(Service) Esher
Interior design in Esher
Interior design in Esher usually means a large house that works on paper but not in daily life: a formal front room nobody uses, a kitchen cut off from the garden, bedrooms that have never been finished properly. We start by looking at how you actually use the house, then plan the layout, finishes, lighting, joinery and furniture as one scheme so each room feels part of the same home. You can bring us in for a single room or the whole house, and you get full access to our trade discounts on everything we source, which often offsets much of the design fee on a larger project. If you would rather run the work yourself, our hourly design consultancy gives you a clear plan to follow.
Local homes
Homes in Esher
Much of Esher's housing dates from the 1920s and 1930s, with handmade brick, tile and timber detail on estates such as Clare Hill and around Esher Place. These houses have good bones but often a dated room layout, with a separate dining room, a narrow kitchen and a dark hallway. A well-planned scheme can keep the period character on the outside while giving you open, light rooms that suit modern family life inside. Kitchens and family rooms are usually where we start, because that is where the house is used hardest every day.
Local knowledge
Planning and local notes
Esher sits in Elmbridge, and the Esher conservation area covers the historic centre around the High Street. Outside it, the bigger question is often private: many of Esher's estates, including the Clare Hill and Claremont Park area, carry covenants or estate rules on extensions, boundaries and rebuilding. We check the deeds and any estate requirements alongside the planning position before drawing anything, so the design you fall for is one you can actually build.
Scope
What's included
- Floorplan and moodboardA collection of inspiration the design and style are built around, plus the spatial plan of your home.
- 2D design visualsFlat-laid visuals of the specified furniture, accessories and finishes.
- Sample boardPhysical samples of fabrics, flooring, wall finishes and tiles, so you can see how each colour and texture works together.
- Finish scheduleEvery item, finish and piece of furniture we recommend, and where to source it.
- 3D visualsSo you can see every part of the newly designed space.
- Kitchen design and technical drawingsFor example storage joinery, where the project needs them.
FAQs
Questions we're asked
Can you design around period features in an older Esher house?
Yes. We keep and restore the features worth keeping, such as fireplaces, panelling and original joinery, and design the new kitchen, lighting and storage so they sit comfortably alongside them rather than fighting them.
Do you work on large detached houses room by room?
Yes. A big house can be phased over a couple of years if that suits your budget or your family. We design the whole scheme up front so each phase fits the overall plan, then deliver it one stage at a time.
How much does an interior designer cost?
It's usually the first thing people ask, and we don't publish a figure, because it depends on the property and how much you want us to do. The full design service is priced per room and quoted as a fixed sum for the deliverables you've agreed. Everything we source goes through our trade accounts and the discounts are passed on to you, which on a larger project often offsets much of the design fee.
What does an interior designer actually do?
We design the room or the whole house: layout, finishes, lighting, joinery and furniture. You get a floorplan and moodboard, 2D visuals, a sample board of physical fabrics, flooring, wall finishes and tiles, 3D visuals, and a finish schedule listing every item and where to source it. Then we order it, take the deliveries and check what arrives. If the room needs building work, our architect prepares the planning and technical drawings and we can run the build.
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