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I am an Interior Designer

Updated: Aug 7

Kristin Gilford & Mary Cooke Bungalow Interiors Home Styling, Runaway Bay, Gold Coast
I am also a wife, daughter, sister, mother, friend...and then a Business Owner

Bungalow Interiors was decades in the crafting. It embodies a deeply personal passion for creativity and style. For providing a service that makes people happy and transforms their connection to home and place. Above all, it is about having fun and knowing that I am doing exactly what I planned to do so many years ago.


I founded Bungalow Interiors on the Gold Coast in 2014, and it was a decision born of heart and passion first and foremost. I love being so deeply immersed in creativity, transforming ordinary spaces into elevated interiors with well-crafted furniture and decor. I meticulously plan the layout of every project, so that each piece is uniquely considered but intrinsically connected in an overarching interior style and theme. It is such a personal story and I truly respect my role, not to dictate but to glean the functionality a client requires, and what they personally love in their home. To then reimagine that space, transform and elevate it while retaining a reflection of their personality and seamlessly servicing their needs. It is not guesswork, but trust and communication that ensure the best outcomes.


Becoming an Interior Designer was no accident. While studying, I balanced a career in the aviation industry with motherhood and a growing family. Travel simply fueled my creativity with exposure to global architectural and interior design influences from the Mediterranean to the Far East. A much-loved past-time I have continued with the Bungalow Interiors Curated Sourcing Tours to Morocco and India.


I spent several years working in various high-end interior styling showrooms and interior design studios learning from industry powerhouses, leading furniture and home decor brands and artisans. From all of that 'influence', I crafted my own unique style coupled with a growing desire to share it under my own label. Bungalow Interiors' brand vision epitomizes timeless elegance, that carefully considered blend of barefoot, relaxed and comfortable, coastal charm with layered, tactile connectivity and above all; a sumptuous luxuriousness. Bungalow Interiors aligns with brands that embrace fine craftsmanship and elevated designs created from the finest premium-quality imported materials.


Bungalow Interiors has continued to grow with an incredibly diverse and talented team led by the eternally energetic and meticulously minded; Mandy, who manages our Lifestyle Showroom and oversees all operations. Together, we have managed hundreds of residential and commercial projects over the last decade, including homes, apartments, offices and yachts. Many of our beloved clients have returned several times over and have referred us to their family and friends. We're proud to call them all friends. It is an honour to be rewarded with such loyalty. We're still having fun doing what we love for clients who truly appreciate everything that I had hoped Bungalow Interiors would become.


Please feel free to visit our Lifestyle Showroom and Interior Design Studio in Runaway Bay. I would love nothing more than to meet you, hear your story and help with your next interior design or styling project.

 
 
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