Honest guidance on interior design costs, working with a designer, and the decisions that make a room feel resolved. Written for people renovating in real London homes.
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A Victorian terrace, reimagined room by room.
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What interior designers charge in London in 2026: hourly rates, day rates, per-room fees and percentage models, with real figures and what each one buys you.
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Costs, process, and the practical calls that separate a good London project from an expensive lesson.
What interior designers charge in London in 2026: hourly rates, day rates, per-room fees and percentage models, with real figures and what each one buys you.
How UK interior designers charge: hourly, day, per room, per square metre and percentage fees, with real London figures and what each model means for you.
A practical London guide to finding, vetting and hiring an interior designer: where to look, fee structures, the questions to ask and red flags to avoid.
Free interior designer cost calculator: enter your rooms, floor area and budget and see your likely design fee across hourly, day, per-room, per square metre and percentage models, with the London uplift built in.
Free London renovation cost calculator: enter your floor area and finish level to estimate your refurbishment budget per square metre, split into build cost, design fee and contingency.
Free paint calculator: enter your room dimensions, number of coats and doors and windows to work out how many litres and tins of paint you need, with an estimated cost.
Compare buying furniture through your interior designer at trade price plus margin against buying it yourself at retail. See whether cost-plus procurement saves you money or adds to the bill.
How London interior designers charge in 2026: the four fee models, online e-design, trade discounts on furniture, and how VAT changes your final bill.
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