How clever design can make a tiny home feel more expensive than a larger property

Designer Julia Kendell shows we can ensure a compact home feels richer and more luxurious than its 'poorly planned' larger counterpart

A well-designed home doesn’t come down to size. Picture: Richard Pinches/Kendell + Co/PA

When interior designer and presenter Julia Kendell first started her career, she says property value was measured by a single blunt metric — square footage. 

A speaker at the Homebuilding & Renovation Show for the best part of 20 years, Kendell says: “Bigger was better, full stop.”