Interiors Before & After

Interior Designer Alison Fagan-Bird has over 20 years of international Design experience. Her approach individual, stimulating, cost conscious with comfort factor she is progressive and trend setting. Her  designs and products have sold internationally and gained interest worldwide. Here is a selection before and after photographs of homes she has created 

Birmingham Holistic home Bed 1 

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Connecting nature in colour and imagery gave a bold yet tranquility to this space. I wanted to hide the on-suite bathroom, but incorporate more hanging space trying to create wardrobes doors as windows, Alison Fagan-Bird imagery on doors and a twist for nature on the fabric runner.Canvas Zing and zang also by AFB.

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Lounge - Brief was to transform and update, incorporate & fuse worldly Eastern elements with western living. Starting point was a 6ft Terracotta Warrior!

After - Lighting throughout the whole house was crucial to creating the atmosphere and mystery of the East. Alison collected Asian artefacts including: millions of year old agates, Thai cart wheels and Buddhas, ripple rugs, Thai pattered silk curtains with banners in Sahco hesslain fabrics in warm yellows like the sun, crystal wallpapers from Marburg and hard wood mythology reliefs from China.

Entrance hall    

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Small doorways can sometimes disappoint the grand entrance, but not here. With the toilet being the first thing you saw on entering the house, Alison decided to hide the door to the bathroom behind a slatted Japanese mirrored wall, giving light, space and impact. A bold Nono stripped wallpaper that connects the entire colour palette for the house. Asia and the new world was a dramatic influence, and for this customer there was no better imagery than the Mauri New Zealand Hackers back lit in the hall on arrival, and a 9ft haunting ceremonial mural awakening on the landing! http://alison-fagan-bird.blogspot.com/

Master bathroom 

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The original bathroom was jaded and needing updating. Alison had the large chimney in the corner of the entrance removed,  water tanks, everything and started from scratch. This made way for a shower, bath WC and basin with under floor heating. She incorporated the natural Holistic look by interesting tiling configurations, clever lighting featuring a Buddha's head using a 10 percent angle bulb and floor lights on an ambient circuit. http://afagan-bird.blogspot.com/

Dining Room

     Before                                  After   Dining with a provocative and invigorating mood for entertaining party crowds was desperately needed here. This was achieved by introducing Harlequin ethnic black and choc brown Wallpaper on a feature wall (colours pulled in from the entrance) Alison used the existing blinds and had red suede banners to fit the oriental look, co-ordinated red on displays and halo lighting behind each free standing mirrors to bring power to the whole space, as quoted by the owner "oh my god the whole place really comes alive at night"

Bedroom2

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Playing exotic Purple, slates crystal Brian Yates wallpaper with black accents using tactile buttoned lampshade (from Habitat) on plain but stylish stand (Fagan-Bird's shop)and black leather cushions. The key interest to this room is the grey stone friezes give impact but remain calm.

Birminham Holistic Bedroom 3 - After

It is so important to bring the customer special possession into any interior, like the set of travel photographs hung around this home, Alison was given 600 photographs out of which she used 10 and planned each room round the colours. This room acted as a study but  neededthe holistic feeling with grass headboard feature wallpaper and F-B.Int cushion (part of the natural twists) with a miniature arrangement of Terracotta Warriors and a Buddha finished the whole look in style.

Lodge in Cheshire Lounge. The brief was contemporary with style and a playful element was introduced by wicker balls for extra seating. ( can be purchased from my shop) Using all the colours throughout the house Alison Fagan-Bird Painted a 3mtrs x .5mtr x 1 mtr high contemporary painting to fit the size of the room, matching silk curtains from Hong Kong and introduced funky ceramics.

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Lodge in Cheshire Kitchen. Cutting edge kitchen with inter-changeable Perspex around Bisque Radiator and German light.http://trendsforhomeandchristmas.blogspot.com/

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Lodge in Cheshire - Master Bedroom. Here the brief was to create a spectacular headboard that splits the large room into a dressing area. It is large strips of woven chocolate leather and tan suede with lights project through onto both areas. The dressing side has sexy chunky chrome chains supporting a large mirror. The bedroom side has my hand painted leather cushions picking up on the metallic look of the Natalie Marshall wallcovering.

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Master Bathroom, After

Limestone walls and floor curved shower with a special radiator makes for spactacular master bathroom

Japanese Bathroom Cheadle Cheshire

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BBC presenter's bathroom.

Lynda's Zen Bedroom.

From a dated living and dining space to a streamlined, clean modern look.

From 60's rundown hall to bright and welcoming hall.

To a contemporary, sophisticated comfortable room.

Transformed into a light and spacious kitchen.