HL Interiors

25/08/2026

From a basic workspace to a beautiful place to work.

We removed the dark built-in cupboards and introduced a stunning new wall unit on ideas from the owner, with its own coffee station, then added gorgeous wallpaper and artwork to complete the space. Now the study feels calm and inspiring, and a great place to spend the day working, beautifully connected to the garden beyond. Will add baskets and decor and post the final pic…

24/08/2026

Clients we want……

22/08/2026

21/08/2026

From Bland & Boring to Warm & Welcoming using all the new season colors, browns, greens, creams & orange… to transform this to a really cosy bedroom…. Twenty three interiors custom designed and printed wallpaper and Hertex Haus chair, scatters, rug and picture bring it all together ❤️

21/08/2026

What an entrance!! 🕊️✨This magnificent house deserves a grand entrance…..With such a stunning front garden & koi pond to walk past before you reach the glass box entrance, we needed to create something very different in this room! With great ideas from my client and fantastic help with scaling this to size, printing & installation from twenty three interiors and the eye catching Hertex Hilo rug, we managed to create something really special✨. I absolutely love how this turned out ❤️🕊️ and so well suited to a house in Simbithi Eco Estate with all our beautiful bird life. 🕊️.

20/08/2026

2026 interior trends are moving towards homes that feel calmer, warmer and more personal — and I couldn’t love this direction more.

Curved organic furniture, warm minimalism, natural stone, layered textures, indoor greenery and beautifully considered spaces are all taking centre stage. But for me, good design has never been about following trends for the sake of it. It’s about choosing the elements you genuinely love and creating a home that feels timeless, comfortable and completely your own.

At HL Interiors, I design beautiful, welcoming spaces that are made to be lived in — reflecting the people who call them home.

Swipe through some of the trends shaping interiors in 2026… Which one would you bring into your home? 👇

19/08/2026

All my Mini Me’s are off to work… measuring, painting, sourcing and styling! Just another fun day at HL Interiors loving our jobs ❤️

19/08/2026

If you’ve hired an interior designer, there’s a pretty good chance you have direct access to the CEO of a company.
And we don’t talk about that enough.
Yes, she’s designing your home. But she’s also managing a team, overseeing multiple projects, making payroll, reviewing P&Ls, managing vendors, solving problems, watching budgets and making about 400 decisions before lunch.
And somewhere in there, she’s answering your text about whether the paint should be warm white or slightly warmer white. e
Designers aren’t just creatives. We’re business owners, leaders, project managers, problem solvers, negotiators and CEOs.
Does it take a very specific level of crazy to do all of that?
Absolutely.
Lucky for you, you have her cell number. #❤️myjob

15/08/2026

FROM 54 THAI WIND CHIMES… TO THIS 🤍

About ten years ago, I holidayed in Thailand and decided to make a huge Capiz shell chandelier for my lounge back home.

Simple idea… except I couldn’t find loose Capiz shells anywhere! 😂

So I did what any determined designer would do — I drove around the island collecting every Capiz shell wind chime I could find.

By the end of the trip I had bought 54 WIND CHIMES, somehow getting them all home in my luggage with a little help from friends! 😂

Back home, I dismantled every one and used the shells to create a large chandelier for my old house.

Then we moved to Simbithi, and as much as I loved it, there was no right place for it. So it was carefully packed away… where it stayed for years.

Until recently, I decided it was time to give those shells a new life.

I took the chandelier apart, and my gardener helped me clean & sort hundreds of shells. I also found an old Capiz chandelier on a local buy-and-sell group & added its larger shells to my collection.

Now I had hundreds of Capiz shells and knew I could create something special.

I had grown tired of the coastal painting above a cabinet, but the frame was the perfect size and colour. This wall is also visible from the road through our glass front entrance, so I wanted something striking — and meaningful.

More than anything, I wanted something I had made, not just bought.

So down came the painting. I painted over the canvas, and began layering the shells. Smaller shells formed the detailed background and centre, while larger shells added depth, texture, & movement.

Hundreds of shells later… this is the result. 🤍

And my favourite part is seeing it at night. From outside, it glows through the glass entrance, catching the light beautifully.

Exactly what I had hoped for. ✨

Sometimes the most beautiful things in our homes aren’t what we buy —
they’re the things that tell a story. 🤍

Beautiful Spaces. Designed for living.

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