In 2021, partners Wayne Gao and Connie Yin discovered the complexity of navigating online retailers, showrooms, brands, colours, fabrics and sizes when looking for home furnishings. So, they decided to make the process much simpler.
‘Connie and I started FURNISHD during the pandemic with people like us and our friends in mind,’ explains Wayne. ‘Busy business owners, young professionals, working moms and dads who lead busy lives and often feel overwhelmed when it comes to curating and sourcing furnishings for our homes.’
FURNISHD is a design business that offers an ‘end-to-end’ furnishing service; including curating, sourcing and procurement.
‘It’s a streamlined fixed-fee approach paired with the flexibility of remote communication,’ says Wayne.
Led by senior interior designer Mandy Baxter, the FURNISHD design team work closely with their clients to understand their needs and personal tastes, tapping into the company’s vast internal library of local product knowledge to find the best pieces for the client’s budget and style.
‘My favourite part of the role is having the opportunity to design such varied spaces that are often a combination of different design styles and tastes,’ says Mandy.
So far the new design studio has helped furnish over 300 residential homes in Australia and New Zealand, one of which was shortlisted for the 2023 AIDA Residential Decoration award — and this year they’ve received two additional nominations in the same category.
‘We are very proud to be able to deliver bespoke design within a very limited budget, using a digital approach for clients who hadn’t considered hiring an interior designer,’ says Wayne.
Below, we look at four homes that have been expertly FURNISHD by Mandy and the team!
