Hello, and welcome to my corner of the journal. I thought, before I fill these pages with opinions about lighting and paint colours, I'd start with a bit about me, and how a girl who studied fashion ended up designing homes.
It started with textiles
I've loved design for as long as I can remember. It began at school, of all places, in textiles, and it never left me. I went on to study fashion at university and then spent time working in the industry, including a spell at Grazia. I loved all of it: the colour, the craft, the way a beautiful thing is quietly and carefully put together. That eye, that instinct for how things go together, is the same one I bring to a home today.
From fashion to four walls
Life then took a turn into property. My husband and I set up and ran our own property business for several years, and I quickly realised the part I loved most was the renovating, taking a house and turning it into somewhere people genuinely want to be. The design was always the bit that lit me up. So eventually I made the decision to come back to it properly, and that's what led me here, to Cheshire Property Studio.
Why I love it
What I love most is that no two projects are ever the same. Every family lives differently, every house has its own character, and you get to create something genuinely one of a kind, a beautiful home for a family to love and enjoy for years. There's honestly no better feeling than handing a finished home back to the people who are going to live in it.
What I believe makes a home
If I had to sum up my taste in a single line, it's this: I love the old and the new, together. Traditional bones with a modern sensibility. A lovely vintage piece sitting in a fresh, calm space. I think that's where the magic is. A home that's purely one or the other can feel a little like a showroom, but mix the two and it suddenly has soul. It feels collected and personal, as though it's been gathered over a lifetime rather than bought in an afternoon. That's what I'm always reaching for: rooms that feel like you, not like a catalogue.
Come and say hello
So that's me. If you've a home you're dreaming about, whatever stage you're at, I'd genuinely love to hear about it. Get in touch and let's have a chat.
