Interior direction

Rooms that feel quiet, tactile, and fully considered.

Elm & Ivory designs homes, boutique stays, and shared spaces with a calm architectural rhythm. Every project balances light, proportion, materials, and the way people actually live.

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Studio method

We design from atmosphere first, then detail the room until it feels inevitable.

Projects begin with a mood study and a practical brief. From there we move through layout, materials, custom elements, and styling so the final space feels resolved rather than decorated.

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Service 01

Full home direction

Spatial planning, palette, furnishings, lighting, styling, and supplier coordination for projects that need one coherent voice.

Service 02

Boutique hospitality styling

Guest-facing rooms, dining areas, and reception moments shaped to feel memorable without losing operational clarity.

Service 03

Single-room refinement

A focused package for kitchens, bedrooms, work rooms, or salon spaces that need a strong visual reset.

Mila Rowan

Townhouse owner

The house finally feels coherent. We stopped buying pieces at random and started living in rooms that actually relate to each other.

Outcome

Three connected floors redesigned around circulation, storage, and softer light.

Residential brief

Jonas Reed

Boutique hotel founder

Guests started mentioning the atmosphere before they mentioned the service. That shift mattered.

Outcome

Reception, lounge, and seven rooms styled under one quieter direction.

Hospitality brief

Lena Voss

Creative director

The studio office went from improvised to considered. It now supports work instead of competing with it.

Outcome

Materials, storage, and meeting flow reset in under six weeks.

Studio brief

Good interiors do not shout. They make the room feel inevitable, and the client feels that before they can explain it.

Eleanor Hart

Founder and design lead

Project intake

Start with the room, the mood, and the outcome you want it to hold.

Most projects begin with a short conversation, a set of reference images, and a practical note on timing. From there we shape the right level of involvement.

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Residential

Hospitality

Selected-room projects

Rooms that feel quiet, tactile, and fully considered.

We design from atmosphere first, then detail the room until it feels inevitable.

Three ways we shape the project depending on how involved the brief needs us to be.

Full home direction

Boutique hospitality styling

Single-room refinement

The work lands when the space feels easier to use, not just nicer to photograph.

Start with the room, the mood, and the outcome you want it to hold.