Interior Designer in Manchester

Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio is based in Manchester, and it's where you'll find much of Lisa's work: from a period family home with its stained glass and cornicing intact, to actress Steph Waring's kitchen and living room and former Hollyoaks actor Ross Adams' bedroom suite. Every project follows the same path. Lisa gets to know how you live, designs the space around it, recommends a trusted team of trades to build it and finishes it with the styling that makes it feel like yours.
A neutral living room with a large cream corner sofa styled with rust and white fringe-edged cushions, a pair of oversized white textured artworks in black frames, and a glass coffee table — designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.

Boutique-Hotel Family Living Room

What happens when you bring boutique-hotel calm into a real family living room? Take a look.
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A dramatic dark loft bedroom with a black faux fur bedspread, vertical slatted headboard wall, tiered gold chandelier, and an open ensuite bathroom beyond a sliding barn door - designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.

Top-Floor Master Suite

A whole top floor reimagined into one private retreat. See how it all comes together inside.
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Open-plan kitchen-diner with the quartz island and grey bar stools, the corner dining booth beyond, glass bubble pendants and abstract canvases throughout. Designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.

Lisa's Own Kitchen Extension

Proof you don't always need a huge extension, just the right one. Step inside Lisa's kitchen.
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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.

At Home with Steph Waring: The Kitchen

Actress Steph Waring's Manchester kitchen: effortless luxury, built for real life. Step inside.
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A classic cream living room with a bay window dressed in white plantation shutters, two matching sofas with black and white cushions, a glass coffee table and a wall-mounted gas fireplace — designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.

At Home with Steph Waring: The Living Room

Luxurious but built for real family life. Step inside actress Steph Waring's Manchester living room.
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Bedroom by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio, with a half-height partition behind the bed opening onto a freestanding bath and a marble-effect shower.

At Home with Ross Adams: The Bedroom Suite

Former Hollyoaks actor Ross Adams' bedroom, with an open en-suite, a bespoke headboard and a cruise-inspired chandelier. Step inside.
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Period living room in Manchester by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio, with near-black walls, stained-glass bay windows, a grand piano, glass-drop chandeliers and a grey modular sofa.

Period Drama Living Room

Inky walls, stained glass and a grand piano in the bay: a period living room with a darker edge. Step inside.
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Navy handleless kitchen with a white porcelain waterfall island, brass globe pendants and herringbone wood floor

Navy and Brass Kitchen Extension

Navy cabinetry, a porcelain waterfall island and brass pendants under a glass roof: one room for cooking, eating and switching off. Step inside.
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Navy panelled landing with a leaded stained-glass window in a Manchester home by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio

Manchester Family Home: The Full Tour

Front door to top floor: walk through every room of this Manchester family home in one film. Watch the tour.
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Lisa Hensby's own master bathroom with warm grey large-format tiles, a built-in bath, twin basins under the window and a walk-in shower behind a half-height wall

Lisa's Own Master Bathroom

A lit 3D feature wall, twin basins and a walk-in shower: how Lisa designed the bathroom in her own home. Step inside.
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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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