Interior designers in the United Kingdom

230 interior designers across the United Kingdom, each compared on their portfolio, credential evidence, past work and reviews: the evidence that matters before a project you'll live with. Add your area below to compare their work near you.

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What to check when hiring interior designers in the United Kingdom

MyTrustedTraders ranks on independent public evidence. No ads, no paid placement. Use these checks alongside the evidence on each profile before you decide who to contact.

  • Ask to see a portfolio of completed work like yours, plus recent references you can contact.
  • Check the credentials and registrations that matter for this work, and that they are current.
  • Get a written, itemised quote with scope, assumptions and a staged payment schedule.
  • Compare at least three interior designers on the depth of their evidence, not just price.

Which credentials should an interior designer have? See the guide →

How to judge an interior designer

Independent, no-ads guidance. The trade-specific checks that matter most, the warning signs, and what to ask before you hire. Use it alongside each trader’s public evidence above.

Verify before you hire

  • Check if they hold BIID Registered Interior Designer® or SBID Accredited status: search the free public directories at biid.org.uk and sbid.org before meeting them.
  • Ask for a portfolio of real completed projects with client reviews attached: not renders or mood boards, but photos of finished rooms in real homes.
  • Confirm they carry professional indemnity and public liability insurance: BIID and SBID require it as a membership condition, but the trade is otherwise unregulated.
  • If your home is listed or in a conservation area, check they have experience obtaining Listed Building Consent: skipping it is a criminal offence.

Warning signs of a cowboy

  • No verifiable BIID or SBID membership and no explanation of why: anyone can call themselves an interior designer with zero qualification.
  • A portfolio full of renders or AI images with no real before-and-after photos and no named client reviews.
  • Unclear or verbal-only fee structure that doesn't disclose whether they take a mark-up on furniture and materials they buy on your behalf.
  • Asking for a large upfront deposit with no written contract: this trade has no mandatory client-money protection or ombudsman if things go wrong.

Questions to ask before you hire

  • Are you a BIID Registered Interior Designer or SBID Accredited member, and can I verify that online?
  • Can you walk me through exactly how you charge: design fee, hourly rate, and any mark-up on items you procure for me?
  • Can you show me three completed projects with photos and client reviews I can contact as references?
  • If my property is listed or in a conservation area, have you dealt with Listed Building Consent before?

Frequently asked questions

How do I choose a trustworthy interior designer?
Compare the public evidence on each profile: how many independent reviews they have and across how many named sources, the rating and how recent it is, any credential evidence, and the company status. An interior designer backed by several named sources is harder to fake than one found in only one place.
Does MyTrustedTraders rank or recommend interior designers for payment?
No. There are no ads and no paid placement. Interior designers are ranked only by the strength of independent public evidence. No one can pay to rank higher, add a badge, or change their reviews.
Where do the reviews come from?
They're imported from named public review sources and always shown with the source named. They aren't reviews written on MyTrustedTraders. We cross-check the same business across sources rather than creating new reviews.
What should I check before hiring an interior designer?
Confirm credentials and insurance directly with the interior designer, get a written quote, and run the Cowboy Checker on the business first. MyTrustedTraders helps you shortlist on the evidence. It doesn't replace your own checks before you hire.

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