Stories, Guidance, and Real Project Experience from Cambridge and Beyond

Each article is rooted in hands-on experience — drawn from real homes, real planning, and real hurdles overcome. From poetic reflections to practical how-to guidance, these pieces offer insight into the ideas, decisions, and quiet details behind each space. Whether you're exploring materials, layouts, emotional clarity, or location-specific design, this archive is shaped to be quietly helpful and deeply human.

Written with care. Grounded in practice. Designed to support your own journey.

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Stillness, Light, and Intention: Japanese Style Influences Through the Eyes of an Interior Designer

At Pinterior.space, we explore Japanese style influences through the eyes of an Interior Designer in Cambridge. Rooted in stillness, light, and intention, this approach creates interiors that feel calm, purposeful, and deeply connected to nature — offering timeless solutions for modern living

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How to Read a Room: Teaching Clients to Understand Spatial Potential

Clients often struggle to see beyond layout and furniture—but what if they could read a room like a story? In this article, Cambridge-based interior designer Pavlina shares how she teaches clients to understand spatial potential through emotion, light, and flow. From heritage homes in Cambridge to garden-facing extensions in Letchworth Garden City, discover how thoughtful design begins with imagination.

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The Psychology of Texture: How Tactile Materials Shape Emotional Wellbeing in Interiors

Discover how tactile materials, such as plaster, panelling, and carefully crafted wallcoverings, can transform your home into a sanctuary of calm and connection. Cambridge-based interior designer Pavlina explores the emotional power of texture, lighting, and thoughtful design in high-end residential spaces.

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Why Originality & Intention Matter in Interior Design — A Cambridge Designer’s Perspective, published by Pavlina Campbell| Modern Interior Designer in Cambridge

Originality isn’t just a design choice — it’s how I help clients tell their story. In this article, I share my creative process and a unique teen bedroom project that proves how intention and out-of-the-box thinking can transform a space into something truly personal.

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Designing a Living Room: A Journey from Concept to Character

"Designing a living room isn’t about filling a space—it’s about telling a story. From the first spark of a concept board to the final curated detail, this guide by a luxury interior designer in Cambridge explores how to create a living space that reflects personality, purpose, and timeless elegance. Discover how lighting, texture, furniture scale, and flooring choices come together to shape a room that feels as good as it looks."

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Designing Futures, Shaping Spaces: Pavlina Campbell on Creativity in Practice and the Classroom

For Pavlina Campbell, interior design is both vocation and voice—a means of crafting spaces that tell human stories. Beyond the classroom, where she challenges students to think creatively and ethically, Pavlina Campbell immerses herself in her own design practice. Her projects echo the same values she imparts to future designers: empathy, narrative, and a sense of place.

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