Interior Design Brisbane · Gold Coast · Sunshine Coast
Brisbane Interior Designer creating homes that feel right to live in.
SAGE Interior Design & Decor helps homeowners, renovators and downsizers create spaces that feel beautiful, functional and deeply connected to the way they live.
Through personalised interior design advice, renovation support, furniture sourcing and window furnishings, Deborah Townsend works closely with each client to bring clarity and cohesion to every step of the design journey.
SAGE INTERIOR DESIGN & DECOR
Founder & Principal Designer
Deborah Townsend
Founder & Principal Designer
Book a quick 15-minute call to discuss your project and how SAGE can best assist or point you in the right direction.
A Personal Approach to Interior Design
Meet your designer. Hi, I’m Deborah.
I believe good design is about more than how a space looks. It’s about how it feels to live in.
I work with clients who want more than a beautiful finish, they want a home that feels considered, personal and enduring. One that reflects how they live today and supports the way they want to live in the future.
Through careful listening, thoughtful guidance and a structured design process, I help bring clarity to your vision and confidence to the decisions that follow.
What We Help You Solve
Creating clarity from complexity.
Many clients come to us with good ideas and too many decisions to make, often not knowing where to start. Others, particularly busy professionals, simply don’t have the time or capacity to navigate the countless selections, layouts, finishes, colours, furnishings, and details involved in creating a cohesive home.
Through careful listening and experienced design guidance, Deborah provides a full-service interior design approach that brings everything together seamlessly. The process is simplified, the pressure is lifted, and clarity is brought to the vision, allowing confident decisions to follow and a home that truly reflects the way you want to live.
Too many decisions, not sure where to start?
Between finishes, colours, layouts and furnishings, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. We help you find clarity and a clear first step.
Renovation overwhelm?
When you're managing trades, suppliers and decisions all at once, it helps to have a sounding board and guide on side.
Cohesion issues
Do you have a collection of ideas and lovely individual pieces, but not sure of the best way to put them all together?
Furnishing decisions
When you're trying to visualise layouts, scale and styling, and making significant decisions with your budget, we can help.
Too busy to manage the details?
For busy professionals who don’t have time to navigate selections, suppliers and endless decisions, Deborah provides a full-service interior design approach that brings everything together seamlessly.
Design uncertainty
If you're stuck and second-guessing your decisions, work with SAGE to keep your project moving forward with confidence.
The SAGE Blueprint
Four easy steps to your design solution.
The SAGE Design Blueprint provides a considered path through strategy, selections, sourcing and specialist guidance. Whether you need early support or more detailed implementation, the process is designed to reduce overwhelm and give you confidence at every stage.
- 01
Design Direction Consultation
We begin by understanding your home or commercial project, discussing your goals, priorities and ideas, while providing professional guidance to establish a clear direction for your project.
- 02
Design Concept
Using the brief developed during your consultation, we create a considered design concept, including a mood board and the overall vision that brings your project to life.
- 03
Design Development
Your approved concept is developed into a detailed design, with selections, layouts, drawings, documentation, and specifications refined to prepare your project for implementation.
- 04
Implementation
We coordinate sourcing, ordering, deliveries, trades where required, installation and styling, bringing every element together to ensure your project is completed with care and attention to detail.
Start with Step One today — a Design Direction Consultation.
The SAGE Philosophy
Interior design guided bythe way you live.
Every project begins with understanding not only what you’re drawn to visually, but how you want your space to feel, function and support your everyday life.
Rather than following a formula or imposing a particular style, Deborah works closely with you to understand what feels right for your home, your lifestyle and your goals.
Through thoughtful guidance and experienced design direction, you’ll gain the clarity and confidence needed to make decisions that feel cohesive, personal and enduring.
Guiding Principles
- 01Designed for the Way You LiveBeautiful spaces should support the way you live, work, gather and unwind every day.
- 02Personal, Not PrescribedSAGE does not impose a signature style. Every design direction is shaped around the client, the home, and the feeling the space is intended to create.
- 03Beauty with PurposeEvery choice should earn its place, balancing beauty, comfort, functionality, proportion and long-term liveability.
- 04Atmosphere MattersThe feeling of a space is created through light, texture, materiality, flow, colour and the thoughtful details that bring everything together.
- 05Guided with DiscernmentProfessional experience, careful listening and considered guidance help clients make informed decisions with clarity and confidence.
HOW SAGE CAN HELP
Interior design services, tailored to your project.
Design Direction Consultation
A personalised consultation to bring clarity to your project.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DESIGN DIRECTION CONSULTATION →02
Residential Interior Design
Thoughtful interiors tailored to the way you live.
EXPLORE INTERIOR DESIGN SERVICES →03Interior Decoration
Bringing atmosphere, personality and cohesion to your home.
EXPLORE INTERIOR DECORATION →04Renovation Design
Professional guidance before, during and after renovation projects.
EXPLORE RENOVATION DESIGN →05Window Furnishings
Custom curtains, sheers and soft furnishings for homes, large-scale commercial projects and developments.
EXPLORE WINDOW FURNISHINGS →06Outdoor Living Design
Creating outdoor spaces that feel connected to your home.
Explore →07Furniture Sourcing
Finding furniture and décor that works beautifully together.
Explore →08Commercial Design
Considered design for boutique apartments and commercial spaces.
EXPLORE COMMERCIAL SERVICES →Feeling Overwhelmed?
“Many clients come to SAGE knowing something isn’t quite right, but unsure where to begin. We simplify the process with clear design direction, practical guidance and thoughtful recommendations, so you move forward with confidence.”
Deborah Townsend · Principal Designer
The SAGE Process
A clear path through your project.
01
Design Direction Consultation
Understand your goals, challenges and opportunities.
02
Design Concept
Develop a clear design direction for your space.
03
Design Development
Refine selections, layouts and documentation.
04
Implementation & Sourcing
Bring the vision to life with professional guidance.
01
Design Direction Consultation
Understand your goals, challenges and opportunities.
02
Design Concept
Develop a clear design direction for your space.
03
Design Development
Refine selections, layouts and documentation.
04
Implementation & Sourcing
Bring the vision to life with professional guidance.
Use one step, multiple steps, or a complete end-to-end service.
Recent Projects
A glimpse inside.
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Kind Words From Clients
What it’s liketo work with SAGE.
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Deborah brought such clarity and calm to a renovation that had us feeling completely stuck. The end result is a home that finally feels like ours.
Anna & James
Bulimba, Brisbane
I cannot speak highly enough of working with SAGE. The process is thoughtful, the guidance is generous, and every decision felt considered.
Catherine M.
Sunshine Coast
Deborah understood our home and the way we live straight away. She made an overwhelming renovation feel completely manageable.
Robert & Lisa
Gold Coast
Service Areas
Interior design across Brisbane, Sunshine Coast & Gold Coast.
SAGE Interior Design & Decor works with homeowners, renovators, downsizers and boutique commercial clients across Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast and throughout South East Queensland.
Brisbane
Inner-city homes, river-side residences and suburban renovations.
Sunshine Coast
Coastal homes, hinterland retreats and new builds.
Gold Coast
Apartments, downsizers and considered family homes.
Begin
Let’s create a homethat feels right for you.
Whether you’re looking for a simple consultation or support through a larger project, the first step is a conversation.