Business Details
Your Trusted Interior Design Partner in York
Ella De-Wastney is a distinguished interior design practice with over 25 years of experience crafting bespoke solutions for residential and commercial spaces. Our approach centres on understanding each client's unique lifestyle, aspirations, and existing possessions to create harmonious environments that reflect their personality. We specialise in blending cherished personal items with contemporary elements to produce timeless interiors that serve as a backdrop to our clients' lives. Regular attendance at international design exhibitions in Paris, Milan, and London ensures our team remains at the forefront of global trends and material innovations. The practice offers comprehensive services including residential design, property styling for enhanced marketability, commercial interiors for boutique hotels and restaurants, and exhibition design featuring memorable room sets.Our process begins with an in-depth consultation to establish your vision, budget, and timeframe, followed by curated material selections presented through bespoke design packs. With extensive industry partnerships spanning furniture makers, decorators, and craftsmen, we deliver tailored execution of every project element. Our portfolio demonstrates successful transformations ranging from compact urban apartments to expansive country estates across the UK and internationally. Client testimonials consistently highlight our attention to detail, adaptability to budgetary constraints, and exceptional ability to translate aspirations into inspiring spaces. The practice's longevity and recurring client commissions attest to our commitment to quality and client-centric service delivery.
Services
Residential Design
Property Styling
Commercial Design
Exhibition Design
Bespoke Furniture
Highlights and features
- We offer over 25 years of experience in tailored interior design solutions
- Our international exhibition attendance ensures contemporary design knowledge
- We maintain established partnerships with skilled tradespeople and artisans
- Proven success transforming properties across diverse geographical locations
- Client-focused approach combining personal elements with functional innovation
What people say
Talented designer
Innovative solutions
Personalised approach
Successful property sales
Lifetime transformations
Services
Residential Design
Our residential design service transforms living spaces through personalized schemes that reflect homeowners' unique personalities. Combining existing possessions with contemporary elements, we create functional yet inspiring interiors. With projects ranging from urban apartments to country estates, each design considers lifestyle needs, natural light, and spatial flow. Our process involves comprehensive consultations, material selections, and coordinated implementation through trusted craftsmen. This service enhances property value while ensuring enduring aesthetic satisfaction.
Property Styling
Specialised styling service maximises property appeal for faster sales at premium prices. We transform spaces into aspirational environments that prospective buyers can envision as their future homes. Through strategic furniture placement, neutral colour palettes, and accent features, we create cohesive, inviting atmospheres. Proven effective across diverse properties including French chateaux and Yorkshire townhouses, this service delivers measurable return on investment through enhanced marketability.
Commercial Design
We craft commercial interiors that balance brand identity with functional efficiency for hospitality venues, offices, and retail spaces. Our designs incorporate memorable design elements that foster customer engagement while maintaining operational practicality. From boutique hotels to restaurants, our approach ensures spaces meet commercial requirements without compromising aesthetic impact. This service supports business objectives through environments that enhance customer experience and staff productivity.
Exhibition Design
Our exhibition design creates memorable room sets that capture buyers' attention and facilitate commercial success. We incorporate innovative materials and spatial planning to develop immersive environments that remain adaptable for future business applications. This service ensures exhibition spaces achieve maximum impact through strategic lighting, product placement, and thematic cohesion that translates effectively to retail or hospitality settings.
Bespoke Furniture
Handcrafted furniture pieces tailored to specific spatial and aesthetic requirements. Working with UK artisans, we produce unique items that complement overall design schemes while ensuring functionality. This service addresses specific storage needs, architectural challenges, and style preferences through made-to-measure solutions that become focal points within designed interiors.
People
Ella De Wastney
Interior Designer
Celebrated interior designer with 25+ years experience creating bespoke residential and commercial spaces. Specialises in blending personal elements with innovative design for timeless results. Internationally recognised for exhibition design expertise and property transformation projects across diverse geographical locations.
Questions
What interior design services do you offer?
We provide residential design, commercial interiors, exhibition design, property styling, and bespoke furniture creation tailored to individual client requirements.
How do you approach design projects?
Our process begins with comprehensive consultations to understand your lifestyle and preferences, followed by curated material selections and coordinated implementation through trusted industry partners.
Do you work on commercial properties?
Yes, we specialise in commercial interiors including boutique hotels, restaurants, and office spaces that balance brand identity with functional requirements.
Can you help prepare properties for sale?
Our property styling service enhances marketability through cohesive, aspirational designs that maximise return on investment, proven effective across diverse property types.
What geographical areas do you cover?
While based in York, we undertake projects throughout the UK and internationally, including recent commissions in France, Scotland, and Ireland.
