Niki Schafer Interior Design

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6x Best of Houzz winner

11 years in business

Award Winning Oxfordshire Interior Designer (Best of Houzz 2017-2022)

NSID believes everyone has their own style and it is our job to discover what will make you excited – the big smile at the sight of a headboard, the ooh and aah at the touch of the fabric, the intake of breath at the potential chandelier. We aim to please, not only with our choices of decor and furniture, but how we handle the whole interior design process. I’m afraid the disruption involved in transformation is an inevitability, but we help by giving the process structure, by keeping you informed and by keeping both you and our trades happy! Whether you’re extending or updating your home, relocating to the UK, upsizing from London or downsizing to something more suited to your current lifestyle, we can support your dream. YOUR INTERIOR DESIGN JOURNEY WITH NSID Step 1: Discovery - Let us find out all about your ideas, needs and dreams. In a discovery consultation, we will visit your house (or site), analyse the space and the light and discuss design styles and ideas with you. Step 2: Design - We will measure and photograph the spaces, then come back to you with layout ideas, mood boards, furniture and lighting thoughts and so much more! Step 3: Trade Management - Once you’re happy with the schemes we bring on board the right trades for your project. We spec, quote, oversee, chase and snag so that you can enjoy the journey. It’s not an easy journey, it can be messy and disruptive, but we’ve been doing this for over 10 years and we’ll help you through it all. And it will be worth it all, to create your dream home. Call or email us today to schedule an appointment!

Services Provided

Downsizing, Furniture Selection, Interior Styling, Project Management, Space Planning, Basement Design, Bathroom Design, Bathroom Renovation, Bedroom Design, Bespoke Bathroom Vanities, Bespoke Bookcases, Bespoke Cabinet Doors, Bespoke Fitted Furniture, Bespoke Furniture, Bespoke Kitchen Cabinets, Bespoke Kitchen Pantries, Bespoke Mantelpieces, Bespoke Media Units, Bespoke Rugs, Bespoke Shelving, Bespoke Walk-in Wardrobes, Dining Room Design, Floor Plans, Home Office Design, Interior Design, Kids' Room Design, Kitchen Design, Kitchen Renovation, Lighting Design, Living Room Design, Made to Measure Blinds, Nursery Design, Playroom Design, Storage & Wardrobe Design, Utility Room Design

Areas Served

Henley-on-Thames, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Gerrards Cross, Beaconsfield

Awards

KLC Certificate in Interior Decoration Chelsea College of Art & Design - Lighting and commercial design Author of "Creating Space" - nominated for Brit Writers Award 2012 Winner of Diamond Business Club Award 2013

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24 Reviews for Niki Schafer Interior Design

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Sarah spent the time to work out what style and colours would work for us and then put together a plan on what materials, cushions, furniture and lighting would work in each space. Sarah was open to changes when we preferred a different option and was quick and responsive to our queries. Sarah’s then presented us with a playbook of what the house would look like including 3D pictures and really helped us visualise our space. She also was very flexible when there were changes to our building layout and went above and beyond what we had asked of her. We love what Sarah has made our house and the colour it has brought! There are 2 things we think could have been improved: 1. When we had an issue with some furniture from their supplier and was ordered by Sarah, we had to step in to discuss with the supplier and would have preferred Sarah sorting this given it was their relationship. The issue was the supplier got the colour wrong for our bespoke furniture twice and then it arrived slightly damaged. 2. The designer uses their own suppliers. With some of the furniture and lighting I found the same product quite a bit cheaper with a google search. Like I said above though, we do love our new designed house and are so grateful we went through Niki Schaefer.

30 September, 2021

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We enlisted the help of Niki in 2020 when we moved from our traditional Victorian home in London to a more modern over 55’s development at Laureate Gardens in Henley. Our first meeting with Niki was a few days before Lockdown1 and from then on we went “virtual”, which was a scary experience deciding on new furniture, fabrics and paint colours all over the internet. Niki really understood who we were and what we wanted to achieve and she was immensely patient with us. Not only did she help us with selecting great furniture for our new home, she also introduced us to a group of very good tradespeople who have been reliable and professional. Niki has been a real gem in helping us to settle into our new home in a new town. Thank you Niki for an outstanding service. Chris and Denise

18 March, 2021

Comment from Niki Schafer Interior Design:

Ah thank you! I’m touched. It’s not been an easy time for you to make such a huge transition but I’m delighted that you’ve settled in well and your hone looks so beautiful. I can’t wait to come and take some photos.

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We decided to use Niki and Sarah's help to design a guest bedroom and bathroom in our house in 2020. Niki's design process was very helpful in clarifying various options, distilled out of our rather unrefined thoughts!. Niki guided us patiently and expertly through this process to evolve a design for both rooms which worked really well. The project then moved onto the implementation phase. Niki and Sarah selected the trades people for our project and controlled all the materials ordering - we had nothing to do here at all. Like any project, there were of course one or two issues, but these were all resolved with Niki and Sarah's assistance. We now have an excellent quaity guest bedroom and en-suite bathroom and are very pleased indeed with the result. David and Tina

1 March, 2021

Comment from Niki Schafer Interior Design:

Thank you so much! I'm so pleased you're happy with the rooms and I'm sure can't wait to have guests there to use them! We look forward to coming back as soon as we can to take photos. Thanks again. Your kind words are much appreciated. Niki

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We needed to significantly upgrade our home interior, both decoration and furnishings and needed help that was both professional and stylish. Niki’s start point was to really understand our preferences enabling us to retain the few pieces we wished to keep and move forwards from there!!! Then she converted that into a plan which is both practical and exciting. Great communication, executed to time and cost and a result which we love and every day brings a smile to our faces.

26 February, 2021

Comment from Niki Schafer Interior Design:

Thanks for your kind comments Carole. It was a pleasure working with you on your home. I can’t wait till we can return and take some photos.

Pamela Cheng

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Niki did a fantastic job from providing a quotation, furniture selection, to handing over the property. Despite having to liaise with me largely via emails as I wasn't in the Uk most of the time, everything was done efficiently and on time. I would highly recommended Niki.

30 March, 2020

Comment from Niki Schafer Interior Design:

Thanks Pam. It was our pleasure to get you settled into your new home in the UK.

Langstaff-Ellis Ltd

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We have worked with Niki Schafer Interior Design on a number of occasions as her chosen cabinet maker. Niki's approach is both hugely positive and very creative. Niki is an absolute joy to work with, we hope to collaborate on many more projects as the year moves on. As the director of Langstaff-Ellis, I've also commissioned Niki in my own home so I've had experience working with her as a supplier and customer. Highly recommended all round.

12 March, 2020

Mark O'Flynn

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We worked for many months with NSID while we moved into our new house, a 5-bedroom property with a modern conservatory, which required complete furnishing, new wood floors and redecoration throughout. Niki & Sarah were brilliant, very efficient and have great design taste. Thanks to them, and their excellent team of fitters and decorators (thank you Matt, Rob, Simon and Ciaran!), we now live in a really comfy and beautiful home ;-)

12 March, 2020

Comment from Niki Schafer Interior Design:

Thanks Mark, I genuinely appreciate the comments and also acknowledging the full team. I love your home and can't wait to photograph it. I'm so pleased you're happy.

Paul Causer

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Niki helped me and my daughter with the design of our new London flat and she was great to work with. She was able to meet me near my work in Henley but was also free to come to London to have meetings in the space itself. She was prompt with replying and managing any issues and the design itself was brilliant. My daughter lives there permanently and is still very happy and comfortable there. I recommend Niki very highly.

24 February, 2020

Comment from Niki Schafer Interior Design:

Thanks Paul and thanks so much for sharing the photo as I have none of the finished flat So pleased R is happy there.

Liz Murby

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Niki and Sarah have transformed our lounge, dining room and hallway. They are brilliant at understanding your personal taste and style, then encouraging you to go beyond your normal comfort level to choose exciting colour schemes / layouts / furniture. We feel the areas still reflect who we are, but with elevated style levels. 2 years on from the first project and we still love the way it looks.

24 February, 2020

Comment from Niki Schafer Interior Design:

Thanks Liz, it was our pleasure working with you and Dave. We'll come by shortly and take some professional photos to post.

Garth Young

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We engaged Niki some months ago to provide options for our bathroom renovation. What really impressed us was her innovation in using every piece of space to best advantage whist preserving style options as well. We are thrilled with the results and cannot recommend her highly enough. By chance we discovered that she decorated our house approx 18 years ago (Before we owned the property) and it still looks fresh - excellent style and appropriate use of colour ensured the work she did all those years ago has stood the test of time. Simply the best. We resisted the temptation to look for the cheapest designer and went for the best available (Although we found charges very reasonable) and we are pleased we did.

22 February, 2020

Comment from Niki Schafer Interior Design:

Thanks Garth, so lovely to read this, I'm quite touched. It was only 10 years ago I worked on the house, but the sentiment is the same. You've been a delight to work with. Thanks again.

melissa fitzgerald

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Niki totally understood my brief and desire to mix bold colours, patterns and texture with interesting art. The living room was a complete transformation, all the trade work took place whilst we were on holiday - it was done as a huge surprise for my partner! We’re thrilled with the room and are busy working with Niki on our next room now.

20 June, 2019

Helen Dodd

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Niki and her team have transformed our kitchen dining room space into one that is now full of light, elegance and bursting with practical details. We also now have the luxury bathroom we always wanted. We’re really happy with how everything looks and Niki made the process smooth and enjoyable.

10 June, 2019

Comment from Niki Schafer Interior Design:

Thanks Helen! The rooms look fab, and I’m particularly pleased with how much light the new window brings into the kitchen. A real transformation.

Ellie Fennell

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Fantastic working with Niki... Pushed us to consider bolder options, completely delighted with the outcome and her project management made the whole process pretty painless (despite adding no kitchen and having 5 kids into the mix.) I would highly recommend her services

27 July, 2017

Comment from Niki Schafer Interior Design:

Thanks Ellie. I love the colourful result. I'm pleased you're pleased!

helenmaynard

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I have almost finished renovating my house but just needed some help with a few problem areas. Niki came in for 2 hours and filled that time with interesting and really useful suggestions - her help was just what i needed to complete my project. I didnt need a complete makeover, and i didnt have a large budget at all but two hours of her time was just enough to help me finish my project. Brilliant experience.

31 March, 2017

Daniel Burton

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Working with Niki and her team has been a pleasure from start to finish. Niki invested a huge amount of time upfront in understanding what we were looking to achieve and oversaw the project from design through to completion. Thoroughly recommended!

24 March, 2017

lapd architects ltd

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Niki is an inspiring individual who has helped our clients in creating their desired look and feel for their properties. She takes time to understand a clients needs, really getting to know them on a personal as well as style level and can tailor her services to suit their specific needs. We've been pleased to be part of The Home & Garden shows that she has organised and made a huge success.

1 March, 2017

Comment from Niki Schafer Interior Design:

Thanks Opinder, it's always pleasure to work with you and I'm pleased the Henley House & Garden Show was beneficial to LAPD.

Grand Design Blinds

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We have worked with Niki on several projects now, she is a brilliant person to work with and we can't wait for the next collaboration on another beautiful design!

25 February, 2017

mike_trethewey

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Niki was responsible for the interior design of the complete refurbishment of our clubhouse which cost £500,000 including choice and purchase of furniture. She understood the brief from Day 1 , completed 100% to time and cost. Would thoroughly recommend

20 January, 2017

Comment from Niki Schafer Interior Design:

Thank you Mike, it was a complete pleasure to work on the clubhouse. It's such an integral part of the town and will certainly be an asset for the community - business, social and sporting. GTH!

Elaina Elzinga

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A real pleasure to work with - Niki is creative, flexible and has a fantastic 'can-do' attitude. Wouldn't be anywhere near as happy in our home without her!

12 January, 2017

Comment from Niki Schafer Interior Design:

Thanks Elaina - I appreciate this. I've loved working with you on your home and hope you're all very happy there.

Naomi Jones

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Niki and her team designed the house we always wanted but would never have been able to put together ourselves. Our new home is stylish but works for a family with young children and her contacts mean we have beautiful, unique pieces we haven't seen anywhere else. She completely rethought the layout of our home so we now use every space. She also rethought our clutter and storage issues! It makes us so happy coming home and we would definitely recommend Nikki to others wanting a creative, professional and personalised service.

12 January, 2017

Comment from Niki Schafer Interior Design:

Thanks Naomi. We've loved working on your home and I'm so pleased it's everything you wanted. I love the colours and patterns we chose and think it truly reflects you and your family. Relax now and enjoy it... x

claire_myerson

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Niki helped us with a complete redesign and overhaul of our living room in 2015. She also project managed all of the work to complete the room ( including finding builders, glaziers, flooring specialists, plumbers, electricians, plasterers, carpenters, and interior furnishing specialists.) We inherited the old room decor, which was very chintzy and dated, when we moved to the house and Niki helped us make the room a comfortable place to relax and bring it bang up to date with lots of individual touches that reflect our own personal style & pieces that we have collected on our travels in recent years. Niki is a true professional who wants to do a quality job, no matter what your budget. She took time to listen and understand what we wanted and respected that throughout the project. She had a great contacts book and managed the suppliers and the project very well to time and to budget throughout. We didn't have to do anything beyond choosing the final finishes that we wanted from the options Niki presented. We love everything about the space and use it all the time and always have comments about what a WOW factor it has. We are really delighted with the whole project and would not hesitate to recommend Niki to anyone.

11 January, 2017Last modified:12 January, 2017

Comment from Niki Schafer Interior Design:

Thank you Claire, it's wonderful to hear that you're making the most of the room. It was a great transformation project and I think we really made the most of the view of your spectacular garden! My very best to you both.

lillyb18

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We hired Niki Schafer to help us with our living room, dining room and new bathroom. Through her impressively insightful discovery process, she effortlessly identified the common ground between my and my husband's wants and needs. We followed her genius advice (which was also tailored to our budget) and we're delighted with the results. She made the whole process a pleasure - it's like she's part relationship coach and part interiors whisperer! Investing in refurbishment feels scary when you don't know what you're doing, so Niki's advice was invaluable; we knew exactly what we were doing as a result of her input.

11 January, 2017Last modified:11 January, 2017

Comment from Niki Schafer Interior Design:

Thank you so much! 'Genius advice' - you are funny! But I'm delighted you are both pleased with the results. I think the rooms looks great and are a wonderful combination of you both! Enjoy...

nick fox

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Niki designed and oversaw completion of a redesign of our master bedroom. Even 5 years on this is still the most amazing, truly lovely room in the house. Highly recommended.

11 January, 2017

Comment from Niki Schafer Interior Design:

Thank you so much Nick. It was a great project and I'm so pleased you're still loving the room.

aligeecee

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Working with Niki was a very positive experience. As a designer she really took time to understand my needs for the room as well as my personality, allowing me to input my personal stamp as well. The end result was a collaboration which I really love!

4 June, 2014

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