Interior Design in Rutland
A County Built From Its Own Stone.
Rutland is England’s smallest county and one of its prettiest, a rural pocket of stone villages between Leicestershire and Lincolnshire. Almost everything here is built from what was dug nearby, warm ironstone in one village, pale limestone in the next, with Collyweston slate on the older roofs. Around Oakham, Uppingham and Rutland Water you get everything from cottages and old farm buildings to proper country houses, much of it listed. Whatever you have, the question is the same: how do we make the most of it for the way you live now?
The best projects here happen when we do them together. You know how you want to live, what you love about your home and what quietly drives you mad about it. We bring the eye, the technical know-how and the team to make it happen. The homes we are proudest of always come out of that back and forth, so we ask plenty of questions and we want you involved the whole way. It works best as a proper partnership.
Older stone homes have their quirks, and it helps to understand them early. Andy spent over twenty years on the technical side of commercial buildings before moving into interiors, so he can read how a place is built, where the structure will let you open up, and what an old or listed home will allow. Whether it is an ironstone cottage or a country house that needs reworking, sorting that out first is what keeps the whole thing enjoyable rather than stressful later.
Chapter Seven Design is led by Andy and Joe Smith, with a trusted team of trades and makers behind every project. On a country home, often a fair way from everything, Joe is the one who keeps everything moving and easy on you, so the months of work feel organised and, honestly, good to be part of. The people you meet at the start are the people who see it through.
We take on full home renovations across Rutland and focused work on the rooms that matter most, from kitchens to bedrooms. We are based just over in Leicestershire, so this is close to home, and we also work across the wider area, including nearby Newtown Linford and the rest of the East Midlands.
If you have a Rutland home you would love to get right, bring us your ideas. We would love to hear them.