Hello. We’re an architectural interior design studio working in Guildford and across Surrey.
We provide high-end interior design in Guildford, creating refined, characterful homes for private clients throughout the town and surrounding villages. Since 2007, we’ve designed thoughtful, beautifully detailed interiors for period townhouses, country homes and contemporary apartments around Guildford. We approach every project as a unique collaboration, shaped by the way our clients live.
I believe the architectural design and interior decoration of our homes can have a profound influence on our lives and our wellbeing.
Home should feel effortless: a place to restore, to host, to work, and to enjoy the everyday. A carefully designed interior supports how you live — and just as importantly, how you feel within the spaces around you.
This is achieved through thoughtful, intelligent and deeply personalised design: responding to your lifestyle, the architecture of the property, and the atmosphere you want to create. Seeing clients experience comfort and delight in a home that finally feels right is at the heart of our work.
Stephen Dick, Interior Designer
Interior Designer in Guildford – Our Studio
We are an interior design and architectural design studio specialising in private residential projects and design-led developments across Guildford and Surrey. Our service covers concept design, layouts, lighting and finishes, bespoke joinery, furnishing and styling — tailored carefully to each client, and managed from concept to completion with meticulous attention to detail.
Guildford’s Architecture and How It Shapes Design
Guildford’s housing stock is wonderfully diverse: character cottages and townhouses near the centre and the High Street, Victorian and Edwardian streets, Arts & Crafts homes, and contemporary developments. Many properties sit within conservation areas or carry heritage features that deserve sensitivity and expertise. We respect what makes each building distinctive, while improving layout, flow and functionality for modern living.
Inspired by Guildford’s Setting
With the River Wey, Stoke Park, woodlands and the Surrey Hills close by, Guildford offers an enviable balance of town and countryside. We often translate this setting into interiors through warm palettes, natural materials, layered textures and a sense of quiet refinement — spaces that feel calm, grounded and enduring.
The Influence of Guildford on Our Interior Design Work
Across our interior design projects in Guildford, clients often look for a similar outcome: a home that feels clear, comfortable and supports modern living. Whether it’s reworking a complex plan, designing bespoke storage, or balancing old and new, we create interiors that honour the property while feeling beautifully resolved and entirely personal.
Looking for an Interior Designer in Guildford?
We work across Guildford, Godalming, the Wey Valley and the wider Surrey countryside. If you’re planning an interior design project in Guildford or the surrounding area, we would be delighted to help you create a home that feels personal, elegant and a joy to live in.
Please get in touch to discuss your project on 01730 829 566 or email hello@residenceinteriordesign.com
Testimonials from our clients around Surrey
We work in Guildford and across Surrey – these projects show a selection of our work in the wider area
Ranmore Common, Surrey Hills, Dorking
An award-winning conversion in the Surrey Hills, this project was celebrated for its considered layout, creative approach to interiors and its respect for the original architecture. We worked closely with the clients to design this beautiful new house, while still retaining the character and features of the stable yard it was converted from. We sought to enhance and celebrate the existing architecture, while creating understated interiors with a sense of longevity. In designing the interiors and providing creative vision for the project, along with visualisations and walk-through simulations of their new home, we enabled them to make a success of this once-in-a-lifetime project. Inspired by the buildings’ rural setting, the renovation combines organic materials with a series of contemporary touches. Vaulted ceilings are complemented by oak flooring and natural wood finishes, combined with colour pops through a richly painted kitchen, vibrant artwork and floral fabrics.
Hartley Wintney, Hook (near Farnham, on the Hampshire border)
Located near Farnham, this 18th-century home has been transformed into a residence of understated elegance. The principal suite was completely reimagined — with a flowing layout, bespoke dressing areas and a serene, classically inspired bathroom. Sympathetic updates throughout the property extended the feeling of relaxed sophistication while honouring the building’s heritage and the client’s personal style.
Goring / Streatley (near Reading, on the River Thames)
Situated just outside Reading, on the River Thames, the character of this property is similar to many of those in Surrey. The brief was to introduce comfort and understated luxury, and we proposed carefully considered materials and finishes. Interest, colour and pattern are all present in the interior design, but with a light touch and a subtlety in its application. Crucially, the décor now has a consistency throughout. The design introduces subtle shifts through the property, but it all hangs together with a unified feel and atmosphere. A cohesive approach to colour and pattern, combined with careful interventions to the layout of this property, has resulted in a beautiful home of quiet luxury and comfort that the clients can enjoy for many years to come.
Our Interior Design Portfolio
You can explore our full portfolio of interior design projects around Guildford and across Surrey – including our award-winning project in the Surrey Hills – as well as London, Hampshire, West Sussex and beyond, here: Interior Design Portfolio
Frequently asked questions
Is there a particular interior design style for Guildford homes?
There’s no single style, as Guildford’s variety is part of its charm. We design interiors that respond to the property’s architecture, whether that’s a period townhouse, an Arts & Crafts home, or a contemporary apartment, while keeping the result highly personal and tailored.
This is where the variety of styles in our portfolio comes from, and even in Guildford, every project is unique.
Learn more about our interior design approach and philosophy.
Do we use Surrey-based makers and suppliers in our interiors?
Yes. We collaborate with a network of trusted specialists across Surrey and the South East, from joiners and upholsterers to decorators and makers.
Sourcing locally can reduce transport and lead times, support regional craftsmanship, and strengthen a home’s sense of place through materials and bespoke detailing.
Which areas around Guildford do you cover?
We work across Guildford, the Wey Valley, and the surrounding villages. This includes Godalming, Shalford, Chilworth, Merrow, Burpham, Wonersh, Bramley, Compton and Puttenham, as well as the wider Surrey Hills National Landscape and the whole of Surrey.
Are you ready to transform your home?
Call us on 020 7460 9566 / 01730 829 566 or email hello@residenceinteriordesign.com
