Hey, I’m Vanessa Durbin

Your Soft Furnishings Specialist

AKA Your adventurer of aesthetics here to help you create interiors with a bold, eclectic allure…
The Esplanade​

Design: GOLDEN

From curating your colour palette to selecting the right window treatments, drapery and soft furnishings, I use my 20 years of experience in designing cult following interiors to add personality, playfulness and pleasure to the aesthetic expression of your interior.

For me, the artistic process of helping you uncover the story of your space is as much about getting to know you and what really makes your heart tick, as it is about form and function.

Hunts Road
Design: Samantha Eisen Interiors. Photographer: Lisa Cohen

...with the sophisticated touch of the right soft furnishings.

Adding personality, playfulness and pleasure to the aesthetic expression of your interior…

Hunts Road

Design: Samantha Eisen Interiors, Photographer: Lisa Cohen

CorePlus Studios

A portfolio and professional experience worth a second glance…

Without tooting my own horn, or patting my own back, it’s my experience after gaining my qualifications in interior and design that really makes heads turn.

First dabbling in traditional interior design roles, before finding my love for playing with all things fabric, wallpapers, colour and texture, I soon landed a gig as head design consultant with Laura Ashley – a brand renowned for its quintessentially British style, characterised by a blend of classic elegance, floral prints and timeless charm.

It was my unique ability to blend the nostalgic character of old and new for the most sophisticated outcomes, that today continues to carry through my work.

Since then, being hired by renowned names like Alannah Hill, Lovelight and D+C Design, it’s my highly sought-after approach and style that sees me invited into the most exquisite of projects to be a part of. I’m living my 12-year-old, ‘When I grow up I want to be’ dream – and for that I’m thankful!

Attica

Design: IF Architecture. Photographer: @blachford

Whether you prefer a classic 'beige and whites' style or you're drawn to a bold, edgy, monochrome palette with a pop of colour – we do it all. And we do it well.

Martin

Why my approach is so captivating…

A little eccentric, fun and a creative at heart, I throw my whole focus into a project. Asking the right questions, I take the time to help you feel soulfully connected to the process so that the outcome is one that leaves you ooh-ing and ahh-ing at a better-than-you-ever-could-have-expected result.

Martin

Loving my vibe?
Want me as your personal soft furnishings specialist?

Calibre, South Yarra

Shop Fitter: NCI Projects

About Interior Expressions

Venturing out from in-house design roles, and opening up her services to the more general public, Vanessa opened Interior Expressions in 2016. A high-end window fashions and upholstery service offering full design solutions and custom-made furnishings to residential, retail and hospitality projects. If you’re looking for a highly personalised process to enhance the expression of your interior. Get in touch.

We’re not your cookie-cutter service.

We’re highly personalised, and we’re proud of it.

Where you’ve seen our work

We’re the match-makers in the process of unearthing your dream interior…
Working with a select group of installers that we know, love and trust, we connect the right people to your project to ensure the best outcome.

The professionals we’re proud to collaborate with…

Warwick Fabrics
Somfy