Case Study
From the initial design concept and carefully selected furniture to styling and final installation, Katy takes a considered, hands-on approach to every transformation. The result is a beautifully presented space designed to create impact, connect with buyers or guests, and bring the property’s full potential to life.
Why Case Studies Matter
Anyone can say they're good at what they do. Case studies are where we actually show you.
For us, every project tells a story, a property that needed to find its buyer, a space that wasn't quite landing, a seller who'd been waiting longer than they should have. These are real homes, real clients and real results. Not mock-ups or stock photos. The actual work.
Browsing through our projects, you'll get a feel for how we approach things, the decisions we make, the details we notice, the difference that considered styling can make to how a home is perceived. Whether it's a vacant new build, a family home mid-sale or a rental between tenants, no two projects are the same, and we think that comes through.
If you're thinking about staging your own property, we hope these give you a genuine sense of what's possible. And if something catches your eye or you find yourself thinking that could work for mine we'd love to hear from you.
41 Barley Mead
A Family Home Styled to Feel Like the One Buyers Had Been Waiting For
Some properties have everything going for them. Good layout, generous rooms, a garden that actually gets the sun. What they need is not a reinvention. They just need someone to show buyers what they are looking at.
41 Barley Mead was exactly that kind of home.
We built the living room around a cream textured sofa, layering sage, olive and warm stone through embroidered cushions, a velvet round and a jute rug. Nesting oak coffee tables, a large abstract canvas and a floor lamp in the corner gave the space a warmth that made buyers want to linger. The conservatory became a sun-filled dining room — a round oak table, green velvet chairs and a styled table setting that made Sunday lunches feel like a certainty rather than a possibility.
The garden got two stories. A full dining set with a parasol and champagne on ice on the deck. A softer rattan bistro area with botanical cushions, wildflowers and a garden mirror to bounce the light. Both said the same thing: this is a home where summer actually happens.
Inside, every room was given the same care. A reading corner with a boucle armchair and green velvet ottoman. A master bedroom in duck egg and sage. A bathroom styled with a bamboo caddy, prosecco and a lit candle that made buyers feel something beyond just the tiled walls. Even the WC got hummingbird prints, rolled towels and a plant at floor level.
The before image tells its own story. An empty room, bare walls, easy to scroll past. After staging, 41 Barley Mead became a home buyers could picture themselves in from the moment they clicked.
48 Knights Crescent
A Characterful Home Styled So Buyers Could See Exactly What They Were Getting
Some homes have real personality already built in. An original fireplace, a conservatory that fills with evening light, rooms that feel generous even before anything goes into them. The job here was not to reinvent any of that. It was to give buyers the visual language to understand it.
We anchored the living room with a sage green velvet sofa, layering houndstooth cushions and a cream throw to keep it grounded rather than loud. A slatted round oak coffee table sat at the centre dressed with a few ceramic vessels, nothing more. The original fireplace stayed exactly as it was, with a decorative mirror above it and a cream accent chair to one side. A large geometric canvas in blush and charcoal on the opposite wall gave the room a contemporary edge without pulling focus from the features that already deserved it.
The dining room was one of those spaces that needed the right furniture to make sense of it. A round oak pedestal table with forest green velvet chairs did exactly that, turning what could have been an underused room into the most photographed space in the property. Place settings in sage ceramic with linen napkins, rattan rings and long-stemmed glassware made it feel like a room people would actually use rather than just admire.
The bedrooms told two different stories. The master was calm and considered: a cream upholstered bed, sage and stone cushions, a striped quilted bedspread and a wicker breakfast tray with a cafetiere and two mugs. The kind of detail that makes buyers think about Sunday mornings before they have even made an offer. The second bedroom went warmer, with burnt orange velvet, rust cushions and dried botanicals that gave it a character all of its own.
Even the kitchen got the same care. Black granite worktops against sage green metro tiles are a strong combination and we leaned into it: a cookbook propped open, a glass pasta jar, wooden boards and a wire utensil caddy. Considered without being overdressed.
The result was a property that felt complete from every angle. Not just staged. Finished.
54 Dolphin Crescent, Devon
A Spacious Family Home Staged So Every Room Had Something to Say
This was a property with real scale and real character. High ceilings, generous rooms, a bathroom that stopped people in their tracks and an open plan living space that buyers could immediately picture their life inside. The work here was about making sure none of that got lost.
We started with the living room, which had a dramatic full-height dark stone fireplace that deserved to be the focal point. Everything went around it. A large grey corner sofa with sage and charcoal cushions anchored the space, while nesting oak coffee tables styled with sculptural glass vases in amber and steel blue gave buyers something to look at up close. A walnut accent chair, a monstera plant and a jute rug kept the room grounded and human in scale despite its size.
The open plan dining and sitting area flowed naturally from there. A round glass-top dining table with oak cross legs and grey velvet chairs sat at the centre, dressed with white napkins, candles and glassware. A grey loveseat with a striped throw defined the sitting side without crowding it. The styling throughout was calm and cohesive, the kind of space that feels effortless to be in.
The master bedroom leaned into something more dramatic. A cream button-tufted sleigh bed, dark chocolate quilted bedspread, ikat cushions in burnt sienna and cream, and a tufted cream bench at the foot. Rich without being heavy. The second bedroom offered a different kind of comfort: charcoal headboard, sage and dusty pink layers, a breakfast tray with a cafetiere on the bed and botanical prints above. And then there was the children's room, which got a white pom pom teepee, a floor bed with sage chevron bedding and enough personality to make any family buyer stop and smile.
The bathroom needed very little from us. A freestanding oval bath, a walk-in glass shower, dark wood-effect tiles and stone floors. We added a hanging plant, a floor bamboo plant for scale and let the room speak for itself.
In the kitchen, cream shaker cabinets and dark wood worktops with white metro tiles and dark grout were styled with pasta jars, lavender on the windowsill, an olive wood board and a wine book propped on a stand. Warm, considered and completely believable as a kitchen people would actually cook in.
54 Dolphin Crescent was a home that had a lot to offer. Staging made sure buyers could see all of it.
9B Cromwell
A Residential Property Staged to Feel Like a Proper Home From the Moment You Walked In
Some properties need very little changing. They just need someone to show buyers what they are actually looking at.
9B Cromwell was exactly that. A well-proportioned residential property with good bones, clean lines and an open plan layout that had real potential. The job was to make sure buyers felt that potential the moment they walked through the door.
The open plan living and dining area did a lot of the work. A deep charcoal velvet sofa became the anchor, layered with burnt orange and sage cushions and a textured sage throw that kept the palette grounded and warm. A wide-format mirror above the sofa pushed light around the room and made the space feel considerably more generous than a floor plan alone could communicate.
A nesting glass side table with a candle and a white ceramic vase added a quiet finishing touch without crowding anything.
At the dining end, a glass-top round table with grey velvet chairs was dressed with sage woven placemats, stone bowls, green linen napkins and a single burnt orange taper candle. A bold abstract canvas in deep reds and greens hung above it, confident enough to hold its own without pulling focus from the room.
The kitchen was one of those spaces that sells itself once you show buyers what it can look like. Deep olive green shaker cabinets, oak worktops and an island with an induction hob. We kept the styling deliberate but unfussy — champagne on a tray, a gin book propped on the counter and wooden boards alongside.
The bedrooms carried the same warmth through. The master had a cream panelled headboard, grey and orange cushions and a mirrored tray with a cafetiere and two mugs on the bed. The single bedroom worked as both a bedroom and a study: burnt orange throw, sun print artwork above, an oak desk with a grey velvet chair and white sheer curtains letting the natural light do the rest.
9B Cromwell is a reminder that good staging does not reinvent a property. It simply makes sure buyers can see what was always there.
Castle Brook
A Period Home With Real Character, Staged So Buyers Could Feel Every Bit of It
Castle Brook was the kind of property that had its own personality long before we arrived. Original brick fireplace. Generous proportions. Rooms that felt like they had stories in them. The challenge was not to impose something new on top of all that. It was to work with what was already there and help buyers see it clearly.
The living room set the tone for everything. A cream sofa with slate blue and stone cushions sat at the centre, grounded by a jute rug layered over the room's original blue patterned carpet. Nesting glass-top coffee tables were styled simply with a rippled blue glass vase, stacked books and a candle. Woven rattan vases stood either side of the brick fireplace, and a black lacquered trunk to one side added a considered, slightly unexpected touch. The room felt warm and interesting without trying too hard.
The dining room was dressed to feel genuinely occasion-worthy. A warm oak table with a botanical linen runner, slate blue ceramic plates, floral napkins in rattan rings, gold cutlery and tall white pillar candles. The kind of table setting that makes buyers picture a dinner party before they have even measured the room.
The bedrooms each had their own story. The master leaned into the existing fitted suite with its bold striped velvet headboard — rather than working against it, we embraced it, adding pink velvet round cushions, a blush quilted bedspread and glass lamps with pink acrylic bases that made the whole room feel deliberately luxurious. The second bedroom took a different direction entirely: pink walls, a white buttoned headboard, mauve cushions and playful typographic prints that gave the space a light, youthful energy buyers with families would have responded to immediately.
Castle Brook did not need to be reinvented. It needed to be understood. And once it was, it had plenty to say for itself.
114 Nevill Road
A Characterful Home Staged to Connect With Buyers on Every Level
114 Nevill Road was the kind of property that rewards a second look. Good proportions, an original fireplace, a reading corner with a view that stopped you in your tracks. The brief was to make sure buyers noticed all of it from the moment they walked in.
The living room set the tone immediately. An ink blue sofa anchored the space, layered with navy textured and gold abstract cushions that gave it depth without overpowering the room. A black rectangular coffee table sat at the centre, styled with a wooden knot sculpture and a stack of books. A marble-effect round side table with a navy candle added a quieter note to one side, and a copper cage floor lamp brought warmth into the corner. A large abstract canvas in blush, grey and gold hung above the sofa and tied everything together. The result was a room that felt considered from every angle.
The dining area was kept deliberately understated. A small round table with grey beetle chairs, dressed simply with glassware, plates and a glass vase of eucalyptus and protea. Understated but complete. The kind of setup that makes buyers think about weeknight dinners rather than square footage.
The reading corner by the window was one of those moments that can make or break a viewing. A dark charcoal boucle accent chair with a cream knot cushion and grey throw, beside a potted eucalyptus tree in a ceramic pot. Outside the large window, open greenery. It was the kind of corner buyers remember on the way home.
The bedrooms told two very different stories. The master was soft and serene: a white painted sleigh bed, blush pink and sage layered bedding, pink velvet round cushions and a large floral abstract canvas in pink and green. The second bedroom went bolder: a grey winged headboard, navy velvet bedspread, a burnt orange throw and retro orange swirl cushions with a Fauvisme art print above. Two distinct personalities, both entirely convincing.
Even the bathroom was given the same level of care. A striped bath mat, trailing greenery on the windowsill, a candle and the warm glow of evening light coming through frosted glass. Small details that told buyers this property had been looked after.
114 Nevill Road had character to spare. Staging made sure buyers could feel every bit of it.
6 Velmore Road Hampshire
Warmth, Character and a Scheme That Made Every Room Count
This was a property with good bones and plenty of space it just needed a scheme that gave buyers something to feel, not just look at.
We went warm and characterful throughout. In the living room, a grey sofa became the anchor for a palette of amber, rust and burnt orange, cushions layered in velvet and texture, a mustard throw casually draped, nesting wooden coffee tables styled with books and a candle, and a statement olive tree in the corner. Abstract artwork above and bold patterned curtains framing the window gave the room personality without overworking it. It felt lived in, in the best possible way.
The dining area took a different tone: cooler, more considered. A glass-top table paired with black boucle chairs and carefully dressed place settings created a space that felt genuinely elegant. The kind of room that makes buyers think about dinner parties before they've even made an offer.
In the bedrooms, we let the textiles do the talking. The master was calm and refined, sage and black layered bedding, botanical prints in gold frames, a white boucle ottoman at the foot of the bed. The second bedroom brought the warmth back in with a rich rust woven throw and textured cream cushions that felt tactile even in photographs.
Even the shower room and WC were finished to the same standard, soft towels, trailing greenery, a matte black soap dispenser. The details that tell buyers this property has been cared for, right down to the last corner.
6 Velmore Road didn't need much. It needed the right story told in every room, and that's exactly what we gave it.
