Design Surgery

(39 customer reviews)

£170.00

Design Surgery

This is a remote, online service

Stuck on a project and need some professional advice?

This is a deep-dive, 70-minute consultation to receive expert advice, friendly support and a clear plan of action for your project.

IDEAL IF YOU…

Are at the beginning stages of a project and need some direction.
Are in the middle of a project and feeling lost.
Have a large or complex project on the go.
Have several areas you need support with.
Are doubting yourself and need some reassurance.
Want an in-depth session to make carefully considered decisions.

WHAT I CAN HELP WITH

Paint colours.
Colour schemes.
Flooring selections.
Kitchen finishes.
Bathroom finishes.
Furniture selections.
Styling and finishing touches.
Lighting schemes.
Light fitting choices.
Making the best use of space.
Window treatments.
Fabric selections.
Questions your builders are throwing at you.
Couples who have opposing ideas.
Reviewing your designs, ideas and product selections.

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

 A questionnaire to help you get the most out of your session.
A portal for you to upload images, videos, floor plans, drawings, mood boards, product links, sample links, or anything you like!
My time reviewing your project before our session.
Seventy minutes online time with me to discuss, explore and answer all your questions.
A bespoke follow-up review for your project sent the same day.

For more information about this awesome service, check out the drop-downs below or book a free discovery call on my contact page!

Reviews (39)

39 reviews for Design Surgery

  1. Victoria

    I really appreciate all the material Sarah provides alongside the in person service. I have worked through the download modules (which are excellent value for money) and read all the newsletter and social media content so felt I could make best use of the design surgery time – making it even more value for money. I love that Sarah provides an interior ‘mentor’ service rather than just a standard interior design (which would be beyond my budget). It means I am getting help that I can afford within the build budget but I’m learning along the way too!

  2. Maria

    Talking to Sarah really focused my mind on what I needed to address in my lounge. It was tweaking but I can see it will really make the room feel more cohesive. Will definitely use Sarah again

  3. Kate

    A really efficient service, much better than other services I have used in the past. Much better to be able to discuss and ask questions

  4. Jo

    I had a Design Surgery session with Sarah, which was brilliant. Sarah has an amazing design eye, and a kind, friendly approach, both of which really helped me to see how I could improve our space. What I really appreciated (as someone who is a total interior design novice!) is that she gave really accessible advice, in a way that felt manageable and not overwhelming. We also don’t need a huge budget to implement the ideas. I came away from the call feeling inspired and excited to get going and with clear next steps – exactly what I needed to get ‘unstuck’! Thank you Sarah, I’ll be coming back to you when we are ready to move onto more home improvements!

  5. Laura

    I just had my 2nd design surgery with Sarah. I love this service. I get to design my room and then go through all the choices, colours, fixtures, layouts etc with Sarah to use her expert knowledge to tweak the design and firm up choices. It’s so wonderful as I get the joy and satisfaction of doing my own design and then all the confidence, support and wisdom of Sarah so I can go out a create my rooms! Such an joy rennovating my house this way!

  6. Kate

    Sarah has wonderful taste, listens and explains with real attention to detail , and suggested the most wonderful colour scheme for our dark and rather gloomy kitchen . I will be 100% using her again for help with further elements of our kitchen and pantry project , and feel she is an invaluable source of advice and ideas for anyone who is looking for design inspiration !

  7. Nick

    Sarah was fantastic and has really helped us move forward with the redecoration of our home renovation project. Highly recommended.

  8. Natalie

    Just so happy with the service. Yes, it felt like quite a substantial cost and therefore slightly risky, but what I got out of it in terms of the advice and confidence I feel matches the cost really well. I needed an expert to duke this out with, and I feel a confidence and a calmness about my plan that no amount of research or AI prompts could have got me to. Nothing beats a human conversation with an expert. I’m very happy 😃

  9. Veronica

    I was completely stuck with our kitchen extension. I couldn’t decide on paint colours, flooring, or how to make the space flow. Sarah was incredible! She listened carefully, understood the challenges, and offered practical solutions I would never have thought of. By the end of the session, I had a clear plan, a shortlist of colours, and the confidence to move forward. The follow-up document was amazing. Honestly, this saved me weeks of stress

  10. Emma

    Sarah gave me so much clarity in just one hour! I was overwhelmed with paint choices, and she helped me narrow it down to a palette I love.

  11. Nabila

    I really enjoyed our design session, we managed to go through a lot in a short space of time. I found it beneficial, it gave me the confidence to go ahead with my choices. You are also patient, lovely, and very approachable and easy to talk to.
    I will definitely reach out when I am stuck/ or embark on a new project.
    Thank you so much!

  12. Marcella

    Sarah was fantastic, lovely to talk to and really helped with all my dilemmas. The decisions can be overwhelming. Things I had been conflicted over for months were sorted in less than an hour. I felt confident and reassured after the session😊

  13. Kathryn

    Sarah helped me with ideas for my north-facing sitting room, which just wasn’t working for me. She quickly understood the challenges of the light and proportions and came up with thoughtful, practical suggestions to bring better balance, warmth, and flow to the space. I now have a much clearer sense of direction and feel far more confident about how to move forward. I’ll definitely be asking for her help again when I tackle the seating area in my kitchen-dining space.

  14. Holly

    The session was really helpful, provided reassurance and gave me helpful areas to take away and consider as well as a set idea of things such as lighting plan. Really love all the content, the documents provided including the design series and how lovely and easy it was to chat with you 😊

  15. Jessica

    Thank you for a great Design Surgery session! Before the session we felt overwhelmed and confused, but we left feeling clear and decisive following Sarah’s guidance. The advice was so helpful, and also empowering to take away with us for future decisions we need to make. Sarah understood our challenges, and helped break down where we were getting stuck and supported us in finding solutions.

  16. Laura

    I found the whole process very well structured. I liked being able to write on the feedback form at the start to gather thoughts and upload pictures etc. I found the time with you on the call well structured and this helped me not to blurt out my random thoughts all over the place! Would highly recommend to anyone else like myself who wants to sense check projects, especially when you get to the point where decision fatigue starts to set in and self doubt creep up on you

  17. Jackie

    Sarah was so reassuring and approachable. I didn’t feel silly asking her questions about my hallway project. She immediately understood why I was hesitant to use a bold colour when it was over such a large space, but she got to the root of the problem very quickly and was able to give me advice and information that will stand me in good stead going forward. I wouldn’t hesitate to use Sarah again. It was just what I needed to get me out of my decision paralysis!

  18. Barbara

    I had a design surgery with Sarah and have also used some of the free guides she shares. I will be continuing to work with her as our home renovation project continues. She has helped me make design choices with confidence, and helped me understand why some of things we were hoping to achieve maybe wouldn’t work. Doing a bit project like an extension can be fun but also very stressful and getting this kind of expertise has made the process much more interesting and enjoyable.

  19. Marion

    Super helpful Design Surgery. Sarah was able to point me in the right direction to create a cohesive open plan space with all the colours I enjoy. I will definitely be using her again. I LOVED it.

  20. Clare

    I booked a design surgery to discuss layout options for our renovation. Sarah’s advice was invaluable, she gave me so much advice in such a short time on so many different topics. Helping me to resolve all my layout issues and we even had time to discuss lighting options. All followed up with notes of the session. Absolutely recommend, It’s amazing how much you can cover in a session.

  21. Lara

    Excellent affordable service. Sarah was so friendly and easy to talk with. We covered so much in the appointment and I came away with ideas that I wouldn’t have thought of myself. I liked Sarah’s honesty when she thought an idea wasn’t quite right and how I could change it because that is so important to hear and why I wanted expert advice. It was so helpful to upload everything before the appointment so the time wasn’t wasted in explaining everything. Sarah had looked through everything in preparation so we could go straight into it. We covered layout, paint colour, individual furniture pieces, flooring, to name a few. I will definitely use the service again. Thank you so much

  22. Alison

    This is incredible! Thank you so much. I have had an overwhelmingly positive experience and I can’t wait to put it all together.

  23. Sandip

    Thank you so much for today’s session. I found it so helpful and so many clever ideas. I definitely have a better image in my head of what the end result should look like. Would love to book a 2nd session please! Thanks again.

  24. Carey

    Sarah was incredibly helpful, totally professional; focused on my project and needs with thoughtful suggestions and an excellent review document for reference in future. A wonderful service.

  25. Imogen

    Sarah came up with such brilliant ideas for my living room layout, and we planned the lighting scheme and colour scheme too. Can’t believe how much we got through and how many decisions we made in an hour. It’s saved me so much time and energy. I would have got it horribly wrong without her. Thank you!

  26. Nina

    So excited to have the consultation and it didn’t disappoint. Sarah had totally got the brief and her advice spot on and so right. Follow up amazing. Exceptional value.

  27. Bernie

    The help with the layout has been invaluable, and has probably stopped me from making a huge mistake and also saved me money. Sarah has a very friendly approach that made me feel at ease – I now feel a lot more confident moving forward and am looking forward to making choices rather than playing it safe. Definitely the best value for money on our renovation project

  28. Sienna

    Fantastic service. I had a lot of questions to run through that my builders were posing. It was a relief to be able to chat them through with Sarah, rather than floundering on my own.

  29. Laura Evans

    Sarah helped me choose colours for my living room and for my bedroom in the one session! It was so helpful to have someone to talk to as I had got in such a muddle over testers. So glad I booked this and can move on with my project, thank you Sarah x

  30. Sarah Henstock

    I recently had a design surgery with Sarah and it was a fantastic experience. I was really stuck in a few areas of my project. And Sarah was able to help me forwards in all of them over the hour and half we had together. Her approach is fantastic, really familiarising herself prior with my project, asking all the right questions and also boosted my confidence in the choices I had made so far with great advice to take it further. After our session Sarah memorialised all the information/ advice and next steps and sent it through within the day, enabling me to start right away. She was also extremely quick and helpful where I had a couple of follow up and clarifying questions. Overall an excellent experience and I would highly recommend her service.

  31. Daniel

    Sarah was just what we needed to make some big decisions with our kitchen renovation project. We were unsure of what flooring to go for and what paint colour to use to complement our navy cabinets, but after our call with Sarah, we now know exactly what we are going for. Very happy.

  32. Paul

    We are planning to repaint our enormous Victoria Hallway and had some provisional ideas, but were nervous about the choice of paint for such a vast expanse of wall. Sarah was immediately reassuring, encouraging, friendly, professional, informed, imaginative and flexible, working with our ideas and coming up with suggestions and solutions that made us vastly more confident about what we wanted to do. And all for a tiny fraction of the overall cost of the project – highly recommended.

  33. Frieda Klotz

    My experience with Paper Room Creative mentoring session was truly outstanding. I sought Sarah’s help for a large bedroom which is already furnished but just doesn’t feel like it has reached its potential. Sarah took time to understand my situation and tailored her advice to it, looking at what I could improve and change rather than advising that I start from scratch (which isn’t possible at this point). Her advice was fresh and exciting, and full of ideas I would never have thought of myself or had the confidence to implement.

    After our Zoom call, Sarah sent over a comprehensive and detailed 17-page document summarizing our discussion and including additional visuals. Paper Room Interiors offers real expertise in interior design, and I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to enrich the ambiance of their home.

  34. sarah

    BRILLIANT

    Daunted by a very big renovation project, I hired Sarah to help me.
    Best decision I could have made as together we worked on a paint palette that breathed life into my new home. I couldn’t have done it without Sarah and honestly cannot recommend her enough.

  35. Harjit

    Sarah has been fabulous, I was completely stuck trying to work out why my colour scheme in our new library wasn’t working, I just needed a professional who would be able to spot it right away and that is exactly what Sarah did. She was responsive, professional, easy to use – send stuff by WhatsApp etc and we were able to do the session over zoom. She was also great value for money I’m so glad I stopped buying the sample paint pots. Will definitely use her again – great if you don’t want to spend lots of money on a full blown interior design service – to help us with other difficult design choices.. such as the next item-which rug to go for.

  36. Rachel

    This was exactly what we needed. We were undecided on colour choices for our dining room and weren’t sure whether to go for curtains or blinds. It was so interesting and helpful getting Sarah’s input on this. We now have a clear plan and can get this room finished for Christmas! I would definitely recommend this service for anyone undecided on how to make progress with decorating their home.

  37. Gemma

    Sarah helped me shortlist paint colours for our new extension and I’m so glad we did. I had got myself into such a muddle over all the testers and was starting to feel overwhelmed. Sarah’s shortlist made it all so much easier and we are thrilled with the results! Thank you Sarah.

  38. Laura

    Sarah was fantastic! I could pick her brains all day long about all things interior. She is so knowledgable and so helpful. Mood boards are now my favourite thing to do – who knew they could be so useful!!
    Thank you 💕

  39. Victoria

    Sarah was so helpful. She was friendly and encouraging and clearly very talented in her field of expertise. She had many ideas that would never have occured to me and a gift for putting colours together.. I have been procrastinating for so long but Sarah has given me confidence to get going again. I would thoroughly recommend her.

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