The Only Designer in Toronto Who Thinks Like an Engineer and Designs Like an Artist
Most designers can create a beautiful mood board. Very few can also navigate a $10M custom home build in Forest Hill — and back it with a Professional Engineer's license.
That's the gap I fill.
I'm Rehana Ali — P.Eng, Parsons-certified in Interior Design, and founder of StudioRih. I work with busy Toronto professionals who are done settling for spaces that don't feel like them, and done navigating a world of contractors and timelines.
When you hire me, you get someone who has worked inside luxury residential construction in Forest Hill, Rosedale, and Yorkville — someone who knows exactly what your renovation should cost, where things typically go sideways, and how to keep yours on track before it ever gets there.
The result isn't just a beautiful bathroom — it's the feeling of walking into a space that is completely yours — knowing you didn't have to sacrifice your weekends, your sanity, or your budget to get there.
Through the Years
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2017: Laying the Foundation
Graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering from Toronto Metropolitan University and began my career as a CAD drafter producing condominium plans for high-rise residential and mixed-use buildings in downtown Toronto.
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2021: Expanding Horizons
Went back to school for Construction Management and joined a luxury custom home builder during the pandemic, coordinating ground-up residential projects in some of Toronto’s most prestigious neighbourhoods.
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2023: Engineering x Design
Became a licensed Engineer in Ontario (P.Eng) and enrolled in the Interior Design program at Parsons School of Design in New York — one of the most respected design schools in the world — to explore my creative side.
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2025: The Birth of StudioRih
Launched StudioRih — a boutique interior design studio for clients who want a beautifully executed space and a seamless process to match. Every project draws on a decade of technical and creative experience, brought together under one roof — turning design dreams into Rih-ality.
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202X: StudioRih x You
The next StudioRih space could be yours. StudioRih takes on a limited number of projects each quarter, which means every client gets the full version of what this studio does.
Currently booking projects for Fall 2026
Why My Clients Trust Me
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Most people have to choose between someone who understands construction and someone who has taste. You don't.
I've spent years inside the most demanding luxury builds in Toronto and I've trained at one of the most respected design schools in the world. You get both — in one person.
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You have a career. A life. People who need you. My job is to make sure your renovation never competes with any of that. I coordinate the details, ask the hard questions, and make sure every decision gets made with intention so you're never the one chasing a contractor at 9pm.
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Anyone can recreate something they saw online. What I do is understand how you actually live — how you start your mornings, what makes you exhale when you walk in the door — and design around that. The result feels elevated because it's specific to you.
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Years inside multi-million dollar residential projects in Toronto's most prestigious neighbourhoods taught me exactly where renovations stall, where budgets quietly erode, and where decisions made on day one quietly cost you on day ninety. That knowledge doesn't disappear when I design your bathroom. It shows up in every recommendation I make.
StudioRih takes on a limited number of projects each quarter because every client deserves the full version of what this studio does. Currently booking for Fall 2026. If you've been thinking about it, now is the time.