The Art of Design Issue 42 2020 | Page 72

72 MARSH + WIESENFELD NEW-BUILD FAMILY HOME IN WEYBRIDGE With 25 years’ experience, Juliet Marsh and clients and find tradesmen for our projects. It’s important for the team that clients are Judy Wiesenfeld have learnt a thing or two Most importantly, we’ve won some involved in the design process and that’s about running an interior design business. wonderful projects through Houzz,” says where Houzz Ideabooks come in useful. They met while training at KLC School of Juliet. “Joining Pro+, the Houzz advertising “We ask our clients to create Ideabooks Design together, and have been working programme, was a real turning point for us. on Houzz so we can collaborate together in partnership ever since. Their firm Marsh The increased visibility that we received in on the project,” explains Juliet. “This is the + Wiesenfeld, works with homeowners in our target area, combined with matching easiest way for them to share photos they Surrey, London and across the south east us to local leads, became a real asset to the like and to give their feedback through of England and specialise in creative and business.” comments. It really helps us understand individual interiors that are tailored to the their vision.” With this project, it was One such client who found them on Houzz important for the client that the two was the owner of this large new-build children were very involved in the design of Marsh + Wiesenfeld set up its Houzz.co.uk family home in Weybridge. “Our client had their bedrooms. They were given a lesson profile five years ago, making it one of the purchased the land and had an architect on using Houzz by Juliet and Judy and first interior design firms to join. The pair and builder in place,” says Judy. “She were then tasked with creating their own are enthusiastic about what Houzz has had already been using Houzz to search Ideabooks. “This was very important as to offer. “Houzz has been very interesting for inspiration, came across our Houzz they could show us what they wanted when for us in a number of ways, as we can see portfolio, liked our bathroom photos and they didn’t know how to describe it,” says what other designers are doing, keep up to decided to contact us”. Judy. clients’ lifestyles. date with the latest trends, network with