A narrow Fitzroy terrace, made to feel wide
SampleLiving · Kitchen
Anna and Luca wanted the back of the house to stop feeling like a corridor. A skylight, one long run of joinery and a single floor finish did most of the work.
Interior design · Melbourne, Victoria
Interior design for Melbourne homes, down to the last switch plate.
Laneway Interiors is a small studio that designs living rooms, kitchens and bedrooms for terraces, apartments and family homes across Melbourne. We measure, draw and specify every surface, then stay with the job until the last cushion is in place.
Select a number on the picture or in this list to see the details.
- Material
- Wool-blend bouclé over a kiln-dried hardwood frame
- Finish
- Oat colourway, removable covers
- Supplier
- Melbourne custom upholsterer, made to order
- Material
- Acrylic and plaster on linen
- Finish
- Oiled oak tray frame
- Supplier
- Local artist, through an independent gallery
- Material
- Spun brass shade on a steel stem
- Finish
- Brushed, unlacquered, so it darkens with age
- Supplier
- Lighting importer, trade account
- Material
- Travertine offcut
- Finish
- Honed, filled and sealed
- Supplier
- Stone yard, cut by a local fabricator
- Material
- Linen voile
- Finish
- Unlined, ripple-fold heading on a ceiling track
- Supplier
- Custom curtain workroom
- Material
- American black walnut
- Finish
- Hardwax oil, matt
- Supplier
- Melbourne furniture maker
- Material
- New Zealand wool and jute
- Finish
- Hand-loomed, bound edges, made to size
- Supplier
- Rug specialist, custom order
01In this issue
The rooms we design most
Most people come to us about one room that isn't working. Often it turns into two or three, because the kitchen, the living room and the hall all share the same light and the same floor. Start with the room that bothers you most.
- 01Living roomsLayouts that work for a film night and for twelve at Christmas, with lighting in layers and joinery that hides the clutter.
- 02KitchensBenchtops, splashbacks, cabinetry and lighting chosen together, then drawn so your builder and cabinetmaker price the same thing.
- 03BedroomsDark when you sleep, bright when you dress, with wardrobes planned around what you actually own.
A room should look finished on the day you move in, and better ten years later.
02How we work
From the first visit to the final cushion
Every project follows the same four stages. You see drawings and samples before anything is ordered, and the fee for each stage is agreed before it starts.
- i.
Consultation
Two hours in your home. We walk the rooms, listen, measure the obvious and leave you with written next steps.
- ii.
Concept
A layout, a lighting idea and a materials board you can hold: real samples of timber, stone, tile and fabric.
- iii.
Documentation
Measured drawings, elevations and schedules that builders, cabinetmakers and electricians can price without guessing.
- iv.
Delivery
We order, track and check every item, coordinate trades on site, then place the furniture and hang the art.
03Sample projects
Two projects, told from brief to handover
These case studies are sample projects written for this demo website. The clients are fictional and named by first name only.
An Elwood art deco flat with room to cook
SampleKitchen · Bedroom
Margot loves to cook and had a galley kitchen the width of a hallway. We opened it to the dining room through an arch that looks as if it was always there.
04Fees
What it costs to begin
| Service | What you get | From |
|---|---|---|
| Design consultation | Two hours at your home and a written summary within three business days. | $350 |
| Single room design | Concept, drawings, lighting plan, materials palette and furniture schedule. | $2,800 |
| Whole home | A fixed fee, quoted in writing after the consultation and brief. | Quoted |
Sample figures for this demo. Furniture, materials and trades are paid separately, at the trade prices we are given.
05Where we work
Interior design across Melbourne
We work on homes across greater Melbourne and visit every site in person. Studio meetings are by appointment; on a real studio website the address and parking notes would appear here.
Inner north
Fitzroy, Collingwood, Carlton, Brunswick, Northcote and Thornbury: Victorian terraces, workers' cottages and warehouse conversions.
Inner south and bayside
South Melbourne, St Kilda, Elwood, Elsternwick and Brighton: art deco flats, Edwardian homes and apartments near the water.
East
Richmond, Hawthorn, Kew, Camberwell and Malvern: family homes, period renovations and new extensions.
West
Footscray, Seddon, Yarraville and Williamstown: weatherboards, Californian bungalows and townhouses.