Home and Garden Awards 2022 BUILD 13 Feb22444 eeply rooted in creation and rich in experience, Silk and Stone Interior Design has the building blocks to inject eloquence into every space it touches. Silk and Stone Interior Design is passionate in researching and innovating lifestyle ideas and schemes to allow its clients to savour their homes or commercial premises with utter delight, functionality, style, and an enhanced experience of wellbeing. The Founder, Sonia Simpson, is skilled in featuring stunning elements to projects causing her work to become in high demand and inspiring her to set up her own Interior Design Company – Silk and Stone Interior Design. Sonia tells us, “In today’s age, Silk and Stone Interior Design can provide a full visual experience both via computer imaging and beautiful hand drawn illustrations of the proposed room(s). In addition, it can provide a cost spreadsheet showing the client a list of their expenses related to the connected project, to ensure a true visible handling of expenditure is jointly controlled.” The Team at Silk and Stone has been created to include a talent for quality and at-home beauty with impeccable taste and an enviable artistic insight to design. Working within a ‘Project Team’ scenario allows the design team to have a strong insight and a handle on the Schedule of Works ensuring a close connection with various trades and suppliers. It is a skill set in itself. Having ‘eyes at the back of your head’ springs to mind. Sonia’s team love working with Architects and Builders. Sometimes there is an instant cohesive working relationship, where wonderful ideas just bounce of each other, and each related professional input brings together something outstanding for the client. An evolved design idea that would be difficult to surpass. Being a designer requires a plethora of multi-faceted skills: • Aware of Architecture and it’s complexities in relation to Interior Design • Aware of Construction and what guidelines and areas meet regulations • Accounting – excellent with figures and administration • Excellent communicator and of course a Salesperson of Ideas • Computer Knowledge • Constant Product Awareness • Excellent Researcher • Negotiator • Project Managing • An excellent provider of solutions to different facets of a project. And of course, the talent and ability to bring an inspiring and innovative design to a client. Many of the large projects Silk and Stone work on very much become part of the Team’s Life. Currently working on a 2.5 year long project – it knows that, sometimes, it’s difficult to let go at the end of the scheme. Sonia adds, “it almost not only becomes the home of the clients but the Silk and Stone Interior Design Team. Such joint input, research and energy is involved, to provide professionally designed and a perfect home or property to the client that the emotion on final handover becomes both sad at leaving this creative arena, but also an absolute thrill in seeing the final concept presented to the property owners and the enthusiasm and happiness it gives them.” Sonia adds with confidence, “It makes it a pleasure and provides perhaps a worthwhile ‘stroke to the ego’ with the continued love of the Interior Design World and importantly the giving of happiness to others future lifestyle.” Architecture, Construction, and Interior Design go hand in hand and, whilst Silk and Stone Interior Design primarily values working closely with its clients, it also – just as importantly – forms relationships with service partners and suppliers. Sonia says, “I see a project as joint team effort and communication is crucial to ensuring that mistakes and time delays are avoided. WhatsApp groups are great, as what you may not think is relevant to you at the time of given information, a few days later you are so happy you are aware of a particular piece of knowledge. It enables you to quickly pick up upon it and avoid a possible unforeseen problem.” For 2022 and beyond, Sonia is consistently striving to lead her team to higher levels of success. Sonia is passionate in being able to include everyone in having the facility for a professional Service when designing their home, whether a seasonal rethink or a single small room. “It is imperative”, says Sonia, “that we work within the client’s budget and timescale and with the architecture of the property to create a space that is both inspirational and uniquely the clients.” The team and its creations have made Silk and Stone Interior Design a leader in North West England. Contact: Sonia Simpson Website: silkandstone-interiors.co.uk Email: [email protected] D As far back as the Roman Times, Interior Design was part of the coveted interior décor trends suggested being used in Europe. Sophie Jackson, part of the Museum of London Archaeology, mentioned that through the age’s, homes have been sensitive to styles and design trends and wealthy clients would be aesthetically interested in decoration and pay for such services. Here we learn about how Silk and Stone Interior Design is continuing this historic love of interior design. Most Innovative Interior Design Studio - North West England
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