There are places in your mind you return to without meaning to. For me, they’ve always been rooms.
A hallway in Paris, soft with shadow and brass. The shape of a sofa in my grandmother’s home. The quiet echo of terracotta floors and filtered light through soft linen. Even before I had a home of my own, I was unconsciously storing these spaces — collecting colour, arrangement, detail — as if I knew I’d need them one day.
I’ve always led with feeling. I don’t just look at a room — I absorb it. A sliver of brass in a door handle, the curve of a cornice, or the way a chair is angled toward light — these things quietly stay with me. I find myself drawn to the warmth of natural elements: honest wood grains, soft veining in marble, the coolness of stone beneath bare feet. I’ve always admired the English way of layering — thoughtful but never trying too hard — and that understated charm lingers in how I shape my own home. Most of my inspiration comes without warning. I can walk past a window or sit at a café and find myself mentally rearranging a scene, storing textures or colours for later. I don’t follow trends — I follow the quiet pull of what feels right.
This blog is that day. My own interior design blog, At Home In Style, is where I bring together those remembered rooms, my current flat in London, and the unfolding of a lifelong instinct: to make beauty feel lived-in, thoughtful, and real. This blog isn’t perfect, but it’s honest. And it’s mine. You’ll find elements of my Moroccan heritage here too — sometimes in the patterns I gravitate toward, sometimes in the softness of light, sometimes in the way I balance old and new, East and West.
A Little About Me
I’m Saleema. I live in London and I’ve been immersed in interiors long before I had the words for it. I’m not a trained interior designer — not yet — but I’ve always known what makes a space feel whole.
In 2018, I interned at Condé Nast, where I wrote on architecture, design, and art. It was there I began to understand how visual storytelling could shape the way we feel about spaces. You’ll find links to some of those early features here, if you’d like to read more.
But my real education came from years of paying close attention — to form, mood, balance, texture. To how homes change us and reflect us, especially when we make them ourselves.
What This Blog Is (and Isn’t)
At Home In Style is a slower, more personal take on the typical interior design blog. It isn’t about trends or mass-made mood-boards. It’s not about selling a lifestyle or showing you the “perfect” sofa. It’s slower than that. Warmer. More layered. It’s led by instinct, not just trends.
This is a place for:
- Anyone trying to find their interior style through feeling, not formulas
- Sharing how I’m shaping my own home, room by room — mistakes and all
- Curating pieces that move me (and might move you)
- Offering thoughtful guides for anyone learning to plan or style a space
- Celebrating the influence of culture, memory, and feeling in design
What To Expect From Here
Each post will fall into one of the categories above — whether it’s:
- a peek into my flat (you can start with this living room story),
- a curation of beautiful objects,
- a guide on how I plan spaces,
- or a journal-style reflection on interiors that caught me off guard.
Expect room by room entries, styling notes, and home decor inspiration rooted in memory, not marketing. Whether you’re here to gather ideas for your own home or just to read something calm and considered, I’m glad you found your way in.
Thank You for Being Here
I hope this becomes a space that feels like something more than a scroll — something to return to with tea in hand and tabs open. If you’re shaping a personal home aesthetic of your own, I hope this space helps you feel less alone in the process. Feel free to stay a while, explore the categories, or start with the Inspiration section if you’re just looking for beauty.
Saleema x