About Us, Northumberland Interior Designers

Our Story

Since 2005, Aubury & Co has been a trusted name in interior design across Northumberland and beyond. What started as a vision has grown into a practice defined by dedication, expertise, and a genuine love of creating beautiful, functional living spaces. The studio traded for many years as Aubury Interiors and is the same team, the same founder and the same telephone number today.

Over two decades of excellence

Aubury & Co was founded on the belief that every home deserves thoughtful, considered design. Over the past 21 years, we have had the privilege of working with clients to transform their spaces, whether a single room refresh or a complete whole-house redesign, with curtains, blinds and soft furnishings made in our own workroom in Ponteland. You can see the results in our projects.

"Every space tells a story. Our job is to make sure it's yours."

Our reputation is built on personal relationships, meticulous attention to detail, and an unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional results. We work at every scale, from intimate consultations to substantial commercial projects, always guided by the same principles: listen deeply, design thoughtfully, deliver beautifully.

Meet the Team

The heart of Aubury & Co is a partnership built on complementary skills, shared values, and a genuine love of design.

Lauren

Partner & Principal Designer

Lauren trained at the Inchbald School of Design in London and spent several years inside two established London studios before returning North. Close to a decade on, she brings a considered, detail-driven way of working to every project, most of it full-scale residential, scoped and specified from first conversation through to final styling, in close collaboration with architects and builders at every stage. A quiet confidence with colour, particularly rich greens and deep oranges, sits alongside a habit of gently walking clients a step further than they first thought they would go. The result tends to be bold but not restless, held in panelling, considered proportion, and the kind of detail that reads as timeless rather than of a moment.

Cheryl

Founder & Principal Designer

Cheryl founded Aubury and has spent more than twenty five years in property and interior design. She moved into design full-time after her own home styling became sought after by friends and clients, and has built Aubury on a reputation for elegant, considered homes across the North East. She has a long-held instinct for how people actually live in a room, which corners sit empty and which become the heart of the house, and that reading runs through every project she touches. With a keen eye for detail and an ever-evolving style, Cheryl draws constantly from travel, fashion, and the unique materials she sources across the globe, pulling them back into projects here with a restraint that lets a home feel layered rather than styled.

Charity

A Second Life for Good Pieces

We take our clients' furniture and place it in a better home.

We are committed to giving back to our community by helping to rehome quality furniture where it's needed most.

Pieces have gone to households across the North East: families beginning again, those in safe houses, young people in hostel accommodation, and charitable organisations working in our region. Anything glass is difficult to move safely, and very large pieces often cannot be accommodated in the smaller homes most recipients are moving into. Everything else we welcome with gratitude.

It is not our main service, but it is a big part of how we work going forward. It is something we will always offer. Once a piece has found its new home, we come back to you and share where it has gone.

Write to Lauren about a donation

Material Partners

The makers we return to

Twenty five years of relationships, a select few names. The fabric houses, furniture makers, and lifestyle brands we source from, alongside the trades who bring a scheme to life.

Our list is longer than what sits on the page. Beyond fabric and furniture we work with joiners, decorators, lighting specialists, bespoke furniture makers, and metal workers we trust project after project. What appears on our Suppliers page is a select few of the fabric and lifestyle houses whose collections run through Aubury schemes most often.

See our Material Partners

Our Approach

We work from three core principles that guide every decision we make.

Considered Design

We believe in design that is purposeful. Every colour, material, and placement has a reason. We listen deeply to understand how you live, then create spaces that work for your reality.

Uncompromising Quality

Whether sourcing a statement sofa or selecting the perfect paint shade, we pursue excellence. We work with trusted artisans and suppliers who share our commitment to longevity and beauty.

Personal Service

We are not a faceless firm. From your first conversation to long after your project is complete, you work directly with us. We remember your name, your preferences, and your vision.

How We Feel

Aubury & Co exists in the space where design expertise meets genuine warmth.

Warm Personal Calm Classic Professional

Common Questions

Who runs Aubury & Co?

Cheryl Renton founded the studio and still designs with us. Lauren Reece, trained at the Inchbald School of Design in London, is Partner and Principal Designer. On a project you work directly with them, from the first conversation to long after the rooms are finished.

Is Aubury & Co the same studio as Aubury Interiors?

Yes. The studio has been in Ponteland since 2005 and traded for many years as Aubury Interiors. It is the same team, the same founder and the same telephone number, 01661 871901; the name changed with the website.

Where is the studio, and where do you work?

We are in Ponteland, Northumberland NE20, and studio visits are by appointment. We work across Ponteland, Darras Hall, Corbridge, Gosforth, the Northumberland coast, Newcastle upon Tyne and the wider North East; see where we work.

Do you make your own curtains and soft furnishings?

Yes. Our own workroom in Ponteland makes the curtains, Roman blinds, pelmets, headboards, cushions and upholstered pieces in our schemes, so the fabric belongs to the room from the start. See the workroom.

What happens to furniture that is replaced during a project?

Where a good piece is no longer needed, we help find it a new home: households across the North East, families beginning again, safe houses, young people in hostel accommodation and charities working in our region. Once a piece has found its new home, we come back and tell you where it has gone. Read about A Second Life for Good Pieces.

How do you approach a project?

Three principles. Considered design: every colour, material and placement has a reason, and we listen first to how you live. Uncompromising quality: trusted artisans and suppliers who share our commitment to longevity. Personal service: you work directly with us throughout.

Ready to Transform Your Space?

Whether you have a specific vision or you're exploring possibilities, we'd love to hear from you.

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Our Story: Interior Designers in Ponteland Since 2005