Interior design in Kensington.
Kensington · W8 · Kensington new-build housesCompleted work, photograph
Interiors for Kensington houses and the flats carved from them. Drawn, priced and fitted by one studio.
Kensington interiors, planned from the lowest floor up.
- Two houses
- Designed and fitted out in Kensington
- 6,500 sq ft
- Each, over three floors below the street
- Cochrane Bespoke
- Made the walnut joinery
NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We handle interior design and fit-out in Kensington W8, under one contract. Construction runs from £215 to £800 a sq ft, luxury to super prime finishes. Call 020 7731 6841, and a budget estimate typically follows within seven days.
Kensington houses were often built for one family, then divided into flats.
So a brief here may cover one flat, or a whole house.
Lower ground floors are common. Daylight and ceiling height decide how each one is used.
We designed and fitted two new houses in Kensington, each of 6,500 sq ft.
Below the street sit a kitchen, a pool, a steam room and walnut joinery.
Cochrane Bespoke made that joinery. One team drew, priced and built the rest.
What the borough asks of a Kensington interior.
- Council
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, under its Local Plan of July 2024.
- Listed interiors
- Policy CD5. Original staircases, plan form and historic floor levels are part of the listing.
- Lost features
- The borough wants missing period features reinstated, in proportion to the work.
- Outdoor plant
- Air conditioning units count as small alterations. Policy CD10 wants them discreetly sited.
- Mansion flats
- Flats in mansion blocks carry no permitted development rights, so external changes need consent.
Source: Kensington and Chelsea’s Local Plan 2024, Policies HO1 and CD4 to CD13. Read on 7 October 2026. Policies change, so we read them again for your address.
Interiors designed in the borough.
Kensington·New build
Kensington new-build houses
Two Kensington houses, their interiors designed with the build. The kitchen sits one floor down.
See the project
Chelsea·Townhouse
Chelsea townhouse, full refurbishment
A Chelsea family home nearby, with a media wall and dark joinery.
See the projectCompleted work, photographs
What interior design costs in Kensington.
£250 to £650a sq ft, construction only. Our full renovation band.
£500 to £800a sq ft, construction only. Our super prime finish band.
The design fee is priced per project, once the brief is settled.
The fit-out is priced on our bands, per square foot, construction only.
A single flat and a whole house are priced very differently.
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Further reading, from the journal
Have you designed interiors in Kensington?
Yes. Two new houses, each of 6,500 sq ft.
The kitchens, the pool floor and the bedrooms were designed with the build.
Can you design the interior of one Kensington flat?
Yes. Many houses here were divided into flats, and we work floor by floor.
Your lease will say what needs the freeholder’s consent.
How do you bring daylight into a Kensington lower ground floor?
Light is planned before finishes. Glazing, light wells and lamps are drawn together.
In our Kensington houses, a glazed wall opens onto a planted light well.
Does a listed Kensington house limit the interior design?
It can. Policy CD5 covers inside as well as out.
Original staircases, floor levels and the order of rooms all count.
We read the list entry before design begins.
What does a Kensington interior cost?
The design fee is priced per project.
Full renovation runs £250 to £650 a sq ft, construction only.
Super prime finishes run £500 to £800 a sq ft.
Tell us about your home in Kensington.
Your name and one way to reply are enough. It goes straight to the studio.
- Already have an architect or designer? We build to their design. Working with your designer
- An NDA on request, and your home is never published without your consent. How we work in confidence