This is part two of a blog where Nicky Percival Kent and Sussex Interior Designer is explaining how she renovated and redesigned the interior of a Decimus Burton house from the 19th century. The first blog focussed on the ground floor and in this one she explores how work progressed on the first floor.

In this recent blog which is Part 3 of a series about attending design events Nicky Percival Interior Designer of Kent and Sussex turns her attention to Decorex and reflects upon her thoughts and impressions of some of the various interior design exhibitors.

In this recent blog which is Part 2 of a series about attending design events Nicky Percival Interior Designer turns her attention to the Decorative Fair and reflects upon her thoughts and impressions of some of the various stands exhibiting.

Nicky Percival Kent and Sussex Interior Designer discusses why visiting annual design events is crucial to her design work, leaving her brimming with fresh ideas and thoughts around how she can incorporate what she sees into her designs. This blog (Part 1 of 3) focusses on her visit to Focus/23, at the Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour London.

Nicky Percival Kent and Sussex Interior Designer was tasked with creating a new design direction which would respect the wonderful Georgian architecture whilst also making a comfortable home suitable for contemporary family life.

Nicky Percival Interior Designer shares the second part of her blog about remodelling, redecorating and refurnishing of a Georgian Manor House that needed updating to make it suitable for modern family living.  The focus of that blog was on the downstairs rooms.  In this blog, she will share her ideas for the upper levels of the house.

Nicky Percival Interior Designer was challenged to create a modern, stylish and comfortable family home with suitable interior décor whilst still respecting the period of the building and the English Heritage monument to which it was attached.

Nicky Percival Interior Designer is currently working on an interesting and challenging project: the conversion/rebuild of a derelict old barn. But the planning permission has caveats. It was only granted because a building already existed, the client cannot demolish and rebuild from scratch. The only option is to remove and rebuild the old barn in sections. 

Do you have any corners in your house that may have been neglected over the years and could do with a new lease of life? Nicky Percival Interior Designer discusses three properties that she has worked on recently with clients who each had their own, subtly differing, tastes. She shows how to give some important corners a character of their own, whilst still allowing them to blend beautifully with the more general feel of the overall space.

Nicky Percival Interior Designer worked throughout the spring and summer 2023 in Eastbourne, for clients who have recently returned from many years living abroad.  The clients a couple with almost teenage children asked Nicky to come up with a new interior design direction for the whole house whilst working within a relatively tight budget.

Nicky Percival Interior Designer discusses how works of art can be as important as furniture and objects in their role in giving a home a unique personality. But what if you feel that you don’t know much about art and don’t know what you like? Nicky share some top tips and considerations on how to select the right art for your interior design projects.

Nicky Percival Interior Designer was brought on board to assist with providing a new design direction for a 1960s house just outside Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Her role was to provide ideas for the best use of the space and suggestions for interior decoration, including a new colour palette for the entire downstairs area.

Nicky Percival, Interior Designer discusses why we shouldn’t be quick to discount plywood in our interior design projects .She talks about the many benefits and applications it has and why in her opinion it should definitely be considered as a material to use in our design projects.

Nicky Percival Interior Designer was briefed to come up with a design for a new kitchen/dining extension at a 1960’s chalet bungalow property in a historic Kent town. The clients were keen to have fun with colour, but wanted the design to remain tastefully aesthetic.

Nicky Percival Award Winning Interior Designer is thrilled that a project very close to her heart has been hand-picked by the editors to be featured in an editorial ideabook on the homepage of Houzz.

Whatever period, or style, of property you live in, if you are embarking on an interior design project and you have a large wall space, Nicky Percival Interior Designer will demonstrate how there is nothing more striking and eye-catching than adding a beautiful, hand-painted mural to make a perfect ‘showcase’.

A New Year has dawned and perhaps for 2023 you are considering remodelling or redecorating.  If so, you may be wondering what direction the annual colour trends will be taking?  Which hues and shades will sit on the top designers’ palettes this year?   So in this comprehensive guide Nicky Percival Interior Designer will discuss the colour trends for 2023 leaving you inspired to choose colours, tones and shades for your interior design projects for the year ahead.

Nicky Percival Interior Designer was asked to help design accommodation for elderly parents moving to the UK for the first time. They would be living in newly converted annexe accommodation with their daughter and his family in an ‘arts and crafts’ style property in Kent.  This brought about an exciting challenge and opportunity to design the space with the multi generational needs at the heart of the plan.

Nicky Percival Interior Designer is a lover and collector of fabrics and textiles, and here she shares some of her current favourite designers and collections, where each has a global influence in the design process.

Nicky Percival Interior Designer was tasked with the design for a listed period cottage which was being renovated and extended. In the first of two blogs on this project, Nicky will share the ideas for each room, and the digital mood boards created which helped guide her clients in choosing the direction for the redesign.

Nicky Percival Interior Designer transforms a dark Victorian cottage sitting room into something light, elegant and comfortable. Although only one room, it needed a complete rethink – a new design direction, colour scheme and interior redecoration, along with new lighting, soft furnishings and suitable accessories.

Nicky Percival, Interior Designer was tasked with creating a Scandi Boho design for a one bedroom apartment in Brighton. The client was in her 20’s and this style suited her personality and her sense of aesthetics. She was very keen to have a ‘Hygge’ house with a simple neutral palette with plenty of storage solutions and an emphasis on texture and comfort.

Essentially, one-third of our life is the amount of time we spend sleeping or attempting to do so, and because of this Nicky Percival Interior Designer, believes your bedroom which is your private sanctuary, a place of calmness and tranquillity is worthy of your design focus.

The focus of my brief for a client’s house in Tonbridge was to make it more comfortable for family living and bring an overall sense of cohesive design throughout the whole house. We used soft furnishings and found key pieces of furniture, lighting and accessories to tie everything together, blending with, offsetting and adding to an overall palette of blues, greens and neutrals.

One of my most satisfying and enjoyable recent projects was an 1860s end-of-terrace house in Rochester. This was a property whose ground floor was in need of a decorative overhaul. We wanted to give the property a new look, whilst holding onto its traditional feel, transforming it into something with class and impact, yet remaining suitable for contemporary family life.