Danielle Duggleby, Interior Designer

Danielle Duggleby,

For as far back as I can remember, I wanted to be an interior designer.

I have always had an interest in buildings and spaces, chatting about them, nosing about them! 

My mum used to renovate our houses a lot and I loved to give my opinion about them and always decided my own room design. When I was younger she employed an Interior Designer and I used to think - I could do that. 

So this is where my professional career as designer started, I enrolled in an Associate diploma in Interior Design whilst still at school and I was hooked, then a diploma and then on to get my Bachelor Degree in Interior Architecture 

I spent 18 years working my way up to design director and I have worked on some incredible projects. These projects range from the Berkeley hotel London, Marcus Wareing restaurant, Lime house hotel, W hotels and Spas. 

I was living a dream, but my dreams changed when I had my daughter. Whilst pregnant, we bought our house and started on our own design journey. The house we bought was not to our style and it needed some love and our personality adding. I love colour and I even managed to convince my monochrome-loving husband to have a red kitchen. Every day the kitchen makes me smile when I walk into it. 

This renovation wasn’t easy, there were challenges along the way. But luckily I love a design challenge and did not shy away! We overcame any problems to create our beautiful home full of our personality. It’s my haven. I love coming home to it. 

At the same time my mum sadly passed away, my dad bought a new house which needed a lot of work and he asked me to help him with his renovation. This was a dream of mine from being a little girl helping my mum to now designing my dads whole home.

These renovation projects made me realise I didn’t want to go back to my office job as a design director. Instead, I wanted to bring all my experience working on my previous projects - including my own home - to help families on their design journeys

So in 2022 I took the leap to set up my own business.

Since making this decision I have been spending my days working with countless families. They’re often time poor, suffering with decision fatigue or just too overwhelmed to bring their vision to life. I have loved creating their beautiful spaces for them, seeing them smile as they walk into the room. This makes me 100% convinced I made the right decision. 

Family lives are so busy, with careers, drop offs, pick ups, clubs, etc. I know people want beautiful homes that embrace them rather than make them want to scream. Their house is your most expensive possession, it should help you in your life not hinder you. People find making design decisions really hard but I don’t, I love it. 

I love bringing joy into family homes and creating spaces for them to enjoy. Whether it’s for playing, dinner time, a space to relax and unwind away from the kids or just be together. My mission is to offer my love of design to my clients so they can focus on life. And have a home that embraces them in every possible way.”

Client Testimonials

  • “Danielle offered us a perfect design solution for our life style and family needs. She provided us with a concept that enhanced our home whilst remaining true to its style. She has excellent communication skills and works well with all the trades involved. She has a wealth of experience and contacts which enabled prompt responses to our many questions. We now enjoy many beautiful features in our kitchen, dining, living space, that are down to her eye for detail and her understanding of what would suit the overall concept.”

    - Marisa Parker

  • “Danielle helped to transform a tired area into a serene, calming, therapeutic space. She worked within a tight budget and tighter schedule and provided tons of creative solutions. Would highly recommend!”

    - Helen Davies

  • “Danielle is absolutely fantastic from start to finish. She’s made our home feel complete with unique designs that worked for every member of our family for three of our rooms. She stuck to budgets, ideas and communicated everything thoroughly. We truly couldn’t have asked for a better experience.”

    - Sarah & Micheal Yeboah Coles

  • “Danielle takes pride and care in getting to know her clients needs and wants, meaning that the final outcome is a true representation and reflection of what home means. Her approach has a great balance of practicality and design flare, making sure that every detail is carefully considered. Her knowledge and expertise throughout all aspects of design, build and budget is second to none. Can not recommend her and her team enough. 👍🏻”

    - Cat Stedman

  • “Danielle, helped us with a big project, being living spaces and bedrooms. What impressed me most was her ability to gently push back against my rigid views of what I thought would be good and would suit me/us. I realised how closed my perceptions were and she has real skill with introducing very different concepts and designs that don't jar the feel of your home. It enhances. She kindly made me feel openminded, having cleverly lead me against myself. The quality and range of fabrics, rugs, furnishings and designs she brought to us, beautifully presented, was wide and plentiful. We were sad when the collaboration ended and know well we shall work with Danielle when we move in a few years, without a doubt. Danielle is so personable, fun and insightful and the after care, be that helping when, well over a year later a light fixture faltered, or just asking how we were living in the space, we a generous touch.”

    - George Harley

  • “The final result was exactly per the brief, delivered on time and in a communicative manner. I love my new en-suite, thank you so much!”

    - LPJ

  • “5 years after moving in, I still hadn’t gotten around to decorating my living room due to a full-time job, a young family, and being nervous about making the wrong decision and not having the time to redo it. Danielle helped me turn a boring living space into a minimalist room (as I wanted) that’s still cosy and child-friendly without looking like a playroom. We had a tight budget but she was able to work with my existing furniture and created a flexible design that I can easily add to over time. The shopping list she provided was a lifesaver—it saved me so much time and helped me avoid feeling overwhelmed by too many choices. I’m very happy and am already working with her again for my bedroom.”

    - Vicky Shearer

  • “We have worked with Danielle twice now, initially she redesigned our kitchen space incorporating a new boot room and downstairs WC as well as creating a family bathroom. Subsequently we re-engaged Dalodu for our hallways, staircases and Reception Rooms. Danielle carefully listened to what we wanted and where we were struggling with making progress and presented us with designs that responded well to our (often conflicting!) briefs. She oversaw procurement of furnishings and detail elements and also the build portion of the kitchen and bathroom. We love our spaces and our home feels befitting of an interiors magazine (when it’s tidy!) Maybe we’re getting wind in our sails for the third phase! Would recommend!”

    - Racheal Bonnington