FEST INTERIORS

CELEBRATING SPACES

FEST INTERIORS

CELEBRATING SPACES

ABOUT ME

SALLY MELCK

Owner, Decorator, Gardener & Optimist

What started out as a hobby, with the focus on re-decorating spaces and helping friends with garden design, has evolved into an interior decorating studio based in Langebaan on the West Coast. I have always believed that you should live in style and love your home and surroundings as these impact on your quality of life. I offer a personal service to my clients with communication being the cornerstone of our relationship. Through an interest in current trends, I aim to achieve the right balance of contemporary chic and timeless finishes that reflect my clients’ personalities. I am committed to style, creativity and service. With an eye for the finer details and a passion for creating beautiful and functional end results, I am doing what I enjoy and love.

ABOUT ME

SALLY MELCK
Owner, Decorator, Gardener &
Optimist

What started out as a hobby, with the focus on re-decorating spaces and helping friends with garden design, has evolved into an interior decorating studio based in Langebaan on the West Coast. I have always believed that you should live in style and love your home and surroundings as these impact on your quality of life. I offer a personal service to my clients with communication being the cornerstone of our relationship. Through an interest in current trends, I aim to achieve the right balance of contemporary chic and timeless finishes that reflect my clients’ personalities. I am committed to style, creativity and service. With an eye for the finer details and a passion for creating beautiful and functional end results, I am doing what I enjoy and love.

“Understanding the person or people living in a home is a far greater need in design than focusing purely on the aesthetics. The home is designed around emotional needs.”

Amanda Talbot, Rethink the Way you live

“Understanding the person or people living in a home is a far greater need in design than focusing purely on the aesthetics. The home is designed around emotional needs.”
Amanda Talbot, Rethink: The Way you Live“

SERVICES

Interior decorating and design is about making spaces both beautiful and functional while reflecting your lifestyle, setting the desired mood and complimenting the home’s architectural features. I take great pride in helping others get inspired about their space and unlocking it’s full potential. My process is collaborative and built on trust. As much as I am involved in the transformation process, you are needed as well to add the personal elements and touches to create a unique space. I can help you bring your vision to life, while making sure it satisfies considerations such as space planning, interior detailing or furnishing your home.

SERVICES

Interior design is about envisioning, planning and outfitting spaces in a way that make them both beautiful and functional. They balance aesthetic considerations with structural planning to reflect your lifestyle, set the desired mood and compliment the home’s architectural features.

First and foremost, I believe in listening. My process is collaborative and built on trust. I aim to strike a balance between your taste and my expertise. I can help you bring your vision to life, while making sure it satisfies nitty-gritty considerations such as space planning, interior detailing or furnishing your home.

CONSULTATION

The importance of thorough consultation and the impact it can have on the project must not be underestimated. I work together with my clients to create designs and collaborate with various specialists involved to ensure that designs are most suitable to their specific needs.

Engaging with the various specialists such as architects, builders, cabinetry makers, electricians and landscape architects when embarking on the journey of building a dream home or even renovating an existing one, can be extremely stressful. I am happy to assist you when dealing with any of the above mentioned to ensure that various elements fit in with the overall theme.

CONSULTATION

A lot of people underestimate the importance of thorough consultation and the impact it can have on their project. I work together with my clients to create designs and collaborate with various specialists involved to ensure that designs are most suitable to their specific needs.

Many people get stressed out just thinking of engaging with the various specialists such as architects, builders, cabinetry makers, electricians and landscape architects when embarking on the journey of building their dream home or even renovating their existing one. I am happy to assist you when dealing with any of the above mentioned to ensure that various elements fit in with the overall theme.

FURNISHING YOUR HOME

Every space has its own personality and with a few touch ups and good choices when purchasing new items, you can really make the most of it. During the process of furnishing your home, I collaborate with trusted traders in the industry to ensure that your expectations are met.

Style analysis
Color selection
Custom furniture manufacturing & sourcing
Soft furnishings & accessories
Fabric selection, cushions & scatters, rugs
Re-upholstery of furniture
Lighting options
Window Treatment – Curtains, Tracks & poles, Blinds, Shutters

FURNISHING YOUR HOME

Every space has its own personality and with a few touch ups and good choices when purchasing new items, you can really make the most of it. During the process of furnishing your home, I collaborate with trusted traders in the industry to ensure that your expectations are met.

Style analysis | Colour selection
Custom furniture manufacturing & sourcing
Soft furnishings & accessories
Fabric selection, cushions & scatters, rugs
Re-upholstery of furniture | Lighting options
Window Treatment – Curtains, Tracks & poles, Blinds, Shutters

INTERIOR DETAIL

Everyone knows how important your space is to your general wellbeing. Interior detailing and material specification are key to a project being successfully pulled together. A personalized design service is offered, involving the client in the creative process. Attention to detail is evident through the entire design & decorative process.

Space Analysis                   Floor Plan Review
Lighting Design                     Built-in Designs
Flooring Details                             Tile Design
Fireplace Design                Flooring Selection
Countertop Surfaces                        Cabinetry
Plumbing Fixtures                        Paint colour

INTERIOR DETAIL

Everyone knows how important your space is to your general wellbeing. Interior detailing and material specification are key to a project being successfully pulled together. A personalized design service is offered, involving the client in every step of the creative process. Attention to detail is evident through the entire design & decorative process.

Space Analysis                   Floor Plan Review
Lighting Design                     Built-in Designs
Flooring Details                             Tile Design
Fireplace Design                Flooring Selection
Countertop Surfaces                        Cabinetry
Plumbing Fixtures                        Paint colour

GALLERY

COASTAL DREAM HOME

The brief was to furnish the home in a contemporary style and incorporate colour yet not to distract from the views. The aim would be to create a family home with seamless flow between the exterior & interior space.

– Custom designed furniture create maximum seating for the sizeable family.

– Playful & colorful fabric in shades of blue and green combined with various neutrals and textures add a touch of sophistication – perfect combination for the whole family, young and old, to enjoy.

– A banquet bench with block detailed back combined with a show stopper oak dining table as the perfect solution to hide an outdated kitchen island.

COASTAL DREAM HOME

The brief was to furnish the home in a contemporary style and incorporate colour yet not to distract from the views. The aim would be to create a family home with seamless flow between the exterior & interior space.

– Custom designed furniture used in living areas to create maximum seating for the sizeable family.

– A banquet bench with block detailed back combined with a show stopper oak dining table – the perfect solution to hide an outdated kitchen island.

– Playful & colorful fabric in shades of blue and green combined with various neutrals and textures add a touch of sophistication – perfect combination for the whole family to enjoy.

FARMHOUSE INSPIRED LIVING

Although the contemporary look is popular, people love the comfort of the traditional farmhouse style.

– As families are spending more time in the kitchen, it has become the most important space in the house. An over sized island anchors the space and serves as a hub for family activities, providing a place for the family to congregate.

– Dress a bathroom as any other living room with the appropriate furniture, accessories and art. Don’t be afraid to make the space special by including items that are beautiful to you. Inspired by the homeowner’s love of roses, lights were sourced to add a personal touch.

FARMHOUSE INSPIRED LIVING

Although the contemporary look is popular, people love the comfort of the traditional farmhouse style.

As families are spending more time in the kitchen, it has become the most important space in the house. An over sized island anchors the space and serves as a hub for family activities, providing a place for the family to congregate.

– Dress a bathroom any other living room with the appropriate furniture, accessories and art. Don’t be afraid to make the space special by including items that are beautiful to you. A rug was added as well as ornately framed mirrors and a re-upholstered chair. Inspired by the homeowner’s love of roses, lights were sourced to add a personal touch.

MASCULINE BACHELOR PAD

A full interior renovation – helping the owner to identify suitable contractors as well as overseeing the project from concept to completion. The aim was to create an overall more spacious feeling. Warm, earthy tones of brown were used to create a masculine, soft industrial yet welcoming space.

– Complete redesign – a beautiful & functional dining area that would fit the family’s wish to accommodate 8 people when necessary and ample space to prepare food in the updated kitchen.

– An authentic vintage Persian rug combined with dark leather sofa as well as metallic gold scatters enhance the feeling of luxury. Beautiul black pendants in the kitchen are lined with gold which creates continuity and harmony in the space.

– Customized armless corner sofa upholstered in 100% polyester that resembles leather – low maintenance, high sunlight area won’t fade or dry out fabric as it would do to leather, stain & scratch resistant.

MASCULINE BACHELOR PAD

A full interior renovation – helping the owner to identify suitable contractors as well as overseeing the project from concept to completion. Warm, earthy tones of brown were used to create a masculine, soft industrial yet welcoming space.

*The aim was to create space & include a nook area in the kitchen. The result: a beautiful & functional dining area that would fit the family’s wish to accommodate 8 people when necessary and ample space to prepare food in the sleek designed kitchen.

*The tv lounge was grounded with an authentic vintage Persian carpet & leather corner sofa. Metallic gold from the scatter is being picked up inside the beautiful black pendants in the kitchen.

* Armless corner sofa is upholstered in a 100% polyester that resembles leather. Advantages – low maintenance, high sunlight area won’t fade or dry out fabric as it would do to leather, stain & scratch resistant.