About Us
With over 15 years’ experience in delivering design for public and private customers Flamingo & Oak have the experience and skills to make your dream a reality. Flamingo & Oak can support you from the germ of an idea through to the exciting completion of your project or at any stage in-between.
Founder and director Sam Neal is passionate about designing places that work for their users, whether this is a large public square, a new commercial concrete box, a currently run-down family house or disused commercial garages. She wants to support clients to maximise their budget and create a space which is creative and reflects their personality.
A designer, artist and project manager Sam combines an understanding of people with creativity, practicality and an ability to problem-solve on site, ensuring every scheme is exceptional whatever the budget.
What Our Clients Say
"Sam has put the fun back into decorating for us. Despite wanting to redecorate three rooms in our house for some time, we could never get started due to lack of time and differences in opinion - bright versus mutes, pattern versus plain, texture versus smooth. Sam's design flare and ideas successfully navigated this, finding solutions that neither of us felt were too much of a compromise. Her mood boards brought it all together beautifully, including furniture and accessory choices. It was our first time using such a service and we enjoyed the experience and loved the outcome so much it won't be our last." Client - Chingford
"Sam has been a fantastic project manager during our house renovation project. She helped us with everything from the contract stage until we moved in. Her experience prevented us from making some big mistakes as well as lowering the project cost while increasing the material quality. She works fast and efficiently while keeping a good working relationship with builders and suppliers. I would recommend her to everyone who needs guidance and an extra set of hands & eyes during their house renovation project." Client - Kew
"Sam Neal was one of the first project managers we worked with when she worked at Waltham Forest Council. Sam played a integral part in the success of our projects with Waltham Forest. Her skills in project management, stakeholder engagement and budget control gave us confidence in knowing that the project was being co-ordinated to a high level by the council. Sam has a lot of skill in understanding the risks associated with projects and how to mitigating those risks well in advance of any issue arising.
We were also fortunate enough to be her architect on a home extension project. Sam was a fantastically aspirational client who has a passion for interesting design ideas. She is a great client to work for as she is ambitious and puts a lot of trust in professionals in her team to deliver. She was able to manage the whole build process with minimal input from the architect.
We hope to maintain a working relationship with Sam in any venture she undertakes as her enthusiasm, drive and passion for creating or managing great design projects is inspiring." Architect Partner - Sean & Stephen
"You have done an amazing job pulling so many disparate threads together – the way you’ve coped with so many variables and last minute changes with patience, determination and, dare I say, optimism and confidence has been fantastic." Manager CREST, Waltham Forest