{"id":4473,"date":"2020-09-14T15:33:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T14:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kandhdesign.co.uk\/?p=4473"},"modified":"2022-03-17T11:52:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T11:52:47","slug":"designing-during-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kandhdesign.co.uk\/no-straight-lines\/designing-during-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing During Lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On 24 March, a date we will all remember in this year\u2019s \u201cLockdown\u201d journey, our client \u2013 who we are yet to have the privilege of meeting – purchased this investment property in Notting Hill and appointed us as interior architects and designers.  <\/h6>

The property has since undergone a full redesign and refurbishment. It was then instantly let, at full asking, at the start of September! <\/p>

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Previously we may have thought it impossible to work so closely with an albeit focussed and unwavering client without ever meeting.  We might have thought it unreasonable to ask our designers to fully design a property that they had only seen on video.  No longer \u2026..

With thought, clear presentation, resourcefulness (and Zoom of course) it has become absolutely doable to work remotely and deliver physically – beautifully, on budget and on programme.<\/p>

BEFORE<\/p>

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SKETCH DEVELOPMENT <\/p>

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AFTER <\/p>

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K&H applied their established approach to the design process. Always aesthetically creative we took care to respect the DNA of the property, retaining some of its Notting Hill edge ……<\/p>

\u2026\u2026and more charming quirks.<\/p>

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Collaborating with the letting agent and contractor, we delivered \u2018the look\u2019 on a tight budget.  Previously decorated in all colours of the rainbow, we \u2018neutralised\u2019 the bedrooms, aiming for broad marketing appeal with subtle charm and character.<\/p>

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By creating a new space for the laundry room, we were able to incorporate an additional shower room, adding commercial and practical value.<\/p>

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A much loved and inexpensive design trick \u2013 the two-tone painted wall.<\/p>

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CHELSEA > IBIZA<\/h6>
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 Another Lockdown story…<\/p>

Although we had to postpone the FF&E install of our very hard-working client\u2019s family home in Chelsea from March to June, we were still able to get their villa in Ibiza complete for their well-earned holiday in August!

Again, working and communicating remotely without a single visit to the property, we were given exactly four weeks to establish the look, source all the furniture and oversee the install.<\/p>

We are deeply conscious of the troubles and traumas that so many of you will have experienced this year and do not want to appear insensitive.  We think it\u2019s important though to adopt a \u201ccan do attitude\u201d and sing about it, if only we were allowed to, just a little.

There has been no rest for K&H Design this year.  Indeed, through hard work and very close working relationships with all our clients \u2013 to whom we are eternally grateful – K&H Design has never been stronger.  We embrace complicated projects all over the world, working under pressure and delivering exquisite and totally personal design solutions, to create real and very special homes.<\/p>

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OUR SERVICES DO PLEASE GET IN TOUCH<\/p>

CONTACT US HERE <\/a><\/div>
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  WATCH ONE OF OUR ‘MONDAY MAKERS’ VIDEOS.
 MADE AS A SERIES OF 8 DURING LOCKDOWN. <\/p>

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