Burnished clay
Terracotta surfaces, aged plaster and hand-finished accents that give daylight something to settle into.
Taking select residential + hospitality commissions
Elena Rao / 2026
A mirror-led portfolio for spaces with a point of view
Rooms with
quiet character.
I design interiors as layered compositions: a clear plan, a tactile material story, useful light, and enough restraint for the people inside to become part of the room.
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01 / Point of view
Good interiors
hold a rhythm.
The plan is a quiet musical score: geometry establishes the beat, materials add texture, and objects create the pauses. My work stays warm, practical and distinctly edited.
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02 / Material language
A palette you
can almost touch.
Material choices are presented as atmosphere, not decoration: clay for warmth, moss for calm, linen for softness and brass for the smallest glint of light.
Garden moss
Deep green upholstery and painted joinery used as a grounding counterpoint to warm architectural neutrals.
Quiet linen
Natural woven textures, softened curtains and tactile upholstery that keep the composition human.
Old brass
Small, deliberate highlights across lighting, hardware and objects, never enough to become the whole story.
03 / Selected rooms
Plans become
places.
Representative projects showing how the work moves from spatial logic to lived atmosphere.
Courtyard House: a softer edge to modernism.
Reframed a compact family home around a planted central pause, pairing lime plaster, smoked oak and clay-toned textiles to create continuity from entry to courtyard.
Monsoon Lobby
Amber light, moss upholstery and hand-finished stone for a slower arrival experience.
North Window
A flexible workroom organized around daylight, pin-up surfaces and a generous communal table.
04 / Process
Draw.
Layer.
Live.
The process keeps creative decisions connected to budgets, buildability and the way a client will actually use the space.
Read the plan.
Audit proportion, circulation, natural light and the architectural details worth preserving before styling begins.
Build the atmosphere.
Develop the palette, material schedule, furniture language, lighting mood and object strategy as one composition.
Refine on site.
Coordinate the final details, tune sightlines and edit the room until every element feels intentional.
05 / Contact
Let's shape
the room.
Elena Rao
For residential interiors, boutique hospitality, creative workspaces or collaborations, send a short brief and I'll come back with the most useful next step.
✉ elena@planarmuse.example☎ +91 20 5550 0147
◎ Pune, India