Nothing beats the joy of a neatly organised wardrobe, having it designed exactly for your needs. At CDI we pride ourselves on our joinery design, we create intelligent storage, from boot rooms to play rooms, window benches to banquettes. This gives our clients the ability to store what they need, and the space to then display what really brings them joy. Check out 3 of our favourite pieces…

While using the 60-30-10 decorating rule with color creates immediate and obvious impact, in other spaces, you can get clever with the theory and adopt the rule for material instead. We do use the 60-30-10 rule, but I think we have been doing this unconsciously! We apply this to kitchens in terms of materiality, as we find with more and more family homes adopt a open plan living/kitchen layout,

How can you add extra seats to a small dining room? Cat reveals the most convenient arrangements and shows how you can add extra seats to a small dining room to comfortably host your guests, as well as commissioning a more permanent solution in a bespoke built-in banquette for elegant dining and storage, which is an investment. The advantage is that it will fit your space perfectly and built to

We'll always go for a punchy look in a downstairs loo, with a really fun wallpaper or some color," she says, "and we'll always wrap it onto the ceiling to create that sense of being enveloped in a texture or pattern" - a good tip for a small or awkwardly shaped room too, such as a snug or a loft bedroom. Adding cheerful color or a playful note doesn't have to involve a wholesale redecoration of

At CDI, we believe that soft furnishings are the ‘pièce de résistance’ that helps elevates the entire look and feel of the room. For this week’s blog, we are going to be focusing on scatter cushions and pillows which come in an overwhelming variety of sizes, colours, and prints. They can be purchased of the shelf or made bespoke. With a wide variation, arranging them

For this week’s CDI Interviews, I would like to introduce Alyssa, our Junior Interior Designer who joined the Cat Dal Interiors team a year ago.

From a young age, I’ve always been creative, I loved drawing, taking photos, and making things. I would say that a big influenc

Upholstering furniture is one of the oldest tricks in the books when it comes to Interior Design. There is an enormous abundance of fabrics to choose from, velvet to linen, small minimal patterns to large bold striking prints, the options are endless. Whether you have a beloved existing piece of furniture that requires reupholstering or you are planning to buy furniture and cannot quiet decide whi

Lighting plays such a big part when we’re designing a space. We feel it’s important to have access to plenty natural light within the home, as it can have such powerful effect on our mood, concentration and general well-being. We design our interiors to embrace natural light when possible and incorporate functional lighting where it’s needed, for example, home office, kitchen prep area or vanity m

The vanity is the main statement piece in any bathroom. It is a multi-functional design feature that can define the overall aesthetic of the bathroom space. A favourite design trick of ours when designing a vanity is incorporating a beautiful stone top and backsplash to bring a touch of luxury and elegance into the room. Whether you have a small or large budget in mind, we’re here to help our clie