Turning New Builds Into Homes
Design Seven is a Bristol-based interior design studio. We design and dress show homes for housebuilders and developers across the UK, from first concept through to launch day. We also work with private clients on their own homes across Bristol, Bath and Somerset.
Interior Designers for New Builds and Show Homes
A show home is a sales tool. It has to read clearly the moment a buyer walks in, photograph well enough to carry the listing, and still look right after a year of visitors. We resolve the space plan and the sightlines first, then build the scheme on top of them.
That lands differently on every development. At The Coanda at Brabazon for YTL Developments, on the former Filton airfield, bespoke joinery and a hand painted mural give the home its identity, held together by an open plan ground floor that reads instantly. At Netherton Grange in Nailsea, The Evesham for Crest Nicholson runs cobalt blue and warm ochre against soft neutrals, with the strong colour held inside clean lines so the rooms stay composed.
We handle the whole programme. Concept, space planning, lighting, finishes, furniture, procurement, delivery and the install itself. The designer running your scheme is the one on site on install day.
Explore our show home and new build interior design services to see how we work with developers from first concept through to launch.
Meet Paul Garland, Our Creative Director and Co-Founder
Paul leads creative direction on every Design Seven scheme. A BIID Registered Designer with over fifteen years in interior design, most of it in the new build sector, he sets the direction, writes the specification and is on site for the install. Developers deal with him rather than with an account manager reporting back to him.
His own taste leans industrial. The schemes rarely do, because they answer to the development rather than to the designer. The Coanda at Brabazon carries a hand painted mural and bespoke joinery because YTL were selling ambition on the old Filton airfield. Meadow Gate for Roffey Homes runs warm taupes, stone and chocolate against upholstered headboards and woven fabrics, because that development was selling calm. Same studio, same discipline, two homes with nothing visually in common.
What holds them together is the standard rather than a style. The home reads in the first ten seconds, photographs cleanly for the brochure, and still looks right in month eleven of the sales run.
Our Development Partners
We have delivered show homes for national housebuilders and regional developers across Bristol, Bath, Somerset and beyond, working with names including Bloor Homes, Crest Nicholson, YTL Developments, Barratt Homes, Riverdale Developments, Roffey Homes, Newland Homes and Stonewood Homes.
Every scheme is built around the development it sits in and the buyer it needs to reach. That is why the work looks different from site to site, and why the same studio can deliver a hand painted mural at Brabazon and a scheme of warm taupes and stone at Meadow Gate without either feeling out of character.
Developer Testimonials
The best measure of our work comes from the people we design for. Below are four developers we have delivered show homes for, from The Coanda at Brabazon for YTL Developments to Meadow Gate for Roffey Homes.
They cover the things a developer actually wants to know before appointing a studio: whether the scheme suited the development, whether the process was straightforward, and whether the home did its job once it opened.
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“Working with Paul and Kelly from Design Seven on The Coanda Show Home in The Heritage District at Brabazon has been a genuinely rewarding experience. Their bold design scheme, paired with rich, dark furniture, brings a refined sense of sophistication to the space.
The design emphasises the generous proportions of the new homes at Brabazon, with a layout that responds cleverly to the changing patterns of modern living. It strikes a thoughtful balance between style and function—particularly in the dual workspace, which reflects the growing need for flexibility at home.
Subtle references to Bristol’s heritage are thoughtfully woven throughout, grounding the home in its setting without feeling forced. Nothing is too much trouble for Paul and Kelly—they’re approachable, detail-focused, and always focused on getting it right.”
- Danielle Shennan, Marketing Manager, YTL Developments
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“Choosing the right interior designer for our show homes is critical to the success of our schemes. We always take the time to provide a detailed brief to ensure local connections, historical interests and target market are threaded through our show homes to not only tell a story to our customers but to create interesting PR and social media opportunities.
We’ve found Design Seven to ensure the brief is not only delivered but they have come up with some fantastic ideas that exceed our expectations. The presentation of the pitch was excellent right through to the execution and delivery of the show home itself.
We look forward to working with Kelly, Paul, and the team in the future.”
- Marcus Evans, Sales & Marketing Director, Newland Homes
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“I’d like to extend my sincere thanks to Design Seven for their outstanding work in delivering two stunning show homes at our Evergreen Parade development in Bridgwater.
From start to finish, their professionalism, creativity, and attention to detail were second to none. The finished homes perfectly capture the vision we had for the development.
The team at Design Seven were an absolute pleasure to work with—always helpful, responsive, and more than willing to go the extra mile to ensure every detail was just right”.
- Tom Green, Sales Manager, Bloor Homes
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“We have now used Paul and his team on two separate occasions and each time they have created two outstanding show homes for us that have been universally liked by all who have viewed them.
A pleasure to work with and we’ll certainly be engaging their services again in the future”.
- Max, Sales Manager, Roffey Homes
Our Recent Work
Talk to us about your project
Call us on 0117 450 6707 or use the form below. Whether it is a show home, a new build or a room you are stuck on, we would love to hear what you have coming up.