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Home in Block
Long open-plan living and dining room with a herringbone oak floor, a live-edge table, a cream sectional and sheer curtains in warm evening light.
Dark bedroom with slatted timber walls, a chandelier of scattered brass leaves, a herringbone floor and a glass-fronted wardrobe.
Backyard cafe and bar at dusk, with rope swing seats along the bar, brick walls and a neon Backyard Oasis sign.
Traditional chateau hotel lobby with a vaulted ceiling, crystal chandeliers, velvet curtains and a carved wooden reception desk.

Rooms shaped around the way you live.

Plan my spaceWhat would yours cost?

Beautiful. Functional. Made for the people who live there.

Home in Block is a Vancouver interior design firm founded and run by Kiana Kasravi, creating beautiful, functional spaces that put ergonomics, sustainability and people first. From a cozy home to a vibrant commercial space, every design starts with your story.

  • Residential interiors
  • Workplace design
  • Hospitality
  • Eco-conscious design
  • Closet design
  • Furniture selection
  • Hand sketching
  • 3D visualization

One kitchen, start to finish

  1. The original kitchen, with white cabinets and a dark blue tiled counter.

    Before

    White cabinets and a dark tiled counter.

    The family asked for a kitchen that looked modern and clean, made better use of the space, and gave them somewhere to sit down for breakfast.

  2. Dimensioned floor plan of the kitchen, with cabinets, appliances and seating drawn to scale.

    Plan

    Measured, then drawn to scale.

    A scale plan shows whether the appliances fit, whether people can pass each other, and where seating can go.

  3. SketchUp elevation of the range wall, with cabinets either side of the range and hood.

    Model

    Built on screen, wall by wall.

    In SketchUp I worked out cabinet proportions, appliance positions and storage before anything was ordered.

  4. Early render of the kitchen with an island, three upholstered stools and black pendant lights.

    Island: not built

    Early render of the kitchen with a tan leather banquette around a black table.

    Banquette: not built

    Options

    Two good ideas. Neither got built.

    We compared an island with a banquette, then chose a breakfast peninsula instead. Changing your mind on a screen costs far less than changing it on site.

  5. The kitchen under construction, seen from the hallway, with new cabinets standing on a bare subfloor.

    Build

    Down to the subfloor.

    The old kitchen came out. Then the cabinets went in, and the room started to look like the drawings.

  6. The finished kitchen seen from the hallway, with oak-toned cabinets, pale veined counters and leather stools at a breakfast peninsula.

    Finished

    The same room, from the same hallway.

    Oak-toned cabinets, pale veined counters and a breakfast peninsula with seats for the whole family.

  7. The finished breakfast peninsula with a pale veined top, an orchid and tan leather stools.

    Yours

    What’s your before?

    A few quick choices give you a design brief for your own space, with a typical fee to go with it. You don’t need to sign up.

    Plan my spaceRead the full story

Selected projects

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  1. Finished kitchen with oak-toned cabinets, pale veined counters, black and brass pendant lights and a breakfast peninsula with leather stools.

    California Kitchen Renovation

    A family kitchen redesigned so everyone can gather, linger and share breakfast.

  2. Living room with a linear fireplace in a stone wall, cream armchairs and floor-to-ceiling windows.

    The Terra Vive Residence

    A family home designed to grow with its children, and to tread lightly while it does.

  3. Office lounge with long timber desks, teal carpet and floor-to-ceiling windows over a city skyline.

    The Apple Office Design

    What if an office had no hard edges?

  4. Two-storey beige house with a hip roof, a flowering tree in a round white planter and a green lawn.

    The Harmony Residence

    A home with a music studio in the garden and a zen retreat steps from the playground.

  5. Pencil sketch of a café with a tiled wall, hanging bar swing seats and round bistro tables.

    The Back Yard Oasis Cafe

    A Davie Street cafe that raises its floors to make room for a koi pond.

  6. White walk-in closet with tall shelving and hanging rods along one wall and carpeted floor.

    Walk-In Closet Design

    A walk-in closet planned around what goes in it, wall by wall.

Room planner

Will it fit?

Before you buy the sofa, draw the room. The shaded floor is where you can actually walk from the door, and it changes as you move things.

12 ft 6 in3.81 m14 ft4.27 mSofaArmchairMedia unit

This sofa is blocking the door. Drag it.

0% of the open floor can be reached.

  • Room to walk
  • A squeeze
  • Can’t get there
Draw my room

You love this.They love that.

Planning a home with someone else? Make your brief and send it to them. They choose without seeing your answers, then you both find out where you agree. Where you don’t, that’s where I come in.

Start a brief to share

What to expect

How it works

  1. A first conversation

    We talk through your space, your budget and your timing, and see whether we are a good fit.

  2. Understanding the space

    I look closely at the rooms, how you use them and what needs to stay.

  3. Design

    I develop layouts, materials and 3D views, and we refine them together, so you can see it before anything changes.

  4. Bringing it to life

    You get drawings, schedules and notes your contractor and suppliers can work from, so nothing is left to guesswork.

What guides my work

  1. People

    A space should reflect the story and personality of the people who use it, so I start by understanding how you live.

  2. Comfort

    Ergonomics runs through my work, from where a light falls on a desk to how a room flows around you.

  3. Care

    I choose sustainable materials and local businesses where I can, and keep learning through eco-design and LEED principles.

How I can help

About my servicesEstimate your costs

  1. Furniture selection

    For homes that need the right pieces, whether that is one chair or a full room. I help you choose furniture that suits your space and the way you use it.

  2. Renovation design

    For homes where walls, floors, kitchens or bathrooms are changing. We plan the layout and the finishes together before work begins.

  3. Space redesign

    For rooms that need to work or feel different without major construction, using layout, colour, furniture and light.

  4. Closet design

    For walk-in and reach-in closets, from start to finish. I plan the closet around what you own and how you use it, and see it through to the finished space.

  5. Support for interior designers

    For interior designers furnishing a client project. I work with you to find the furniture your design calls for.

Portrait of Kiana Kasravi in a teal sweater, standing outdoors among bare trees.

About

I founded Home in Block to design spaces that reflect the story and personality of each client, and I run the firm myself. I also work at Paramount Home & Design in Richmond, helping people choose furniture for their homes and working with other interior designers.

More about me

Which space is on your mind?

Pick one to start a design brief. It takes about a minute, and then we can see whether we’d be a good fit.

Rather just talk? Send a message.