Hi, I’m Ainsley.

I’m the founder and Principal Designer of Ainsley Wallace Interiors—a nonprofit-CEO-turned-designer, real estate investor, and lifelong explorer of how place shapes the way we live, work, and connect.

I’ve always been obsessed with stories—telling them, listening deeply, and helping people find their footing when the plot twists. Design, for me, is another form of storytelling. The spaces in which we live and work in are not just backdrops, but active characters in our lives.

At Ainsley Wallace Interiors, I offer full-service design rooted in both the principles of neuroaesthetics and the lived experience of building environments that support bold, meaningful lives. I work with clients who are ready for more: more clarity, more ease, more alignment. Together, we create spaces that work: functionally, emotionally, even spiritually. Spaces that just feel good.

My path to design hasn’t been linear—it’s been a breadcrumb trail of curiosity through language, travel, family, and transformation. I’ve renovated homes while raising a child, learned spoken and signed languages, invested in affordable housing, led through crisis and change, and recently moved our family to a delightfully quirky island off the coast of Maine. This summer, we’re living in Lisbon, Portugal.

Before launching this studio, I spent most of the last decade leading a high-impact nonprofit—raising tens of millions of dollars, building resilient teams, and restructuring systems to serve people better. That same strategy, structure, and care are baked into my design work today. Call it beauty with a backbone.

We all have stories to tell. It’s an honor to be invited into yours

Let’s design a space that honors who you are, and that opens the door to who you’re becoming.