4 Houzz Awards
3 Houzz Badges
Contact Info:
Zoe Murphy
London, Greater London SE24 9ND
United Kingdom
London, Greater London SE24 9ND
United Kingdom
Typical Job Costs:
£100 - £100,000
I offer a free one hour consultation service to new clients. My charging structure is very transparent. I normally charge a design fee and, if I am able to negotiate trade discounts (these are mostly 20-40%, depending on the brand or range) on tiles / furniture / fabrics etc, I split the discounts with my clients. I currently charge £60 per hour for the design fee. As I’m a very small business, I don’t charge VAT so there’s no VAT to add on to those rates.
I offer a free one hour consultation service to new clients. My charging structure is very transparent. I normally charge a design fee and, if I am able to negotiate trade discounts (these are mostly 20-40%, depending on the brand or range) on tiles / furniture / fabrics etc, I split the discounts with my clients. I currently charge £60 per hour for the design fee. As I’m a very small business, I don’t charge VAT so there’s no VAT to add on to those rates.
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I aim to provide accessible, affordable interior design services to everyone. I firmly believe that we can all benefit from good design - it shouldn’t just be available for the 1%.
After being a partner in city law firm for many years, I re-trained as an interior designer at the Chelsea College of Art. I'm an associate member of the British Institute of Interior Designers and run my own small design practice and take on work all over London.
I definitely have my own style (you can see my house here on my profile). But I’m just not the sort of designer (or person, frankly) to impose their own look on clients. I’d much rather design a scheme in collaboration with clients and and other professionals. It’s not my home - it’s yours. But what I can bring is my experience and expertise to make the best of your space. My client-centric approach doesn’t mean I don’t take inspiration from the design community or follow trends. We don’t tend to wear the same clothes or listen to the same music our parents do (or even we did ourselves 10 years ago) so there is no reason our homes should be stuck in the same time warp! Small tweaks can make a big difference both to your home and to your mindset.
I love doing full house refurbishments as I can really get stuck in, get to know you and help you avoid the decision fatigue. Creating a home can be a very rewarding process and I’d love to be on that journey with you. But I’m also happy to take on smaller projects - a kitchen extension, bathroom refurbishments, colour schemes. Please do get in touch to discuss your projects.
Services Provided
Accessible Design, Bathroom Design, Bedroom Design, Bespoke Walk-in Wardrobes, Dining Room Design, Downsizing, Eco Homes, Floor Plans, Furniture Selection, Home Cinema Design, Home Office Design, House Plans, Interior Design, Interior Styling, Kids' Room Design, Kitchen Design, Living Room Design, Nursery Design, Playroom Design, Project Management, Space Planning, Wine Cellar Design
Areas Served
London, Dulwich, East Dulwich, West Dulwich, Herne Hill, Loughborough Junction, Brixton, Clapham, East London
Awards
Houzz Award for Customer Service 2017 and 2018
21 Projects for Stealth design
Herne Hill, Greater London
My own home
13 photos
Herne Hill, London, Greater London
Bright Extension, Herne Hill
16 photos
Herne Hill, London, Greater London
Family Home Renovation, Herne Hill
25 photos
Herne Hill, London, Greater London
Bright Home Extension, Herne Hill
4 photos
London, Greater London
Refurbishment to Modernise an Edwardian Home, Crystal Palace
14 photos
Herne Hill, London, Greater London
Bright Living Room, Hollingbourne Road
7 photos
Herne Hill, London, Greater London
Kitchen Renovation, Herne Hill
7 photos
London, Greater London
Home Renovation, Lawrie Park Gardens
7 photos
East Dulwich, London, Greater London
Compact Bathroom, East Dulwich
13 photos
Crystal Palace, London, Greater London
Living Room Design, Crystal Palace
13 photos
Herne Hill, London, Greater London
Entrance Hall, Herne Hill
4 photos
London, Greater London
Modern Workspace in Family Home
2 photos
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17 Reviews for Stealth design
Melissa Leabeater
Relationship
Client
Project Price
£1,000 – £9,999
We love our new home every day, and one of the best decisions we made was to engage Zoe for advice. We were in the middle of major-renovation decision-fatigue-and-anxiety when we approached Zoe to help us with choosing colours for our kitchen units. She was so good at helping us identify and frame the ‘feel’ we wanted for the house that we ended up asking her to help with the whole-house colour scheme, tiles selection, soft furnishings, furniture items, layout advice….. Zoe was excellent at helping streamline the decision process which obviously saved us time but more importantly helped us achieve a result which was harmonious as well as more interesting than we would have had the guts or ability to come up with ourselves. We love it. Super responsive, efficient, not stuck on designer brands, thoughtful and with some great advice on practical considerations and reality v Instagram myths. We wholeheartedly recommend her.
17 May, 2019
Jackie Ballard
Relationship
Client
Project Price
less than £1,000
Zoe gave me some great ideas, good contacts to do individual pieces of work and inspired me to imagine my home in a new, but not stonkingly expensive, light. A very useful initial advice service and I have already implemented a few simple changes, with bigger changes on the way!
21 December, 2018
Galya Wells
Relationship
Client
Project Price
less than £1,000
I contacted Zoe after seeing her leaflet about interior design trends. We'd just completed out loft conversion and were looking for design ideas. We wanted a modern feel but without being at odds with the rest of the house. Zoe understood exactly what we liked and wanted to achieve and her recommendations were spot on and practical. We had an idea for the main theme James Bond/Golden finger and she helped us to develop it in a stylish way. Her sense of colour is amazing. As a result we now have 2 great room which we enjoy very much and guests admire. All the way through Zoe was very good at communicating with us and her fees are really very reasonable. I would highly recommend Zoe interior design services.
2 December, 2018
Elaine Sutcliffe
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Client
Project Price
n/a
Zoe has helped us immensely over the last years as we have worked on an extension project in our Victorian house. She has been full of ideas and has really helped us with some great suggestions while not making us feel like she was imposing her design on us. In particular -
- She has an excellent eye for colour and we were both surprised by the extent to which an agreed colour scheme made a difference to the final look of the house
- She was able to specify and supply excellent bathroom fittings - an area we wouldn't have had the patience to research this ourselves but we love the final product. Items were well priced with a shared trade discount.
- Lots of good ideas on room layout - in particular she helped us get to a final kitchen lay out that works perfectly for us
- An excellent knowledge of wallpapers, tiles and fabrics with some suggestions which have really helped to make our home feel unique
- She has the patience to work around and incorporate existing furniture into the final look
We would highly recommend Zoe and will certainly continue working with her in the future.
22 November, 2018Last modified:22 November, 2018
HU-646066263
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Client
Project Price
less than £1,000
We hired Zoe to help us out with redesigning two rooms in our house - a new study and a playroom. She immediately understood our needs and got a great sense of the kind of thing we were looking for. It felt like she was always helping us clarify our own fuzzy thinking, and never that she was imposing her own ideas on us. We’re absolutely delighted with the results, and highly recommend Zoe.
16 November, 2018
Elly Allen Curtains & Blinds
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Colleague
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n/a
I have worked with Zoe on several projects, her colour and design service is excellent. Extremely professional and listens to the clients requirements, resulting in great interior finishes.
7 November, 2018
Sarah Harper
Relationship
Client
Project Price
> than £100,000
Zoe at Stealth Design was fantastic and really helped us be confident using colour and design for our extended lower ground kitchen/sitting room. Zoe really listens to what you want to achieve and is wonderfully practical in advising how you will use the space and also helps with budgets/working with third party suppliers and making recommendations. Zoe made a number of site visits, fitting around other suppliers, and was key in helping us think through what we needed from our kitchen and flooring providers in particular - including spending time advising on many different dark oak samples and making sure we made the effort to review on site in the right light. At the same time Zoe brings something extra - a great artistic eye, will propose new ideas and ‘something different’. Zoe’s mood board and colour charts are now helping our re-decorating plans for the rest of the house.
6 November, 2018
Comment from Stealth design:
Thanks Sarah, much appreciated. Looking forward to seeing the end result !
Rocco Bacchini
Relationship
Client
Project Price
less than £1,000
Zoe’s advice was extremely useful. The colour palette she created with us was a breakthrough and gave us a lot of confidence about future steps in the project. Based on our taste (and her experience) she came up with suggested colours for walls, ceiling and woodwork. We were a bit hesitant at the beginning (we always struggle to picture the end result in our minds), but we followed her advice and, eventually, the outcome was amazing. Anything else like furniture, lights and curtains came natural afterwards with just a bit of guidance.
Great value for money: thanks again, Zoe!
5 November, 2018
HU-193036891
Relationship
Client
Project Price
less than £1,000
Zoe spent a couple of hours with us looking at how the space can be better used in our house and providing advice on a new colour scheme for our lounge and hall/stairs. She listened to what we were looking to do and provided helpful advice and pointers as well as suggesting lots of other ways that we could make the house work better for our family. We are starting to make some of the changes she suggested and it is making such a huge difference - we really wish we’d met Zoe sooner! We would highly recommend her and will continue to use her going forward.
14 October, 2018Last modified:1 November, 2018
HU-225613294
Relationship
Client
Project Price
less than £1,000
Zoe did an excellent job. She took my concerns and reconverted them in practical and very useful solutions, that helped me to have better decorating ideas. Zoe was very proactive and delivered her tasks in a proper time frame. She also created a colour scheme that I could use anytime, and allowed me to feel more independent and confident when making the right colour decisions.
11 October, 2018
Christopher Garner
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Client
Project Price
n/a
Zoe made some very simple suggestions to unlock some of the potential of my bakery and cafe, Christopher’s in Herne Hill. As part of a larger project to move the kitchen into the back, Zoe suggested we remove some of visual blocks in the front of the cafe – which has improved the connection between staff and customers. This has had a very positive impact. I was also impressed by her suggestion that we switch the placing of a door into the toilet from the main back room round the corner to the corridor. It’s something I wouldn’t have thought of myself but as a result of that and by removing a bulky fridge, the space at the back is a more relaxing area – and there are more seats!
23 November, 2017
Alex Tyrie
Relationship
Client
Project Price
£1,000 – £9,999
I’ve known Zoe personally for a number of years – so she was the first person I called up when I knew our business was to move offices. Zoe has helped us plan and fit out our new office just behind the Tate Modern on London’s Southbank. Her advice on everything from layout to the type of office chairs has been spot on. And she has saved us loads of money by negotiating discounts with suppliers – essential as we are a social enterprise business.
22 November, 2017
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18 November, 2016
Commented: Help! Colour Scheme for Industrial Style KitchenI love complex colour schemes - try something like this with olive, sage and petrol as the dominant colours to offset the greys of the concrete. It will work with the yellows/grey/beige tones of the L...
28 February, 2015 in Design Dilemma
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