Indigo Eight Creative

We are building a modern single-story dwelling in our back garden. All was going well up until the first fix when it became painfully obvious that we were out of our depth when it came to space planning, the placement of electrical sockets & switches, and the finish we would like to achieve in terms of interior design & style. Jo was recommended to us by a lighting designer for the electrical socket and switch placements. We sent Jo the architect's plans and after a video meeting with Jo, Jo visited us at our new build site to review our needs and to look at the new building. Jo reviewed the architect's plans and made practical suggestions changing several room sizes, wall positionings, and doorways to better suit real-life living rather than an architect's artistic vision. In an ideal world, we would have engaged with Jo at the same time as instructing the architect, but we were fortunate in that the building project was at a point where changes could easily be made. These suggestions were concisely captured in a to-scale ‘Space Planning’ document that we shared with the building contractor to make the relevant changes. Thereafter, Jo provided us with an 'Electrical & Data Layout' plan which we reviewed over a video conference call and sent to the electrician to complete the first fix electrical requirements. During the initial site meeting, Jo sat down with us for several hours to better understand our likes and dislikes regarding interior design, style, colours, furniture, and furnishings. This was a fascinating process whereby Jo showed us twenty-four styles of interior designs and captured not only our likes and dislikes, but also the furniture that we would be taking to the new building. A few days later Jo submitted a 'Style & Concept Plan,' by room which covered everything from wall and ceiling colours & coverings, types of soft furnishings and furniture, light fittings, and shapes, suggested placements of these, and for the furniture we would be taking with us. This final document has provided us with some excellent ideas as to how we will complete the interior design of our new house, and also provide the decorators with our chosen wall and ceiling colours. Jo is extremely professional, efficient and personable, and we highly recommend her to anyone who requires help no matter how small or large their project may be.

This is our second time working with Jo and we couldn't have done our renovation without her! She went above and beyond for us in every aspect and we are extremely grateful for her support and advice throughout. She is not only an excellent interior designer, but a lovely, approachable person with vast experience and knowledge. We have thoroughly enjoyed working with her and couldn't recommend her highly enough.

Jo really delivered more than I was expecting. She really listened to what I wanted and designed something that worked for me. I really enjoyed the whole process. Jo was so happy to help every step of the way and provided all the information I need to work with the contractors. Hope to work with her again in the future

Every minute of our engagement with Jo was productive, insightful and above all fun. We were doing a complete redesign of our living room and had some basic ideas that I was not confident I could turn into a finished project. My brief to Jo was basically "how do I realise this when I don't know the market for furniture suppliers, paints, lights, all this stuff. I only know Ikea and B&Q and the one thing I don't want is Ikea and B&Q" Jo took the ideas we had, fleshed them out into a complete design with every element costed, knowing where it was coming from and what it was going to look like. We went through design boards, looking at all sorts of elements that we could incorporate whilst anchoring the whole design around some elements we did not want to change, the suites and some artwork, that gave us our core palette. We now have the most incredible space to relax in. It looks absolutely fabulous and it's been easy to implement because of the very detailed designs and plans Jo provides. I highly recommend her, I am so glad we bit the bullet and went with a designer, there is no way I could have done this, to this level on my own. If you are weighing up the idea, don't hesitate, go for it, and when the time comes, absolutely get the "good" lights, they are a revelation!

I would highly recommend Jo for any interior design project. She was a pleasure to work with. She really listened to how we live as a family and came up with the perfect layout to suit us. I wouldn't hesitate to work with her again.

We have been supplying Jo at Indigo Eight Creative beautiful custom made rugs for a while now. Jo is always very professional and easy to work with , she has a very good eye for design and has a clear plan of her clients requirements, we work closely to get the end results needed to transform her clients homes.

We have a Victorian terraced house and were searching for some ideas on how to utilise our space more efficiently to suit our family's needs and inject a bit of personality and our own stamp on the place. Joanna came highly recommended by our lovely neighbours. We can see why, she was an absolute star from start to finish. She had the patience and took the time to understand our whole family. In our initial meeting she came up with some great ideas, it was very inspiring. One of the options she offered was her 'concept design service' which we chose to proceed with. Joanna put together a palette of colours and finishes that we could use throughout the house to make it feel like ours and to give the space a more cohesive look. We were over the moon as this gave us the motivation to commence with our project. It was exciting and a relief to finally have some ideas on the table. Since then we have recommended Joanna to neighbours, friends, family and would recommend her to anyone reading this. So pleased we found you Joanna, Thanks. Amanda

I bought house in Kent partly as an investment and partly because I wanted to use it as a home for when I come back to the UK as I’m currently based overseas. After some initial discussions, Joanna came up with a proposal, even suggesting that I might look at altering the way some of the rooms were used. The result is a home that reflects my needs and following some discussions around things I like and didn’t like and she put together a series of ideas on style and decoration, with furnishing suggestions, all of which have been implemented to great effect Being remote made the renovation a challenge and it was great having Joanna on the ground to support with liaising with contractors. She produced electrical and plumbing drawings as well as the softer specifications. I’d definitely use her again if I was to do another project and would recommend her services.

Joanna came highly recommended – and what a find! I needed to fully refurbish a recently bought holiday cottage into a high end let. She spent quite a bit of time really understanding what I liked before coming up with an amazing design. To ensure the cottage really lived up to its potential, I also asked Joanna to project manage the refurb which included full damp proof treatment, rewiring, replumbing and decorating; I also asked her to source and buy all the furnishings. The whole project took less than 3 months plus she kept it under my budget, which was all down to her! A very friendly yet professional interior designer. I would recommend her to anyone.

We have had the pleasure of working with Indigo Eight on a number of projects over the last few years. Jo has always been fantastic to work with, she has a real eye for detail. It's great to work with an interior designer with great knowledge of both the architectural details as well as the finishing touches that bring the job to life. I would highly recommend Indigo Eight and look forward to teaming up on more projects in the future.

We contacted Jo when we set out on our new build home. She came in to our project initially as she was recommended by our architect to help us with the functions and flows within the house. She spent some time understanding what we were trying to achieve and then came up with some good ideas about better ways to use the space, especially around our open plan kitchen area and all the adjoining areas. I can also say that without Jo’s involvement we would have struggled to ensure that our home felt homely and reflected our tastes. She also ensured that all chosen items including bathroom fittings and furniture all worked and fitted well in each room. We got on so well with Jo that we asked her to come back a little later in to our process to help us with style, colour and hints and tips on furnishings. She also ended up designing us a number of bespoke pieces of storage which have become invaluable. If we were to ever build another house Jo would be one of the first on our list to call!

I’ve been working with Jo for many years and across a number of different type of projects. She’s incredibly organised and always on top of the detail. As a contractor we enjoy working with her as we always have the information we need in advance and it’s accurate and in a clear format. Jo also brings great suggestions to the table from her previous experience and she has a very natural way of working with both her clients and suppliers which makes her a pleasure to work with. We have no hesitation in recommending her and often share Jo’s details with our own clients.

We worked in partnership with ‘Indigo Eight’ to create a concept, and subsequently, a detailed design for the renovation of our Victorian house in Canterbury, Kent. We wanted to achieve the functionality of a modern family home whilst maintaining and introducing features, and a colour palette, sympathetic to the period of the property. Joanna at Indigo was our primary contact and took the time – and asked the diagnostic questions – which enabled her to understand (and help determine) our brief, whilst clarifying our approach to selecting complimentary furniture and fittings. She acted on our behalf to engage, schedule and manage the various specialist contractors Fully recommended.

Jo offered us the highest level of creativity, expertise and professionalism. We engaged her services for our kitchen / diner and master bedroom remodeling. She helped us think in completely different ways about how we can use the space, whilst also listening to our likes and dislikes. It really helped that Jo worked everything up into 3D, full colour plans which helped us visualise things. Jo also has a great working knowledge of the construction business and so you don't just get beautiful finishes, she can advise how you can work with you trades to make sure things like lighting, sound, visuals and heating are incorporated into the design to make it work best for you. She then went on to provide the contractors with drawings and schedules (which they loved) and this all saved money and stress in the long run. We recommend Jo. Very easy to work with, super friendly and we would definitely work with her again.

We were building a new house and Joanna was recommended as someone who could help hone our thoughts and suggest initial ideas. She ended up doing much more than this , helping us with layouts and flow of the building, which we hadn’t even thought about! She then helped us work out our style and came up with mood boards for colour and furnishings. This was then put into 3D drawings so we got an idea of how it could look. We really enjoyed working with Joanna & recommend her for any project that you’re doing .

We had three large rooms that we wanted to completely refurbish, but weren’t sure what we wanted to do. Joanna was recommended by another contractor working in the house. She worked with us to help us understand style and flow and she put together plans and mood boards to show us how the rooms could be laid out and how they could look. When we agreed on the general style of the rooms she turned the drawings in to 3D renders so we could see the result and were very comfortable to proceed. She continued to work with us on the project, making us a complete construction pack for the building team with schedules and electrical drawings and smart layouts so that everyone had drawings to work from. Joanna then helped us to buy all our furniture for the project using her trade connections to get us really good prices. We are having a break before starting the next phase and Joanna will work on us with that as soon as we are ready. She offers a great service, we are very glad we found her!