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Yasmina SamirInterior Design

Interior Design Studio

Interiors designed around how you actually live.

Full-service interior design for villas, apartments and workspaces, from first concept through to the last styled surface.

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The approach

A quieter kind of luxury.

Good interiors are not decorated, they are resolved. Every project starts with how the space is actually used.

The studio works end to end: spatial planning, joinery and lighting design, material selection, custom furniture, and on-site direction through to handover.

Vaulted entrance hall with a curved banquette, tall planting and arched openings, 3D design concept
  1. 01

    Plan before finish

    Layout, circulation and daylight are settled before a single material is chosen. Moving a wall on paper is free.

  2. 02

    Materials that age well

    Stone, timber and metal specified for how they will look in five years, not in the first week after handover.

  3. 03

    Detail held on site

    Drawings issued before work begins, and the designer present while the rooms are actually built.

Selected Work

Six recent villa and apartment projects in Cairo and New Cairo, from the first plan to the last styled surface.

Six projects
Villa basement with an indoor pool, an arched backlit bar and rattan stools, 3D design concept 01 Villa Basement Spa & Pool New CairoResidential View project 02 Lotus Villa Renovation CairoFull Renovation View project Panelled lounge with green velvet armchairs and a fireplace Modern white villa exterior with infinity pool and landscaped terrace, Villa Exterior Project 03 Villa Exterior Project CairoExterior & Landscape View project
Contemporary living area with double-height glazing and layered neutral furnishings
Double-height livingFull-height glazing, layered neutral furnishings and a warm timber wall
Close detail of hand-set mosaic tilework in a New Cairo villa basement spa
Mosaic tileworkHand-set tile from the Villa Basement Spa & Pool in New Cairo

Rooms

The rooms we resolve most often.

Living rooms, entrances and spa spaces, each planned around how the house is actually lived in. Shown here as 3D design concepts.

Living room with a fireplace, built-in shelving, a marble coffee table and cream sofas, 3D design concept
01Living roomsSeating, storage and light worked out together
Entrance hall with a staircase, chandelier and black and white marble floor, 3D design concept
02Entrances and stairsThe first impression, held to the same standard
Spa hall with a stone plunge pool, timber slat walls and candlelight, 3D design concept
03Spa and bathroomsStone, warm light and quiet detail

Residential interiors

Marble hallway with chandelier and arched doorway

The Studio

Interiors resolved room by room.

Yasmina Samir is an independent interior designer with over ten years across residential, showroom and retail work for private clients and international furniture brands.

The studio takes a small number of projects at a time, which keeps the designer on site and the detail under control.

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Where to start

Interior design in Cairo, in four ways.

Frequently asked

FAQ
01Do you take on single rooms, or only whole homes?

Both. Many projects start as one room, most often a living area or a main bedroom, and grow once the approach is clear. If you only need direction on a layout or a palette, a consultation is the cheaper and faster starting point.

02Where do you work?

The studio is based in Cairo, and most projects are in Cairo, New Cairo and elsewhere in Egypt, where on-site work is straightforward. Projects further afield run online from brief to handover, with site visits scheduled around the construction programme.

03How long does a project take?

Design and drawings for a full villa typically run six to ten weeks. Construction usually takes four to eight months depending on scope. A single room without structural work is considerably faster.

04What does the fee cover?

Spatial planning, joinery and lighting design, material and furniture selection, visualisation where it helps, and coordination with contractors through to handover. The scope is agreed in writing before anything starts.

05Do you work with our contractor, or bring your own?

Either. If you already have a team, the studio issues the drawings they need and coordinates with them. If not, we can recommend contractors who are used to working from detailed drawings.

06What do you need from me to start?

Plans if you have them, photographs if you do not, and a sentence about what is not working. That is enough for a useful first conversation.

Bedroom in warm neutrals with an upholstered bed, panelled headboard wall and an accent armchair, 3D design concept

Enquiries

Have a space in mind?

You do not need drawings, a budget or a finished idea to start a conversation. A room that is not working is enough.

  1. 01Send what you havePlans, photographs, a moodboard, or simply the room that is not working.
  2. 02A reply the same dayUsually on WhatsApp, with an honest read on what the project actually needs.
  3. 03The first conversation is freeNo fee is quoted until the scope is clear and written down.