Eleanor Horwell Design

We asked Ellie to help with design and redecoration in our Victorian house: the living room, hall, stairs and landing, kitchen and bathroom. We're entirely delighted with the end result, which has breathed new life into the house, is smart and beautifully put together – and also, somehow, still feels comfortably like us! Ellie took the time to understand what we liked, and her designs got the feel just right; we couldn't have done this without her. She also suggested practical changes (rehanging doors, repositioning radiators) that improved the space. Ellie found us some great new pieces of furniture, which all work really well with what we had and wanted to keep. She has a wealth of contacts with high-quality suppliers and contractors, she’s pragmatic about where to spend the budget and is a delight to work with. Absolutely recommended.

Working with Ellie was a real game changer! We embarked on a really ambitious prominent, renovating every room in our home. Ellie’s guidance was so valuable - we’re so thrilled with the colours we settled on and the design we created together. Thank you so much Ellie. We are so grateful.

There’s a new phrase we’ve started saying to anyone who’s having works done: ‘You need an Ellie Horwell.’ Ellie is an absolute necessity. Her design work is stunning (have you seen what she did for The Curtain?) but she is flexible too, taking the time to adjust and re-adjust so you are completely satisfied. I remember standing in the empty loft space on a freezing morning while she measured out different variations of bedroom, bathroom and dressing room, again and again until we were happy (it took hours). She spotted flaws in the building work which would have cost us so much more if we hadn’t raised it at the time. She has foreseen issues no one else did. We absolutely lucked out choosing her because she is indispensable. But she’s not just a designer. She coordinates, she organises, she arranges and facilitates, from physically sorting the pieces of our kitchen delivery to mapping out old and new electricity points. She outdid herself standing between us, the builders and a myriad of suppliers - interpreting timings, soothing stresses, fighting our corner when necessary. We felt completely supported and sided with during a very stressful process with humour and friendship. I would use her again without question and recommend her to all my friends. She deserves every award.

It's very important to get on with anyone providing services in your home - the slightest problem and you are left dealing with it for years afterwards. I chose Ellie based on one tiny colour choice in a picture on her website (which I loved) and though her own personal style is slightly different to mine it took her just two visits to understand and translate my style in to one of her splendid designs. When I say splendid; this out of some tricky scenarios in a difficult room. I really did throw her some curveballs and she took her time, thought about it and got it very, very right. Both my daughter and I LOVED it, and we felt such glee when her drawings came through on the computer. Her ability to put colours together is excellent and she likes to think outside the box. Pictures to follow when project complete. Best of all, Ellie has that old-fashioned charm and politeness when dealing with you which is so hard to find these days. Just extremely polite and knowing how to deal with you in a proper grown up sort of way. I only meant to go one room and I can see what's happening, slowly but surely, I will have her working her way through my house. She's already on project number two and I can see a friendship developing. Sometimes we have a little giggle and none of it seems like work at all. Well done Ellie you talented woman!

Eleanor Horwell designed and oversaw a complete overhaul and redecoration of our warehouse loft Kitchen and Bathroom. Her designs were thoughtful, inspired and expertly presented to maximise a hassle-free decision-making process. She went out of her way to ensure that everything went smoothly; going above and beyond when inevitable hiccups occurred. In short, if you are looking for a professional, personable and tasteful designer you just found her. C Bunce

Ellie’s experience and knowledge shows. She gave me some really clear direction and ideas to start refurbishing my new home. She instantly understood what I was trying to create even though I wasn’t sure how to describe it myself, and turned it into some brilliant drawings and advice to set me on my way. She’s incredibly knowledgeable, pragmatic, whilst knowing how to create beautiful interiors for a unique home.

I have dealt with Eleanor on a number of small, ad hoc interiors projects over the years. Eleanor is knowledgeable, very smart, full of ideas and a wonderful combination of being very creative and also very practical. She has great attention to detail, is highly organized, calm and has a can-do attitude- a pleasure to deal with.

I found Ellie and her organisation to be professional, responsive and highly creative. I would recommend her for interior design projects.

To begin with I didn’t know if I needed a managing surveyor or an interior designer! What I did know was that I needed my tiny flat completely refurbished and wanted a calm, simple interior, decorated in a pale palette of colours with some items in Farrow and Ball’s Off Black. Ellie Horwell was recommended to me as a very easy person to work with and I found this was definitely the case. Ellie listened carefully to what I had in mind and came up with lots of excellent ideas to achieve what I wanted. Not only that but she sourced some splendid items, including from abroad, and found exactly what I was hoping for. Ellie has a great contact book so I had a builder from heaven, (Poland actually), oak flooring to die for, floor to ceiling cupboards made by a superb joiner, plus the best curtains I’ve ever had. All in all the refurbishment went very smoothly and to time. I would recommend Ellie without hesitation.

Ellie is beyond wonderful. She is smart, funny, talented, responsive and above all else she puts the client needs at the heart of all that she does. I didn't have a huge budget for design, so she worked out the best way to make the most of her time that I could afford. I can say without exaggerating that her involvement in my house has transformed it into something incredible. By myself I would have only made safe neutral choices. She challenged me, in a delightful non pushy way, to pick interesting paint colours. She looked at my Pinterest boards and images of what I liked to give me mood boards which I was able to use for every item. This way, everything hangs together and feels part of an overall design. She played back what I had said or liked, and helped me to transform my ideas into reality. She chose a number of gorgeous items of furniture which were within my budget and are simply stunning. My husband commented that her portfolio is very broad- she has her own style and tastes but she adapts it depending on who she is working with, so I have the house I wanted but could never have created by myself. Ellie is also very down to earth- I am sure she has clients with huge budgets but I never felt any less important than them and she took all my emails, even ridiculous ones about skirting boards and door handles, seriously. She is a brilliant designer and I would not be sitting typing in my dream house now without her help. I love her!!