62 SPRING 2019 HOMEQ: Your business is more than
traditional interior design, involving
builds and potentially planning
applications. Can you explain how you
work?
A: “Master Builder” is what describes
Lucinda Sanford best – we take a
house from concept to construction
to completion. We are the masters of
combining all the elements needed to make
a property and turn it into a home. We can
oversee the entire process – submit the
planning, oversee the engineers and the
surveyors, and tie everything together. We
have covered a range of London properties- I loved working on a new build apartment
in Marylebone that was extremely modern
in design.
Q: How did you start out?
A: I have a long history of loving buildings
and interiors; I can remember more about
my school friends’ houses and the school
interiors, than anything I learnt inside
them. During university at St Andrews, I
worked at Farmore Interiors and this grew
my passion for interiors – and I was inspired
by the women who ran these businesses
and how hard they worked. I also gained
work experience with Nina Campbell, who
will always be an inspiration. Following St
Andrews, I was lucky enough to work for
the Royal Household in the ceremonial
office – this offered opportunity to learn all
the details to make every minute of every
event during a state occasion perfect; a
great training ground for learning how to
mobilise tradesman in my future career.
A stint in Lady Bamford’s marketing
department was a learning curve. She
has an amazing eye for detail and style in
Bamford and Daylesford, and especially
how simple materials and colours can make
for a sensational design. Between these
jobs I was busy doing up a first flat which
I sold to move onto a next property.These
properties gained attention and people
started asking for help to do up their ownI think the world
has been stuck the
world of boring
neutrals for far
too long. I am all
about colour and
patterns
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