Interior Design Studio

Spaces that feel like you.

Thoughtful, warm interiors designed around how you actually live — timeless materials, considered light, and rooms that quietly do their job beautifully.

120+ Projects completed
14 Years of practice
9 Design awards

Selected Work

A portfolio of lived-in elegance

A few recent spaces — each shaped by its owners, its light, and the story we wanted the room to tell.

Sunlit living room with soft neutral furnishings
Residential

The Hillside House

Full home — Highgate, London

Warm modern kitchen with timber cabinetry
Kitchen

Maple & Stone

Kitchen renovation — Bath

Cosy living room with layered textures
Living

Quiet Corner

Living room — Edinburgh

Serene bedroom with linen and natural light
Bedroom

Soft Mornings

Primary suite — Cotswolds

Elegant dining space with statement lighting
Residential

The Garden Apartment

Full apartment — Notting Hill

What I Offer

Design services, end to end

Whether you need a full transformation or a fresh eye on one room, there's a way to work together that fits.

Full Interior Design

Concept to install — layouts, finishes, furniture, lighting and styling, managed as one seamless project.

Styling & Decor

Layered textiles, art, objects and finishing touches that turn a finished room into a home with soul.

Space Planning

Smart, functional layouts that make rooms flow — maximising light, storage and the way you move.

Design Consultation

A focused session to unlock a space — direction, palettes and a clear plan you can run with yourself.

Mara Vance, interior designer

About the Studio

Hello, I'm Mara.

I started this studio with a simple belief: a home should hold you. For fourteen years I've designed spaces that begin with warmth and function, then layer in materials that only get better with age — natural stone, honest timber, soft linens, and light handled with care.

My work isn't about trends. It's about timeless rooms that feel calm, personal, and entirely yours — places you're glad to come back to.

Work with me

How It Works

A calm, considered process

Four clear steps, so you always know where we are and what comes next.

01

Consult

We meet, walk the space, and talk through how you live, what you love, and your budget.

02

Concept

I develop the mood, palette and plans — a clear vision you can see and feel before we commit.

03

Design

Finishes, furniture and lighting are specified and sourced, with every detail signed off together.

04

Install

We manage delivery, styling and the final reveal — you simply walk into your finished home.

Kind Words

What clients say

The best part of the work is the moment people first stand in a room and feel at home.

★★★★★

"Mara understood our home better than we did. Every room feels effortless now — warm, calm and completely us."

Portrait of Eleanor R.
Eleanor R. The Hillside House · London
★★★★★

"She turned an awkward, dark kitchen into the heart of the house. The light, the materials — it's beyond what we imagined."

Portrait of James M.
James M. Maple & Stone · Bath
★★★★★

"Calm, organised and genuinely creative. The process felt easy and the result is a home we never want to leave."

Portrait of Priya S.
Priya S. The Garden Apartment · Notting Hill

Start a Project

Let's design your space

Tell me a little about your home and what you're hoping for. I'll be in touch to talk through how we might work together.

  • Emailstudio@maravance.com
  • StudioBermondsey, London
  • HoursMon–Fri · 9am–6pm