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The Spark | Ignite / Connect / Achieve<br />

www.thesparkng.com<br />

SPECIAL FEATURE<br />

The Deluxe Designer<br />

oak and teak<br />

Beautiful spaces. Happy Memories. Qualified<br />

Professionals<br />

Muse<br />

When there’s an effect, there’s<br />

def<strong>in</strong>itely a cause – not<br />

arguable. So, when we asked<br />

Morenike Moleh<strong>in</strong> what <strong>in</strong>spired her<br />

charge <strong>in</strong>to the <strong>in</strong>terior design <strong>in</strong>dustry,<br />

we knew there had to be someth<strong>in</strong>g we<br />

didn’t know. She describes the question as<br />

an <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g one say<strong>in</strong>g, “My mum was<br />

my <strong>in</strong>spiration.<br />

I grew up <strong>in</strong> a very beautiful space. At that<br />

time, I thought it was normal to live <strong>in</strong><br />

beautiful spaces until I got married and<br />

beautified our space. People will come<br />

around and ask ‘okay, who did your space?’<br />

I didn’t know that as I was grow<strong>in</strong>g up,<br />

seeds of beautiful spaces were already<br />

sown <strong>in</strong>to me.”<br />

Therefore, mov<strong>in</strong>g from a 9-5 job was a<br />

natural th<strong>in</strong>g for her – she already had the<br />

ideas. “I started do<strong>in</strong>g it on the side and…<br />

the rest is history.”<br />

Growth<br />

This is someth<strong>in</strong>g you always want to hear<br />

from companies who have braved the<br />

storm. I mean, you ask: how did you do it?<br />

Morenike says Oak and Teak grew organically<br />

– no <strong>in</strong>vestor fund<strong>in</strong>g or partnerships.<br />

This growth, she says, was enabled<br />

by a strict adherence to avoid<strong>in</strong>g waste<br />

fli<br />

@thesparkng<br />

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