Our apartment required a complete overhaul when we bought it. It being our first property, we were quite overwhelmed with choices and not a little afraid of the budget and time overruns that we were told are likely. Luckily for us a friend recommended Dee. From the moment we first spoke to Dee, we felt that we were in the best hands. She not only understood our “poorly articulated vision” very well but was able to provide us with the confidence that the project will be completed in time and budget. Having minutely grasped our tastes, Dee then proceeded to develop themes for the project overall that allowed us to visually grasp how the end product will look like. Moreover, she had multiple clever design suggestions that helped best maximise storage as well as aesthetics in a small London apartment. We rarely had to deal with or even speak to the individual contractors she brought in, but everyone in the team was very professional, responsive and flexible. She also went out of her way to help, for example on the design of some bespoke furniture that we got outside of our arrangement and dealt with some very troublesome managing agents to get us planning approvals. There was not a single incident where we came away dissatisfied. Even when we disagreed with a particular choice, she was very flexible and enthusiastic about taking our views on board. The end product, which was completed exactly on time and on budget, looked beautiful and appears much larger than it is. We can’t recommend Dee highly enough and often enough. A lot of our friends who have visited us since can testify to our incessant chatter about our amazing designer.

- A Agrawal - luxury apartment refurbishment in Westminster

Having lived in our house for 10 years, we knew it was time for a fundamental re-vamp but had little idea where to start. A friend recommended we talk to Dee on the basis that she offers original and differentiated design ideas, a terrific level of service, highly qualified and reliable contractors, and reasonable costs. We have not been disappointed. From the first walk-through the house, Dee immediately understood the sort of look and feel we wanted. She then proceeded to put her own stamp on the project, coming up with mood boards of ideas that we would never have thought of but loved, from paint colours and lighting to small details like painting the dining table legs a different colour. She proposed mixing texture, colour and lighting to create the ambience we wanted. Throughout the execution of the project Dee was always available and proactive in addressing any issues that did arise. As work progressed and we changed our mind about a few things, she and her contractors were very flexible in updating the schedule of works. She also continued to develop ideas as the project took shape. We are delighted with the final outcome and by the fact that it came in exactly on budget. Our home now benefits from a beautiful design that flows through the house in a joined-up way, and the immaculate finishes that we have always envied in other houses. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Velvet Orange to anyone I know.

- Alex MacMahon : 5 bed full re-decoration

Having a growing list of minor building and cosmetic issues last February I realised what stopped me addressing them was a lack of time to coordinate and only Google to serve as a little black book of tradespeople. It felt daunting and I feared getting ripped off. I didn't want a reenactment of that film The Money Pit!

I called on Dee and asked for help. She came promptly to quote with an assessing eye and a notepad ready to record answers to her many important questions that already convinced me I was going to save money and get a better result than attempting to go it alone and I was not disappointed. I thought I knew what I wanted, the mood board and her own ideas based very individually on my personal style and lifestyle gave me several eureka moments. Dee knew what I wanted but couldn't, without design skills, articulate.

Her quote was detailed and clear. The budget discussed was respected and kept to rigidly by Dee, I was less disciplined but certainly not encouraged by Dee to overspend. She held my hand through the entire process and kept tradespeople at an arms length from me when it suited and brought me or them more into the process when it benefitted. I found her extremely sensitive to my happiness and satisfaction throughout and any issues were dealt with immediately and without awkwardness. For example poor wall papering was remedied with a new decorator on site the next day at no extra cost. All snagging was managed promptly and without argument and invoicing was clear to the end.

I absolutely love how velvet orange has transformed my home. I would not hesitate recommending them to anyone I know. I plan to enlist their services again to project manage a basement dig next year. In fact I wouldn't even be brave enough to embark on a project like that without Dee. I also know from experience that using a designer and project manager like Dee saves money - it's an economic decision rather than a luxury.

- Nicky Frost - 5 bed decorating and bathroom refurbishment

Working on redesigning our home, Dee managed to create all at the same time a modern, colourful and very cosy atmosphere that was really close to our personalities. She was able to take onboard requests or vague ideas we had and turned them into beautiful rooms, colours, bespoke pieces of furniture or lampshades, luxurious fabrics and curtains.

Dee amazing creativity, energy, enthusiasm, curiosity and sense of humour made her a real pleasure to work with and were instrumental in the success of our project.

Her team is incredibly professional, experienced, trustful and lovely to work with.

The result was better than anything we could have dreamed, budget had always been under control, time constraints respected, results amazing.

We would highly recommend working with Dee and Velvet Orange.

- Beatrice Cohen – Refurbishment of a 5 bed clapham house

I was referred to Dee as I wanted to find a designer who was different. Dee definitely exceeded all my expectations.

She captured the vision of my clinic on paper and even more so in real life. Dee works in a very structured and methodical way which gave me confidence that she gets the work done. She also works incredibly fast as we had a dateline to have the clinic open for an evening launch. Besides that, she is brilliantly creative coming up with ideas that surprised me.

Being an astute businesswoman herself, she knew that I needed to create a space that worked for me, not just to look pretty. Everyone that comes up to my clinic always pause at the door with their jaws and eyes open in wonder! Dee has truly helped me create a beautiful hideaway clinic in Mayfair that I can be so proud of.

I highly recommend Dee to create a space that is different, outstanding and works.

- Dr. Terry Loong – award winning clinic in Mayfair

I have worked with Dee on a number of projects where she has designed a few different interiors, both for my personal residential space and for my developments. She has taken my brief each time and found a really stylish way to deliver a luxury, high end design whilst incorporating some of my more outlandish requests like green brick tiles and lego walls.

Each project has been completely different; she is very easy to work with and I can trust her to deliver great results. We work well together and she works well with my teams of contractors. She has also found me a fantastic off-market investment property and was key in it's acquisition negotiation and in the design of the development.

Dee can mix a luxury design with a pragmatic approach to implementation and I fully endorse her work as an interior designer, I will continue to use her services

- Darren Bowler - repeat client

Velvet orange is so much more than interior design. My work lasted 6 months. I felt that my personality and taste were core to the design complemented by Dee's vision, expertise and advice.

She made me so much bolder than I would have been myself.

During the whole process - which let's face is always going to be stressful, she was always there thinking about and explaining the next steps.

I love the result - bright, colourful, and very very me....

- Jane Healy - extension and refurb of clapham 4 bedroom house