What does a garden designer really cost in the UK?
What a garden designer costs in the UK in 2026: hourly rates, design fees by garden size, planting plans, build costs and online design, with sources.
Sunday Journal
Notes from the studio
Where I share the thinking behind the rooms: how a palette gets chosen, why the quietest corner often turns out to be the best seat in the house, and what a space genuinely needs before it needs anything new.
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Organic modern interior design: what it is, and 11 ways to get the look
Organic modern interiors pair the clean lines of modern design with natural materials, soft curves and a calm, muted palette. Here’s where the look comes from, and eleven ways to bring it home.
042Love this look? The Olive Tree Sitting Room, coming soon as a room design
Modern Egyptian interior design: 9 ideas from Cairo homes, beyond the pharaohs
Modern Egyptian interiors have nothing to do with gold and hieroglyphs. Think tall Cairo shutters, latticed screens, pierced brass lanterns and handmade craft. Here’s what defines the look, and nine calm ways to bring it home.
041Love this look? The Cairo Sitting Room, coming soon as a room design
Winter pots for your front door: 9 plants to pot up now
Winter pots for your front door that stay lovely until spring: nine hardy plants, the right pots and compost, and a layer of bulbs for March.
Urban chic interior design: 5 ways to warm up city living
Urban chic is the polished, pared-back look of stylish city homes. Here’s what defines it, why it can feel cool and impersonal, and five ways to make a city flat feel sleek and warm at the same time.
040Love this look? The City Flat, coming soon as a room design
Industrial interior design: 9 ways to soften brick, steel and concrete
Industrial interiors have wonderful bones: exposed brick, steel windows, high ceilings and concrete floors. Here’s where the look comes from, why it can feel cold, and nine ways to make an industrial home warm.
039Love this look? The Warehouse Loft, coming soon as a room design
Wabi-sabi interior design: why imperfect rooms feel so calm, and 7 ways to create one
Wabi-sabi finds beauty in the worn, the handmade and the imperfect, and rooms built on it are some of the calmest there are. Here’s what it really means, and seven ways to bring it into your home.
038Love this look? The Clay Table, coming soon as a room design
Shabby chic interior design: 5 ways to make it calm, not cluttered
Shabby chic is soft, romantic and easy to live with, but it can tip into frills and clutter. Here’s where the look comes from, and five ways to make a shabby chic home that feels calm and grown up.
037Love this look? The Painted Cottage Bedroom, coming soon as a room design
Moroccan interior design: 9 ways to bring riad calm into a British home
Moroccan interiors are warm, earthy and surprisingly calm: polished plaster, handmade tiles, cream wool rugs and lantern light. Here’s what defines the look, and nine ways to bring it home without the clutter.
036Love this look? The Riad Room, coming soon as a room design
Scandinavian interior design: 11 Nordic secrets for a cosier British home
The Nordic countries have long, dark winters, and they’ve learnt to make homes that glow through them. Here are eleven Scandinavian secrets for a lighter, cosier and calmer British home.
035Love this look? The Nordic Sitting Room, coming soon as a room design
Modern farmhouse interior design: how to get the look in every room, without the clichés
Modern farmhouse is loved for its long tables, beams and easy welcome, but it can turn stark or themed. Here’s how to bring it into every room of a British home, warmly and without the clichés.
034Love this look? The Farmhouse Snug, coming soon as a room design
Minimalist interior design: 9 ways to live with less and love your home more
Minimalism isn’t white walls and an empty room. It’s keeping only what you use and love, and giving it space. Here’s how to make a minimalist home that feels warm, lived in and calm.
033Love this look? The Still Bedroom, coming soon as a room design
Guide
Interior design for renters: 5 deposit-safe ideas
A rented home can feel entirely your own. Our room designs suit rented rooms and flats, with nothing structural, finishes that keep your deposit safe, and pieces that come with you when you move.
011Love this look? The Renter’s Living Room, coming soon as a room design
Guide
Sustainable interior design without the greenwash
Sustainability sits at the heart of the studio. Here is exactly what it means in a Sunday Ambience design, in specific terms rather than broad promises.
005Love this look? The Limewash Nook, coming soon as a room design
Japandi interior design: 7 ways to make it warm, not cold
Japandi brings Japanese calm and Scandinavian comfort together, but done badly it can feel bare and chilly. Here’s what Japandi really is, why it goes cold, and seven ways to make it warm in a British home.
032Love this look? The Japandi Sitting Room, coming soon as a room design
Japanese interior design: 9 secrets to a calmer, quieter home
Japanese interior design has been perfecting calm for centuries. Here are the nine ideas behind it, from ma to wabi-sabi, and how to bring them into a British home without turning it into a theme.
031Love this look? The Shoji Room, coming soon as a room design
Modern farmhouse, modern rustic or rustic luxury? 4 key differences
Modern farmhouse, modern rustic and rustic luxury are often used as if they meant the same thing. Here’s what each one really is, how they differ, and how to bring the best of all three into a British home.
028Love this look? The Farmhouse Dining Room, coming soon as a room design
7 modern farmhouse kitchen ideas that feel warm, not stark
Modern farmhouse kitchens look wonderful in photographs and can feel cold on a grey British afternoon. Here are seven ways to keep everything you love about the look, with far more warmth.
029Love this look? The Sage Farmhouse Kitchen, coming soon as a room design
Modern rustic living room ideas: 9 ways to keep it light
Modern rustic living rooms are warm, textured and wonderfully cosy, until all that wood and stone starts to feel heavy. Here are nine ways to keep the cosiness and keep the room light.
030Love this look? The Barn Living Room, coming soon as a room design
Can AI replace an interior designer? An honest answer
AI can conjure a beautiful room in seconds, so why would anyone still hire a designer? An honest look at what the apps do brilliantly, where they fall short, and what that means for your home.
Guide
How much does an interior designer cost in the UK?
An honest guide to how interior designers charge, what online interior design costs, and how a ready-made room design compares.
002Love this look? The Sage Living Room, coming soon as a room design
Spanish country interiors: why lime and clay feel so restful
Spanish country interiors are bare, cool and deeply restful. Here’s what defines the look, where Spanish luxury really lies, how it differs from English and French country, and how to bring it into a British home.
010Love this look? The Spanish Country Room, coming soon as a room design
French country interiors: 8 ways to get the look in Britain
French country interiors look effortless, and are easily overdone. Here’s what defines the look, how it differs from English country, and how to bring it home without a farmhouse in Provence.
009Love this look? The French Farmhouse Room, coming soon as a room design
English country interiors: 7 ways to do it without clutter
English country interiors are loved for their comfort, and easily overdone. Here’s what defines the look, where it goes wrong, and how to bring it home in a calmer, more edited way.
008Love this look? The English Cottage Room, coming soon as a room design
Limewash walls: what to know before you pick up a brush
Limewash gives a wall the soft, cloudy movement of old plaster. Here’s what it is, where it works, where it doesn’t, and how to get the look at home.
007Love this look? The Limewash Hallway, coming soon as a room designWhat is rustic luxury? Why matt, natural rooms feel so calm
Rustic luxury interior design isn’t about shine, or about owning a great deal. Here’s what defines it, why matt wins over gloss, and how to bring that calm, natural warmth into your own home, rented or not.
005Love this look? The Limewash Nook, coming soon as a room design7 ways to make a rented home feel like yours, deposit safe
Renting doesn’t mean magnolia walls and someone else’s taste forever. Here’s how to make a rented home feel properly like yours, without losing your deposit.
011Love this look? The Renter’s Living Room, coming soon as a room designWhat is eDesign? How online interior design really works
eDesign is interior design done from a distance, and room in a box takes it a step further. What it is, what you get, how it works, and who it genuinely suits.
Your room, when you’re ready.
Ready-made rustic luxury room designs, coming soon to the Sunday Ambience Etsy shop. Any questions go through Etsy messages, and Rachel replies personally.
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