The cost of hiring an interior designer depends on what you actually need. A design plan you carry out yourself is a different job from one that includes managing contractors, sourcing products and making decisions on site. At Choc Studio we work across three levels of involvement, each with a fixed quote agreed before anything [...]
You’ve got a folder full of screenshots, a Pinterest board that keeps growing, and maybe a few magazines with dog-eared pages. The inspiration is there. But when someone asks what kind of interior you want, you find it hard to say. Many people start their project with images and end up with doubt. The step [...]
You've got a renovation or new build ahead of you. You've saved images, scrolled through Pinterest, flicked through magazines. There are pictures that appeal to you, but if you're honest, you're not quite sure why. And you're even less sure how to translate all those images into your specific home, your layout, your life. Interior [...]
You've got a home that makes sense on paper. The layout works, the rooms are where they should be, everything is technically in order. But it doesn't feel right. The living room is too neutral, too cold, or just somehow flat. The atmosphere you had in mind simply isn't there. And if you've recently moved [...]
The ink's barely dry on the purchase contract when you get post from the contractor. A long list of extras. Five pages full of terms like switching circuits, empty conduits, extra power outlets, light point relocation. And a deadline. You thought you had time. That you could first think calmly about what the living room [...]
AI has made the perfect interior feel within reach. You type in what you want, adjust a few sliders, and seconds later there's a complete living room on your screen. Warm, stylish, exactly the vibe you were after. So the question comes up: do you still need an interior designer? Or is that old-fashioned now? [...]
The contractor calls. He wants to know where the light switches go. The painter starts next week and needs to know what finish the walls are getting. Someone from the kitchen supplier is asking for measurements. You have drawings that work on paper, but no one's told you what needs to happen right now. An [...]
You’ve unpacked. You’ve arranged the furniture. You’ve bought a few things to make it feel more like yours. But walking in still feels like walking into someone else’s space. Everyone tells you it takes time. That may be true emotionally. But if your home doesn’t feel right after moving, there’s often a more concrete reason, [...]
You have floor plans from the architect, a folder full of inspiration images and maybe an initial conversation with a contractor behind you. But what will it actually look like when it's done? That's still anyone's guess. A 3D interior visualisation answers the questions a floor plan can't: what the materials do to a space, [...]
The floor has been ordered. Then you realise the kitchen fronts are the same colour. The result is flat. The fix: a different worktop, but that colour is tied to the splashback. One material choice made without the full picture leads inevitably to the next correction. Good interior material advice doesn't start in a showroom. [...]
