A dining room with a round white table, surrounded by three wooden chairs with patterned cushions. The background wall features colorful artwork, a black-framed picture, and decorative plates. There's a dark blue sideboard with objects on top, and lighting fixtures hanging from the ceiling. To the right, a white door with a mirror reflects a floral-patterned room.
Bedroom with a brass bed, two wooden nightstands with lamps, a beige textured wall, patterned quilt, and pillows, with a modern hanging light fixture.

The clients were extending and redesigning their Arts & Crafts family home in York, adding new floors and incorporating stained glass throughout. Their brief came with specific challenges:

Bridging the old and new in an effortless way

Reconciling differing tastes between the couple

Creating a home that expressed their love for family, art, and music

Incorporating inherited furniture and art

Isobel created a concept that wove together these threads with warmth, elegance, and informality. Antiques and collected artworks were layered into the design, lending familiarity and soul to the new spaces.

Each room was given a distinct personality while maintaining a cohesive narrative across old and new. The result was a relaxed yet confident interior, at times playful and eclectic, yet always connected to the clients’ lifestyle.

The final vision was richly developed, family-friendly, and designed to evolve gracefully over time.

A bedroom featuring a unique bed setup with a lower bed and an upper loft bed, both with colorful bedding and pillows, surrounded by bookshelves and a staircase, with a hanging lamp overhead.
Living room with a blue sofa, patterned pillows, Persian rug, colorful curtains, and various lamps, including a floor lamp, table lamp, and wall sconces. There is a window with blinds and a painting on the wall.

‘It was a pleasure to take this lovely client from the seed of an idea into a beautiful, cohesive and personal vision that tells the unique story of their family and home. I wanted to reflect their genuine warmth, creativity and sense of fun in the design and temper this with their relaxed way of living and refined taste.’

Isobel

A bedroom with a rattan bed, white pillows, floral bedspread, two wooden nightstands with lamps, a green armchair with a striped pillow, a window with a striped shade, a cream wardrobe, and a white ceiling light.
Bedroom with a bunk bed, wardrobe, multicolored patterned bedding, striped pillows, floral rug, and a hanging pink striped lampshade.
Vintage room with patterned wallpaper, a mirror, a wooden console table with a vase of flowers and a green banker lamp, a wicker chair with an orange pillow, and a side table with a striped ceramic lamp.
A cozy interior room with beige walls, stained glass windows, a wooden staircase, a bookcase filled with books, a table lamp, a pink patterned curtain, a window behind the curtain, a tray with pillows on a bench, and ceiling lights including paper lanterns and a wall sconce.
Bathroom with beige hexagonal tile floor, light-colored walls, and a slanted window with blinds. Features include a wall-mounted mirror with tassel wall sconces, a white sink with vintage brass faucets, a distressed blue wooden cabinet holding toilet paper rolls, and a white towel rack with a towel. There is a wall-mounted toilet, a corner shower with multicolored tiles, a wicker laundry basket, neatly folded white towels, a soap dispenser, and a small white rug.
Bathroom with clawfoot bathtub, toilet, pedestal sink, mirror, wooden cabinet, shower, and decorative wallpaper