Plan it properly before anything comes out.
Interior design in Adelaide, led by award-winning designer Rachel Mao — with access to Templeton Built’s suppliers and pricing. Know what your renovation looks like, and what it costs, before you start.
Renovating costs more than it used to. Starting without a plan costs more again.
Renovation budgets rarely go wrong on the big decisions. They go wrong on the small ones made in a hurry — the tile chosen the day the tiler arrives, the vanity that doesn’t suit the plumbing, the joinery quote that lands after demolition.
Our interior design service puts those decisions first. Rachel works through the look, the selections and the drawings with you, so you start with a defined scope, real prices and a clear picture of the finished room.
You don’t need to build with us to use it. It’s made for people running their own renovation, with their own trades.
Three ways
to plan it.
Concept & Selections
from $2,000
For one room, or settling the look before trades start.
- Mood boards
- Tile and material selections
- Cabinetry options
Plan & Price
from $6,000
For owners running their own trades.
- Everything in Concept & Selections
- Joinery and other drawings
- Pricing for joinery and tiling through our suppliers
Complete Design
from $12,500
For whole-home or multi-room renovations.
- Room-by-room 3D renders
- Full drawing sets
- Full specifications and documentation
Not sure which fits? Rachel will recommend one on your first call.
Our suppliers.
Our pricing.
Every design package comes with access to the suppliers Templeton Built uses on its own projects, at Templeton Built’s pricing.
It is the same arrangement that sits behind our costing schedules on the build side: you see what a thing actually costs, rather than a number with something folded into it.
From first conversation
to a plan in hand.
First conversation
Tell Rachel about the house, the rooms, your budget and your timing. She’ll recommend the package that fits.
Concept and selections
Mood boards and material selections, so the look is settled before anything is ordered.
Drawings and pricing
Drawings your trades can quote and build from, priced through our suppliers. Complete Design adds 3D renders of every room.
A plan in hand
Selections, drawings and prices, ready for your trades — or for us, if you’d like Templeton to build it.
Rachel C. Y. Mao,
interior designer.
Rachel trained at Design Academy Eindhoven and the Sydney Design School, and has worked as a design consultant for Temple & Webster, Thomas Hamel & Associates and Granger Home Collections.
In 2019 she took first place in the Resene Total Colour Awards and an honourable mention at the International Design Awards.
She works on every Templeton Built interior, and leads the design packages on this page from the first conversation through to the drawings your trades build from.
The questions worth asking
before you renovate.
Do I have to build with Templeton?
No. The design service stands on its own. Use your own trades, or bring the plan to us later — your choice.
How much does an interior designer cost?
Our packages start from $2,000 for concept and selections, $6,000 with drawings and pricing, and $12,500 for a complete design. What you pay depends on how many rooms are involved and how far the drawings need to go.
Can you design just one room?
Yes. Concept & Selections and Plan & Price both suit a single kitchen or bathroom — a kitchen design on its own is one of the more common places to start.
Can I use my own trades?
Yes. The drawings and selections are made for your trades to quote and build from.
How long does it take?
It depends on the package and how many rooms are involved. Rachel will give you a timeframe on the first call, before you commit to anything.
What if I decide to build with Templeton later?
That happens often, and the plan is built so it can. The selections and drawings carry straight across to a build — ask us how the design fee is treated when you get there.
Is this interior decorating, or something more?
More. An interior decorator settles the look; this goes through to drawings your trades can build from and prices from our suppliers, so the look and the budget are resolved together.
Start with a plan.
Tell Rachel about your home and what you’re planning, and she’ll come back to you with a recommendation.