Selected Work
Arabian Ranches Villa
A five-bedroom family villa that arrived freshly renovated: grey walls, grey floors, a dramatic marble island. Beautiful — and a little cold. I furnished and decorated it end to end — wallpaper, furniture, textiles, lighting, objects. Not a single wall moved.
Project led by Velvet & Wood · furnishing in collaboration with Omelia Design · photography my own
Dubai Harbour Apartment
The owners live abroad. Their two-bedroom in Dubai Harbour, next to the Dubai Marina, stood almost empty. A bed, an old sofa, a table. Nobody would pay good rent for that. They asked me to furnish the apartment for long-term rent, start to finish, on a fixed budget of USD 10,000, without flying in.
I planned each room, ordered everything, met the deliveries and styled it myself. One deep blue runs through the whole place, because a rental needs one clear idea. The long dining table went, a round one came in, so from the front door you see the room first. The guest bed stayed. Two weeks from the approved shopping list to the listing photos.
Furnishing and styling by me · room views by the listing photographer, details my own
We own an apartment in Dubai Harbour but live in Russia, so we needed someone who could handle everything without us being there. Alina came back with a clear plan, a fixed budget of $10,000 and a list of every item with links, and we approved it in one go. Two weeks later the apartment was furnished and styled, and it looks well beyond what that budget suggests. I didn’t have to chase anyone or make a hundred small decisions. I’d send any owner in the same position to her.
Have a vacant apartment? Send me the listing and I'll reply with a one-page furnishing plan and a budget figure within 24 hours. No charge, no obligation.
Send me a listingINTO — Sound Healing Studio
A sound healing and meditation studio in the middle of Business Bay. The brief: a pause, not an escape — a quiet contrast to the city outside. I wanted the interior grounded and gentle, a place where sound leads and everything else follows: light, texture, colour, proportion.
Full design project · concept, custom-made furniture and styling by me · photography Liana, @liana.dxb
I’m so happy I chose Alina to design my meditation studio. She completely transformed the space, creating a thoughtful layout, a beautiful and harmonious atmosphere, and paying attention to every little detail. The result is a space that feels truly special, one that both our guests and I genuinely love spending time in.
Alina is incredibly attentive, responsible and talented. She has a wonderful eye for detail and a real ability to bring a vision to life. I’m truly grateful for her work and couldn’t be happier with the result. Highly recommend!
What I do
Four ways to work with me, from a two-hour conversation to a whole home. Prices are on the page so you can decide before we talk.
Furnishing & Decoration
For a finished villa or apartment that still feels like a show flat. The Arabian Ranches villa was exactly this.
- Furniture, art, lighting and textiles, selected piece by piece
- One-off pieces designed when nothing off the shelf fits
- Layout planning with no construction and no dust
- Budget, orders and deliveries — handled
- Room-by-room boards with direct purchase links
You see every room before you buy a single piece.
From150 AED / sq.mProjects from AED 25,000
Ready-to-Let Furnishing
For landlords with a vacant apartment: a listing-ready home in two weeks, on a fixed fee and an agreed budget, approved on a video call if you are abroad. The Dubai Harbour apartment was exactly this.
- A board for every room with purchase links, inside a budget we agree first
- One revision round before anything is bought
- Buying, deliveries and assembly handled; items bought at retail, no mark-ups
- Installation and styling in one day
- A set of listing photographs
Why not a furniture package? Packages ship the same set to every tower, and tenants can tell. This is chosen for your unit and your tenant, and it photographs like a home.
Send me a listingFull Design Project
For renovations and new builds — when the space starts from zero.
- A concept for every room: mood, palette, spatial logic
- Drawings and plans your contractor can actually build from
- Finishes chosen by hand — stone, wood, paint, tile
- Furniture, lighting and decor: sourced, specified, budgeted
- Custom furniture and joinery, designed and made to order
- A visual board for each room before anything is ordered
If needed, I also stay on for site supervision, procurement and art sourcing. Construction is carried out by a licensed contractor; I can introduce one.
Starting from250 AED / sq.m
Design Consultation
Not sure where to start? Two hours of straight answers. Bring a floor plan, a moodboard or a problem.
- A fresh eye on a space that isn't working
- A second opinion on a project already in progress
- Clear next steps you can act on the same week
Afterwards you receive a written summary with links and references — so nothing gets lost. Credited against the project if you go ahead within 30 days.
Prices are starting points — the exact quote follows your brief.
How a project runs
Brief
A site visit, or plans and photos on a call if you are abroad. I ask about budget on day one.
Boards
One board per room with purchase links. One revision round, then we buy.
Buying and deliveries
Orders placed, deliveries met, assembly supervised. You see every delivery.
Installation
Furniture placed, styled and photographed in one day. Apartments: two weeks from approval. Villas: six to eight weeks.
What I need from you: access to the property, a decision-maker on the calls, and 24 hours to approve each board.
About
From plates to rooms.
Before interiors, I ran my own online culinary school and worked as a plant-based chef — years of composing colour, texture and light on a plate. Motherhood became the turning point: I slowed down, retrained, and moved the same obsession into rooms.
I've lived in Dubai for over ten years. I work on homes and wellness spaces, always close to the detail — from first sketch to final styling — and in collaboration with artisans, makers and the people who will actually live in the space.
I work in English and Russian.
Alina Shipitsyna — Founder & Principal Designer
10+ years in Dubai · DET-licensed practice · English and Russian · I photograph my own projects
Contact
Tell me about your space.
And what you'd like it to become. I reply within one working day; the first call is 20 minutes and free. If it is a vacant apartment, send the listing and you'll have a plan and a budget figure within 24 hours.