Design Plans

Are you struggling to decide what to do with a room or space in your home?

Perhaps you feel inspired by interiors on Instagram or Pinterest, but you’re unsure how to translate ideas into a cohesive, well-considered design.

Many clients come to me experiencing what I call inspiration paralysis — overwhelmed by choice, uncertain where to begin, and concerned about making expensive mistakes.

If this feels familiar, my Design Plan service is designed for you.

Let me create a fully bespoke, comprehensive interior design scheme for a single room or space in your home, tailored to your lifestyle and personal style.

You’ll receive a clear creative concept, a considered colour palette, layout guidance, furnishing and accessory recommendations and practical advice — all presented in an easy-to-follow format.

A holistic transformation plan that you can implement confidently in your own time. Your space, at your pace.

Entryway with stairs on both sides, black coat hooks on a gray cabinet, shoes in a cubby, hanging coats and bags, and pink walls.

Who is this for?

This service is ideal for homeowners seeking professional interior design expertise to reimagine a space in their home, while preferring to implement the changes themselves.

It’s particularly suited to you if:

  • You’re struggling for ideas on how to update a room or space in your home

  • You have plenty of ideas, but need help refining them into a cohesive design — clients often describe this as “pulling it all together”

  • You’d value professional guidance before investing in wallpapers, upholstery, furnishings and decorative objects

  • You find it hard to make confident decisions, but would genuinely enjoy the process of implementing a considered redesign yourself

I’ve helped hundreds of homeowners cut through the confusion and confidently elevate their homes with a clear, considered creative scheme.

Each Design Plan begins with a consultation to explore ideas and your requirements, identify any practical considerations, and establish a renovation budget.

From there, I’ll develop initial design concepts and colour direction, which I’ll present to you for review and discussion.

The key creative elements of your scheme — such as colour, wallpaper, focal points and overall design direction — will be agreed collaboratively before I begin work on your tailored Design Plan documentation. This process typically takes 4-6 weeks.

The service concludes with a 1:1 handover, where I guide you step-by-step through the completed Design Plan documentation, including 2D visuals, recommendations, resources and practical guidance.

You’re then equipped to implement the transformation project in your own time. Your space at your pace.

A home office with a wooden desk, a white swivel chair, a wall-mounted lamp, framed posters, a potted plant, a laptop displaying the time 14:36, and various papers and decor items on the desk.

How it works

Design plans include:-

View of a laundry room seen through a doorway with dark trim, featuring a farmhouse sink, wood countertop, and wall-mounted shelves with plants and decorative items, with wood flooring and a window with light curtains.
  • A clear overarching creative direction for your space, defining the mood, style and aesthetic of the room to ensure every element feels cohesive, considered and aligned with your lifestyle.

  • Original, tailored design ideas that address your specific challenges and unlock the full potential of your space, balancing aesthetics with practical, real-life considerations.

  • A professionally developed colour palette, informed by light levels, existing architecture and your style preferences. Paints selected from 15 designer brands.

  • Professionally specified window solutions that optimise light, privacy and visual balance, while reinforcing the architectural character of the room.

  • A professionally produced spatial layout defining furniture arrangement, circulation routes and key focal points within the room.

  • Professionally specified flooring solutions, informed by lifestyle, durability and architectural context.

  • Selected furnishings and decorative elements, recommended to enhance scale, proportion and visual cohesion throughout the room.

After a few years post-initial renovation, the house required a much needed refresh. Claire was recommended to us to help plan the space. The result was an ‘instagram’ kitchen / living space that we love. So much so that she’s since designed a home office, snug and bedrooms for us too! Claire is easy to work with, listens and has amazing vision. From choosing colours that not only look great but also give the right feel to a room, to reflecting us in the overall scheme and down to the final detailing, she’s absolutely nailed every room.
— Julia W. Hitchin