Veere Grenney

For more than three decades, Veere Grenney has shaped international interior design with timeless elegance and a deep respect for tradition. He began under Mary Fox Linton, served as director at Colefax and Fowler, and founded his own central London firm in 1996. He has been on House & Garden's Top 100 Leading Designers for seven years and Architectural Digest's AD 100.

Esteemed New Zealand-born UK-based decorator

Course

A Life in Design

In this exclusive online masterclass, Veere Grenney, one of the world’s foremost interior designers, shares his philosophies, approaches, and personal insights on how to create spaces that are not only elegantly balanced but also comfortable and timeless.Veere’s understanding of beauty and unique approach to interior design conveys that it is not about shopping or money, but about bringing forward something from the true self. He emphasises the importance of the subconscious in creating spaces and believes that beauty can be achieved through consciousness and understanding, regardless of budget. Veere also values the Islamic ethic of hospitality, highlighting generosity and the integration of nature into living spaces as key elements in creating beautiful and harmonious environments.

40 Lessons

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Lesson plan — 40 lessons

01 Introduction

01 Meet Veere
02 Welcome to The Temple
03 Welcome to Gazebo
04 A glimpse of Gazebo’s gardens

02 Design & beauty

05 The design process
06 Mastering the space before you style
07 Architecture inspired by John Soane
08 Where detail meets design
09 Designing rooms as sanctuaries
10 The role of beauty in decoration

03 A tour of The Temple

11 The Temple - Introduction
12 The big room
13 Colour and decoration
14 Tips to elevate your decoration
15 The stair hall
16 The undercroft
17 The guest bedrooms
18 The porch and entrance hallway

04 Gazebo in Tangier

19 Embarking on life in Morocco
20 The formation of Gazebo - Part 1
21 The formation of Gazebo - Part 2

05 A tour of Gazebo

22 The Colonnade
23 The drawing room
24 The Treillage room
25 The library
26 The dining room
27 Veere’s bedroom
28 The bathroom
29 The hammam and flower room
30 The tented room
31 The garden
32 The garden ‘rooms’

06 The business of design

33 Advice for aspiring designers
34 Establishing strong client relations
35 Designing for people’s second homes
36 The psychology of client work
37 Creativity and the role of friction
38 Learning through observing beauty
39 Working from Tangier
40 Thank you and farewell

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