Trading Places

A Stand Alone Service

When you cannot be there yourself, whether you live overseas, travel often or simply work full-time, I act as your eyes, ears and trusted representative in your home.

Trading Places is a bespoke service where I provide new ideas or feedback on chosen schemes or oversee your chosen decorators.

Over the years, I have built a small network of certain reliable tradesmen. They are careful, respectful and skilled, and I can put you in touch with them, to deal with directly.

The fee for this service is quoted per project, and it includes:

liaison with you and your decorators
• design-led decision making
• progress checks

If you would like help overseeing your decorating project, you are welcome to call me or complete the CONTACT form.

ENQUIRE ABOUT ‘TRADING PLACES’
Phone: (+44) 7900 842 224

“The report is full of insightful observations for me to think about. The change to the layout that we made on the day of your visit have made a big difference already. Now, over time and armed with this reference point, things can only get better.”

Charlotte W, Chelsea Home, SW3

HOW WE BEGIN

HOME STYLING

THE 3RS.
RE-ARRANGE, RE-USE & REFRESH

COLOURS & TEXTURES

FURNISHING A HOME

CHANGING SPACES

HOME STAGING & HOLIDAY LETS

INTEGRATE HEIRLOOMS

ART & THE ART OF HANGING

BEFORE YOU BUY

TRADING PLACES

FENG SHUI

MY LITTLE ORANGE BOOK

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I had done the basics - bed, chairs, sofas - but I let Francesca loose to work her magic with the bits and bobs I had collected. Within a few hours, a house had become a home. Every room had character, looked welcoming and 'worked'. I shall always be amazed and grateful for that transformation.

G. Robson, Dorset

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Francesca critiqued my drawing room which had doors and fireplaces in difficult places. She saw a natural flow through the room that meant losing some pieces of furniture and replacing them with neat stylish items she found at flea and antique markets...now we can comfortably host large gatherings or small family evenings... The investment in lovely pieces was minimal but transforming and she gave new life to existing much-loved items...the feeling in the space is fresh yet familiar and comfortable.

Belinda Williams, Founder Yorkshire Provender

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Francesca, while being really enthusiastic about my drawing-room, immediately saw small changes I could make that transformed the room. She has a wonderful natural eye and a sense of style that comes quite intuitively without any hint of pretension or formula. She is an absolute natural, nothing will look provincial or contrived, she has a completely original, magic wand.

Miranda Fairhurst Flowers

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We worked together to move pieces of furniture, cushions and lights around and it immediately looked so much better! She gave me tips on how to position key items and how to pick-ups room with a few additions or indeed a bit of culling. I felt it was like having a knowledgeable and talented friend to help me. Francesca has wonderful taste although she is keen for you to apply your own style, just with a bit of extra oomph. I found her really easy and charming to work with.

Joanna B. A 6-bedroom house in Norfolk

Trading Places

The House Stylist

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