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Bendigo, AUS

Design support that brings clarity and confidence to your build or renovation.

Whether you are building a new home, updating an existing space or creating a more welcoming commercial environment, we guide you to make decisions that feel right for you, your lifestyle and your budget.

Designing a home or planning a renovation often begins with excitement, until you are faced with plans, samples, and a growing list of decisions that quickly feel overwhelming.

Suddenly nothing feels simple, and you begin questioning what will truly work once built, and what it will all cost.

You may feel unsure about your plans, second guessing selections, and sensing the pressure increase as construction approaches. With work, family, and daily life to manage, finding the time to navigate it all can feel impossible.

Start your design journey

Imagine a calm, steady guide who understands both the construction and creative sides, explains things clearly and helps you make decisions that genuinely improve your home.

You feel sure about your decisions. You understand why each choice makes sense and how it will work once built. Once the build starts, everything starts to tie together beautifully and it feels the way you imagined it to be.

And by the time your home is complete, you are not just relieved, you are proud.

It feels warm, functional, and exactly what you hoped it would be.

Transform your space

Our services are designed to bring clarity, calm, and confidence to your project, helping you create a home that feels beautiful to live in and effortless to bring to life.

Practical, thoughtful design support for new builds, renovations and everything in between.

New Build Design

From $

New Build Design

Design and build guidance from the very beginning ensuring a smooth and successful build.

From reviewing your plans to refining every detail, we guide you through the decisions that matter most. With Susan’s estimator background bringing real building insight to every choice, and with all selections made together in one cohesive studio environment, you feel confident, organised, and genuinely supported as your build begins.

What we cover:

  • Reviewing builder plans

  • Exterior claddings and façade design

  • Interior colours, materials and fitting selections

  • Bathroom and kitchen design decisions

  • Joinery confirmations directly with your cabinet maker

  • Builder ready documentation

  • Guidance and advice to get you to site

  • Handover meeting pre-site with your builder

Plan with clarity

Renovation and Extension Design

From $

Renovation and Extension Design

Support to rethink and refresh the flow and feel of your existing home.

Whether it is a single room or a full transformation, we help you improve layouts, choose materials, and bring a calmer, more intentional feeling to your space.  Preparation is key in reducing the overwhelm that naturally comes when your home becomes a building site during the renovation.

What we cover:

  • Layout improvements that make everyday living better

  • Kitchen and bathroom design

  • Colours, materials, and fitting selections

  • Builder ready documentation

  • Handover meeting pre sitewith your builder and/or trades

Refine your space

Kitchen and Joinery Design

From $

Kitchen and Joinery Design

The kitchen is one of the most important rooms in any home, and getting it right makes everyday living feel effortless.

We help you design a kitchen that balances functionality and beauty, creating a space where you, your family, and your friends will genuinely enjoy cooking, gathering, and spending time together.

From layouts to materials to hardware, we guide you through every decision with clarity and support, all within one studio where every piece of your kitchen can be chosen together for a cohesive, considered result.

What we cover:

  • Layout planning in 2D and 3D

  • Cabinetry, benchtop, and splashback selections

  • Appliance, plumbing fitting, and hardware selections

  • Lighting and electrical considerations

  • 3D sketches to show you your envisioned space

  • Joinery confirmations directly with your cabinet maker

  • Builder and cabinet maker ready documentation

  • Handover meetings pre site with your builder and cabinet maker

Design your kitchen

Retail, Commercial & Office Design

Retail, Commercial or Office Design

We create office and retail environments that feel welcoming, functional, and aligned with your brand identity.

These are spaces designed to support your team, enhance the experience of your customers, and present a polished, professional impression from the moment someone steps inside.

What we cover:

  • Layout planning

  • Material, finish and furniture selections

  • Brand alignment through styling and design choices

  • Lighting and electrical considerations

  • 3D sketches and presentations to show you your envisioned space use for communication with the wider company.

  • Ongoing involvement to ensure the design stays aligned with your brand and company values

  • Builder ready documentation

Shape your workplace

Our Studio

Where your home is brought to life

Practical, thoughtful design support for new builds, renovations and everything in between.

Our studio is the only space in central Victoria where you can make every selection for your home in one location, guided by one cohesive vision.

No supplier hopping, no contradictory advice, no disjointed design.

Our clients choose to work with us because they want guidance that is clear, supportive, and backed by real experience. We take the pressure out of decision making and bring a sense of calm and confidence to the process, helping you create a home that feels cohesive, functional, and wonderfully personal.

New Build Design

Design and build guidance from the very beginning ensuring a smooth and successful build.

From reviewing your plans to refining every detail, we guide you through the decisions that matter most. With Susan’s estimator background bringing real building insight to every choice, and with all selections made together in one cohesive studio environment, you feel confident, organised, and genuinely supported as your build begins.

What we cover:

  • Reviewing building plans

  • Exterior claddings and façade design

  • Interior colours, materials and fitting selections

  • Kitchen and bathroom design decisions

  • Joinery confirmations together with your cabinet maker

  • Builder ready documentation

  • Guidance and advice to get you to site

  • Handover meeting pre-site with your builder

Plan with clarity

Renovation and Extension Design

Support to rethink and refresh the flow and feel of your existing home.

Whether it is a single room or a full transformation, we help you improve layouts, choose materials, and bring a calmer, more intentional feeling to your space. Preparation is key in reducing the overwhelm that naturally comes when your home becomes a building site during the renovation.

What we cover:

  • Layout improvements that make everyday living better

  • Kitchen and bathroom design

  • Colours, materials, and fitting selections

  • Builder ready documentation

  • Handover meeting pre site with your builder and/or trades

Refine your space

Kitchen and Joinery Design

The kitchen is one of the most important rooms in any home, and getting it right makes everyday living feel effortless.

We help you design a kitchen that balances functionality and beauty, creating a space where you, your family, and your friends will genuinely enjoy cooking, gathering, and spending time together.

From layouts to materials and hardware, we guide you through every decision with clarity and support, all within one studio where every piece of your kitchen can be chosen together for a cohesive, considered result.

What we cover:

  • Layout planning in 2D and 3D

  • Cabinetry, benchtop, and splashback selections

  • Plumbing fitting, and hardware selections

  • Lighting and electrical considerations

  • 3D drawings to show you your envisioned space

  • Joinery confirmations together your cabinet maker

  • Builder and cabinet maker ready documentation

  • Handover meetings pre site with your builder and cabinet maker

Design your kitchen

Retail, Commercial or Office Design

We create office and retail environments that feel welcoming, functional, and aligned with your brand identity.

These are spaces designed to support your team, enhance the experience of your customers, and present a polished, professional impression from the moment someone steps inside.

What we cover:

  • Layout planning

  • Material, finish and furniture selections

  • Brand alignment through styling and design choices

  • Lighting and electrical considerations

  • 3D drawings and presentations to show you your envisioned space use for communication with the wider company.

  • Ongoing involvement to ensure the design stays aligned with your brand and company values

  • Builder ready documentation

Shape your space

A straight forward, supportive process that keeps you informed and confident from start to finish.

Step 1: Initial Chat and Understanding Your Project

We get to know your goals, project and challenges. You share where you are at and what you are hoping to achieve.

Step 2: Design Direction and Selections

We review your plans, understand your style and lifestyle, and help you refine your ideas into clear material and fitting selections, made together in one place for a cohesive, connected result. When the pieces align, it is that quiet goosebump moment where your home starts to feel real.

Step 3: Refine, Finalise and Prepare for Build

We confirm any outstanding information, finalise layouts and finer details. We liaise with your cabinet maker to confirm joinery details, then prepare clear documentation for your builder. A handover meeting with your builder ensures everyone is aligned with confidence.

Step 4: Ongoing Support as Needed

We stay available to answer questions, provide feedback on any changes you are considering, and support you through any additional decisions that arise during the build. We know your project intimately, so you never have to work it out alone.

Susan’s knowledge of the building process is amazing.

She made the whole process so much easier for me. I had some idea of what I wanted, but was initially overwhelmed with all the selections & decisions that had to be made.

Susan’s knowledge, attention to detail & guidance has been invaluable! She gave me reassurance & confidence in my selections for a cohesive look in our new home. I’m so excited and can’t wait to see our choices all come together!

The service Susan provided for me was definitely money well spent with no choice regrets.
Thank you Susan!

Cindy Chandler, Home Owner

We have just reached handover for our house after undertaking a major renovation & extension.

Susan was so helpful with choosing colours, tiles, flooring, etc. Susan took the stress out of the process for my wife and I. She made it a fun and enjoyable experience for us.

We would probably STILL be deciding on our choices if we hadn’t had Susan to guide us! Now that it has all come together, we are so happy with the finished look. We highly recommend Dahlia Design and Interiors.

David Elliot, Home Owner

Thank-you Susan for the role that you played in bringing our dream home to life. I can’t tell you how much stress we avoided by engaging you for the selections.

With a busy work and family life you gave us the confidence to make decisions rather than endless research and procrastination (not to mention that you had a great eye for details/suggestions)

I think the end result speaks for itself, we couldn’t be happier

Daniel & Leah, Home Owners

Since having Dahlia Designs and Interiors working with our business, we have only had positive reviews from all of our clients.

Having an experienced designer to work with they are more versed in the decisions that are required with the home construction, making us more organised with orders and the homeowner more able to visualise their end result.

Susan has made the construction process more enjoyable for both our business, suppliers and the home owners

Brendan James, BLJ Building