A 90 minute appointment with our resident interior designer Grace of Gracious Spaces. Aimed at those self managing projects who would like some input from an experienced interior designer.

Examples of areas Grace is able to advise on are

• Room layouts & spatial reconfiguration.

• Electrical & lighting plans

• Colour schemes

• Cabinetry and joinery suggestions

• Furniture placement and sourcing

• Construction advice – project scheduling and questions for contractors

90 minute appointments - £400 - including a 10% discount on East London Cloth products. Valid against one transaction, for 6 months.

These consultations are aimed at clients who;

• may not have considered working with an interior designer.
• have chosen not to due to budget reasons.
• wished to design their project themselves.

• during the design process you may decide that you want to access the help of a designer to gain some guidance and advice.
• may be to obtain a second opinion on some plans/layouts or to review some options for finishes or both of these and more! Alternatively, you may just need some reassurance that you are spending your budget wisely and sense check a few choices

Within 90 minutes we hope we can achieve more than you expect. Grace will spend 30 minutes ahead of the consultation reviewing your briefing form and relevant documents so she will already be familiar with the project.

We would always endeavour to suggest cost effective options or propose alternative suppliers that make your budget work as hard as possible, and to an extent we hope it makes the consultation fee pay for itself.

The purpose of these consultations is to offer direction, guidance and support for those people undertaking their own design project. We understand that you’ll have your own sense of style, but may just require some additional knowledge or problem solving and reassurance. These consultations do not include a full service interior design or implementation of your scheme, nor does it include CAD drawings or mock ups; rather tweaking, adapting or approving your current designs.

In addition to completing the briefing form which will state your desired outcome of the consultation, it would be useful to formulate a list of discussion points and bring a print out of any plans/layouts (ideally A3) so we can annotate them during the meeting. It may also be beneficial to have a digital list of any links that you wish to click through to and any physical samples e.g tiles, wallpaper & fabric.

We aim to cover 1 window in 15 minutes. 2-3 windows in 30 minutes and up to 6 windows in an hour, dependent on the complexity of each. We can discuss the benefits of blinds vs curtains, which linings would be appropriate dependent on the room. Which style works with each lining. The placement of poles and blinds to maximise height and light. Where to concentrate budget. And give a rough guide of how much fabric a window treatment will require and therefore plan in accordance to budget. Poles suppliers, bay windows and general fittings and fixtures.

In addition to sending a clear image and dimensions of each window, any ideas and images on inspiration would be helpful. Paint colours and design of the room, indications of anything which could obstruct either side of the windows. An idea of the direction each window faces and how cold it gets.

Renovation projects are often time consuming with a vast number of decisions to be made so occasionally it may not be possible to tick all discussion points off the list. If this is the case, then it may be worthwhile booking an additional consultation.

CAD drawings/images

We will not be able to specify exact measurements from drawings so all dimensions will need to be checked for suggested ideas/products, nor will we be able to specify precise costs for items

The advice really needs to be confined to the consultation, hence why would encourage you to write a list of your priorities to work through during the session.

We would advise that you take notes during the consultation (either written or via a laptop) and bookmark any links or images that are discussed. If an audio recording is required then we can assess this on an individual basis. For curtain consultations we will complete a form for each window during the consultation, this should give you all of the needed information to instruct a curtain maker/fitter.

Should you need to cancel your consultation prior to 72 hours, you will receive a full refund via your original payment method.

Please note the cut off for booking consultations is 48 hours prior to appointment time. This is to ensure Grace has sufficient time to prepare for your consultation.