Fairfax Manor
Sector: Care & Later Living
Location: Harrogate
Client: Lovett Care
Interior Design: Jen Bernard Interiors
Fairfax Manor’s interiors draw quiet inspiration from Harrogate’s historic spa-town heritage, translating its elegance and social warmth into a contemporary, lived-in setting. The design references the town’s tradition of gracious hospitality and refined gathering, subtle nods to places like the iconic Bettys Tea Rooms are echoed through inviting seating arrangements, gentle colour palettes and spaces that encourage lingering conversation.
Care Home Awards 2025 – Best New Care Home – Winner
Knight Frank Luxury Care Home Awards 2024 – Finalist
“Light, proportion and materiality are carefully balanced to create rooms that feel calm yet animated. Light-filled lounges and shared areas are designed as welcoming social settings rather than formal rooms, offering natural points for connection between residents, visitors and the wider community.”
“Framed views to landscaped gardens, intuitive circulation and thoughtfully layered textures allow the interiors to feel open, familiar and connected to their surroundings, a place where local character, daily ritual and human connection are quietly woven into the fabric of the design.”
