Interior design packages in Kenya, priced in shillings

It depends on the tier. A design-only package gives you the thinking: a measure-up, a layout, a colour and material scheme, and a shopping list with where to buy and roughly what to pay, so you can do the buying and fitting yourself. A full design and fit package adds the doing: detailed drawings, joinery and electrical layouts, sourcing, managing the fundis, installation, styling and on-site supervision until handover. Furniture, materials and labour are quoted separately and itemised so you see every line.

Our packages start at KES 25,000 per room for design-only, KES 150,000 for a full design-and-fit project, and KES 250,000 for Airbnb or short-let styling. Those are design and management fees. The furniture, finishes and labour sit on top and depend on your choices. As a rough guide for a finished result, expect KES 3,000 to 8,000 per square foot for mid-range work and KES 8,000 to 15,000 and up for high-end finishes in Nairobi.

A common rule is to set aside about 7 to 12 percent of your build or renovation cost for design and styling, then a furnishing budget on top. In Kenya, a one-bedroom apartment fit-out often lands around KES 600,000 to 1.2 million all-in, a three-bedroom house KES 1.5 to 4 million, and a small office KES 1 to 3 million. The biggest swing is finishes and furniture, not the design fee. We size the budget with you before any spending so there are no surprises.

Rates vary by experience. Decorators and junior designers charge from about KES 5,000 to 20,000 per consultation or per hour. Established designers and studios usually work on a per-project fee or a percentage of the project value, commonly 10 to 20 percent, because that ties our pay to the whole result rather than the clock. We quote a fixed fee up front so you know the number before we start.

For a defined room or whole-home project, a package is almost always cheaper and less stressful, because the fee is fixed and you are not watching a meter. Hourly suits small jobs: a one-off consultation, a second opinion on a layout, or sourcing help for a single room. If you are unsure, start with a paid consultation and we will tell you honestly which route fits your scope.

No. The package price is the design and project-management fee. Furniture, finishes and labour are quoted separately so you can see and control every line. This keeps things honest: you are not paying a hidden markup buried in a single round number, and you can choose where to spend and where to save.

It is a styling guide for grouping objects. You arrange decor in odd numbers, like three, five or seven pieces, and vary their height and size, because odd-numbered groups read as more natural and interesting to the eye than even, matched pairs. We use it when styling shelves, coffee tables and consoles in a finished room. It is a finishing trick, not a substitute for a good layout.

You get your first concept within about 7 days of the measure-up. A single room runs 2 to 4 weeks, a full home or office 6 to 12 weeks depending on joinery and lead times. Payments are staged: a deposit to start design, a sourcing and procurement payment before we buy, and a final payment at handover. Every stage is itemised and agreed in writing first.

Yes. We are a Nairobi studio and most projects are in Nairobi and the wider metro, but we take on work in Nakuru, Mombasa, Kisumu, Naivasha and holiday homes on the coast. For projects outside Nairobi we add travel and logistics to the quote and lean on video calls and detailed drawings to keep things moving between site visits.