Gretchen Trusted founded Shake the Sky in 2002 and has been creating beautiful, chic and wonderfully liveable homes for clients in London and Europe ever since. Gretchen has lived in London, Boston, Paris, Los Angeles and San Francisco, bringing an international aesthetic to the homes she creates. She graduated with a MA from Princeton University and received an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.
Following an early career background in management consulting, she retrained at KLC School of Design, set out her shingle, and never looked back.
Shake the Sky's projects vary in size and involvement, from designing one off custom pieces of furniture to full interior design commissions for substantial properties, taking the project from architectural planning and detailing, through decorative schemes and furniture layouts to sourcing final touches such as linen, kitchenware and accessories, including project co-ordination.
Following an early career background in management consulting, she retrained at KLC School of Design, set out her shingle, and never looked back.
Shake the Sky's projects vary in size and involvement, from designing one off custom pieces of furniture to full interior design commissions for substantial properties, taking the project from architectural planning and detailing, through decorative schemes and furniture layouts to sourcing final touches such as linen, kitchenware and accessories, including project co-ordination.
Services
We can be the first step in planning your new space. We work with clients to understand their goals and needs and help apply that information to a scope of work. Key to this phase is helping clients understand their design aesthetic, walking them through the research phase of educating themselves on styles and working with them to hone in on the appropriate direction of their project.
Reviews (9)
Kevin Penzer
Aug 20, 2021
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Excellent coffee and great place to relax for five minutes whilst in London. Staff are lovely and friendly! I was with a young girl I support who lives in care and they made her feel very welcome and even gave her a free chocolate crossaint! Not many places these days with such fabulous service! 100% recommend a visit ☕
Alex
Jun 25, 2021
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Nicole Cardinali
May 27, 2021
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Alex Walker
Nov 26, 2020
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This branch is typically quiet in the mornings. It has very friendly staff who are always keen to help and their selection of hot breakfast food is good. You can have porridge, super eggs with a range of toppings, a bagel with topping or even a rolled omelette with filling. I like to have the super eggs with bacon and sometimes mix it up by having the bagel with peanut butter. Both are absolutely delicious and a healthy way to start the day. The website shows all of the calorie information and the prices are reasonable considering the location. You can swap the milk in your coffee to a wide range
Jackie Scully
Jan 25, 2020
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One of my favourite coffee places in London. This has a lot to do with the peanut shake,the comfy chairs and the fact it is close to my spin studio (for a post class coffee and catch up). Lovely clean and modern decor and lots of healthy choices. Always come away feeling refreshed. A place of calm in an otherwise busy city.
Miro
Jan 16, 2020
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Anna Kleinman
Aug 22, 2019
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Top marks for being happy to be environmentally friendly. I visited today with my own container and the staff were happy to sell me a soup in the container I brought with me. With such initiatives taking off, we would reduce the amount of plastic in no time. Well done Pure for keeping an open mind and being customer friendly.
Patryk Pozniak
Oct 14, 2018
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Andrew Lockley
Jul 10, 2018
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