Interiors With ALF

Interiors With ALF Interior Design North East - Interior Designer - Property Development & Staging Specialist

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"I can do it myself!"Absolutely... and if you're brave enough, I'd say go for it! 😉Here's what staging a property actual...
24/07/2026

"I can do it myself!"

Absolutely... and if you're brave enough, I'd say go for it! 😉

Here's what staging a property actually looks like...

✔️ Source furniture from multiple suppliers.
✔️ Try to get everything delivered on the same day (spoiler... it won't happen).
✔️ Wait in for countless deliveries over several weeks.
✔️ Wonder where you're going to store it all. Hallway? Garage? Spare room?
✔️ Make at least 50 trips back to the shops because you've forgotten something.
✔️ Hope everything you've ordered actually works together.
✔️ Find all the tools you need.
✔️ Build every piece of furniture.
✔️ Carry everything up and down several flights of stairs... repeatedly.
✔️ Steam or iron all the bedding.
✔️ Hang mirrors and artwork.
✔️ Style every shelf, table and corner.
✔️ Move everything around because it doesn't quite look right the first time.
✔️ Take the marketing photos.
✔️ Clear away mountains of cardboard and packaging.

And if it's a show home or a property that's going on the market...
..take it all apart again and work out where on earth you're going to store it!

Meanwhile, we'll have arrived the day the builders finish, installed everything, styled it, photographed it and handed you back a property within a couple of days maximum that's ready to rent or sell.

The biggest cost isn't paying an interior designer.

It's losing 6–8 + weeks of rent while you're trying to squeeze it all in around your day job.

People often compare our fee to the cost of doing it themselves.

The real comparison is the value of getting your property earning money weeks earlier, without the stress, the endless trips to the shops, or wondering whether it's all going to come together.

Sometimes, doing it yourself is actually the most expensive option.

Have you ever started a project thinking, "This won't take long..." only to realise just how much work was involved?

Things have been incredibly busy behind the scenes at the moment!We're currently redesigning a small halls of residence,...
22/07/2026

Things have been incredibly busy behind the scenes at the moment!

We're currently redesigning a small halls of residence, and whilst we can't reveal everything just yet, there are some amazing transformations coming over the next few months.

What's interesting is that it's not always the big, expensive changes that have the biggest impact. Often, it's the spaces that everyone overlooks.

These two small, unloved areas may seem insignificant, but with some clever design thinking they'll become functional spaces that genuinely improve the day-to-day lives of the residents.

Good design isn't just about creating beautiful spaces—it's about making every square metre work harder, improving how people live, and adding value where others don't even think to look.

Can't wait to share the finished article when it is done!


Holding costs are far more expensive than staging.Every unsold property costs:Finance £££Utilities £££Insurance £££Not t...
20/07/2026

Holding costs are far more expensive than staging.

Every unsold property costs:

Finance £££
Utilities £££
Insurance £££
Not to mention your time spent working on it £££

If staging helps sell just two or three weeks earlier, it often pays for itself many times over.

The question isn't:

"Can we afford to stage?"

It's

"Can we afford not to?"

The £10,000 QuestionWhat's the first thing many sellers do when a property doesn't sell?Reduce the price.£5,000...£10,00...
17/07/2026

The £10,000 Question

What's the first thing many sellers do when a property doesn't sell?

Reduce the price.

£5,000...
£10,000...
Sometimes even £20,000.

But here's the question...

Has anyone looked at whether the property is actually being marketed to its full potential?

Buyers make emotional decisions before they make financial ones.

If your property isn't grabbing attention online, creating viewings and helping buyers picture themselves living there, the issue may not be the asking price.

It may be the presentation.

A staged property isn't about adding cushions.

It's about creating a product buyers want to own.

Successful Estate agents, Developers & Investors before reducing the price, ask themselves 'Have we given this property its best chance to sell?'

We regularly furnish houses for social tenants and supported living.  So nice to create lovely homes for people who find...
09/07/2026

We regularly furnish houses for social tenants and supported living. So nice to create lovely homes for people who find themselves needing a helping hand.

Just wanted to share with you the design for the fantastic new burger bar up in town. This was a design only job with a ...
08/07/2026

Just wanted to share with you the design for the fantastic new burger bar up in town. This was a design only job with a challenging budget but we managed to create a fab look that matches the branding perfectly.
When I handed over the builders were in busily pulling it all together. I'll post images when I pop back to see the final restaurant in place!

Sorry I have been so quiet on here for a while. Been super busy. My posts are like buses in that there's been none for a...
08/07/2026

Sorry I have been so quiet on here for a while. Been super busy. My posts are like buses in that there's been none for ages and now I'm going to stick a few up at once!

So 1st up this beautiful italian restaurant where we created a bespoke bar and designed the hanging wine rack to do exactly what they wanted it to do. We also did built in banquette seating and a gorgeous LVT mixed floor to name but a few things.

We did have to keep the painted artwork that ran around the top of the room as it had local cultural significance which was a bit of a challenge but I think it worked out well in the end!

New restaurant incoming. Love how the bar has turned out 🤩
02/06/2026

New restaurant incoming. Love how the bar has turned out 🤩

Absolutely loving AI as a design tool to help me visualise a design for clients. I find you still need to come up with t...
01/06/2026

Absolutely loving AI as a design tool to help me visualise a design for clients. I find you still need to come up with the design and add it all in from your initial moodboard and spend quite a while playing around with it. But I think that the way you can bring it to life to show clients what you are planning - like in this HMO - is brilliant. 🤩🤩🤩

20/04/2026

Follow to watch the transformation of this beautiful new Italian Restaurant...
The decor is going to be as tasty as the food! 🤩🤩🤩

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Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
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