Kado Residence
Kado Estate, Abuja · Residential · 2025
A four-bedroom family home planned around light and circulation.
Interior Design Studio
Spaces shaped around the way you live.
Residential and commercial interiors guided by considered planning, sourcing and styling.
The Studio
An Abuja practice working across residential and commercial interiors.
We plan first and decorate last. Every project begins with circulation, proportion and light, then moves through material selection, procurement and installation. The result is a home or workspace that reads as one considered idea rather than a collection of purchases.
Services
What the studio does
Residential Interior Design
Whole-home and single-room interiors, planned around how a household actually lives.
ExploreCommercial Interior Design
Offices, showrooms and hospitality interiors built for use, longevity and brand.
ExploreSpace Planning
Layouts, circulation and proportion resolved before anything is bought.
ExploreInterior Styling
The final layer — textiles, objects, art and arrangement.
ExploreFurniture Procurement
Sourcing, ordering and delivery of specified furniture, managed end to end.
ExploreCustom Furniture Sourcing
Bespoke pieces drawn, made and finished for a specific room.
ExploreFF&E Procurement
Furniture, fixtures and equipment specified and purchased against one schedule.
ExploreProject Coordination
A single point of contact across designers, contractors, vendors and installers.
ExploreDesign Consultation
A focused conversation about your space, in the studio, on site or by video.
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Process
Six stages, held together by one team.
01
Discovery
Brief, priorities, household or operational needs, and the budget framework the project must sit inside.
- Brief summary
- Scope outline
02
Site Review
Measured survey, photographs and a study of light, circulation and existing constraints.
- Measured plan
- Site notes
03
Concept Direction
Layouts, palette and material direction, presented as one coherent proposal rather than a mood board.
- Layout options
- Material palette
04
Design Development
Drawings, joinery detail, lighting and the full specification against which everything is ordered.
- Drawings
- Specification schedule
05
Procurement and Production
Orders placed, custom pieces made in our workshop, deliveries tracked and consolidated.
- Procurement schedule
- Production updates
06
Installation and Styling
Delivery day, placement, snagging and the final styling layer.
- Installation
- Styling
- Snag list
Stage durations are scope-dependent and confirmed per project.
Before and after
The difference planning makes
Procurement
Sourcing, purchasing and installation, held on one schedule.
From furniture and lighting to fixtures and equipment, procurement is run against a single specification. We source, quote, order, track, receive and install.
Furniture sourcing
Specified against room, use and lead time.
Fixtures and equipment
FF&E scheduled line by line for commercial and hospitality work.
Custom production
Bespoke pieces drawn and made in our Abuja workshop.
Vendor coordination
Quotations, terms and lead times negotiated on your behalf.
Purchasing
Orders placed and tracked against the schedule.
Delivery coordination
Consolidated deliveries, inspected on arrival.
Installation
Placement, assembly and fitting on one install day where possible.
Final styling
The closing layer of textiles, objects and art.
Clients
In their words
“The plan was resolved before anything was bought, which is why the house still works two years on.”
Private client · Residential · Kado Estate, Abuja
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“We stayed open through the entire fit-out. The phasing was the part we could not have done ourselves.”
Private client · Commercial · Central Area, Abuja
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“Nothing large was replaced, and the rooms are unrecognisable.”
Private client · Styling · Wuse II, Abuja
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Questions
Before you begin
With a consultation or a written project brief. Both lead to the same first stage: discovery.
Yes. Design and space planning are available remotely, and procurement is available nationwide. Site visits outside Abuja are arranged per project.
Yes. We regularly join projects where the architect and contractor are already appointed.
Yes, where a completed design and specification already exist.
Yes. Single-room commissions follow the same process at a reduced scope.
Yes. Bespoke pieces are drawn by the studio and produced in our workshop.
Both. Discovery calls and virtual consultations run by video; studio and site consultations are held in person.
Timing is scope-dependent and confirmed in writing once the brief is agreed.
Architectural drawings if available, photographs of each room, approximate measurements and any references you have collected.
Begin with a brief or a conversation.
Share the property, the rooms and the timing. We will come back with the right starting point.