We create and implement interior designs for renovating, refurbishing and refitting offices, shops, hotels and small business premises, working alongside marketing organisations to reinforce the business’ brand and image. Style, practicality, reliable delivery and value for money are crucial to a hotel, shop, office or cafe.  Our unique briefing process takes into account the business activity itself, helping clients to realise that they could use space, equipment and storage much more efficiently, saving £000s.  We apply retail design principles to shop design and work with local shopfitters and office fitters to carry out the work.
 
We also forge relationships with relocation agents, estate and letting agents, developers, builders and architects.  Businesses look for a painless transition to their new premises:  where agents may identify the ideal location, we provide the interior design, and engage reliable, local trades, architects, structural engineers and party wall surveyors to implement the project.

Our commercial clients form two basic groups:

• Business owners looking to fit out or refit their premises and who need some professional assistance.

• Other companies, where interior design has some influence on their business activities.

Business Owners:

If you are a business owner, in addition to style and practicality, STYLE WITHIN Interior Design would create  an interior design consistent with the image and brand of your company. Having worked in corporate life, Nick understands precisely the importance of brand consistency.  If you offer a smart product or service, then the contact points with your market (and with your colleagues) need to reinforce that smartness. Similarly, if you deal in funky products, then your contact points should reflect that funkiness. For your premises, this applies to the types of furniture, vases, flowers, hand-towels, soap dispensers, art and other accessories as well as to the more obvious interior decoration features such as wall colour.

The commercial environment also brings additional challenges: health and safety legislation, product durability and the competitive marketplace; these will all play a role in the interior design and decoration of a commercial premises.  Retail design also plays a key part in establishing an appropriate layout and display strategy for a shop or other retail premises.

We would create an interior design that helps promote your business in line with your vision and ambition; where you leave a good impression on your clients that they pass on to their friends and associates.   Like you, we want your clients and your staff to notice the difference, and it is clear that the right environment for both contributes positively to a healthy business.  

“…many marvel at how upmarket and professional [the office] looks”
Mr N. of  Bath

“I think this works really well and certainly meets the brief.  I really like the colours, love the chairs and we would certainly benefit from the additional lighting.  It’s also good to be using local businesses.”  
P-M of Bath

Other companies:

• If you are an architect or builder, we would work in partnership with you. Each profession brings its own set of skills to the team, and we would support you and your client to plan the finished space from the start. Using our established briefing process, we would account for all the client’s interior design requirements such as the location of sockets, lamps and switches. The end result will be a functional design to meet the daily needs of your client, a delighted customer, and an enhanced reputation for all.

• If you are a developer, we would create for you an interior design which is ergonomically functional and practical as well as looking fantastic. Discerning buyers look for interiors of properties promoted as "created by interior designer" in an effort to discriminate between well-designed homes and the rest.

• If you are a Relocation Agent, we would form a partnership to expand your business proposition. Not only do you offer to find a home in a dream location, through STYLE WITHIN Interior Design you can now also offer to create a stylish, practical, tailor-made interior design for your client. As part of our service, we will travel (within reason!) to take a brief and measure any existing possessions in order to plan the new layout. We then create a stylish, practical interior design with specification (paint, fabric, lighting, ...) to suit. The clients can either implement this themselves in their own time without having to think too hard, or they can ask us to project manage the work. Either way, they get to enjoy their new lives more quickly; clearly an appealing prospect.

• If you are an Estate or Letting Agent, you might like to consider our service from two angles:

      - On the selling and letting side, we look to help you sell or let properties more quickly and for a
        greater price. Our house-doctor service offers a professional, objective view on how best to
        present a property for sale or rent. Indeed the importance of home staging is being embraced
        increasingly as a discriminator, with the associated cost-benefits now being recognised widely
       in this competitive market. It is staggering how much more attractive a home can become often
        through simple re-arrangement, de-cluttering, cleaning, and minor re-decoration. We would
        gladly support any proactive suggestions you make to clients and to your colleagues in this
        respect to help transfer property more effectively.

“The whole place looks really good, I am very pleased, thank you very much for doing it for me. “  (this flat was rented within 6 weeks of completion and earning revenue for the client)
Miss T of Bath

     - From the buyer’s point of view, the principal proposition is our complete interior design and
        decoration service. Potential buyers like to feel that all their needs are being considered by
        agents; it may be to your advantage if you were able to suggest a single point of contact to look after
        their interior design and decoration requirements: STYLE WITHIN does this. Similar to our work
        with relocation agents, we are prepared to travel (within reason) to take a brief and measure
        any existing possessions in order to plan the layout of the buyer’s new home before they arrive;
        we then provide a stylish, practical, tailor-made design with specification (fabrics, paints, lighting, ...)
        for them either to implement themselves, or they can ask us to project manage the work;
        ideal for a busy professional.

• If you are a member of a club or society and require help with your interior design, we should be glad to assist, drawing on our own experience of club and society membership.

• If you are a marketing organisation, we will work with you to deliver consistency in all aspects of your client’s brand and image. The interior design and decoration of your client’s premises is as important as the logo, letterhead and business card, and needs to reinforce the image and ambition being sought.

STYLE WITHIN Interior Design will produce a lay-out of your office, optimised for its intended function based on your brief.  The office plan will include office furniture, fittings, heating positions and the electrical and lighting lay-out, as well as the location of office machinery and storage.  In addition, deliverables will include samples of paint finish, flooring, accessories and all other detailed aspects of the design to ensure that you have a complete view of the proposal.  Recently, STYLE WITHIN Interior Design also designed illuminated signs and bespoke reception desks to create a welcoming environment for business clients.  

For more on this estate agent design and refit project, see our office design example.

For more on this click Office and Retail Shop design

Eames-style office chairs.  We can source these in many colours

Office Reception:  reception desks, storage and break-out area layout in this listed Georgian building

Board Room layout:  board room table, stylish chairs and break out areas

Estate Agent office design:  area soon to have a flat screen for viewing properties in comfort

Board room with a funky feel:  far more conducive to hiring out for functions and generating revenue.

Office and retail shop lighting design

Office and retail shop design and refurbishment

Estate Agent Office Design and Layout

With our partners we create CGI visuals for our clients to visualise the new design for a shop, hotel, office or other business premises.