We have an in-house interior design team
All of our interiors and indeed all 11 Brend Hotels, are designed and handmade by our very own interior design team, ensuring that our rooms, apartments and public areas are constantly maintained and improved.
From the majestic Bertie's Bar at the Victoria to the sleek, modern fresh design of 62 The Bank & Bar 62 in Barnstaple, the iconic art-deco style of Saunton Sands Hotel to the contemporary Taste Brasserie at Carlyon Bay Hotel, every inch of each Brend Hotel is designed and created in-house by a team of sewing technicians.
“Every curtain, scatter cushion, foot-throw and all the bedding...it’s all sewn in-house and every curtain is hand-sewn. Beyond the soft furnishings, everything you see’ the lamps, coffee tables, carpets, beds, bathrooms, paint, mirrors, it’s all selected and purchased in-house.”
How it all began
The Brend family had the vision of creating all the interiors in-house thirty years ago, thus the interior design department was born at The Imperial Hotel, Barnstaple in 1999 with Eileen at the helm. The first workroom was set up in a large room at the top of the hotel with one in-house worker and two ladies outside making and sewing.
“It was a clever idea because if you go outside it can take 8 to 12 weeks for delivery so it made sense to bring it in-house”.
With the growth of the company, naturally, the department grew too and required a larger space, so the team moved to the Park Hotel, where the room still resides today.
