Working with couples as clients can sometimes be a challenge for the less experienced interior designer.

Couples can get along extremely well but nonetheless they may have different approaches to life and design. Specifically, we recently worked with a London couple where the gentleman was a television journalist and his wife was a successful executive. She was formal, but he was much more casual. Her focus was on clean lines and interior designer flair, while he was seeking more restful, den-like, shag-carpet comfort. Ultimately our team of interior designers decided to come up with a compromise colour board, with rooms “for him” and “for her” that would maximise the spatial opportunities while taking full advantage of their fabulous and expansive London home.