Bring us what you want the day to feel like.

The same flowers read completely differently under the Manor Barn chandeliers than they do in the Garden Room at two in the afternoon with the glass wall behind them. That is not a styling opinion, it is light.

So the design conversation starts with which room and what time of day, and the palette comes second. Couples who do it the other way round spend the process trying to force a look into a space that was never going to hold it.

• The feeling

  Warm and low-lit, or bright and green, or something with a harder edge. One sentence is enough to start.

• The room

  Which of the three, and what hour. This is where most of the look is actually decided.

• The detail

  Linens, florals, lighting and the table. Design and coordination are in the package, and Enchanted Design & Floral is a sister company rather than a referral.