Are you Houzzing in the UK? Come and say hi!

10 years ago

I thought it would be nice to get to know you better before Houzz UK kicks off, so I was hoping this could be a fun thread where we can get introduced to each other and talk about our favourite designs and styles. And why you love Houzz!

I'll go first: My name's Emmeline and I'm the Community Manager for Houzz UK. I love the Womb Chair by Eero Saarinen and I can't resist a bit of Scandinavian minimalism.

Now it's your turn!

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ASVInteriors

10 years ago

Hi Houzzers I'm a British interior designer/decorator living and practicing in Switzerland but actually give advice and input all over the world - the wonders of the internet. I like the idea of a dedicated UK Houzz but hope it is only a subset of the bigger Houzz and that we can zoom in on a region rather than have to jump out of it. (In my case I could end up being excluded from everywhere as I dont foresee Houzz Switzerland any time soon!)In the world that we live in today, it is important to understand different types of regional styles and tastes to better serve clients. I really enjoy discussions and Ideabooks worldwide. However, I do appreciate the English style and find it is markedly different (generally) to Europe and the US in some respects....Best of luck on your new endeavour.

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Daman of Witham
10 years ago
Hi all,

We are a Bath, Kitchen, Bedroom & just about any other room design company based in Witham, Essex! We have been on Houzz for a while and excited about the new UK version. We are here to network with interior designers and new clients! We will regularly update our profile with our projects and encourage anyone to come and share their projects and thoughts with us!
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Daman of Witham
10 years ago
One question to you all, how do you earn badges on here? such as popular with design or customer satisfaction? and helenjones318 I don't think there is a new app etc, its just that local searches seem to work now and it shows you more contents from the uk rather than the states. Hope that helps!
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Best of luck and so sorry for the long comment :)
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@alisonheppell We are indeed!
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