It was such a joy working with Wolf Grey. She was recommended to us by my best friend, who also had a house renovation led by her. Ellie’s taste, calm and clarity of thought was so critical when navigating this large house renovation, opening up our downstairs space to make a large family kitchen [new roof], two new bathrooms plus render and new windows for the entire house. She was centrally involved from day one, visiting the house and immediately having the vision that the focus of the house view needed to de re-directed from the street to the garden. She led the project design, building regulations and planning application with precision and speed. She was very regularly in attendance throughout the build and always available by telephone (we spoke daily throughout the project). She had excellent established professional working relationships with each tradesman employed, which minimised and quickly resolved unexpected issues. The result, only a year from conception, is well beyond our expectations. Our house is now a beautiful family home, that we regularly get complemented on. We are so grateful and could not recommend her more highly for a similar project. Stephen and Alice Ray

If you are thinking about working with Ellie, DO. Ellie was recommended to me by a friend and I wasn't even sure I needed an interior designer.... I had good taste... wrong. Ellie has added so much value to our renovation- floorplans & room layouts (suggesting changes with architect), tender process, builder selection & contract, electrical plans, all before we got to interior design (those were great too, with plenty of options & matching my style). She is very good value, practical - with good knowledge of building work, easily contactable and just a pleasure to deal with. Davina and Rinaldo Valetti

Ellie was integral to our renovation build. We had quite a complicated planning process (living in a conservation area and having a listed building adjacent), but Ellie navigated the systems for us and was a huge reason why our planning was accepted. Although we may have ended up with the extension that was planned, it would have definitely not have been as beautiful or as well executed without her input. Ellie's designs were to an exceptionally high standard, so thoughtful of our needs and tastes, and came up with so many ideas that my husband and I would never have thought of. She was very accessible, and went above and beyond for us throughout what was a difficult process in many respects! I felt in such good hands with Ellie, she made every part of our building work easier, we really couldn't have done it without her. It also helped that I adored everything that she came up with! She was also able to have difficult conservations with the contractors when needed, which meant I could keep a good relationship with the builders we used. I would not hesitate to recommend Ellie to anyone thinking of starting a project. India Kennedy

We started designing the interior for our new off-plan home, which we had only seen on paper. It was the first time I had worked with an interior designer, and I'm really happy that I chose Ellie from Wolf Grey, based on recommendations from my close family. She has truly exceeded our expectations and gone above and beyond what we initially asked for. Ellie provided us with 2D and 3D layouts, along with mood boards, which have given us a very clear vision of how our interior space would look even before we move in. She has been proactive throughout the process, going the extra mile by meeting with suppliers and agencies to finalize our choices for floor, kitchen, curtain, etc. She even convinced our builder to incorporate some of the latest design trends, which they were initially resistant to. I greatly relied on her expertise for every little question I had, and she patiently explained the reasoning and logic behind her designs, making me appreciate her work even more. I wholeheartedly recommend Ellie to anyone seeking an expert interior designer. Ajay and Sarika

"Our project was 2 story back extension. I wish we had taken Ellie much earlier on the project. Our timeline was very tight but she was able to quickly judge our taste and create initial mood boards. By the time builders started digging and breaking the walls we already had a view of how the whole thing will look once complete. She also gave good suggestion on the internal layout although we had submitted the planning application and had finalised internal walls(we could still change it as it did not require planning permission). We always felt that she was available 24x7 for us even for the smallest query. We became so dependent on her that we always took her view on every little thing. She went above and beyond and did an excellent job on our project. We are very pleased with the final outcome. We definitely feel that her inputs made a huge difference and made our project a success. I will highly recommend her for any project." Sanjay and Archana Goswami

"We’ve used Ellie for 2 projects, firstly a master bedroom and dressing room re-model and decoration. We were so pleased with the results that we decided to use Ellie for our single story extension to open up the rear of our house. She was fantastic throughout the whole process. She came up with ideas and design suggestions that we hadn’t even considered. She really understood the brief that we gave her and was able to turn this into ideas that we were really excited by. She managed the entire project and worked well with the builders, the project was quick and less painful than it could have been. This is thanks to Ellie and her diligent approach. We’re really happy with the results and would both recommend her for others and would definitely use her again for future projects". Jo and Doug Green

"We approached Ellie (Wolf Grey) to see if she could help bring a bit of love back to our somewhat tired looking London flat. The end result has been nothing short of remarkable. Not only does Ellie possess an incredible eye for what 'works' but her complete professionalism and efficiency in getting the project finished was incredible. She clearly has an enviable talent (and creative vision) in being able to identify, and then maximise, the untapped potential in a property. Ellie managed the entire job with meticulous attention to detail, from start to finish, and kept us very well informed at every stage. I would have no hesitation in recommending Wolf Grey to everyone looking to transform their house - her vision, process and team are all absolutely first class." Billy Gammon

Ellie @ Wolf Grey was an integral part of our team developing a very large country house into a bespoke care home for very under privileged children. Our client had little in a way of specification, so Ellie's role was to develop and implement a specification that met the clients needs. Bringing together and balancing cost effectiveness, durability and aesthetics were Ellie's challenge, one in which she over delivered under each heading. The client, and even more importantly, the children, are absolutely blown away by the facility we created. Fantastic job, a pleasure to work with and highly recommended!  James Blake - 9 Points Property

"We have been doing property refurbishment for a while. But we wanted to stand out and offer premium luxurious functional homes. 
Ellie was great, the renovation finish was fantastic. She designed all the interiors, sourced all the fixtures, fittings and furniture. Ellie worked closely with us and our builder to get the finish we wanted. People who viewed the property fell in love with it. We were able to sell the conversion quickly even when the market conditions were tough.  She went the extra mile and worked for the overall success of the project. 
Highly recommend and looking forward to working with her in other projects" Raju Lakshmanan - The Property Direct

"Ellie worked with my wife and I to renovate a semi derelict North London garden flat. We've ended up with a beautifully thought out and very stylish flat. She helped us to see potential that we had no idea was there, Easy to work with, very creative and quite a dynamo of ideas ". Hannah and Will

"First of all we need to say how pleased we are with our new room. Ellie skilfully combined what we wanted to keep with her design to produce a coherent and pleasing result. We also valued the way the project was managed to completion in time for our Christmas family party, including arranging (and rearranging) all the tradesman and deliveries necessary to complete the work. Ellie always appeared at critical moments and ensured everything was done to our satisfaction. We would definitely use Wolf Grey again, and have no hesitation in recommending them to others". George and Isobel

 

"Ellie helped us with the furnishing and decorating of our new house and has truly made it the dream house we were looking for.  Ellie worked with us from the start to understand our tastes and requirements and set a budget.  She then sent through mood boards for our approval and took any comments we had on board to then give us a shopping list for all items within agreed budget.  We also got Ellie to project manage the work as we were still living in London and working and this took a lot of the stress out of it for us particularly as we were moving and expecting a baby.  Ellie found the tradesman and got quotes and did all the liaising with them for us making it as stress free as possible.  We love the work that Ellie has done and would recommend her to anyone looking for interior design work to be done on their house". Ronnie and Steve

"I hired Ellie to help me to sell my property in South London. The property had been on the market or a year with only very low offers. Ellie designed and project managed the renovation of the house with a very tight budget.  A few weeks after completion of the work I sold the property for £110k more than the previous offer, after spending only £10k. I was delighted and would definitely recommend Ellie to anyone who is struggling to sell their property". Pratik

 

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