Bedroom & Kitchen Designer
Location: Home Counties – In-Home Appointments
Salary: Commission-based (details on application)
Employment Type: Self-Employed

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About the Client

Simon Acres Recruitment are representing a family-run bespoke fitted furniture business with over 35 years’ experience designing and manufacturing made-to-measure solutions for challenging spaces. Specialising in loft conversions, attic rooms, angled ceilings, and under-stairs storage, this business excels where off-the-shelf furniture simply doesn’t work.

Alongside their strong reputation in bespoke bedrooms and fitted furniture, the company is expanding into media walls and designer kitchens, offering an exciting opportunity to join a growing, design-led business that combines craftsmanship, creativity, and a genuinely customer-first approach.

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About the Role

This role offers the successful candidate the opportunity to manage bespoke bedroom and kitchen projects from initial in-home consultation through to order placement. You will work directly with customers, translating measurements and ideas into practical, beautifully designed solutions that customers can confidently sign off.

This position is ideal for a personable, design-focused individual who enjoys meeting clients in their homes, solving spatial challenges, and creating thoughtful living spaces.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Attend in-home design appointments to understand customer needs, style, and budget

• Accurately measure bedrooms, kitchens, and complex spaces including attics, slopes, and under-stairs areas

• Translate customer ideas into practical, well-planned layouts and storage solutions

• Produce CAD designs and photo-realistic visuals to agreed measurements

• Prepare and present quotations, clearly explaining design and pricing options

• Issue proposals and support the admin process, including confirmation paperwork and invoicing (with team support)

• Process confirmed orders to the factory and relevant suppliers, ensuring all specifications are accurate

• Collaborate with the wider team to ensure projects progress smoothly from design through to manufacture

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Requirements / Skills:

Essential:

• Training in interior, furniture, or kitchen design (or strong equivalent industry experience)

• Confident use of CAD software

• Comfortable working directly with customers in their homes

• High attention to detail, particularly with measurements and specifications

• Organised and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel to appointments

Strongly Preferred:

• Experience designing bespoke bedrooms and/or kitchens

• Experience surveying and measuring rooms and complex spaces

• Confident sales ability, including presenting options and guiding customers to decisions

• Familiarity with ordering processes, factory specifications, and supplier coordination

• Willingness to learn new systems and processes (full training provided)

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What’s on Offer:

• Commission-based earning structure

• Full training on product ranges, systems, and designing for awkward spaces

• Administrative and processing support from a wider team

• A steady flow of qualified enquiries

• Opportunity to work on genuinely bespoke, interesting projects

• Friendly, supportive, family-run environment where quality and customer experience are key