Yaara Design Studio

Portfolio

Every room, bespoke

Residential and hospitality projects across Nairobi. Photography first — because a plan explains a room, but only light and texture tell you how it feels.

Primary bedroom suite with layered neutral textiles, timber bed frame and warm cove lighting

Master Bedroom & Bathroom

Kilimani, Nairobi · Residential

A full primary-suite transformation in warm, layered neutrals — soft light, hand-finished walls and a bed that feels like an embrace.

Stone-clad dining extension with long table and natural daylight

Dining Extension

Karen, Nairobi · Residential · Architecture

A stone-clad dining and servery extension, rich in texture and light, built to gather large families for long evenings.

Compact powder room finished in deep tones with brass fittings and stone basin

Powder Room

Lavington, Nairobi · Residential

A jewel-box powder room — small space, big personality. Deep tone on tone, brass and stone.

Boutique hotel guest room with warm neutral palette and woven wall art

Boutique Hotel Rooms

Nairobi · Hospitality

Guest rooms designed to feel like a private retreat — carved screens, woven artwork and linen that invites you to stay.

Charcoal cloakroom with fluted travertine vanity, aged brass tap and round antique mirror

Stone & Brass Cloakroom

Runda, Nairobi · Residential

Charcoal limewash, fluted travertine and aged brass — a small room treated with the seriousness of a gallery.

Garden guest suite with low platform bed, carved timber screen and sheer curtains

Garden Guest Suite

Karen, Nairobi · Hospitality

A low platform bed, carved timber screen and morning light — a suite built for rest, not display.

Warm minimalist kitchen with plaster walls, slatted oak cabinetry and honed stone worktop

Plaster & Oak Kitchen

Westlands, Nairobi · Residential

Hand-finished plaster, slatted oak joinery and honed stone — a working kitchen that behaves like a living room.

Round cottage bedroom with bold green and orange Ankara print curtains, matching cushions and a timber bed on a polished ochre floor

Cottage Guest Bedroom

Naivasha, Kenya · Hospitality

A round cob cottage dressed in bold Ankara print — curtains, cushions and bed runner cut from the same cloth, set against whitewashed walls and hand-hewn timber.

Contemporary guest bedroom with teal curtains, reclaimed timber and steel bed frame and vaulted white ceiling

Modern Garden Room

Naivasha, Kenya · Hospitality

Teal linen drapes, a reclaimed timber and steel bed and a vaulted white ceiling — a calm, contemporary guest room that opens straight onto the garden.

Rustic guest suite with reed and timber ceiling, lime-washed stone walls, hand-built log bed and woven striped rug

Rustic Cottage Suite

Naivasha, Kenya · Hospitality

Reed ceilings, lime-washed stone and a hand-built log bed — a suite that keeps the bones of the building and lets craft do the talking.

Lodge lounge with draped African print fabric canopy, exposed brick fireplace wall, blue velvet armchair and animal-print daybed

Lodge Lounge & Terrace

Naivasha, Kenya · Hospitality

A draped Ankara canopy over exposed brick, a working fireplace and layered seating — a communal lounge built for late conversation.

Studio apartment bedroom with woven leather headboard, ochre accent wall, timber desk and hand-woven screen dividing the space

Studio Apartment

Kilimani, Nairobi · Residential

A compact studio zoned with a hand-woven sisal and timber screen — sleeping, working and living each given their own light without adding a single wall.

Studio apartment living area with sunburst patterned wallpaper, fluted blush panelling, wall-mounted television and rattan media unit

Studio Apartment — Living Side

Kilimani, Nairobi · Residential

Sunburst wallpaper, fluted blush panelling and full-height joinery — storage and personality worked into every centimetre of a small footprint.

Loft home office with pitched timber ceiling, whitewashed brick wall, reclaimed pine chest of drawers and African print cushion on the desk chair

Loft Home Office

Nairobi · Residential · Workspace

A pitched timber loft turned into a working studio — reclaimed pine, whitewashed brick and African print upholstery under the roof beams.

Desk corner in a timber loft with scorched reclaimed pine desk, brass banker's lamp, books and a basket of flowers

Reclaimed Pine Desk Corner

Nairobi · Residential · Workspace

A scorched-pine desk, brass banker's lamp and reading nook tucked under the eaves — a quiet corner built entirely from salvaged timber.

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