Interior Designers in Chester-le-Street, County Durham

“We first used Gill three years ago for a complete remodel of our bathroom, and after such a positive experience we went straight back to her for our much bigger kitchen renovation. Our bathroom was a really awkward space with a poor layout, boxed-in pipework and even carpet! Gill helped us completely rethink it, including knocking through into an old fitted wardrobe to create a walk-in shower. She planned the layout and helped us choose everything from tiles and lighting to the bath and fittings. Three years later, I still absolutely love it. She also persuaded us to include a bath when we were considering going without one – something I became extremely grateful for after we had a child! I'm incredibly indecisive with interiors, and Gill is brilliant at understanding the look I'm trying to achieve, narrowing down endless choices and confidently recommending what will work best. More recently, Gill has helped us transform our huge former living room into a kitchen/dining/living space. It was a major renovation involving building work, new windows and doors and a completely new kitchen. Gill was involved from the earliest planning stages, helping us explore different layouts and meeting builders with us before we'd even settled on the final plan. Her project management has been invaluable. She coordinated trades and suppliers, worked through the kitchen design with Howdens, organised ordering and measurements, and even brought samples to our house so we could see them in the space. The contractors she brought in for the main renovation were also fantastic. Gill took my Pinterest ideas and turned them into a beautiful, coherent room, while suggesting details I wouldn't have thought of myself. The finished kitchen is genuinely better than I imagined it would be. Gill is down-to-earth, patient, responsive and very easy to work with. After two major projects together, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her, and we'll definitely be going back to her for future projects.”

“We had an amazing experience working with Christi to redesign our kids’ lounge. We were really struggling to know what to do with the space, but Christi brought a fantastic mix of practical suggestions and creative ideas that helped us turn it into a beautiful, functional room. Christi also connected us with a fantastic joiner, who helped bring the vision to life and completely transform the space. We couldn’t be happier with the finished result and would highly recommend Christi to anyone looking for a talented, thoughtful and creative interior designer!”

“I’ve used Cathy Dean Interior Design now for 3 rooms in my house which needed fully redecorated and restructured when we moved in, and it has been the best money I’ve spent. Layout, best use of space and the ‘flow’ of the rooms was my biggest challenge and now we have such a liveable downstairs that works perfectly for us as a family. Not to mention all of the decor, furniture & accessories are absolutely beautiful. I’m so happy with the results & I would definitely recommend!”