ROOM4STYLE - Inspired Interiors

When Petra offered me help to see what she can do in our house I was very sceptical. What can a “stranger” do to help ME in OUR home ? Plus my partner is very particular and we have completely different tastes. In addition he does not like spending money, so how could Petra help anyway ? Seeing as my partner however is in hospital in intensive care with COVID-19, I needed the distraction, so I agreed thinking “what do I have to lose?” Except for the fact that Petra and I had a lot of fun re-arranging everything and the distraction worked - she ended up simply shifting a few things around and also inspired me to take action AND she respected my decisions when I was totally against something (more for personal reasons than logic). It took a few hours and in the end you would wonder what took so long, but the subtle changes have had an enormous impact on me. Petra has managed to create a cozy space for me, considering I am currently by myself in a 500m2 big house. I even have my safe haven where I can sit for ages and let time go by. I have realised that we all look for peace within ourselves and this is often created by our surroundings. Petra managed with a few simple changes to create this place for me, so every long day that my partner is on the brink of not making it - this house now gives me the strength to make it through another and another and another long day and helps me to visualise showing David our new home that Petra has helped me to create.

first class service Petra has a professional eye for proportions, and a first class intuition for creating the right mood, space efficiency and maximum storage facilities. She created a new living room for us. We are amazed how much more space we now have. And how much more comfortable we feel in this room. We can recommend Petra highly. She is a born interior designer.

Having seen an example of Petra’s ability to refurbish an entire house, we were delighted when she agreed to do the same for us, particularly as we lived some distance from the property. The 2 bedroomed terraced house was in a conservation area and needed a complete refurbishment. On meeting Petra we were immediately impressed by her engaging personality and her ability to see the potential in the property. Our budget was limited but she was prepared to work within those constraints. The original basement which consisted of the kitchen, utility room and bathroom was redesigned into one large area with a smaller adjacent bathroom. She employed an excellent team of professionals who worked to her deadlines. Petra kept us fully informed of the progress and we were delighted with the final result.

I hired Petra during the planning phase for a complete redesign and presented her with the difficult task to redesign a layout for my whole apartment without a site visit and on the basis of poorly drawn old plans. To make matters even more challenging, Petra had to accommodate an existing kitchen from a previous home. She completed this task masterfully and with great sensitivity taking into account my very demanding wishes and needs. For this I not only appreciate her skill, insight and patience, but can and would like to highly recommend her. Her dedication and commitment to come up with the ultimately perfect solution was priceless and were highly valued by me.

Well prepared and comprehensive feedback given for a suggested approach to our internal reconfiguration . I appreciate that Petra understands how people "live" day to day in their houses and as a result her advice is excellent. She shares ideas about how best to use space and also best flow through house

After a successful project in Brussels, where Petra helped us to decorate our new art deco apartment, we asked Petra for help again. We needed great ideas how to renovate a bathroom in the guesthouse of our property in France. There were many challenges to overcome. Sloping walls and sloping roof on every side, the house is from 1744...meaning nothing is in a straight line. The bathroom is tiny, and had a bath under a sloping roof, meaning it was very difficult to get in and out of the bath and you could not shower in the bath. The bathroom was also too small to build a shower next to the bath. That was why we needed Petra's help again. After a clear intake discussion, Petra had a good idea of the challenges. She started various designs which we discussed, and then she came up with the winning design. Petra helped us to design a bathroom with all modern facilities in a tiny room in a house build in 1744. We now have a comfortable walk in shower, a large basin with storage underneath and a modern wall hung toilet. What a blessing! The end result: a great bathroom, where every inch has been used to achieve the highest efficiency, despite all the sloping walls and uneven corners. We already have received great feedback from our returning guests, who were used to the very inefficient old bathroom.

Petra did a design consultation for our very small and odd layout flat. It was a great session and Petra provided hand drawn sketches of designs on the day. I am really happy to have met Petra and she provided a professional, detailed and practical advise and shared her valued experience. No job is too small for Petra and I am definitely coming back for more work in the future.

After recently purchasing a new flat I was slightly overwhelmed with all the decisions that needed making. Petra was great, she managed to fit in an appointment last minute and immediately based on her feedback I was able to make an important last minute change to the bathroom which was already in the process of being fitted. In terms of the rest of the flat lots of helpful information and ideas came up in terms of what was important to focus on first, what existing features were acceptable, what the problem areas were etc - I was ready to jump right into colour schemes however realised that a number of other things needed resolving such as room layouts, electric points etc. Petra was also able to share some business advice which was greatly received. I made a number of pages of notes during the appointment and an now waiting for some further followup information via email.

I hired Petra for advice with my large bedroom, in the end I received advice with the whole of my apartment. Petra was extremely generous with her knowledge, her ideas and her time. Her advice gave me new and renewed enthusiasm for the whole of my living space. Her ideas were inspired, realistic and unique. I have followed all of her ideas and can honestly say that I feel so much happier and relaxed in my home. We discussd colour, fabric, positioning of furniture and accessories - with just a touch, ornaments were re-arranged and looked so much better! Would I recommend Petra? I feel I was fortunate to have chosen her.

Petra has a great eye for proportions, layout and storage possibilities. She created storage space and maximised every inch of our home while making it look stylish and smart. We enjoyed our home so much more after we had taken on her services. Her strength are clear lines, good lighting and maximum storage. We would wholeheartedly recommend her. She worked within budget.

Petra brought the smile back to my face with her focused, inspired vision for a refurbishment which had stopped due to bereavement. She enlivened, enthused and more importantly made all the calculations needed to turn an odd space into a magnificent kitchen. Thoroughly recommended. Thank you!

I was apprehensive in hiring Petra thinking I had an eye for layouts and design but she came up with a fundamental idea I oversaw which meant the layouts of 2 properties immediately improved due to the recommended changes. Petra was able to help me in coming up with a much better design for both residential flats and I am much more satisfied than what the original architect came up with. I would use Petra again