Real Homes, Real Transformations

At Home with Steph Waring: The Kitchen

Actress Steph Waring's Manchester kitchen was designed by Lisa Hensby Design Studio to feel effortlessly luxurious while standing up to the realities of family life. A soft, neutral palette sets the tone, with walls in Lick's Beige grounded by black accents that run from the striking pendant over the island to the metal-framed doors, while Karndean Basque Oak laid in a herringbone style brings warmth and a hardwearing, high-end finish underfoot. A subtle border frames the flooring, adding a bespoke, tailored detail that defines the space and echoes the home's wider luxury aesthetic.

A classic hallway with a light oak herringbone floor, a staircase with a blush pink carpet runner edged in black, black painted banister, white panelled walls and a sculptural black wire pendant light - designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.
Contemporary monochrome dining nook with a black wood table and benches, cream accent chair, globe pendant light, plantation shutters and herringbone flooring, adjoining a white marble-effect kitchen. Designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.
Round black dining table with cream chairs and styled greenery, set against white and black handleless cabinetry, integrated black appliances, a marble-effect splashback and slim black pendant lights. Designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.
Black Crittall-style glazed doors framing a view into a monochrome kitchen with white handleless cabinetry, integrated black appliances, a cream bar stool and herringbone flooring. Designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.
Black wood dining table and bench with a cream accent chair, styled with a floral centrepiece and black place setting, beneath plantation shutters and a black globe pendant light. Designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.
White handleless kitchen with integrated black appliances, a cream bar stool at a black breakfast bar, plantation-shuttered window, a large round wall clock and herringbone flooring. Designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.
A classic hallway with a light oak herringbone floor, a staircase with a blush pink carpet runner edged in black, black painted banister, white panelled walls and a sculptural black wire pendant light - designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.
Monochrome kitchen with white and black cabinetry, integrated black appliances, a round breakfast bar with cream chairs, marble-effect splashback, a large wall clock and herringbone flooring. Designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.
Contemporary monochrome dining nook with a black wood table and benches, cream accent chair, globe pendant light, plantation shutters and herringbone flooring, adjoining a white marble-effect kitchen. Designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.

Behind the Studio

Celebrity interior designer Lisa Hensby offers online design services and full renovations, bringing expert style to any home, on any budget.

“Everyone deserves to live in a home they love, no matter the budget.”

Lisa is self-taught, which means she learned this trade on site and on real projects rather than in a classroom. She shares what she knows: the budgets, the decisions, what really goes on behind the plasterboard. And because she stays with every project from first sketch to final styling, working with trusted trades who know how she works, the finished home stays true to the design.

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