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Where to Start with your Interiors: Moodboards & Floor Plans

Getting started with creating an interiors scheme can be daunting and there’s a lot to consider: colour scheme; layout; lighting; furniture and accessories.  Wherever you’re starting from, I’ll let you in on a little secret: before you grab a paintbrush or spend your savings on a velvet sofa you saw at 2am, you need to do two things — make a moodboard and draw up a floor plan.

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Andy Jarrett Andy Jarrett

Stuck with Your Interiors? My 'Designer for the Day' Service Might Be Exactly What You Need

Ever found yourself paralysed by paint charts?  Obsessed with Pinterest boards but no closer to a finished room?  You’re not alone.  Interior design can be a minefield of decision fatigue.

That’s why I’ve launched a new service I’m incredibly excited about: Designer for the Day.  A full, focused six hours of in-person interior design help with me, right here in colourful, creative Bristol.

Let me break down what it is, who it’s for, and why it might just be the magic bullet for your interiors conundrums.

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Top 5 Interior Design Trends Dominating 2025 (So Far)

If you’re a fan of colour, character, and interiors that make you smile (even before your first coffee), 2025 is shaping up to be your year. Whether you’re refreshing a single room or taking on a full-scale home makeover, this year’s interior design trends are bold, brave, and unapologetically you.

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Maximalist Outdoor Living Design: Creating Your Perfect Garden Oasis

If you’ve spent the last few years perfecting your interior style—layering bold patterns, collecting quirky treasures, and possibly developing a mild obsession with vintage ceramics—why stop at the back door? Your garden deserves just as much personality as your living room. It’s time to turn that patch of green into a maximalist wonderland: colourful, characterful, and full of joy.

Your outdoor space should reflect your inner fabulousness, not just your lawnmower’s finest work. So, if you have a flair for the bold and the beautiful, here’s how to create your own gloriously over-the-top garden oasis.

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Andy Jarrett Andy Jarrett

How Maximalist Interior Design Supports Our Mental Health

If there’s one thing we’ve all learned over the past few years, it’s that our homes matter—a lot. They’re not just the places we eat, sleep, and binge-watch Netflix dramas. They’re our safe spaces, our creative havens, our personality playgrounds. And, as it turns out, they’re also powerful tools for supporting our mental health.

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Interior Trends for 2025

As we step further into 2025, interior design is poised to undergo a significant transformation. The post-pandemic world has reshaped how we interact with our homes, prioritising comfort, sustainability, and technological integration.  Here are the top trend predictions for 2025 that promise to define the spaces we live in while still delivering distinctive, considered, playful interiors.

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How to Keep your Home Cheery after the Christmas Decorations Come Down

The post-holiday season can sometimes feel like a let-down.  After the glitz and sparkle of Christmas decorations, the house might seem a little empty when it’s time to pack up the baubles and garlands.  For lovers of maximalist interiors, this is the perfect opportunity to refresh your space and infuse it with a new kind of playfulness and cheer.  Here are some ideas to help you transition seamlessly into a characterful, quirky, joy-filled home after Christmas.

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