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Designer Style - Surrey Life Magazine feature on Outstanding Interiors of Weybridge

There are many talented interior designers in Surrey, but few offer realistic
digital images of their schemes. JANET DONIN meets an outstanding
designer with the technology to let you try before you buy

Sarah Shorrocks - Ourstanding Interiors Proprietor She then creates a precise flatplan of the room on the computer, which is extruded into a 3D image complete with furniture and colour to give it authenticity.
  “Typically, it takes me about two days to do this,” Sarah says. “But it’s worth the effort as it takes the guess work out of designing. I also give clients a mood board of fabrics, paints and wallpapers, so they can actually feel the materials.”
  Crucially, the client is then provided with detailed costings, so there are no surprises. However, she firmly believes that good design should transcend budgets. “Even with a relatively small budget, it’s possible to get the wow factor into a scheme,” she says.
  When it comes to her own tastes, Sarah admits she is quite eclectic. She loves the traditional designs of Mulberry and Jane Churchill, but the companies that really make her heart sing are Threads, J Robert Scott and
Chase Erwin who produce luxurious weaves, cashmeres and silks – all very glamorous and expensive.
  Despite the economic climate, Sarah says glamour is high on everyone’s agenda and she is now being asked for elaborate curtain treatments with interesting details and rich velvet or paisley fabrics in gold or metallic.
  Summing up her interior design
philosophy, Sarah says: “I don’t ask my clients to imagine how their home will look, I show them – and then I turn it into reality...”
THE last thing you would normally associate with the glamorous world of interiors is a designer who has a complete fascination with computers. But for 48 year-old Sarah Shorrocks, producing computer generated images is an essential part of instilling confidence in her clients and encouraging them to be totally involved in the design process.
  “I desperately don’t want to impose my ideas on a client, and with the help of the computer they stay firmly in the driving seat,” says Sarah, whose company Outstanding Interiors is
based in Weybridge. “The 3D images are incredibly realistic showing structural features, new joinery suggestions, even specific fabrics for curtains so my clients can see exactly how their finished room will look.”
  Her love of design began when she was just a young child – she held a paintbrush even before picking up a pen – and she maintained her creativity during her previous career in education.
But it wasn’t until she and her husband bought a crumbling house in Weybridge that her imagination really took flight.
  “When we bought the house 16 years ago, it had four walls and a shaky roof, but it was worth rescuing!” she says.

  It was while she was working with architects, builders, carpenters and plumbers on the restoration that the design bug took hold, prompting her to take a Diploma in Interior Design at
the University of the Arts in London.
  However, learning about colour
scheming and decorating wasn’t
enough – Sarah also wanted to know how to work with space, so took a course in creating computer generated images, which gave her the tools to use the dynamics of space effectively.

A thriving business
All that was three years ago, and now Sarah has clients everywhere from St George’s Hill to Cornwall and all around the home counties. She also gives some of her time to local charities, in particular the Sam Beare Hospice in Weybridge and to the Variety Club of Great Britain, where her interior design
skills are offered at fundraising events.
  When she meets a client for the first time, Sarah begins with a style diagnosis to identify their taste. Next, she will present her library of computer colour schemes.
Homes & Gardens section of Surrey Life magazine - page 128  
 
 
 

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1 A formal dining room with furniture designed by Sarah 2 Creating interesting lighting is all part of the service 3 Exact fabrics and wallpapers can be incorporated into the computer generated image (CGI)
4 This CGI shows a contemporary living room with suggested furniture and fittings 5 The computer allows Sarah to recommend a variety of schemes to give clients more choice 6 The finished living room with the same furniture as before but a different colour scheme 7 Sarah supplies fabrics and trimmings from many leading fabric companies 8 Because kitchens involve so many structural elements, it’s particularly helpful to see a CGI before work begins

Homes & Gardens section of Surrey Life magazine - page 129

 

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Outstanding interiors, based in Weybridge Surrey provides interior design and project management services to
Surrey, Berkshire, Sussex, Middlesex, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Greater London and surrounding areas

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