About us

Sophie is an Interior Stylist www.sophierobinson.co.uk, regularly contributing to top selling interior magazines and appearing as on-screen designer for Chanel 5’s Cowboy Builders and ITV’s 60 Minute Makeover. Design is an exciting and creative process and Sophie’s mission is to empower people to have confidence in their own taste and encourage them to express their own individuality within their homes. With a degree in furniture design and 15 years experience in pulling room schemes together for TV and photo shoots, Sophie has a very practical and creative approach to design. With her husband Tom, they have renovated properties for their boutique holiday let business www.blacklionlane.co.uk, so know all the pitfalls and benefits of being a husband and wife design and build team!

Tom owns his own building business www.arkbuilders, based in Brighton, which specialises in all aspects of house renovation and refurbishment. He is an expert at updating period properties to meet modern day needs, both structurally and aesthetically while keeping in line with the latest standards in energy efficiency and building regulations. He has a personal passion for environmental issues around construction, and loves incorporating reclamation and recycled materials in his projects. Tom’s building projects are mainly in London and Brighton but have taken in as far as an old farmhouse in The Algarve.