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Awards
KLC Award
Siobhan trained at the renowned KLC School of Design in London, completing the Interior Design Diploma in 2010.
KLC is now part of West Dean College of Arts and Conservation, continuing its reputation for high quality interior and garden design education
In her graduating year she received the KLC Personal Achievement Award, recognising her commitment and performance on the course.
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Your home shouldn’t look like everyone else’s.
A few pieces that caught my eye at the recent Spring Decorative Fair in Battersea, because art, antiques, lighting, colour and texture are often the things that stop a room feeling flat.
One client once said that working with me opened up “possibilities we would never have discovered” and that is still one of my favourite ways to describe what good design advice can do.
It isn’t about filling your home with expensive things.
It’s about knowing what to look for, what will work together, and where a room needs more character, more warmth or a bit more nerve.
Would you like a designer in your pocket for a couple of hours to you help brainstorm a room in your home?
You’ll find more information about the Design Hotline through the link in my bio.
#DesignHotline
#CaseyAndFox
#DecorativeArtFair
#ColourfulInteriors
#InteriorDesignerLondon
It’s absolutely pouring with much-needed rain in my neck of the woods today.
Archie went out adventuring earlier and came back absolutely soaked. He then yowled the place down until I dried him off. Honestly, this boy is far more delicate than he’d like everyone to believe.
Last week, while feeding my neighbour’s kitty, I walked past another neighbour’s front garden and had to stop for a moment.
There must have been 30 or more bumblebees feasting on this beautiful purple salvia.
It reminded me that some of the best garden plants are often the hardest-working.
If you’ve got a sunny spot that tends to dry out in summer, consider:
🌿 Salvia
🌿 Lavender
🌿 Baby Sage
All three provide long-lasting colour, cope well with drier conditions once established, and are absolute magnets for bees and other pollinators.
A garden doesn’t have to be high maintenance to be beautiful or wildlife-friendly.
If you’d like the sort of practical home and garden advice I normally share with my clients, you can join the Casey & Fox newsletter by commenting BUMBLEBEE in the comments below.
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#PollinatorGarden
#BeeFriendlyGarden
#Salvia
#GardenDesignTips
Today I’m speaking at WIBN about something I think many women quietly put up with for years…
Their workspace.
Not everyone has the luxury of a dedicated home office. Many of us are running a business from a dining table, a spare bedroom that’s become a dumping ground, or a corner of the house that’s expected to do ten different jobs at once.
The interesting thing is that we adapt remarkably quickly.
So quickly, in fact, that we stop noticing the uncomfortable chair, the poor lighting, the pile of paperwork, the boxes waiting for the loft, or the fact that the room no longer supports the way we actually work.
A few small changes can make a surprisingly big difference to focus, creativity, energy and productivity.
So I’m curious…
How would you describe your workspace right now?
A. Inspiring
B. Functional
C. Chaotic
D. Temporary
Pop your answer in the comments 👇
Thank you to @ruth_rood and WIBN as well as the lovely Ellen from Purple Tree Solutions for the invitation.
What a brilliant afternoon celebrating the launch of Boodl Accounting’s new financial coaching programme.
Susan Rahman is one of those women who quietly makes you think, “Right, I need to up my game.” Clever, generous, funny, wildly capable, and clearly very loved by the room she brought together.
There was business wisdom, family stories, a room full of brilliant women, a very fabulous flamenco lesson from Danielle of Flamenco con Gusto, and a much-needed catch-up with Claire Harrison from West Nine Design and Julie Eltham from Athena Wimbledon.
All at the Hollywood Arms in Chelsea.
Honestly, not a bad way to spend a day.
Huge congratulations Susan. I can’t wait to see where this next chapter takes you.
#FinancialCoaching #WomenInBusiness #caseyandfox #FemaleFounders #NetworkingDoneRight
I once removed a bathroom from a family home.
Which does sound a little questionable, I appreciate that.
This Belsize Park basement apartment had three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a busy family of five living in it. On paper, plenty of space. In real life, not enough of the right space.
The issue driving everyone mad was laundry. Constant washing, airers everywhere, and no proper place for it all to land.
So we turned the family bathroom into a utility room, then redesigned the remaining bathrooms so they worked much harder.
It was not the obvious decision, but it was the right one.
And this is where good design earns its keep. Not in adding more for the sake of it, but in understanding what the home actually needs.
Before you commit to a layout, ask yourself:
Is this room earning its keep?
Or are you keeping it because it is already there, because it looks good on the floor plan, or because everyone assumes more rooms must mean more value?
Sometimes the best design decision is the one that looks slightly mad until you properly interrogate the way the home needs to function.
And that is why experienced design advice can be so useful before the expensive decisions are made.
#LondonInteriorDesigner #HomeRefurbishment #BathroomDesign #UtilityRoom #caseyandfox CaseyAndFox
Most homeowners don’t know what to ask a builder until they’re already in too deep.
By then, the quote’s been accepted, the stress levels are rising, and nobody wants to admit they’re not entirely sure what’s included, what’s missing, or whether the builder has actually priced the job properly.
That’s exactly why I created this free guide:
Before You Appoint a Builder
10 essential questions to protect your budget, timeline and home
It covers the questions worth asking, why they matter, and what you should actually be listening for in the reply.
Because “they seemed nice” is not really due diligence.
Comment GUIDE and I’ll DM you the link to get it.
Or, if you’d rather, it’s in my bio.
#buildertips #refurbishment #homeproject #renovationtips #caseyandfox
I need a small favour.
I’m looking for 5 homeowners who are planning a small refurb, redecoration project or home update in the coming months.
I’m refining my Design Hotline, which is my one-room-one-problem online consultation for people who want practical interiors advice without committing to a full design project.
But before I make any tweaks, I’d really like to hear from the people it’s actually meant for.
I want to understand what’s niggling away at you before work starts. The item your brain keep circling. The decision you’re leaving until “later”. The bit you wish someone would just deal with so you can move on with your life.
It’ll be a 20-minute chat. No pressure. No pitch. Just a proper conversation about what would make online design advice genuinely useful.
As a thank you, I’ll send a £15 John Lewis voucher after the call.
If that sounds like you, comment HELP below and I’ll message you.
#InteriorDesignUK #HomeRefurbishment #HomeUpdate #DesignAdvice #CaseyAndFox
A refurb is all fun and Pinterest boards until someone asks where the towel rail is going.
Then suddenly you’re knee-deep in sockets, grout colours, switch plates, tile quantities, delivery dates and decisions you didn’t even know were decisions.
This is why home refurbs become overwhelming so quickly.
Not because you’re doing it wrong.
Because the “small” decisions are rarely small once the project is live.
I’ve written the first post in a new short blog series about exactly this.
Why Home Refurbs Become Overwhelming So Quickly
Comment REFURB below, ideally before you’re panic-choosing sockets at 10.43pm and I’ll ping you the link to the blog post for a bit of light reading.
#HomeRefurbishment #InteriorDesignAdvice #BuildSurvivalSession #SouthLondonInteriors #CaseyAndFox
This morning we were woken up by what honestly sounded like a car driving into the front of the house.
Adrian shot downstairs. I followed shortly after, bracing for impact.
It wasn’t a car.
It was the glass shelves in our crockery cupboard collapsing… and taking everything with them.
Plates, bowls, glasses, the lot. All over the kitchen floor.
Three and a half years of “this seems absolutely fine” and then, quite suddenly, not fine at all.
We didn’t design this kitchen, it came with the house, and I have never once questioned those shelves. They were toughened glass. They looked solid. Everything sat there perfectly happily. Until it didn’t.
25 years of crockery gone! My lovely ‘good’ Villeroy & Boch plates and platters now shattered! 😢
So, a small but important note from someone now sweeping up the aftermath:
if you have glass shelving holding anything heavy, please PLEASE check the fixings. Ours were plastic. Which, in hindsight, maybe we should have thought about. But who does right?
Metal fixings. Always.
Anyway. If anyone knows whether this is something contents insurance will entertain, I’m all ears.
And please tell me we’re not alone…
what’s the most chaotic thing that’s happened in your home?
#caseyandfox #designreallife
There is a street in Notting Hill where all the wee houses are painted different colours.
And I think there was a story some time back about a lady in Bath (?) who painted her front door Barbie pink and the neighbours objected.
I live in an area with wonderful 1930 architecture and most of the front doors are beautiful original carved wood. Seriously drool worthy.
Sadly I suspect, pink would be the fast track to getting me removed off the street WhatsApp group. 🫣😂
#caseyandfox #pinkdoor
Ok mucking around with AI makes this far too easy. Not sure about the yellow…
#yellowfrontdoor #yellowlove💛 #caseyandfox
I’ve been staring at this door for far too long.
We have a 1930s house.
Our front door is not original. (Sadly we are the only house on the street to not have the original.)
This replacement door is circa 1980’s or thereabouts.
That brown has to go.
The reality is it opens into a dark, enclosed porch, so whatever goes here needs to earn its keep. It can’t just sit there looking pretty.
I’ve narrowed it down to a few options.
Some feel right. Some feel… questionable.
I do have a favourite.
But I’m curious where you land on this.
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Comment below and let me know your thoughts!
1, 2, 3, 4 or 5?
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(And yes… replacing the whole thing was briefly considered until I got a quote and nearly passed out.)
#caseyandfox
#interiordesignuk
#colourconfidence
#periodhomes
#frontdoorinspo
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Casey & Fox turns 14 today, which feels slightly surreal and, if I’m honest, hard won.
This little carousel shares a few of the things those 14 years have taught me about running a design business. Not the shiny version. The real one. The bit behind the finished rooms, the polished photos, and the lovely final reveals.
If you’d like to read the full blog post, comment 14 and I’ll send it over. There’s also a little 🎂 🎉🥳 birthday offer tucked away at the bottom of the blog post so be sure to grab that before the end of April!
#CaseyAndFox #InteriorDesign #InteriorDesigner #SouthLondonInteriors #Sanderstead
Most people don’t book a Design Hotline because they want a “fun design chat.”
They book it because something in their home is driving them quietly mad.
A layout that doesn’t work no matter how many times you move the furniture.
A paint colour that looked lovely on Pinterest and absolutely awful on your actual wall.
A room that feels unfinished and meh… and you cannot work out why.
Or the classic… two people, one room, zero agreement.
This is the point where homeowners usually start impulse-buying things:
sofas, side tables, floor lamps, anything on sale really…
hoping the right purchase will magically fix the problem.
It won’t.
But a proper conversation will.
That’s what the Design Hotline is for.
One hour. One space.
Clear answers instead of expensive guessing.
If there’s a room in your home that’s been annoying you for months…
👆the link is in my profile.
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#InteriorDesignUK
#SouthLondonInteriors
#CaseyAndFox #designhotline
It’s important to take some time out at this crazy busy time of year and do something silly that makes you sit, catch up with friends and laugh.
My lovely friend @rikachandra_akuru invited me to this fun event in Bromley with @studiobeci as our talented art instructor.
Really good fun and just what I needed.
Thanks Rika 😘
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If your bedroom has slowly turned into the place where mismatched furniture goes to die, you are not alone.
So many of my Design Hotline clients come to me feeling irritated with their space and unsure how to fix it without spending a fortune or starting from scratch.
One recent client had a huge and genuinely beautiful master bedroom, but the furniture had been collected from different homes over the years and none of it worked together.
The layout felt confused, the colours clashed, and the room had lost any sense of calm. She told me she avoided spending time in there because it just felt “off”.
In just 1 Design Hotline session, we reshaped the layout, gave every piece a clear purpose, created a colour direction she loved, and brought back the softness and balance the room was missing. The relief she felt when everything finally made sense was unmistakable.
If you are renting, if your bedroom is full of pieces that “sort of fit”, or if you wake up and immediately feel annoyed by the space, this virtual service was created for you.
A calm bedroom is not a luxury. It is the foundation for how you start and end your day, and you deserve for it to feel good.
If you want clarity, direction, and a room that finally works the way you want it to, book a 1 Hour Design Hotline with me.
One room. One hour. Real progress.
Link in bio to book your January refresh.
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#InteriorDesignUK #CaseyAndFox #DesignHotline #BedroomDesign #RentalInteriors #InteriorsAdvice #HomeStylingTips #DesignConsultation #SouthLondonInteriors #CroydonInteriors #BeckenhamMums #SandersteadLife #ColourLovers #BeforeAndAfterHome #InteriorDesignHelp
Still a bit stunned to share this… I won Best Networker 2025 for the Athena Wimbledon group at yesterday’s Christmas lunch.
When I rejoined Athena in May, I remembered how supportive it had been years ago, but I didn’t expect to lean in quite so deeply. The online format made it easy for me to show up consistently, connect with more members, and make the most of every opportunity.
What I didn’t anticipate was how much I would need that community this autumn. The last few months have been personally difficult, with a bereavement, very unwell family members, and the constant juggling act of trying to run a business while putting out fires at home. It has been a lot.
But the women in Athena Wimbledon… they showed up for me. Small check-ins. Kind messages. Genuine warmth. Exactly when I needed it most.
So to receive this award, in a room full of women I admire, felt incredibly meaningful. Unexpected, humbling, and a real lift at the end of a heavy season.
Thank you Athena. Thank you Wimbledon. And thank you to every woman who has made this network feel like home. I am very grateful.
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#TheAthenaNetwork #WomenInBusiness #FemaleFounders #NetworkingWorks #BusinessCommunity #WimbledonBusiness #Gratitude #SouthLondonBusiness #WimbledonMums
Renovating your home is exciting… until it isn’t.
Every week I see the same avoidable mistakes play out in real homes with real budgets and real stress levels.
So here it is: The Renovation Betrayal List.
From furniture arriving in a colour you’ve never seen before
to builders “figuring it out” without drawings
to that innocent “we can manage without storage” moment…
These little betrayals add up. Fast.
✨ Here’s the truth:
You don’t need to learn the hard way.
If you’re planning a renovation (or mid-panic because you’ve already started), one hour with an expert can save days of endless back and forth discussion, weeks of stress, and months of regret.
💡 My 1 Hour Design Hotline gives you:
• Clear answers before you spend a penny
• The right decisions in the right order
• Help avoiding costly delays and out-of-stock surprises
• Guidance on layouts, colour, lighting, storage, and materials
• Calm, clarity and confidence
(yes, in just an hour)
Ready to avoid the betrayals and actually enjoy your renovation?
👉 Tap Book Now. Your future self will thank you.
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#caseyandfox #designhotline #interiordesignuk #renovationtipsuk #renovationmistakes #homerenovationuk #southlondoninteriors #londoninteriordesigner #renovationhelp #interiordesignadvice #designconsultation #renovationjourney #buildermistakes #homeownerhelp #designwithconfidence #sanderstead #beckenham #bromleybusiness #croydonhomes #colourfulhomes #interiorswithpersonality
South London snow report. Snowflakes everywhere, absolutely none of them settling.
Still… even the smallest sprinkle makes the garden feel different. A tiny reminder to pause and appreciate the moment.
Back to emails now.
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#Sanderstead
#CroydonLife
#LondonHomes
#HomeAndGardenUK
#WinterInLondon
#BritishWeather
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Last Thursday I swapped floor plans and lighting layouts for black tie and fairy lights at The ABBBA Awards @theabbbas, supporting my fellow Bromley Business Network members, many of whom were finalists on the night.
The room was full of brilliant local businesses and some very special people:
✨ Huge congratulations to Mercedes Yearly of Quest Soul Theatre, who took home two awards. Such a well deserved win.
✨ Chandra Sharma for winning Business Personality of the Year. Nobody works a room quite like Chandra.
✨ Bayo Igho of @bigohcoaching, who was the most fantastic MC and kept the whole evening flowing.
✨ Lauretta Wright of Life In Magazines, the founder and organiser of The ABBBA Awards.
✨ Susan Wright, whose legendary behind the scenes logistics kept everything running like clockwork.
Lovely to also see Leigh Bennett of EJJB Consulting, Joanne Bennett of The Chartwell Cancer Trust, Faye Cox and Frances Lamberth there too.
And a special mention to my brilliant tablemates, Sean and Jonathan from Optimise Accountants and Jenni Farrow of Farrow Home Staging. Fantastic company. Sorry I was so tired.
Nights like this remind me of how strong, kind and hard working the local business community is. Very proud to be part of it.
📸 A few highlights from the evening.
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#TheABBBAs #AboveAndBeyondBromleyBusinessAwards #BromleyBusinessAwards #BromleyBusinessNetwork #BBN #SupportLocalBusiness #BromleyCommunity #SouthLondonBusiness #NetworkingWorks #WomenInBusinessUK #CaseyAndFox
e been a bit quiet on here and wanted to share why. A few weeks ago life came at me with full force and I’ve been juggling more than I ever expected.
My lovely father-in-law passed away at 88. A great age, but still heartbreaking. My beautiful mother-in-law has been in hospital for a month with meningitis and is still very unwell. My own mum has had some health issues too.
So yes… it has been a lot. And social media has been right at the bottom of the list while I’ve tried to put one foot in front of the other. I genuinely don’t know how some people keep showing up every day. Huge respect to them. This is simply my reality at the moment.
But I know this is a phase. I know things will get better. I’m a glass half full girl at heart, even when my focus has left the building.
If you’ve ever fallen off the wagon with life or work or focus, tell me how you got back on. Seriously… send me your best tips. I would love to hear them.
Thanks for being here. 💛
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#RealLifeDesigners #LifeLately #HonestInteriors #InteriorDesignerLife #BehindTheScenes #DesignCommunity #WorkingThroughIt #HumanFirst #CaseyAndFox #Resilience #GlassHalfFull
Ever wondered what your interior designer gets up to when they go quiet for a few days?
This week it was Decorex, London’s biggest interior design trade show and the highlight of my professional calendar.
A full day of discovering new materials, meeting suppliers, and seeing what’s next in lighting, fabrics, finishes and innovation.
It’s not all glamorous (my feet will confirm that), but it’s where the ideas start; the textures, colours and finishes you’ll see in future projects often begin right here.
So if your designer disappears during Decorex week, don’t worry… we’re just out refilling the creative tank.
🎥 Thanks for coming along for the ride.
👉 Save this post for next time you wonder what “designer research” really looks like.
👉 Follow @caseyandfox for the reality of interiors — not the TV version.
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#Decorex2025 #DecorexLondon #InteriorDesignersUK #LondonInteriors #InteriorDesignLife #BehindTheDesign #RealInteriors #DesignProcess #DesignInspiration #InteriorDesignerLondon #InteriorDesignCommunity #DesignEvents #DesignShow #DesignTrends2025 #MaterialsAndFinishes #LightingDesign #TextileDesign #CaseyAndFox
I’ve seen this soooo many times, even with friends, and have had to bite my tongue.
A perfect living room scheme, just completed.
New furniture and rug freshly installed.
Gorgeous wallpaper. Beautiful art adorning the walls.
And then… someone sticks in a cool white LED.
No. No. No.
💡 The colour of your light bulb matters.
The colour of light (or colour temperature) is measured in Kelvin (K).
👉 Higher numbers = cooler, bluer light
👉 Lower numbers = warmer, yellower light
This isn’t about actual heat. It’s about the hue of the light, and it can completely transform how a room feels and looks:
• 2700K → warm white, soft and inviting (perfect for living rooms and bedrooms)
• 3000K → warm-neutral, a little crisper but still cosy (the ideal all-rounder for most homes)
• 4000K+ → cool white, bright and clinical (great for hospitals and dentists… less so for your sitting room)
Get this wrong and even the best-designed space can look harsh, flat, or just off.
👉 Next time you are bulb shopping, just pause and look over the box for the Kelvin!
👉🔖 Save this post for your next bulb shop. Your future self will thank you!
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#LightingDesign #InteriorDesignTips #DesignMistakes #LightingMatters #HomeDesignUK #DesignDetails #InteriorDesignerUK #CaseyAndFox #SouthCroydon #LightingTips #DesignAdvice #RealDesignLife
Just me. A pile of Vanderhurd embroidered fabrics. And a hundred design decisions disguised as casual flicking.
These samples are for a teenage girl’s room. The window treatments need to feel playful but still have enough sophistication to grow with her.
I’m looking at beautiful textures, hand embroidery and layered patterns that add personality without tipping into “little girl” territory.
This is the part of the process that rarely makes it onto Instagram, but it’s where the whole scheme starts to take shape.
Colour, texture, pattern and scale all quietly shape how a room feels, long before anything’s installed.
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✨ #InteriorDesignLondon #CaseyAndFox #Vanderhurd #DesignProcess #TextileAddict #FabricSchemes #InteriorDesignerUK #LuxuryInteriors #ColourAndTexture #DesignDetails #ThoughtfulDesign #handembroidered #handembroidery #textiledesign #textiledesigner #fabricdesign #bespoketextiles #bespokeembroidery #embroidery #contemporarytextiles
