Richmond Manor Design
by Richard Muncaster
Where moody traditional meets modern functionality
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Richmond Manor Design was built on one conviction: a room should make you swoon the moment you walk in. The aesthetic draws from English manor tradition: millwork, herringbone, deep jewel tones, natural stone, spaces weighted with heritage and luxury. But every design is rooted in your home specifically: what it's already asking to become, and how you actually live within it. When those align, you walk into your finished room feeling at ease, in awe, and completely at home.
Selected Works
A glimpse into my portfolio
About Richard
The designer behind Richmond Manor Design
My Spark
I've been designing spaces since I was a child, long before I knew I'd become a designer. I built tiny rooms for my sister's Barbie dolls, staged puppet shows and theater productions for anyone who would watch, and discovered, very early on, that arranging a space to create a feeling was an innate passion.
World travel deepens that passion. I'm always moved by boutique hotels that transport you to a period, set a mood, and make me feel something in my soul. London's grand hotels in Mayfair and Kensington, the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York, and the St Regis capture that quality and atmosphere I want to bring into your home.
My Journey
Inspired by the color and texture inside The Gritti Palace, Venice
That passion led to a Bachelor's in Design, nine years in the fashion industry, eight years in music industry advertising and branding, and as a Lighting Director for live music productions (where I discovered how light can curate a feeling and a mood), followed by thirteen years in technology as a Principal Product Manager building design-focused experiences used by millions, including Tinder. The same thread ran through every chapter: how can I create an experience that makes someone feel?
Interior design is where my experiences find their home.
My Philosophy
I founded Richmond Manor Design to bring a specific feeling into your home. Growing up in England and southern Africa, my British roots are the foundation. I'm drawn to the aesthetics of English manors: the intricacies of millwork, herringbone, the depth of natural stone, deep jewel tones, William Morris prints, wallpaper, spaces weighted with heritage and luxury. My studio takes its name from my maternal grandmother Richmond, a creative soul who saw beauty in everything and never stopped inspiring me.
Every space I design rests on three pillars: the character your home dictates and deserves to be honored, a sensibility shaped by my heritage and a reverence for luxury boutique hotels, and the way you actually live within it. When these converge, you walk into your finished room feeling at ease, in awe, and completely at home.
My Difference
What I bring that most designers don't is full accountability for the project, not just the design. A product manager and an interior designer are, at their core, doing the same job: carrying the creative direction, defining the scope, setting the timeline, managing the budget, coordinating the trades, communicating every step, and owning the outcome. I've done that professionally for thirteen years. Now I do it for your home.
~ Richard, Principal Designer & Founder
Services
A renovation asks more of you than most people anticipate: a design to get right, contractors to coordinate, materials to source and track, and decisions that can't wait, all while your regular life keeps moving.
You shouldn't have to carry any of that alone. That's my job.
What most designers offer is the design. What I offer is accountability for the whole project, from concept to finished room. Most projects benefit from all three services below. Each is available separately for clients with a more defined scope.
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Kind Words
From those I've had the pleasure to serve
"I never understood the complexity and juggling needed to manage the design, finding and ordering materials, managing timelines, handling product damages and exchanges, and most importantly managing personalities across trades. Richard juggled all these while continually advocating for the quality and aesthetic he knew I desired. I couldn't have done it without him."
"Richard always impresses me with his meticulous attention to detail. I think this skill will be something that more clients will really appreciate about him. They can have trust in the fact that he will be paying attention to all the little things and not just 'getting the work done'. He is a creative, he's passionate, he cares deeply about his work, and he advocates for what you need every step of the way."
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