Studio peake

Incorporating pattern into a home doesn’t come easy to everyone. This series explores how interior designers create beautiful spaces, so this time we spoke to Sarah Peake – founder of Studio Peake – to find out how she uses print. From flooring to curtains, furniture to artwork, here are her tricks of the trade.

When the interior designer Mark Smith found his Victorian house on the Isle of Wight, its comfortable proportions and expansive grounds immediately drew him in

Decorative details have been cleverly combined with practical elements by interior designer Lucy Hammond Giles, of Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, to transform a classic Victorian house in west London into a pleasingly distinctive but eminently comfortable family home

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This family home strikes a perfect balance of glam, practical and welcoming; brass detailing in almost every room give it glamour, while details like washing machines in the dressing room add functional practicality, and cosy details like banquette seating in the light blue kitchen make it welcoming and family-friendly.

When tasked with softening a spacious, Victorian blank canvas, Studio Peake used expressive textures and shapes to bring warmth into a young family home

With its low ceilings and dark beams, this Arts and Crafts house in Surrey was looking sad and neglected, until interior designer Sarah Peake brought a new, energetic spirit to its rooms using a bold palette and pretty prints

Sarah Peake founded her eponymous studio to design innovative and highly tailored interiors. By interweaving tradition with imaginative, modern flair, she’s able to bring multiple different spaces to life – be it old or new, and always with an element of surprise. Here, she reveals what went into creating one of her favourite projects.

Entrusted with the mission of bringing light to a gloomy ground floor flat, Studio Peake leant on her client's love on textiles and art to bring warmth to their London bolthole