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Design Overview

  • Initial consultation, project briefing and site measure

  • Lifestyle analysis, space planning and feasibility studies

  • Interior architecture and concept design

  • Architectural collaboration for alterations, additions and new homes

  • Planning approvals and council coordination (where required)

  • Design presentations, mood boards and material palettes

  • Kitchen, bathroom, laundry and bespoke joinery design

  • Furniture layouts and custom furniture design

  • Lighting, electrical and reflected ceiling plans

  • Interior finishes, fixtures and fittings (FF&E) selection

  • Sanitaryware, tapware, appliance and hardware specification

  • Floors, walls and decorative finish selection

  • Window furnishings and soft furnishing design

  • Stair, balustrade and feature detailing

  • Construction documentation and detailed design drawings

  • Consultant coordination including architects, engineers, landscape designers and specialist consultants

  • Tender documentation and builder selection

  • Procurement and supplier coordination

  • Site inspections, meetings and construction design project management

  • Joinery reviews, shop drawing approvals and design clarification

  • Furniture styling, installation and project handover

“I adore my job. Meeting new people and being trusted to enter their lives and help to improve the quality of that life is quite the responsibility! I have met so many wonderful people and shared so many exciting journeys!”

Melanie Tomlinson

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Design of a bush retreat near the rural town of Stroud NSW, the home features natural wood walls and ceilings and the trunks of trees as structure, a refined ensuite was created to accompany the relaxed bedroom #ruralproperty #australianruralhomes #a
Melanie Tomlinson Design is now taking on new projects across Australia. Specialising in considered, timeless residential interiors, we create spaces that are beautifully resolved, highly personal and designed around the way you live. Whether you&r
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Working on new methods to present concepts, check out these renders for a kitchen concept in Sydney, Australia, our take on coastal glam! #kitchendesign #aistraliancoastaldesign #interiorarchitecturesydmey