Interior design studio, Pellingford
Rooms drenched in colour, ceiling to skirting.
Clemency Ardagh paints a room in one deep colour, walls, ceiling and woodwork, then layers velvet, oak, stone and brass on top until it feels like it was always that way.
- Claret Cellar
- Fig Leaf
- Turmeric Loft
- Bare Plaster
This autumn's four, from the Ferriby Paint Co. card.
Recent rooms
Three rooms, one colour each.
We pick a single colour and commit to it. Then the furniture, fabric and lamps do the talking against it. All rooms →
The material board
Touch it before you buy it.
Every scheme arrives as a board of real offcuts: paint drawn down on card, fabric cut from the bolt, timber oiled the way it will be laid. Hover or tap a sample to see what it is and where it comes from.
Eight samples from the Elm Row board
- Claret CellarFerriby Paint Co. · No. 211, estate eggshell
Walls, ceiling, skirting and panelling in one colour, so the corners disappear.
- Moss cotton velvetAbbotsley Weavers · AW-412
Rated to 45,000 rubs. Sofa and the window-seat cushions.
- Oat-pink boucléAbbotsley Weavers · AW-108
Armchair and footstool. Soft, nubbly and forgiving with crumbs.
- Unlacquered brassBrockhurst Brassworks · rod and rail
Lamp stem, rail hooks and tap. It darkens where hands touch it.
- Breccia Rosa, honedGrisedale Stoneworks · 20 mm slab
Hearth and worktop. The pink veins pick up the plaster walls.
- Fumed oak, rift sawnTull & Hearne · 180 mm boards
Floor and alcove shelves, finished in a matt hardwax oil.
- Claret ticking stripeAbbotsley Weavers · AW-530 linen
Roman blinds and the piping on every cushion.
- Turmeric zelligeKemble Kilns · 10 × 10 cm tile
Glazed by hand, so no two match. Laid with a pale lime grout.
How a room comes together
Four stages, one room, no surprises.
Most rooms take eight to ten weeks from the first visit to the styling day. Kitchens take longer.
Consultation
Two hours in your house with sample boxes, a tape measure and plenty of questions. You keep the notes.
Week 1Scheme
A material board, a paint schedule for every surface and a costed list of furniture and lamps.
Weeks 2 to 4Making
We book the decorator, joiner and upholsterer, and chase every delivery date so you don't have to.
Weeks 5 to 9Styling day
We hang, place and plump in a single day, then hand over the care notes and the leftover paint.
Final week
The studio
A coach house full of offcuts.
Clemency Ardagh trained as a scenic painter before she moved into houses, which explains the fondness for deep colour and good lamps. Tobi Wainwright runs the projects and the trades, and is usually the one who answers the phone.
“We asked for cosy and got a room people walk into and go quiet. The red was terrifying for a day, then perfect.”
Fees
Fixed fees, written down before we start.
Colour consultation
Two hours on site, a paint schedule for every surface and six sample pots within the week.
£185Single room scheme
Board, schedule, furniture list and the trades booked and managed for one room.
from £1,450Whole floor or house
Several rooms carried through one colour story, managed from first visit to styling day.
from £4,800
Book a consultation and we’ll bring the sample boxes.
Two hours in your room for £185. The fee comes off any scheme you go on to book with us.