Overview
You’ll have a home plan you can trust when you’re ordering: rooms that work together, furniture that fits the actual clearances, and finishes and lighting chosen to suit the way the light moves through the day.
I’ll turn that into a full home design plan you can hand to trades and price before you order anything. You’ll make the big calls with drawings and lists in front of you. If you’d like to go ahead, the next step is to sign and book the survey.
I start by measuring what’s there and drawing it properly, so every decision is made against the real walls and openings. Then I lay out a small set of clear options for how the rooms can work, and I help you choose one direction. After that I lock in finishes, lighting, and joinery details at the level a carpenter and electrician can price without guessing.
Who you are working with
I’m Clara Reynaud, an interior designer, and I run Rue des Lices Interiors as a one-person practice. I do measured, buildable design work for lived-in homes, where the layout, the light, and the everyday routines matter more than a showpiece photo. Most of my projects start at the same moment: before joinery, tiles, and big furniture orders lock decisions in.
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Recent projects
Here are a few recent projects where a full plan made the build and the buying decisions feel settled.
Portfolio
Townhouse re-plan and spec. I reworked the ground-floor flow and set furniture sizes before any orders. The client priced the joinery from my drawings, then bought the key pieces once circulation and door swings were proven on plan.
Kitchen and bath layouts. I drew two layout routes for each room and tested them against appliance sizes and daily use. Once one direction was chosen, I issued layouts ready for quoting, with fixture positions that matched the lighting plan.
Lighting and finishes schedule. I built a lighting plan and a finishes schedule that tied wall colours, stone, and metal tones together. The client could order samples with a shortlist, instead of circling through dozens of near-matches.
“Every purchase felt decided before we spent, and nothing arrived “almost right”.”
Homeowner, renovating a main residence
Measured existing floor plan
A drawn plan based on my on-site measurements and photos. This is the base for every layout decision, and it stops small site surprises becoming expensive changes later.
CONCEPT BOARD AND DIRECTION
A single visual direction for the home, with a tight set of references for colour, materials, and overall feel. This gives you one path to buy against, instead of a folder of mixed ideas.
SPACE PLAN AND FURNITURE LAYOUT
A furniture plan that tests sizes, clearances, and how you move through each room. I’ll mark key dimensions so you can buy the sofa, table, and rugs at the right scale.
Furniture and lighting specification list
A room-by-room list with exact items, sizes, finishes, and quantities. You’ll have what you need to place orders and compare alternatives without losing the thread of the scheme.
KITCHEN AND BATHROOM LAYOUT DRAWINGS
Layout drawings that show fixture positions, key dimensions, and how the room works. These are made for decision-making first, and then for trade pricing once the direction is chosen.
COLOUR AND FINISHES SCHEDULE
A schedule that ties paint colours, wall finishes, flooring, tile, and metal finishes together. It’s set up so you can pull samples, check them in the house light, and commit with confidence.
What it costs
These are three ways to price the same full home design plan, depending on how much of the house you want to decide now versus later.
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Next steps
If you’d like me to start your full home design plan, you can book it in three steps.
1. Sign this proposal. 2. Pay the 50% booking invoice within 14 days. 3. Schedule the on-site measure and photos, then I’ll begin the measured plan.
CAN YOU WORK WITH THE PIECES WE’RE KEEPING, OR DO WE START OVER?
I can work with what you’re keeping. I’ll measure the key pieces, draw them into the plan at true size, and design the layout around them. If something is fighting the room, I’ll show you why with clearances and alternatives.
DO YOU COME TO SITE IN ARLES TO MEASURE, OR DO YOU WORK FROM OUR PLANS?
I come to site in Arles and nearby for the measured survey and photos. If you already have plans, I’m happy to review them, but I still prefer to verify key dimensions before layout and joinery decisions are locked in.
HOW MANY LAYOUT OPTIONS DO WE GET BEFORE WE PICK A DIRECTION?
I usually present two layout options per area, sometimes three where a house can genuinely support it. Each option comes with the same level of thinking, so you’re choosing between real routes, not a “good” and “bad” version.
CAN YOU COORDINATE WITH OUR CARPENTER AND ELECTRICIAN, OR DO YOU JUST HAND OVER DRAWINGS?
I can coordinate directly with your carpenter and electrician around the drawings I issue, so questions get answered once and decisions stay consistent. I don’t project-manage the whole build, but I will clarify intent and dimensions as needed.
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Fee summary
Payment
A 50% deposit books your slot when you sign. The remaining 50% is due when I hand over the finished full home design plan. Each invoice is payable within 14 days of its date.
What counts as complete. The work is complete when I deliver the items listed for your chosen package in one handover set. Small clarifications to help you read the drawings are included for 30 days after handover.
Changes to scope. If you ask for work outside the agreed package, I’ll describe the added item and fee in writing before I start. Nothing extra is billed unless you reply to approve it.
Client inputs. Before I begin layouts, you’ll send any existing plans you have and a list of the key pieces you’re keeping. I’ll also need access for the measured survey and photos at an agreed time.
Site access and dimensions
I measure on site in Arles and nearby. If I’m working from plans you provide for any area, I’ll base drawings on those dimensions, and I’m not responsible for errors that come from missing or incorrect measurements.
Revisions. Each package includes the refinement rounds listed in pricing. A refinement round means one consolidated list of changes from you, sent in one message, so I’m not chasing moving targets across multiple threads.
Trade coordination. I can coordinate directly with your carpenter and electrician around the drawings I issue, so questions get answered once. I don’t manage the build, order materials, or supervise work on site.
Ownership and reuse. Once your final invoice is paid, you own the full home design plan for use at this property. I keep the right to reuse non-identifying images of the work in my portfolio unless you ask me not to.
