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Su ainable interior design is about creating interior environments that focus on people and planet using design principles su as balance and harmony.
At Partners in Design, we aim to partner you on your journey to a delightful home working with you through initial designs to build and project management. We work with you every step of the way to deliver beautiful and practical interiors that reflect how you want to live.
Innovation is at our core and we advocate sustainability from our suppliers. We have a dedicated team of in-house trades and craftspeople that help us in our mission for sustainability.
Upholstery
We have a brilliant upholsterer based in the South West who lovingly restores your wellloved family heirlooms and makes them look as good as new. By recovering an old armchair, you are saving money and saving good quality furniture from ending up in land fill. You could even have it -recovered in a recycled fabric from fabric makers such as Designers Guild.
Fabrics
Kirkby and Ian Mankin are two fabric makers we stock who have recently released ranges of fabrics which are zero waste and highly sustainable. The new Ian Mankin collection appropriately called “Zero Waste” utilises yarn destined for landfill to create new vibrant limited-edition fabrics. Kirkby have introduced a gorgeous range of fabrics that are 100% recycled, using PET plastic bottles as well as wool from the fashion industry.
Window Treatments
Using natural fibres on your window treatments is another wonderful way of living sustainably. Natural fibres, such as wools and linens, are intrinsically fire retardant which means there is no need to douse them in chemicals. They also thermoregulate themselves which means they keep the heat in throughout the winter and the heat out throughout the summer. At the end of their lifespan, they will simply biodegrade leaving no trace.
Paint
‘Re:mix’ by Little Greene is a collection of left-over unwanted paints, reformulated into a beautiful, matt finish for interior walls and ceilings. The upcycling of these waste paints prevents as much as 60,000 litres of high-quality mineral and organic raw materials from going to waste each year. What’s or its substantially cheaper than standard paint. Partners in Design are stockists of Little Greene paint.
Lighting
Energy e icient lighting costs more in initial outlay but lasts longer and costs less in energy usage. Examples of this is Tala Lighting, their bulbs can last up to 30,000 hours! They are working hard to ensure that all their packaging is 100% recyclable, and they pass Zero waste to landfill.
Cabinetry
We collaborate with a talented team of carpenters, who use high quality materials to create the most beautiful bespoke cabinetry. Where possible, these materials are locally sourced, which minimises their carbon footprint. Sustainable interior design is about creating interior environments that focus on people and planet using design principles such as balance and harmony.
CONCEPT TO COMPLETION
We now have two stunning showrooms with offices above and a large manufacturing area with state-of-the-art machinery. We have a team of highly skilled staff, including employed fitters and a Napit registered electrician. We take pride that 80% of our new jobs have come as recommendations from happy customers. Select Interiors also offer supply only furniture to showrooms and tradesmen across the south of the UK, including London, Portsmouth and even one in Jersey.
Select Interiors are specialists in kitchen, bedroom, home office and lounge furniture. However, we also offer everything from a bespoke, made to measure cabinet to a project managed full property refurbishment. We have a team of plasterers, plumbers, builders, decorators, tilers and flooring specialists, who have worked alongside Select for many years. By using the same reliable tradesmen on all their projects, it allows Select Interiors full control when planning and scheduling each trade, leaving you with a stress free experience with only one point of contact needed.
Feel free to visit the beautiful showroom to have a look around, the team will be happy to answer any questions and even arrange a factory tour to see where your furniture will be made. There are a range of kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms and studies on display in various styles and colours to suite all your needs. We offer an initial free design, providing plans, images and a quotation.
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