Working with Maria from Studio Black Interiors has been one of the most joyful, stress-free and all-round amazing experiences! She is also ‘superhuman’ responsive and really took the time to make sure everything was what I imagined but BETTER. There is so much to love and I can’t wait to see it all come together.

We worked with an architect to design our dream home and were presented with a set of drawings. We quickly realised to create the dream home we needed someone who had flair, vision, experience and talent and after a lot of research we discovered Maria.

To engage her in our project was the best decision we made. Our journey which had started in chaos and indecision suddenly became structured, visionary and coherent. Maria listened to our needs and likes and dislikes and was able to transfer vague ideas into a firm concepts and design. Her attention to detail was exemplary, nothing was too big or too small and she would not settle until we were happy with the look and the result. We cannot recommend Maria highly enough as she has allowed us to realise our dreams and made the journey exciting and enjoyable.

In building our dream house every aspect of design needed to be perfect and consistent, that is where Maria came in and nailed it! Maria made the process so easy in working with us to make our vision come to life. Her passion and excitement shines through in every appointment, email, phone call and message – you can tell that she is as excited as her clients in every decision and detail. The professional relationship and regard between Maria and our builders, REP Building made the build so smooth and effortless. I highly recommend Studio Black for any interior design advice no matter how big or small.

It is my real pleasure to recommend Maria Cerne from Studio Black Interiors. Maria has guided me through a major renovation of my house and I couldn’t be happier with the result. Right from our initial design consultation, I found Maria was able to interpret my sometimes vague ideas into solid recommendations for my home. She is collaborative, patient, reliable and generous with her time. Maria’s communication style is clear and I appreciated the thorough documentation of all interior and exterior choices. Maria put me in contact with REP Building who took on the project. The professional regard and relationship between Studio Black and REP Building helped make the renovation go without a hitch. Thank you Maria – my house is calm, inviting and beautiful. It feels like home.

Working with Maria was a dream. We had a bunch of ideas of things we liked but didn’t know how, or if, they could all come together. Maria combined our rambles with her wealth of industry experience and created a design that was exactly what we wanted. My friend commented that Maria had captured our style exactly. Maria got the balance right between accepting our non negotiables and offering suggestions that pushed our boundaries. Maria also got the balance right on what products/choices to make to save money and where we could go for a higher end product to elevate the overall design. Maria is really easy to work with and we definitely recommend choosing Studio Black Interiors.

Maria, a huge thank you for all the advice and help you gave me with the interior design, layout and choosing furniture for my house.  Maria, I sincerely cannot thank you enough and I wish you every success for the future.  I look at everything in my home and I am grateful that Robert Paragalli from REP Building recommended you to me.  You’re a great team.

It was an absolute pleasure working with Maria on our bathroom and laundry renovations.  From the first time we met with Maria, we knew almost instantly that her vision, knowledge and expertise was exactly what we wanted and needed.  Throughout our engagement, which was disrupted with COVID and lockdowns, Maria was extremely professional and was always very responsive to the many emails, calls and texts both during the design phase as well as the building phase.  Without Maria, we doubt our vision and renovation goals would have been achieved.

I had no idea on where to start, let alone what to do with the internal makeover needed for my entry hall, library, formal lounge, dining, family room and master bedroom. Maria was referred by a colleague so I went with it. From the first contact, through to the end of the project, Maria was so professional, yet personable and always involved with amazing attention to detail. She listened, she planned, she tailored the design and was able to come up with a new, modern, fresh yet practical redesign which just matched the brief. Could not be happier. Value for money, professional presentation and plans and great communication throughout the process. Would unreservedly recommend Maria and Studio Black Interiors.

We used Maria for our knockdown rebuild project, one which started 3 years before we turned soil. We were living overseas throughout 80% of the project so it was critical to us that we had someone that understood our vision and was keen to be closely involved in realising it. Maria was perfect from the outset – collaborative, willing to get involved in the tiny details when required or step back if it was a part of the project we wanted to drive ourselves. She teamed beautifully with our builder, CJC Constructions who has recommended her for many of his other project simply for her ease to work with. Maria works very methodically using clear communication, robust documentation and a flexible personal style to put her clients at ease and inspire confidence. I have recommended her through word of mouth to many others and all of them reflect the same feedback. Thank you Maria and Studio Black Interiors.

After meeting Maria from Studio Black Interiors for the first time I knew we where on the same page! Her attention to detail ability to source products and collaborate with our builder, REP Building, in achieving the look we wanted was so appreciated. She is energetic hard working and very knowledgeable and up to date with today’s trends. We would highly recommend Studio Black Interiors for any project, whether it be a renovation or new home build! Trust me you will be in safe hands.