about sense & solace
Sense & Solace is a residential interior design studio working with clients in London, Lisbon, Stockholm and online. We help people create homes that feel elegant, personal and easier to live in, with a particular focus on thoughtful design direction, refined decision making and interiors that feel calm without feeling empty or impersonal. At its heart, the studio is about making the process of improving a home feel clearer, more considered and less overwhelming.
“Our homes should inspire us to go out into the world to do great things, and welcome us back for refuge and solace”
A Point of View on Home Design
A home should feel beautiful, but it should also feel honest, settled and easy to inhabit.
For us, the most successful interiors are not overly arranged or designed for display. They are the rooms that support real life gracefully: places to rest, think, gather, host, retreat and feel at ease.
Good interiors are shaped by judgement as much as taste. A room can have beautiful pieces and still feel unresolved if the choices do not work together. Equally, a simple space can feel deeply elegant when the details are well judged.
We look at the aspects that quietly change how a home feels: scale, balance, colour, materials, furnishings, comfort and the relationship between one room and another.
What Clients Often Need
Clients often know their home could feel better, but are unsure how to bring the many decisions together.
The studio helps clarify the direction of a home or room, including decisions around layout, colour, furnishings, materials, styling and the overall feeling of the space.
Working with an interior designer should feel reassuring, not intimidating. We offer a clear and thoughtful process, helping clients make better decisions with less stress and more confidence.
The aim is not to create a home that feels like someone else’s idea of style, but one that feels carefully aligned with the people who live there.
meet the founder
Therese Borglund Santos
Founder and Lead Designer
Sense & Solace was founded by Therese Borglund Santos, whose perspective has been shaped by her Swedish roots, and many years of living in different countries, homes and cultures.
Before establishing the studio, Therese built a career in demanding professional environments where judgement, discretion, precision and calm decision-making were essential. That experience now informs the way she works with clients: clearly, carefully and with respect for their time.
For Therese, design is an expression of life’s most meaningful elements: a way to embrace one’s heritage, celebrate personal style, and find solace in a world that often moves at lightning speed.
A Considered Home
A considered home is not about excess. It is about discernment. It is knowing what to keep, what to soften, what to elevate and what to leave beautifully simple. It is understanding which details matter most and which choices will continue to feel right over time. Let us help you create a home with elegance, ease and emotional warmth: a home that feels quietly complete, without feeling overdone.