My name is Oyindamola, I am a Creative Designer and Renovation Consultant and I’ve been in this line of business for 8 years.

I have always had a passion for interior decoration and restoration since I was young. I guess this can be traced to the fact that I was always around my mother who was one of the foremost furniture manufacturers and designers in the 80’s. I loved watching the artisans work and create objects from wood and how she would put together the pieces in the homes and offices of her clients. So when I exited from the corporate sector, I decided to tread the dicey path of entrepreneurship in the design and construction sector.  I must say it is a decision I don’t regret.

Lagos is a cosmopolitan state with diverse cultures which affects the needs of individuals. It is full of life and always keeps me on my toes. It has its downsides, but I choose to use both negative and positive energy to fuel my drive for being the best I can be in my work and private life. This has enabled my organization to become very versatile in design and construction.  We developed the art of giving clients what they want as well as incorporating what they need to enhance their lifestyle.  The interior of a home or office is a reflection of the person and the kind of image that they want to portray.  We try to achieve this at all times

That being said, one of the major challenges I experienced was getting qualified workers and artisans as most are very impatient in learning the skills of the trade properly. However I have managed to surmount it by employing and appropriately training my staff, all of whom I form a good working relationship with.

For me, the scale for assessing my achievements is my client’s satisfaction. Once they are happy and satisfied with the final product, I am fulfilled.  So each work I do and succeed in delivering is a great achievement given the various difficult issues that trail manufacturers – high overhead costs, semi-skilled workers etc.

When asked about my most memorable encounter in Lagos, it has to be the night my sister and I were on our way home and noticed armed robbers attacking cars at a distance. There was a lot of traffic, people left their cars and ran. We too got out and started running or more like crawl-running. There was a lot of shooting going on so we were trying to lay low and run at the same time. We managed to find somewhere to hide until the attack was over. Got back to our car and they had stolen all our personal stuff. Good thing we didn’t bother locking up, because those that did had their windows broken. It was indeed a very scary experience.

In conclusion, to survive in Lagos one needs to be focused and goal oriented, be skilled in your area of expertise and be passionate about it because at the end of the day it is your passion that will sustain you during the difficult times.

Over the next 5-10 years I see my organisation in the forefront of supplying exquisite designs for homes and offices, as well as for renovations both nationally and internationally.  It is my belief that once there is creativity, the redesign of a building can be quite exciting – from start to finish