Five Sextillion

Adrian and Sokum are consummate professionals. Together they have the rare ability to combine design flair and style with practical renovation experience and know how. In practical terms they also excel at keeping the client informed about progress while at the same time retaining responsibility for the project as a whole. We would not hesitate to use them again for our next project.

Adrian and Sokum were a pleasure to work with as they worked extremely hard to understand what we wanted and to make it happen. We were impressed by their perseverance to get the right quality and style for our project. Their attention to detail was there from start to finish, maintaining high standards at all times. We were delighted with the final outcome.

We would highly recommend Sokum and Adrian given their combined in depth knowledge and extensive experience enabling them to skilfully manage the whole process from design through to completed installation. We selected them after considering several potential suppliers given their professionalism and great attention to every detail, shining above their competitors. They were 100% engaged and responsive at every step. We wanted to have a new bathroom of 5 star hotel quality and that is exactly what they delivered. Mark B-A

Adrian managed a highly complex renovation project in Belgravia from start to finish. He was able to deliver high quality teams covering all of the trades required to work on this listed building. I was impressed with how he kept me informed throughout the work, his suggestions were timely and effective. He demanded very high standards from those working on the project and the outcome was highly successful and on budget.

We searched hard to find a high quality bathroom specialist who we could trust, to design and install a tasteful, discretely assisted wetroom. This was a complete bathroom makeover. Good design, excellent assistance in choice of suppliers and supplies, clear programme of works, excellent communication and monitoring of progress. Enthusiastic teams who completed the project on time to a high standard. We would highly recommend Five Sextillian.

I had been looking for a suitable company to install a luxury bathroom in my flat in East London but after two years of searching could not find anyone who gave me confidence that they could either supply the quality of products that I wanted or carry out an installation to a standard that I would be happy with. Fortunately, I came across the name of Five Sextillion on another website and decided to call the owner Adrian Hyland-Smith to see if he would be interested in my proposed project. I immediately found him to be engaging and after a brief telephone conversation we arranged a meeting at my property with both Adrian and his wife Sokum, the Creative Director of the company. Although both were very friendly, they had a thoroughly professional approach to their work which I have rarely come across in this sector and they took time to get to know what I wanted from my bathroom and returned on another occasion with a mood board of different schemes with sketches of what would work in the context of my modest sized room. Over a period of a few weeks we agreed the products to be used and Sokum arranged for me to go to bathroom and tile showrooms which displayed brassware, sanitary ware and tiles which were beyond what I imagined was available. Her very knowledgeable contacts in the showrooms took time to show me the products which we had discussed and this made decisions about choosing the products so much easier. Particular attention was paid by Sokum to colour, texture and layering with clever use of lighting to highlight a spectacular feature wall in a hexagon mother of pearl mosaic. Costs were agreed and work started on time on the agreed date. The installation went very smoothly overall with thoroughly professional tradesmen who worked to a meticulous standard which I have rarely seen before. The end result is visible in the photographs and the company went on to help bring life to my kitchen with a fantastic underheated, tiled floor which was made possible without removing any of the cabinets or worktops in what was technically a difficult task written off by other companies as impossible. Sokum also designed the amazing glass splashbacks with a satin finish and bespoke colour by Little Greene which look like a painted wall but provide amazing practicality in a kitchen setting. I can honestly say that I have never come across an interior design company who give so much attention to detail and are willing to listen to the customer and create what others deem impossible.