The Café Collective
Café Interior Design, based in London
Bespoke designs tailored to your vision and your budget. I create stylish, functional and inviting café interiors that reflect your brand’s identity, from cosy artisan coffee shops to modern, high-end cafés.
Your Interior Is Your Best Marketing
A café interior is not decoration. It is the reason a customer chooses your door over the one forty yards down the road, the reason they stay for a second coffee, and the reason they photograph the corner table and put it on Instagram.
Whether you are launching a new café or refreshing an existing space, my designs balance style, comfort and flexibility, all within your budget. Every seat, surface and light has to earn its keep commercially as well as look beautiful.
And because I have spent more than 25 years designing homes, I know exactly how to make a commercial space feel like somewhere people actually want to sit.
What I Bring
Design That Works Behind the Counter Too
Tailor-Made Design
Café designs made to suit your style and your brand’s identity, never a template pulled off a shelf and never the same scheme twice.
Smart Space Planning
Layouts planned for comfort and efficiency: covers, flow, service routes and the practical realities of a working café floor.
Quality Within Budget
High-quality finishes that respect your figures, drawing on deep knowledge of the interiors market at both trade and retail level.
Distinctive Aesthetics
Unique interiors that make your café stand out, get remembered, get photographed and get talked about.
The Work
The Garden Room Café
The Pink Pig Farm, Lincolnshire
The Garden Room Café at The Pink Pig Farm was designed to blur the boundaries between indoors and outdoors, creating a bright, welcoming conservatory-inspired environment that celebrates the surrounding Lincolnshire countryside. The concept centred on bringing the outside in, using natural influences, light-filled spaces, and a warm, relaxed atmosphere that encourages visitors to connect with the farm setting year-round.
The design was developed to be both beautiful and highly practical, meeting the client’s requirement for a café that is hard-wearing, comfortable, and suitable for all generations, from young children to older visitors. Flexibility was a key consideration, with adaptable seating arrangements that allow the space to transition seamlessly from everyday coffee and light lunch service to larger gatherings and special events. The café can comfortably accommodate a wide range of uses, including parents’ groups, corporate meetings, private dining experiences, hen parties, birthdays, and anniversary celebrations.
An important aspect of the project was ensuring the interior reflected and reinforced The Pink Pig Farm’s established brand identity. Building on the branding work previously developed for the client, the design incorporates the farm’s character, values, and sense of place, creating a cohesive and memorable visitor experience that feels authentically connected to The Pink Pig.
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“The Garden Room perfectly balances beauty with practicality and durability. The customers love it!”
Sally Jackson, The Pink Pig Farm, Lincolnshire
Cafés and Coffee Shops
The Café Collective is the hospitality and commercial arm of MG Interior Design. I work with independent café owners and coffee shop founders from first concept and space planning right through to fit-out, alongside my trusted network of builders, joiners and specialist trades.
Whether you are opening your first site or refreshing a space that has stopped feeling current, the first conversation is always free.
Café Design Questions
How much does café interior design cost?
Every café is different, so my fees are tailored to the scope of the work, the size of the site and how much of the project you want me to manage. After an initial visit you receive a clear written proposal with no hidden extras.
Can you work within a tight budget?
Yes. High-quality finishes within your budget is the whole point. With in-depth knowledge of the interiors market at every price level, both trade and retail, I know where to invest for impact and where a cheaper choice will never be noticed.
Do you design new cafés or refurbishments?
Both. I work on new café launches from an empty shell, and on refreshing existing spaces that have started to feel tired or no longer match the brand.
How long does a café fit-out take?
It depends on the scale of the works and the condition of the site. I give a realistic timescale at proposal stage, because in hospitality every week of delay is a week of lost trade, and an optimistic date helps nobody.
Which areas do you cover?
I am based in Bush Hill Park and work with cafés and commercial spaces across Enfield, Winchmore Hill, Southgate, Palmers Green, Chingford, the wider North London area and central London.
Let’s Design a Café That Keeps Customers Coming Back
Tell me about your site, your brand and your budget, and I will tell you honestly what is possible.