Burke by Design Interiors · West Cork
A softly lit reception room with tall arched windows, pale upholstered sofas and a low marble table.

Rooms that outlive the trend.

Pamela Burke designs classical, considered interiors for Irish homes, and explains the reasoning behind every choice, so you understand your own house better than when you started.

Twenty-five years designing Clonakilty, West Cork Working to every budget Rated 5.0 on Google

Twenty-five years of watching trends arrive, and leave.

Pamela Burke has spent a quarter of a century designing Irish interiors, from period houses and farmhouse renovations to new coastal builds.

Her approach is deliberately unfashionable: classical proportion, honest materials, and fabrics chosen to last. Clients are not handed a mood board and left to guess. Pamela explains why a colour works against your light, why a weave suits your hallway, why a proportion feels right, so the decisions hold up long after she has gone.

And the budget is a starting point, not an obstacle. The same eye applies whether the scheme is a full renovation or a single room reworked with what is already in it.

“Classical, and built to last.”Pamela Burke · Founder

A bright reception room with tall windows, pale sofas and a low upholstered ottoman.
25Years' experience

Four ways to work together

From a single afternoon of advice to a whole house, taken from first sketch to the day the curtains go up.

A contemporary living room with a long fireplace, low seating and full-height glazing onto a garden.

Full-home interior design

Whole-property design from concept to completion: new builds, full renovations and period restorations. Layout, lighting, materials, joinery, furniture and finishes, coordinated as one scheme.

  • New builds
  • Renovations
  • Period homes
  • Project coordination
A quiet bedroom in soft neutral tones with a low upholstered bed and linen bedding.

Single-room design

One room, done properly. Living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens and hallways reworked with a full scheme (colour, fabric, lighting and layout) without committing to the whole house.

  • Living rooms
  • Bedrooms
  • Kitchens
  • Halls and stairs
A corner of a room with an occasional chair and a vase of cut flowers on a side table.

Consultation

A focused session at your home. Bring the problem: the room that never quite works, the colour you cannot commit to, the pieces you already own. Leave with a clear, costed direction you can carry out yourself.

  • In-home visit
  • Colour and material advice
  • Written direction
  • DIY friendly
Full-length curtains falling to the floor beside a window, filtering daylight into a room.

Curtains, blinds and soft furnishings

The detail that finishes a room. Fabric selection, headings, linings, blinds, upholstery and cushions, all measured, specified and made up, with fabrics chosen to suit both the light and the budget.

  • Curtains and blinds
  • Upholstery
  • Fabric sourcing
  • Made to measure

Modern, classical, period or new build

One eye, many registers. The right scheme is the one that suits your house and the way you actually live in it.

A generous open living space with pale seating beneath a wide sculptural ceiling light.
Contemporary
A panelled reception room with a marble chimneypiece, symmetrical seating and a chandelier.
Classical
A long galley kitchen in pale timber, opening through glazed doors onto a planted garden.
Kitchens
A period room with an original fireplace and a harp standing beside the chimney breast.
Period homes
A dressed bed in white linen beneath a chandelier, framed by soft drapery.
Bedrooms

Four steps, no mystery

Consultation

We walk the space together. You tell me how you live in it, what frustrates you, and what the budget is. Nothing is priced before it is understood.

Concept

A scheme with colours, fabrics, materials and layout, presented with the reasoning behind each choice, so you can say yes for the right reasons.

Sourcing

Fabrics, furniture and finishes sourced to the agreed budget. Trade access where it saves you money; high-street where it makes no difference.

Install

Delivery, fitting and styling coordinated to the day. Curtains hung, furniture placed, the last detail checked before you see it finished.

What clients say

  • ★★★★★

    Pam is very knowledgeable, professional and clearly explains the basis of her design choices. Her choice of fabrics and other decorative items is top class, however, she is very prepared to work within your budget. Her designs are classical and will last the test of time.
    Paul McManusHome and community centre projects

Start with a conversation

Tell me a little about the space and the budget you have in mind. Every enquiry gets a personal reply, usually within two working days.

Based in
Clonakilty, Co. Cork. Working throughout Cork and nationwide

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