Hi, I’m Kateryna—but you can call me Kate.
I’m an interior designer, project manager, and endlessly curious human with a degree in Art & Interior Design and experience across residential, hospitality, workplace, and renovation projects.
But long before design became my profession, I was fascinated by the feeling of a space—how moving a piece of furniture, changing a colour, bringing in more light, or simply removing what doesn’t belong can completely change the way we experience a room.
That curiosity still drives my work today.
Over the years, I’ve worked through the full design process—from research, sketches and space planning to 3D visualization, technical drawings, custom furniture, material selection, site coordination, and construction. Along the way, renovations, restoration projects, DIY experiments, and older homes taught me something particularly important: our environment and our well-being are deeply connected.
I’ve seen how people change when their surroundings finally support them. They relax. They breathe a little deeper. Everyday routines become easier. Home starts to feel like home again.
That thinking became the foundation of Kate’s Design Therapy.
My process starts with a simple question:
How do you want to feel here?
Because no two people live the same way, I don’t believe in one formula for a perfect interior. I want to understand how you live, what you need, what frustrates you about your current space, and what makes you feel calm, inspired, comfortable, or energized.
Then we translate those answers into design—layout, function, colour, lighting, materials, storage, furniture, and all the little details that shape everyday life.
I also have a particular love for transformation. Give me an old house, an awkward room, a forgotten piece of furniture, or something everyone else is ready to throw away, and my first thought is usually:
Wait… maybe we can do something with this.
I believe in preserving what has value and changing what no longer works. Good design doesn’t always mean adding more or replacing everything. Sometimes the best transformation comes from restoring, reorganizing, simplifying, or simply seeing what is already there differently.
And I’m still learning. Every project brings a new person, problem, building, material, or idea into my world. That curiosity keeps me moving forward—and keeps design interesting.
One of my favourite comments about my profession is still:
“I love interior design! You are building atmosphere and making people happy.”
I think that sums it up pretty well.
There are 7 principles that The Centre for Excellence in Universal Design has suggested.
While each principle has detailed tenets, here’s a Brief Summary:
◦ Equitable use – the design is useful and sellable to people with diverse abilities.
◦ Flexibility in use – the design benefits a wide range of preferences and abilities.
◦ Simple and intuitive use – use of the design is easy to understand, regardless of the user’s experience, knowledge, language skills, or concentration level.
◦ Perceptible information – the design is easily communicated to the user.
◦ Tolerance for error – the design reduces hazards and the consequences if an accident occurs.
◦ Low physical effort – the design can be used efficiently and comfortably with minimum fatigue.
◦ Appropriate size and space – there is enough size/space provided for approach, reach, and function, regardless of body size, posture, or mobility.