Clare Williams Interior Design: Creating a Sophisticated Holiday Home

This week’s instalment of the Project of the Week series features a sophisticated holiday home design by 2023 SBID Awards Finalist, Clare Williams Interior Design.

Clare Williams Interior Design was commissioned to design, conceptualise and complete this magnificent, luxury family villa in Corfu, Greece. The client wanted this plot of land to transform into a well-built, sophisticated holiday home where guests can relax and enjoy the idyllic coastal surroundings and breath-taking views. Modern spacious interiors, bespoke joinery, sculptural furniture, elegant fabrics, natural local materials, local craftsmanship and beautiful outdoor finishes all add character to this family villa.

What was the client’s brief? 

Clare Williams Interior Design was briefed by her client to design and build a luxury, residential Villa on a plot of land in Corfu, Greece. The plot of land chosen for the Villa boasted stunning, unobstructed views of the surrounding Grecian landscape and Ionian Sea, stretching as far as the eye could see.

The design brief required Clare to create a modern and sophisticated holiday home that reflects the surrounding natural beauty of outstanding bays and white pebbled coves on the North East Coast of Corfu. The clients wanted a home they could use for the primary function of rest, relaxation and family enjoyment. The client’s family will spend the summer in this villa and wanted the space to feel different to their busy city lives.

What inspired the design of the project?

To bring the interiors of this Villa to life, Clare developed her design concept by considering the surrounding natural beauty of outstanding bays and white pebbled coves and sweeping vistas that lent themselves to an idyllic theme of blues, whites and greys that are carried throughout the interiors and can be seen in the furnishings, fabrics, art, accessories and more.

What was the toughest hurdle your team overcame during the project?

Working on an international project can always bring unexpected hurdles. We wanted to ensure we were incorporating sustainable elements into the home wherever possible and therefore used local craftsmen and businesses to complete the kitchens, bathrooms, bespoke joinery, tiling and more. We are thrilled with the outcome but adds slight difficulty overcoming language barriers and learning to work with new contractors.

What was your team’s highlight of the project?

Bringing to fruition my client’s dream of a family home is definitely a highlight of the project. There is always great excitement delivering your carefully curated design concepts and seeing it all come to life. This project took place during the difficult period of COVID19, so it was a rewarding achievement when it was all completed successfully.

Why did you enter the SBID Awards?

Entering the SBID Awards is a great opportunity to communicate with the industry, past clients and potential clients. Design awards also create a productive conversation about what design is doing well and how it can improve not just aesthetically but socially too.

What has being an Award Finalist meant to you and your business?

To be announced as an award finalist by the SBID judges for our ‘Luxury Corfu Villa’ is wonderful news and we are thrilled they feel we have created meaningful interiors with design, sustainability and our clients in mind. It is so important to celebrate our studio’s hard work and the wonderful spaces we are so fortunate to create for our lovely clients.

Questions answered by Clare Williams, Founder of Clare Williams Interior Design.