Barley Interiors We are
Tom and Sarah, a husband and wife duo with an enormous
passion for interior design and all things homely, and
we are so happy to bring you Barley Interiors. Working
together, doing what we love, has been a dream of ours
ever since we met nearly ten years ago. We came up with
the name almost immediately, during late-night
discussions of how our future may look, merging our
surnames as they were before we married: Barker and
Coley.
A few homes, Degrees, the birth of our
adorable tornado, Harriet, and a couple of career
changes later it’s now 2020 and we’re finally here.
Honestly, we could not be more excited to be able to
introduce ourselves to you.
SARAH:
- As well as being a
wife and mummy, I am a multi-disciplined designer
and 3D digital artist. I’m a professional
Residential and Commercial Interior Designer,
holding a Masters’ with Distinction in Future
Design. I am also SBID accredited (which means I’m
up to date and full to the brim on all things design
related!) We take pride in designing spaces that are
more than just aesthetically beautiful: we create
spaces that increase efficiency and lift your mood.
It’s a philosophy, as much as anything, and design
is always on my mind. I’m often found in the office,
peeking out of the forest of leafy green plants that
surround me, and staring simultaneously at three
screens. On occasion, I’ll break away to kick out
the high legs with Harriet to her favourite dance
tune. And, before you raise your eyebrow, I didn’t
say I do it well…
TOM:
- I’m the husband
part of the husband-wife duo, and since I was a kid
I’ve been coming up with ideas and designs for all
sorts of enterprises. My skills are focused around
multi-media design, marketing and software
development, having spent the last twenty years
working on multiple eCommerce (online retailer)
platforms and design spaces. More recently I’m back
to my previous love of woodworking. I’m creative and
logical so designing functional pieces is right up
my street! In my downtime you can catch me waving my
arms around the living room, slicing blocks with
virtual Lightsabers or strumming my guitar in
collaboration with Harriet. Admittedly, she totally
carries me.
HARRIET:
- Our tornado is
seven years old and already following in our
footsteps. She’s a professional Mess-Maker and is
also our muse and inspiration. She is constantly
testing our patience with her incessant inquisitions
but blowing our minds with the way her own mind
works, too. She’s inherited her Mummy and Daddy’s
love of design and home furnishings, rearranging her
bedroom on several occasions, and more recently
designing her latest layout with mood boards and 3D
digital plans (with a little help from Mummy!). When
she’s not dancing around the living room singing
expressively to Frozen 2 or turning couch cushions
into trampolines, you’ll find her building the most
exquisite mansions in Minecraft!
After
reassessing our work/life balance during the Covid
pandemic, we decided as a family that it was time to
make some substantial changes and start doing what we
love for a living. Bringing to the forefront our passion
for design of home comforts and functionality, we
proudly present to you Barley Interiors.
We’ve been able to combine both our
individual expertise and passions to present a
collection of unique and beautifully hand-crafted,
furniture & home accessories, that will not only look
perfect in any home, but people will love to use for
many years to come.
We’re grateful you found us – and we’re
sure you’ll feel the same in no time. |