tetiana_alekseeva

tetiana_alekseeva Residential interior designer creating functional, beautiful spaces tailored to your lifestyle.

And just like that, summer is over. ☀️A little collection of moments from the last few months — trips, tennis, walks, fl...
03/09/2026

And just like that, summer is over. ☀️

A little collection of moments from the last few months — trips, tennis, walks, flowers, homegrown tomatoes, family milestones, sunshine and a few new beginnings. ➡️➡️➡️

⬆️ My first ever doubles league season 🎾

Lots and lots of walks.

Peony season 🌸 Still my favourite flowers.

Edinburgh — summer is the perfect time to visit.

Edinburgh — summer is the perfect time to visit.

Aiming for the moon 🚀 😂

Our next attempt at homegrown tomatoes 🍅

Celebrating my son finishing junior school ❤️

Summer colours — including on the plate 🫑🌶🍅🍑🍒🍉🍓

A little trip to Cambridge. 🥸

Finally got back on bikes 🚲🚲

Enjoying the UK heatwave exactly where you should — by the sea ☀️

Enjoying the UK heatwave exactly where you should — by the sea ☀️

And finishing summer by finally starting gym workouts 💪

It was a good one. But I’m very happy to step into autumn now 🍂

Back to routines, work, cosy evenings and hopefully a little more productivity. 😊

Details of this 43 m² kitchen layout. ➡️You can find the full logic behind the solution in my feed, but swipe to see a l...
28/08/2026

Details of this 43 m² kitchen layout. ➡️

You can find the full logic behind the solution in my feed, but swipe to see a little more detail.

A secondary kitchen is another thing I really love in modern kitchen planning. And this project is a good example of how 43 m² can comfortably fit a main kitchen, secondary kitchen and a spacious dining area.

Not every space can do this. The architecture, existing openings and overall configuration can create a lot of limitations.

But this one worked perfectly for this type of layout. 🙌🏻

💭 Is a secondary kitchen something you would add to your dream kitchen? Let me know your thoughts.

27/08/2026

A 43m² kitchen-diner sounds like plenty of space, but it’s not always obvious how to use it properly so it doesn’t end up feeling like a hall.

⬆️ Here’s how I reworked the circulation, moved the kitchen into the centre of the space, and created room for a secondary kitchen too.

💭Would you like to see Part 2, keeping the rear entrance exactly where it is?
Comment Part 2 below ⬇️

17/08/2026

One awkward bathroom, two ways to fix it. 👀

Which layout makes more sense to you?

Option 1: Turn the master en suite into a family bathroom.
Option 2: Rework the plumbing and enlarge the shared bathroom.

13/08/2026

Decision fatigue is a completely normal part of the design process. Especially when both options are good. 😅🤭

I don’t design around a pretty picture. I design around how you live.I truly believe that space planning is the foundati...
11/08/2026

I don’t design around a pretty picture. I design around how you live.

I truly believe that space planning is the foundation of every successful interior.

Colours, materials and styling matter — but they’re also the more flexible part of a home. Your taste can change. Walls can be repainted. Furniture can be replaced. The mood of a room can evolve.

But a poorly planned space creates friction every single day.

An awkward route through the kitchen. Nowhere logical to store things. Furniture that interrupts the flow. Zones that don’t quite work together. A space that constantly becomes cluttered because it simply wasn’t planned around the way you use it.

That’s why space planning is such a big focus of my work.

Before making a space beautiful, I want to understand how you move through it, what you do there, what needs to be stored and how different areas need to connect.

Because a good layout can support many different styles over the years.

Get the space right first. Then make it beautiful. 🙌🏻

09/08/2026

Well… at least I tried. 😂

06/08/2026

Architectural drawings are a huge milestone—but they’re not the final step before construction.

They show what is being built. They don’t always answer how you’ll actually live in the space.

Before building work starts, it’s worth checking things like:

➡️ Does the kitchen layout really work for your daily routine?
➡️ Is there enough storage where you need it?
➡️ Are the dining and living areas the right size?
➡️ Will the traffic flow feel natural?
➡️ Is this the best time to adjust windows, doors or internal walls?

Making changes on paper is simple. Making changes once construction has started is expensive.

That’s why I work with homeowners after the architect and before the builder—refining layouts, planning kitchens and visualising the space, so you can move into a home that works as beautifully as it looks.

↔️ Planning an extension? This is the stage where thoughtful design can make the biggest difference.

📩 Leave your enquiry through the contact form via the link in my bio.

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