Best Interior Designers for a Home on Lake Como
Four practices, residential references and the questions that help you choose a studio for the way you want to live by the lake.
Picture an evening at home: dinner ends, some guests move to the sitting room and someone else wants a quiet place to read. How should those rooms connect? For a home on Lake Como, compare published interiors through the relationships you want in your own property.
An interior appointment may sit alongside architectural renovation or work already entrusted to another team. Establish which rooms and decisions the studio would develop before deciding whom to appoint.
AD’ Design Studio publishes this editorial selection and is included below. The profiles appear alphabetically. Studio bases, areas served and project locations are identified separately.
Compare a quiet weekend with a house full of guests
A villa can feel quite different when it is just you at home and when family or friends stay for a week. Give shortlisted studios both situations. Their approach to the same rooms will tell you more than a set of unrelated interiors.
Consider this illustrative comparison for a second home:
| Moment in the house | A quiet weekend | A stay with family and friends |
|---|---|---|
| Morning | Coffee near the view, with somewhere comfortable to read | Breakfast at different times, while some people are still sleeping |
| An afternoon outside | A direct route from the sitting room to the terrace | Guests moving between bedrooms, shared rooms and the garden |
| Dinner and the evening | A smaller setting that still feels welcoming | A full dining table, conversation afterwards and a quiet place to withdraw |
Ask how the proposed design stage would study these differences. Which rooms need to connect? Can guests reach the terrace without passing through the owners’ private rooms? Can the dining room feel comfortable for a small gathering as well as a full house? A furnished plan helps develop those answers alongside the character you want to give the home.
In a lake-facing sitting room, a sofa directed towards the panorama creates a different setting from seating grouped for conversation. Discuss how the studio would compose both experiences while keeping a clear route to the terrace. Compare the intended view from a seat as well as the view from the entrance.
These are questions to explore when agreeing the appointment. The design proposal should identify the rooms, studies and drawings the studio will develop, together with its relationship to your architect and specialists.
AD’ Design Studio: complete interiors for a private home
AD’ is an Italian interior architecture and design studio available for commissions on Lake Como. The private villa design in Phnom Penh, Cambodia connects interior architecture, material design and bespoke furniture within a complete residential brief. The dining room opens towards the main salon; published drawings develop the meeting of stone, metal and light in its bar wall.
KOI Villa in Phuket, Thailand provides another residential reference, with dining, lounge and bedroom settings related to the outdoor spaces. AD’ worked closely with the owner, guiding the interior design direction alongside the appointed design team. The two references show different contributions: developing an interior and its bespoke details, or guiding design decisions alongside an appointed team.
Through Interior Architecture & Design, AD’ develops the complete interior with your appointed architect and specialists. Discuss room planning, materials, lighting, furnishings and the details to develop for your home.
Bertolini Studio: architecture and interior design
Bertolini Studio is based in Colico, on Lake Como, and describes architecture and interior design for residential work, new construction and renovation. Bertolini’s studio website.
Its public Projects gallery includes Artistic Parfumery in Morbegno, where flowing curtains form backdrops for the fragrance display and lighting shapes the setting. This is a retail reference to the studio’s use of materials and atmosphere. The accessible gallery also includes a restaurant and a law office; a comparable home reference would need to be requested before using those examples to assess a villa commission.
Giorgio Veronelli Architecture: interiors and renovation
Giorgio Veronelli Architecture is based in Como and describes architecture, interiors and renovation work on Lake Como, in Italy and abroad. Its studio and portfolio include Villa Bolza Scanavino in Menaggio and Luxury Villa Como Lake, with different kinds of work documented.
Villa Bolza is a façade-restoration reference. The studio worked with specialist restorer Laura De Nardi, using investigations of the historic finishes to guide the colour and surface treatment.
At Luxury Villa Como Lake, the residential scheme connects living areas with garden, terrace and pool, opening the interior towards the lake. Together, the two references offer different discussions: the treatment of an existing building’s surfaces and the arrangement of a home in relation to its landscape.
Hill House Interiors: a villa, guest house and pool house
Hill House Interiors identifies interior architectural design as its contribution to a Lake Como estate. The published case brings together a four-bedroom main villa, a two-bedroom guest house, a pool house and furnished terraces within the gardens.
For a property with several buildings, this is a relevant reference to discuss. Ask how the interior brief would carry through the shared rooms, guest accommodation and outdoor settings, and which design packages the appointment would include. A guest house may need a degree of independence while still belonging to the same residential setting.
Compare area, reference and proposed work
The location of a practice and the location of a project are different pieces of information. Compare both with the scope proposed for your home.
| Studio | Base / area served | Reference to explore | Scope to discuss |
|---|---|---|---|
| AD’ Design Studio | Italian studio; available for Lake Como commissions | Private villa design, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; KOI Villa, Phuket, Thailand (owner-side design direction) | Complete interior design, materials and bespoke furniture with your appointed specialists |
| Bertolini Studio | Colico, Lake Como | Residential and renovation services described on the website; request a comparable villa reference | Architecture and interior design, layout, building changes and appointed team relationship |
| Giorgio Veronelli Architecture | Como; states work on Lake Como, in Italy and abroad | Villa Bolza Scanavino, Menaggio; Luxury Villa Como Lake, listed as Residential | Architecture, interiors and renovation, with design packages and site involvement defined |
| Hill House Interiors | Lake Como estate in its published portfolio | Main villa, guest house, pool house and garden terraces | Interior architectural design across the agreed residential buildings and outdoor settings |
Bring the property information into the brief
Share the location, property type, rooms involved and the plans or survey available. Explain how the house will be used when you are there on your own and when guests stay. Identify the architect, engineers and other specialists already appointed.
Discuss access for surveys and deliveries at the particular property, including the approach from the road and any route through the grounds. Agree which team member will check the arrangements required for the work. Ask how proposed building changes and local requirements will be assessed with the responsible professionals.
The guide to choosing an interior design studio helps you compare the appointment. For AD’s work on the complete interior, explore interior design for your Lake Como home.
If you are considering AD’, share the property location, its current stage and the interior you want to create. Include the rooms, plans available, your appointed team and an initial investment range for the interiors. These give the studio a useful starting point for discussing the complete design scope for your home.