Michelle Shakallis Interiors

Michelle Shakallis Interiors Michelle Shakallis Interiors specialises in residential interior design working with private clients in Kent

11/08/2026

You know the feeling. The Pinterest boards, the paint samples on the wall, the growing list of decisions and no time to make them. Renovating a house while holding down a job and a family is a lot and can be overwhelming.

Every choice you make, you wonder if it will all work together. If you are staring down a renovation and quietly panicking, I can help. With a Design-only or a full-service, I take it off your plate.

Send me an email or book in a discovery call and tell me what you are working on.

Interior design Kent, luxury interiors, Period homes, Victorian homes, Faversham, Folkestone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Bespoke design, interior layout.

07/08/2026

This lovely client asked me for a beige kitchen. So I designed her a beige kitchen exactly as she asked. She was pleased with it.

Then I told her I had another version to show her. I showed her the same kitchen in this earthy red colour and she squealed with excitement. She told me she loved it. She asked me why I also did this version. I told her because I have seen the colours you wear, the colours in your artworks and the colourful inspiration images you gave me. They didn’t align with the safe beige colour you asked me to do.

She told me she didn’t feel brave enough to have this type of kitchen. If you plan to stay in your home for 8-10 years why not? The worst case is that you can paint it in 3 years if you change your mind.

If it’s your home, live with what makes you happy, not with what is safe and what you think you should do.

If you need help with being brave, book in a discovery call. Link in my bio.

Interior design Kent, luxury interiors, Period homes, Victorian homes, Faversham, Folkestone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Bespoke design, interior layout.

06/08/2026

Your rug is probably too small. It is the most common mistake I see and it is why a living room can feel cramped when the room itself is fine.

A rug should pull the seating together, not float in the middle of the floor. Front legs of every seat on the rug as a minimum. All four legs if you have the space. And wider than your sofa at each end, not the same length.

Under a dining table, allow 60 to 70cm past the edge on all sides so the chairs stay on it when they are pulled out.

If you are stuck between two sizes, go bigger. I have never thought a rug was too big.
What size is the rug in your living room? Tell me in the comments and I will tell you if it is working.

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Interior design Kent, luxury interiors, Period homes, Victorian homes, Faversham, Folkestone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Bespoke design, interior layout.

31/07/2026

A full install means we do everything for you.

This is a client’s second home in Kent. They handed us the keys and we did the rest, from design and sourcing, organising the trades, through to the install and finishing touches.

People always underestimate the how much is involved in a full renovation. The logistics of purchasing everything you have designed and sourced, the trades, installing every item and even removing the packaging!

With a full design and install everything is taken care of for you.

Thinking about a full install for your home in Kent? Send me a DM or book in a discovery call.

Interior design Kent, luxury interiors, Period homes, Victorian homes, Faversham, Folkestone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Bespoke design, interior layout.

31/07/2026

The coats had to go.

This hallway started with crumbling walls and total chaos for my clients. It was functioning as a dumping ground for everyone’s jackets, which made the space feel cramped and stressful every time we walked in the door.

The solution? We relocated everything to a new dedicated boot room.

By moving the storage, we gained the space to add real character swapping the pile of coats for a console table, a statement mirror to bounce the light, and an updated radiator.

Now, instead of a cloakroom, it’s actually a welcoming entrance.

Planning your own transformation?
Send me a email to book in your discover call:
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Kent luxury interior design, home renovation, extension, space planning

29/07/2026

Designers don’t guess where art or lighting goes. We use the same few numbers every time, and I’ve put them all in a free guide. The exact heights and positions I use on every project. Comment MEASURE or tap the link in my bio.

Interior design Kent, luxury interiors, Period homes, Victorian homes, Faversham, Folkestone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Bespoke design, interior layout.

27/07/2026

Your home talks to your nervous system all day long. A good design decides what it says. Which room in your house calms you the most?

Interior design Kent, luxury interiors, Period homes, Victorian homes, Faversham, Folkestone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Bespoke design, interior layout.

21/07/2026

Here is what I use on every project.

Eye level means the centre of the artwork sits 145cm to 160cm from the floor. Not the top of the frame. The centre. This is the same rule galleries and museums use, and it works because it meets the average standing eye line. a sofa or a console, leave 15cm to 20cm between the top of the furniture and the bottom of the frame. Any more and the two stop reading as one arrangement. The artwork should also be around two thirds the width of the furniture below it.

For a gallery wall, treat the whole grouping as a single piece. Find its centre and put that at 150cm. Keep 5cm to 8cm between frames so it holds together.

Two exceptions. In a room you only ever sit in, drop everything by 10cm or so. And with very high ceilings or tall panelling, scale up rather than sticking rigidly to the number.

Measure twice. Your walls will thank you.

Save this for the next time you pick up a hammer.

Measure twice. Your walls will thank you.

Save this for the next time you pick up a hammer.

20/07/2026

The Dali museum in Spain is well worth a visit. I loved it.

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