Living in a digital age, you sometimes find that when you order things online (part of our procurement process), they don’t always match what you think you bought. Our office shelves and drawers are filled to the brim with samples from suppliers to help avoid this problem, yet colour variation is a difficult one to […]
Want to add value, space and extra rooms to your current property? Converting your current cellar or basement, or creating one from scratch can be a fantastic way to gain sq footage and improve your home. But just because something looks like a good idea on paper, doesn’t mean it will necessarily be right for your […]
A basement conversion is often a fantastic solution to extending your home, whether you are an expanding family, wanting to create a separate living space or you simply want more space. It can be a great alternative to moving house. It can also boost the value of your property, which is another real incentive to […]
One of the big fears when hiring an interior designer can be that you end up with a house that is completely devoid of personality and not a home that is full of memories and nods back to places you have been or experiences you have had. Interior Design is often a wonderful expression of […]
If you want to build, extend or make any alterations to the facade of a listed dwelling or a building in either a Conservation Area or Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) chances are the local planning department will want you to include a Heritage Statement in your application. Your case can be made or […]
If you’ve ever looked through Yanko Design you will see a plethora of weird and wacky coffee machines that are great for small kitchen designs. Having pretty much done a tour of coffee shops in San Franciso and being an avid coffee drinker (latte with oat milk, soya if you don’t have it) I have […]
When preparing interior design schemes for our clients we take time in sourcing each piece of the puzzle, whether it be furniture, fabrics or accessories, to create a complete design. Clients prefer to sign off on a complete scheme as opposed to individual pieces here and there and it creates a smoother process for both […]
When you are looking at small London apartment design one thing becomes clear, storage is needed. It was also needed to transform this stunning meditation room in North London. This piece of furniture was designed by our studio to not only create a wonderful chest of drawers with a meditation space above but to hide […]
Redesigning a home that you have grown up in can be a hard task. There are so many memories and it can be almost impossible to imagine the space any other way. However, if it isn’t working for you to its full potential often the only alternative is to look for a major refurbishment. It […]