format, non-slip tiles with a matte finish are ideal for bathroom areas.
The open-plan living spaces are slightly lower than the entrance area, and while the tilers repaired the sections where those two areas meet, the quality of the work could have been improved. It would be beneficial if we could refine that spot, preferably by leaving just one seam instead of the two, which also includes a silver trim.
Kitchen design flaws
As experienced kitchen designers, we tend to notice details that others might miss. One thing that stood out to us is the mixture of design themes, which makes it hard to achieve the consistency and workflow needed for a modern, open-plan kitchen.
Shaker doors are a timeless classic, and handles add to their charm and traditional style. While it’s possible to try new ideas, push-to-open systems work better with plain, solid doors. The springs in these systems may wear out over time, but they can be replaced at a low cost, so this may or may not be a concern. Adding aluminium doors is a smart choice for a modern kitchen. However, in a light-coloured kitchen like ours, it’s important to create contrast. The inside of the glass cabinets should be a different, darker shade than the doors, with some streaks of the main colour to tie everything together. Illumination is an absolute must!
Lighting inside the glass cabinets and under the top cabinets will help keep the workspace bright, which is especially important with a black countertop. We also recommend removing the skirting under the top cabinets. The tall cabinet on the far right has a different style that does not match the new aluminium finishes.
The kitchen sink design and placement aren’t optimised well.
Why don’t we create a scullery?
I would like to suggest that the room you’ve designated as a store room could be even more valuable if it were used as a scullery. Its proximity to the main kitchen makes it highly convenient for daily tasks, while its discreet location ensures privacy and keeps household activities out of sight for guests. With a scullery in this space, you could include a washing machine, tumble dryer, kitchen sink, dedicated ironing area, and ample storage – creating an efficient and organised hub that supports both kitchen activities and laundry needs, all without disrupting the main living or entertaining areas.