Interior Designers in Thame, Oxfordshire

“WOW! Was the message I sent Philippa when we opened the door to our home. We approached Philippa again after she designed our kitchen a few years ago, to renovate and refurbish our period property home as we hadn’t done anything to it since we moved in 11 years ago and there were rooms we didn’t even use. We both have very busy lives and trusted Philippa and her team to be professional, helpful and easy to work with. Having all the designs and items they had chosen for us on their online dashboard really helped with decision-making and transparency with costings. Their suggestions for moving my tiny office in the top attic to the living room was genius as I now have a stunning library and sofa to watch the sports and movies in my study and moving the living room into the drawing room so it overlooks the garden rather than the drive, was equally transformative. By closing doors and adding new ones the house now feels cohesive, cosy and welcoming and rooms flow naturally from one to another. They identified pieces of art that we really loved and used these as their starting point for our colours and designs – and what they created is a magic blend that incorporates our art, our rugs, and reflects our lives here in the UK and abroad. They have somehow woven it all into a beautiful interior that has quite simply breathed new life into our Victorian home and has given us more than we ever hoped for. As part of their installation and styling service - they not only unpacked seven container boxes for us but even went the extra mile taking time to frame a family tree, colour co-ordinate books in the library and adding flowers for our arrival back home. We’d never have got this result ourselves – they more than exceeded our brief – our home looks amazing, and we love it. Highly recommended!”

“I was recommended Sarah@Ministry of the Interior after I moved into my new barn conversion (not wood but glass & concrete!) and needed an experienced and discerning eye to help me. Sarah has been wonderful in helping me and the girls get the place looking good by helping us select and source the right furniture, rugs, etc and though not finished yet my guests all say ‘it’s looking good’. As a bonus she’s great fun, dead straightforward and really good to work with as well as my (fussy/discerning) daughters also loving her. As much a friend as a supplier now . Thanks Sarah, David.”

“Phil was the interior designer for my recent 5 bed whole house refurbishment. He oversaw everything from layouts, kitchen design, sourcing and procuring all fixtures through to interior schemes. As my property was outside of the radius of where he can project manage, he worked closely with the project manager to resolve plenty of issues without having to involve too much of my time. He is very organised, and kept very clear lists of fixtures that had and hadn’t been ordered with transparent pricing / discount. Phil has excellent attention to detail and his knowledge goes far beyond what I had expected (and was invaluable!). I often found myself deliberating various other options only to end up going with Phil’s original recommendation. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Phil.”