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At TEW Design Studio, we craft kitchens that are as functional as they look—bringing bold ideas to life while ensuring every space reflects your lifestyle and needs. Whether you’re dreaming of a chef’s kitchen, an open-concept space for entertaining, or a sleek, modern refresh, we design with purpose, creativity, and you in mind.
From cabinetry and countertops to lighting and layout, we consider every detail to create a kitchen that works as beautifully as it looks. Ready to reimagine your space? Let’s bring your dream kitchen to life.
From outdated to outstanding, here’s a look at some of our favorite before-and-after projects. Each space is a testament to bold ideas, thoughtful details, and the power of great design.
At TEW Design Studio, we believe great design is about more than aesthetics—it’s about creating spaces that feel effortless, functional, and uniquely yours. Our clients trust us to bring bold ideas to life with a seamless, full-service experience. But don’t just take our word for it—see what they have to say!
We worked with TEW to help us remodel our kitchen, living room, and dining area in our 1960s split level home in Raleigh. Rima and Frances met with us many times throughout the course of our project. They really listened to what we were looking for and incorporated all of our priorities into their design. Throughout the process Rima and her team were organized, communicative, and transparent. All of the contractors and sub-contractors that were chosen by TEW did fantastic work. We encountered a few unexpected structural issues once demo was complete but TEW walked us through our options and were very clear about how timeline and budget would be impacted in each scenario. We felt informed and supported throughout our decision-making and are absolutely thrilled with the end result!
My young family was new to the process of house renovations and approaching a full kitchen remodel with a toddler was daunting.u003cbru003eRima and her team were wonderful every step of the way. Stephanie created a stunning kitchen design that was truly customized to enhance our real life. She asked great questions and listened deeply to our answers, honoring the input in a way that always made us feel understood. They respected our budget and it never impacted the quality of the design. When unexpected twists occurred during construction so we had to source new material, the TEW team were eager to help problem solve and approached it as an exciting challenge rather than an inconvenience.u003cbru003eWhen I stand in my new kitchen, it feels like an expression of my heart. Not only did TEW design a space built for functionality, they created a kitchen that feels like a permanent home.u003cbru003eThe contractor we worked with was recommended by TEW and is another example of TEW’s commitment to excellence. We had a wonderful experience from beginning to end and trusted the relationship between the design and execution.
We worked with TEW in fall 2023 to update the house we recently purchased. We cannot recommend them enough. The entire team is brilliant and the design updates to our house went above and beyond what we had hoped for. They listened to our needs and preferences and made recommendations that incorporated our thoughts with innovative and creative design elements.
We worked with Tew to redesign our kitchen, and they were fantastic! They took our very rough vision for what we wanted and needed our kitchen to be for a growing family and turned it into something both visually stunning and wonderfully more functional. They were a pleasure to work with from the design phase, through helping us find a contractor, on to putting in the final touches once all the building and installing was completed.
The TEW team recently completed a major remodel of our primary bathroom and closet. They were very attentive to our inspiration photos, and blended their own design sense seamlessly with our likes in coming up with a design we couldn’t have imagined on our own. They coordinated with their network of contractors so we had peace of mind in who came in and out of our home during the course of the project.
Design is always evolving, and so are we. Our blog is where we share expert tips, behind-the-scenes insights, and the inspiration behind our latest projects. Whether you’re looking for bold ideas, practical advice, or a fresh perspective on interiors, you’ll find it all here. Explore, get inspired, and bring a little more beauty into your space.
Most homes get designed for an idealized version of how people live. Real life is messier than that, and it changes over time. At TEW Design Studio, we design for how people actually live now, and how they want to live ten or twenty years from now, including families navigating ADHD, autism, sensory processing differences, […]
An inside look at what a full-service interior design project actually involves, from the first conversation to the finished room. A full-service interior design project involves a lot more than selecting furniture and choosing paint colors. It starts with understanding how a family lives, identifying what isn’t working, and building a design strategy before a […]
How Do You Brighten a Room With No Natural Light? The instinct is almost always the same: keep everything white, keep it light, keep it neutral. The thinking goes that a space without natural light cannot handle color, cannot handle depth, cannot handle anything that might make it feel smaller or darker. We disagree. When […]
Explore our latest transformations, bold designs, and behind-the-scenes moments—right from our Instagram feed. Scroll through to see how we bring creative visions to life, one space at a time
We don`t usually let people in this early. But this one felt worth documenting from the start.
Swansboro Lane is a full renovation in progress: an unfinished third-floor attic, a dining room that couldn`t keep up with how our clients entertain, and a breakfast nook that needed a serious rethink. Design is approved. Construction will begin soon. And we`re documenting everything, the decisions, the pivots, the moments that don`t make it to the final reveal photos.
We`ll be answering questions like: what does a designer actually do? How long does a project like this really take? And what actually happens between hiring a designer and the finished room? And what about general contractors?
Part 1 of our behind-the-scenes series is live on the blog now. Link in our story.
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This guest bath in a downtown Raleigh condo on Fayetteville Street was a local love letter. Our client loved the downtown Raleigh pillar, James Beard-winning chef Ashley Christensen`s Poole`side Pies, which sadly closed in 2023 and where the bathrooms were famously swimming pool themed. Since the home`s biggest selling point is its downtown location, we wanted to give it a sense of place and a fun story.
We recreated a similar swimming pool aesthetic through cool blue tile and sparkling chrome finishes. We stuck with a pedestal sink for that retro feel and to save space, and switched out a single shelf for a wall cabinet to create more storage opportunity in limited space.
This was a low-light room with no windows. There is a difference between a dark space that feels neglected and a dark space that feels like a decision. The Fayetteville Street guest bath feels like a decision. Sometimes the most beautiful thing you can do with a dark space is let it be dark on purpose.
To learn more about this project, use the link in our story to read the full blog!
Photography by @catnguyenphoto
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Special delivery🎨📦! We are so excited to welcome this stunning piece into our office. We’ve had the pleasure of working with Miami-based artist @marianifineart for years.
Her sculptural pieces are a beautiful exploration of texture, cultural history, and spirituality. The artist, Ana Mariani is deeply inspired by her childhood, growing up in the State of Boliviar, near the Amazon rainforest. In her pieces, through the interspersed use of branches that form irregular structures, she then covers them with colored fabrics to create abstract shapes, erasing the limits between painting and sculpture.
One of our favorite things about most of her pieces is that they are “living art”, so the individual stakes can be rearranged into any configuration, allowing the piece to evolve with the space. If you’re interested in purchasing this piece, send us a DM!
“Inclusive design, when done well, is simply good design”. TEW founder Rima Nasser explores what it means to design with neurodivergence and mental health in mind in her latest Kitchen & Bath Business feature. Let’s talk about how these seemingly small considerations can change your home, making it work better for you. Read the full article using the link in our story!
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Happy Pride from TEW 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
May your month be full of color, joy, and spaces that feel like home.
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Loved going down memory lane on this one 💞 This space was in dire need of a redesign. It went from an unused dining room to a fun cocktail lounge 🍸Part of a larger renovation, this space transformed into an intimate unwinding experience for our clients in Cary, NC.
Should I share more of this project?
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Saving the best one for day 4 😂
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Small spaces are often the biggest missed opportunity in a home! At Dixon Avenue, the bones were wonderful, but the home had started to feel overstuffed and impractical. With kids getting older and clutter accumulating, our clients needed breathing room. Wallpaper, thoughtful storage, and even the removal of things that don’t serve the space completely changed how this home feels. Swipe to see the before pics!
Photos by @alliemullin
The most effective way to elevate a space without starting over is to identify what’s working, edit what isn’t, and layer in what’s missing. Our clients had pieces they loved. They just weren’t working in their new home yet. We started by identifying the things we could reuse, then sourced things that played well with the existing color pallet. We revamped by accessorizing, creating storage and decluttering, and adding color through art! Swipe to see how it all came together…
Photos by @alliemullin
What our clients needed wasn’t reinvention, it was intention. A trained eye applied to what they already had, which is the kind of work we love to do. Thoughtfully curated pieces are what make a home feel genuinely yours. In our Dixon Avenue project, that was exactly what we were aiming to achieve. Check out our blog to learn more about how we refreshed this space.
Photos by @alliemullin
The Bannerman Lane project is a home that finally caught up to its owners. With our full-service design package, we completed this project step by step: from planning and contractor coordination, to procurement and design, to construction support and troubleshooting. Swipe to see how this renovation came to life.
Photo by @catnguyenphoto
Ready to bring your vision to life? Whether you’re refreshing a single room or designing from the ground up, our team is here to craft a space that’s bold, balanced, and uniquely yours. Reach out today—let’s make something beautiful together.
