Collected Interiors

About

The designer behind the studio.

Fifteen years designing Perth homes.

Lisa Ewart, Perth interior designer, seated on a tan sofa

Lisa Ewart · Founder & Designer

Before I had a qualification to my name, people were leaving bottles of wine at my front door asking how I’d done it.

Over the years, we’d built and renovated several homes. We’d put them on the market and they’d sell immediately. First viewing, full house, strangers at the door with questions I didn’t quite know how to answer yet. I just knew what felt right. What felt like a home.

I started Collected Interiors in 2011 around three small children, needing something I could build on my own terms. Fifteen years later, it’s still mine. A solo studio, deliberately kept that way.

These days I live in City Beach with my fiancé, three kids, and a twelve-year-old Cocker Spaniel who follows me between my desk and the kitchen all day. My home is practical, functional, and full of things we love.

Over fifteen years, I've designed homes across Perth and regional WA, worked with clients renovating from overseas, and had my work featured in Australian House & Garden, Adore Home, The West Australian, The Sunday Times, and WA Custom Homes magazine.

How I work

I want my clients to walk into their finished home, take a deep breath, and feel completely at ease.

Not impressed. Not relieved. At ease. Like the house finally makes sense for the life they’re actually living.

That feeling doesn’t come from choosing the right materials. I see it all the time. People filling their homes with beautiful objects, changing the furniture, trying a new style, and the house still doesn’t feel right. Because the real problem is almost never the styling. It’s the layout. The flow. The way the spaces connect or don’t. Fix the bones of a home and everything else follows.

Both my parents are profoundly deaf. Growing up, I learned to pay attention differently. To the things that don’t get said, to what a room tells you before anyone speaks. That’s shaped how I work with clients more than anything else. I read the house and the people in it. Then I design.

The result should be a home that’s unmistakably yours. Not a copy of something you saw online, not my aesthetic imposed on your life. Yours. That’s the job.

Every project is led by me personally, with a trusted team of contractors and draftspeople alongside.

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Client stories

What clients say.

In their own words, from people whose homes I’ve designed.

Thank you Lisa and all of your team for a very professional and well executed project. Every aspect of the project was exceptionally planned with meticulous detail which resulted in a delivery on time and on budget, a rare achievement in today’s renovation/ upgrade landscape. Lisa’s personal ideas and interventions exceeded my expectations. There’s an old adage “You can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear” but Collected Interiors can.

· RayCottesloe

In March of 2024, after a brief Google search, we met with Lisa of Collected Interiors. We were still based in South Africa and required a remodelling and furnishing of our apartment in Claremont for occupancy later in the year. We did not know Lisa, we would be thousands of km’s away, the project was financially considerable, and we had a fixed deadline. We were nervous! Turns out, we had absolutely no need to be. The project was extensive, contractors, manufacturers, suppliers and a fussy client needed to be coordinated and appeased. Lisa did all of this with aplomb. Our brief was considered, expanded and improved upon with an eventual outcome far beyond our expectations. Lisa communicated consistently and we always felt part of the journey and not just passengers. Lisa has exceptional talent but, as important, is a wonderful human being. We will certainly call her again for our next project and cannot recommend her highly enough.

· Lisa and UlrichClaremont

We spent years designing and building our house, but were pretty much out of ideas when it came to the interior. Lisa from Collected Interiors has been working with us to finish our home. While we had a few clippings and dreams, Lisa has been able to join all the pieces together to create a complete package while always respecting our budget and simultaneously opening us up to new ideas and areas which we would not have otherwise explored. We think that the results to date are fabulous, not only in terms of a welcoming, styled family home but also due to the fact that Lisa has saved us a lot of time (suggestions and recommendations) and potentially costly mistakes.

· JoelFremantle

Lisa helped us from start to finish with our major home renovation. She was invaluable during the entire renovation process and we couldn’t be happier with the finished product. We truly feel like we are living in our dream home and pinch ourselves every day that this transformation was possible. Lisa absolutely nailed the relaxed coastal style that we were after and I really believe that without her help we would not have been able to create the home we are in today. She worked closely with each of our four children and listened to their briefs for their bedrooms – she would then add her classy touch to each room so that they still had a personal feel but kept the relaxed coastal style flowing through the home . Lisa was always punctual, professional, friendly and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for interior design advice.

· AngelaTrigg

Working with Lisa was a pleasure, with minimal design brief Lisa achieved all the outcomes we hoped for setting up a holiday apartment for the family in Cottesloe. I felt always informed on what Lisa was doing, she checked before committing to expenditures and invoices always matched expectations. I have and will continue to recommend Lisa to others.

· BrendanCottesloe

Lisa does design beautifully. Two and three years ago Lisa sourced furniture, lighting, rugs, art and more for our entrance, dining and outdoor living areas. After this time we still couldn’t be happier. There is nothing anyone would change. Lisa combined style, warmth, quality and practicality for stunning results, visually and to live with. Lisa listened, discussed and produced an amazing feel to our home and we couldn’t be more grateful.

· JaneWarwick

I had long admired Lisa’s work so when the opportunity came up to engage her expertise for my brand new yoga studio I didn’t waste any time. Her vision for the space matched all of my wants and needs, she sourced fantastic Designer and budget friendly materials and products that were aligned with my goals of achieving a light and bright space with a New York feel. She totally nailed it! I loved what she created so much that I had her redesign my living space at my home in mount hawthorn. Lisa is highly skilled at creating what the client imagines, on time and on budget! Her eye for detail is impressive, she’s confident with her choices and is excellent in communicating her ideas while taking on yours. She builds a great rapport effortlessly! Not only that, Lisa is so warm and lovely, she made the whole experience both times extremely easy and I couldn’t have been happier with the results. I can’t recommend Lisa and her business Collected interiors more.

· DonnaMount Hawthorn

A big thank you to Lisa and team for all that you have done for us and continue to do with our new build and renovation. Although our projects are in the NW of WA and are a little more difficult with logistics etc, you have helped to turn our dreams into a reality and as the projects progress, it’s exciting to see the vision come to life! Lisa has an amazing talent of taking our ideas and inspiration and pieces everything together so beautifully to suit both our style and lifestyle. Even when I am unsure, hesitant, and even a little overwhelmed, Lisa has been there to support me through it with such patience and grace. No question is ever too much (and there have been a lot of questions thrown her way!) Lisa and the team are an absolute pleasure to deal with; we are so grateful to have found her and the team!

· Krystie & BenNW of WA

Renovating/decorating, don’t know where to start, are unsure of what you want and feeling a little overwhelmed… call Lisa. Lisa was an absolute pleasure to work with, attentive, great interpersonal skills, knowledgeable in her area of expertise, and extremely creative to boot- she is genuinely excited by the design process and the canvas that unfolds in consultation with the client. Having utilised Lisa’s services on a renovation project a decade ago, there was no hesitation to contact her for my current requirement. The experience was invigorating, and the project was seamless in its delivery… Nothing was too hard and the confident, quiet assured guidance from Lisa, imbued trust and faith in a sometimes wavering and hesitant client, somewhat restricted by limited artistic vision and creativity, confused and distracted by a plethora of information readily available on the Internet. There was never any pressure for decision on the multiple options presented, focus was always on budget and my personal preferences, and Lisa was ever mindful of not overriding my choices, or dismissing any reservations, and hesitancy or uncertainty I overtly or covertly expressed. Lisa has transformed a dull and dreary space into a bright, vibrant, aesthetically pleasing home that I am absolutely loving… maybe too much, as I just love chillin’ in the lovely space she created, forgetful that there is a world outside of its borders – beautiful job!

· DavidCity Beach

Lisa helped us design two stunning bathrooms and a laundry. The final results have completely livened up our home! She guided us in choosing the perfect materials to complement the house and achieve truly magazine-worthy spaces. Couldn’t be happier, highly recommend Lisa.

· Jason & AlannaPerth

Lisa did an incredible job designing my home from start to finish. She made the whole process easy, and the result is better than I ever imagined. The house feels stylish, comfortable and completely me, highly recommended!

· MichaelMarmion

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If this sounds like the right fit.

Every project starts with an in-person consultation at your home. You don’t need to have it all worked out. That’s what the consultation is for. We walk the space, talk through your plans, and I’ll give you an honest sense of the best way forward. If we go ahead together, a proposal follows.

Consultation fee: $380 + GST. One hour, in person. Absorbed into your project fee if we proceed.

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