Welcome to That’s Tats!
Hi, I’m Tatjana, but my friends call me Tats.
Welcome to That’s Tats Interiors, my little corner full of down to earth interiors, achievable DIY, and soul-nourishing travel, where I invite you to join me on a journey of discovery and creation of comfortable, well-functioning, and personal spaces, and hopefully help you create the same.
After all, my biggest love has always been the home, and I am hugely passionate about creating nourishing surroundings, while repurposing personal treasures, or hunting for additions to the collection. Most importantly though, I love bringing a space to life to be enjoyed every day.
My love of interiors goes back a long time. Since I can remember, I have always been styling and rearranging my bedroom in the aim to make it my inspiring and fulfilling sanctuary. When other kids loved to spend hours in toy stores, I simply loved walking through the home sections in department stores, looking at all the various curated rooms, soft furnishings, accessories, and … oh the ceramics … you can imagine what my pocket money was spent on. Then, in my late teens, I found myself renovating my parent’s kitchen. Without any prior experience or training, but with bags of enthusiasm and passion, I went from styling my own bedroom with images cut out of magazines and my little collection of styling objects, to planning, drawing, sourcing and building a full functioning and practical space, which has withstood the test of time and is still in use today.
Fast forward a few years, after moving countries, establishing a career in project management and operations, and renovating that perfect first property, a light filled 1960s mid-terrace, I decided it was time to dedicate more time to my personal passion. Thus, in 2018 I created my Instagram account @thats.tats where I started to share, talk, and immerse myself in all things interiors and styling. From here, I was eager to create a solid base for my knowledge and experience collected thus far, resulting in studying interior design and achieving my Diploma in Professional Interior Design.
Building on this foundation, That’s Tats is concentrating on real, down to earth interiors, achievable DIY, and fulfilling travel - think affordable, mindful trips, because inspiration is literally everywhere.
And I invite you to join me on this journey of discovery and creation of exciting, comfortable and nourishing spaces, full of colour and nature, but without the need to cost the world or follow trends.
What to expect
That's Tats is a place of slow, or rather real-time progress, away from the seemingly magical instant makeovers - finger snap and all - we're used to from today's online world. Things are considered here very carefully in terms of purpose and budget, and are realised next to an almost all-consuming but rewarding non-interiors related full-time job. Thus, while longer posts may only be published on a monthly basis for the time being, you will also find me regularly posting updates, finds, or general thoughts in notes and I am looking forward to you joining the conversation.
Where to start
To see what's been going on so far, I'd suggest starting with my first ever post before diving into the archive of previous articles. But before all that of course, tap below to subscribe.
Enjoy and
