Who writes this and why

My name is Lera Andreeva and I'm an interior designer. I've been doing flats and houses since 2012, first in a studio and since 2017 on my own, with a small team of a draughtsman and a visualiser. I take on five to seven projects a year, mostly in Moscow and the region, sometimes St Petersburg.

I started this blog in February 2024, when I realised I was explaining the same things to every client for the third time: why the sockets are at that height, why a hallway can't be lit with one chandelier, why microcement isn't for showers. Now I can send a link.

There are no catalogue pictures or other people's projects here. Every note is about a project I worked on, with the owners' consent, without addresses or surnames. The prices are what things actually cost at the time, and I don't update them: they are there to give a sense of scale, not to price a job.

Notes come out roughly every month to six weeks, when there's something to say. Short ones more often. You can subscribe through the form on the contact page; the mailing brings new notes and nothing else.

If you need a project, write to me. If you want to argue about switch heights, write too; those are my favourite letters.