So… I started an interior design business

After 8 years working in corporate marketing and communications, I’ve officially started a new chapter: launching Everyday Living Interiors.
And if I’m honest, this decision has been quietly brewing for years.

A few years ago, I was on the verge of burnout. I was a new mom, exhausted, emotionally drained, and spending my days buried in spreadsheets, Google Ads, KPIs, OKRs, reporting decks, and endless performance conversations that, deep down, never truly fulfilled me. At the time, the company doctor advised me to take some time off to regain my strength. And I did. But when I came back, I pushed through — because that’s what most of us do. Bills don’t pay themselves, and walking away from a stable career rarely feels realistic.

And to be fair, there were parts of corporate life I genuinely loved.

Over the years at my previous company, I had the chance to lead incredible teams, build meaningful campaigns, solve creative problems, and work with talented people from all over the world. I loved mentoring people. I loved helping younger professionals grow in confidence and find their strengths. I loved building things collaboratively and creatively. But despite all of that, there was always a disconnect I couldn’t fully ignore. I could never completely adapt to the corporate game. The politics. The networking. The subtle expectation to behave a certain way, dress a certain way, and communicate a certain way. The constant pressure to package ideas perfectly so they would be taken seriously.

And honestly? I never quite fit the mould. (My yellow Vans were always going to win over high heels.)

Earlier this year, after an internal restructuring led to many colleagues and me being laid off, I suddenly found myself in an unfamiliar situation: forced to pause.
And somewhere inside that pause, something became very clear.

For years, long before any diploma or business plans, I had already been doing interior design in my own way. Helping friends rearrange rooms. Styling homes before viewings. Reorganising spaces. Obsessing over layouts. Constantly reimagining my own home.
Creating spaces that feel better to live in has always come naturally to me.
A few years ago, during that first burnout scare, I decided to go back to school and study interior design at the National Design Academy in the UK. At the time, I didn’t fully know what I would do with it. I think part of me simply needed something creative again. Something human.

Then recently, some friends asked me to help redesign their apartment. And somewhere between moodboards, moving furniture around, discussing lighting, and figuring out how to make a space feel calmer and more functional without unnecessary spending, I had a thought:

What if I actually gave this a real shot?

So here I am.
Equal parts excited and terrified.

Launching Everyday Living Interiors — a small interior design studio focused on thoughtful, functional homes for real people.

Not luxury show homes.
Not spaces designed only for Instagram.
Not endless consumption for the sake of trends.

Just homes that feel personal, calm, practical, and lived in.

Because I genuinely believe beautiful homes should not be reserved for people with huge budgets. And because I think good design starts with understanding how someone actually lives, not with buying everything new.

Truthfully, I still have no idea exactly where this path will lead. Maybe in six months I’ll pivot again. Maybe this business will evolve into something completely different over time. Maybe that’s okay.

But for the first time in a long time, I feel like I’m building something that sounds like me.
And that feels worth sharing.