Over the years, Tina Wright has come to see interior design as more than furnishings and finishes. At its core, her work is about well-being, creating spaces that support the people who live in them. Homes should be places where energy is restored, where daily life feels easier, and where individuals can reconnect with themselves and the people they love. That perspective now drives everything she does.

Many projects begin with a simple request, a new sofa, a favorite inspiration image, a kitchen that needs updating. But through conversation, it quickly becomes clear that clients are often asking for something deeper: a home that truly supports the life they are building. That is the work Tina is known for, helping clients uncover what they need from their spaces and guiding them toward environments that feel aligned, cohesive, and restorative.

Tina has designed homes for clients across the country, many of whom have returned to her again and again, trusting her with multiple properties, from primary residences to second homes and vacation retreats. These long-standing relationships reflect what matters most to her: earning trust, listening deeply, and creating spaces that feel right for the people who live in them.

Her approach has always been client-focused. Every design decision is guided by an understanding of lifestyle, habits, and individual needs. From layout and lighting to color, materials, and custom details, Tina believes design is never one-size-fits-all. It is personal, intentional, and deeply connected to how a home functions on a daily level.

Tina began her design career in upstate South Carolina in 1998, working for a small, locally owned interior design firm. She quickly advanced to lead designer and later co-founded Fine Interiors. During this time, she designed model homes for a nationwide home builder, an experience that refined her ability to create spaces that were both inspirational and livable.

After relocating to the mountains of North Carolina in 2006, Tina rebranded her practice as Fine Interiors of WNC , offering full-service residential design. Her work has been featured in local Parade of Homes events and regional publications, and her reputation for thoughtful, client-centered design continued to grow.

As her career evolved, so did her perspective. Through years of hands-on experience, and through caregiving roles within her own family, including supporting loved ones through aging, transitions, and sensory challenges, Tina gained a deeper understanding of how profoundly our environments affect energy, mood, and overall health. These experiences added an essential layer to her work, sharpening her focus on flow, function, sensory comfort, and emotional well-being within the home.

In recent years, this shift led Tina to expand her practice toward consultation-based interior design. Rather than managing procurement, her work now centers on guidance, clarity, and education, helping clients make confident, informed decisions about their homes. At the same time, she returned to another lifelong passion: writing.

Tina currently writes a monthly interior design column for Positively Haywood in North Carolina and is working on a series of interior design books, including her forthcoming flagship title, The Sensory Home. Through writing, she is distilling decades of experience into a form that allows her to reach and support people well beyond individual projects, helping them understand how their surroundings influence how they feel, function, and live each day.

Design runs deeply in Tina’s family. Her grandfather was a master furniture builder and an avid photographer with a keen eye for beauty. Her father, a retired military man and civil engineer, helped shape one of South Carolina’s most prestigious lakefront communities. Her mother, a gifted poet and wordsmith, instilled a love of language and expression. Together, they shaped Tina’s appreciation for craftsmanship, structure, creativity, and the quiet power of a well-considered environment.

That legacy continues today as Tina’s daughter, Emma Wright, has joined the firm as a design assistant. Emma brings fresh insight and a compassionate focus on creating supportive spaces for children, including those with special needs, an extension of the values that have long guided Tina’s work.

When she is not consulting or writing, Tina can often be found tending her garden, cooking for family and friends, enjoying jazz, or savoring quiet moments in her North Carolina mountain home. These moments fuel her creativity and reaffirm what she believes at the core of her work:

A home should support you, not drain you. When it does not, it can quietly add friction, fatigue, and stress to daily life. When it is designed with intention, when flow, function, and feeling align, everything moves more easily. Our energy shifts. Our well-being improves. And home becomes a place that truly gives back.