We recently had the chance to connect with Paula Agudelo and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Paula, thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to share your story, experiences and insights with our readers. Let’s jump right in with an interesting one: What makes you lose track of time—and find yourself again?
Building altars. It’s the one thing that always brings me back to myself. I lose hours listening to cal music, arranging candles, crystals, flowers—every piece placed with love and meaning. I tune into what I’m needing and desiring, not just what looks “pretty”
It kind of feel like writing a poem with objects. Each altar tells a story—of who I’m becoming, what I’m letting go of, what I’m calling in. And often, while I’m building, words start to come too. I have to pause and let the words land in my journals.
I always find myself again when I’m doing both of those things (creating altars and writing poems) I think it’s my way of praying with my hands.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Paula—founder of Sacred Interiors, and I see design as a deeply spiritual practice.
To me, creating a home isn’t just about how it looks—it’s about how it feels. It’s about designing spaces that hold you, heal you, and reflect who you’re becoming. I believe our homes are sacred mirrors of our inner world, and when we treat them that way, everything shifts—our energy, our clarity, our joy.
Through Sacred Interiors, I guide women in three powerful ways:
✨ For the DIY soul, I offer tools, teachings, and community support inside the Sacred Home Membership—perfect if you want to design your space yourself, but with expert guidance.
🪞For those ready for transformation without the guesswork, I offer done-for-you virtual design services—sacred, intentional design curated around your lifestyle, energy, and rituals.
🌿And for the women who feel called to do this work professionally, I teach and certify aspiring designers through my Become a Sacred Interior Designer mentorship program—a 12-week journey that blends creativity, business building, and spiritual embodiment.
This work is more than design—it’s soul work. It’s helping women come home to themselves, through their spaces. And there’s nothing I’d rather be doing.
Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. What part of you has served its purpose and must now be released?
Honestly? The part of me that thought I had to do everything to be enough.
For so long, I was in go-go-go mode. Running a business, being a mom, managing all the things… and on the outside, it looked like everything was flowing. But on the inside, I was tight. Tired. Bracing.
I didn’t even realize I was living in survival mode—because it had become my normal. Hustling felt like safety. Overachieving felt like control. I thought if I could just keep going, I’d eventually arrive at peace.
But peace doesn’t come from pushing. It comes from pausing.
That’s the part of me I’m letting go of—the overfunctioner, the one who equated productivity with worth.
I’m moving to Mexico soon, and it feels like such a reflection of the shift happening inside me. I want more slowness. More presence. More exhale.
This next chapter is about choosing ease—not because I’m giving up, but because I finally trust that I don’t need to prove anything.
That part of me got me here, and I’m grateful for her. But she’s tired. And it’s time for me to lead from a softer place now.
When you were sad or scared as a child, what helped?
When I was sad or scared as a child, I’d create little worlds for myself.
I’d rearrange my room, line up my toys just right, or paint old furniture and boxes—anything I could transform with color and care. It was my way of bringing order to the chaos… of making beauty out of what felt overwhelming. I didn’t know it then, but I was practicing sacred design—creating spaces that helped me feel safe and held.
And music was always playing. I’d put on songs and get lost in the lyrics, going deep—trying to understand the emotion behind the words. That connection to sound and story helped me process what I didn’t yet know how to say out loud.
Even now, when life feels heavy, I return to those roots. I move things around. I create. I listen to songs that crack me open. And in those moments, I feel that younger version of me—the one who found her power in beauty, and her healing in making things—still guiding the way.
Next, maybe we can discuss some of your foundational philosophies and views? How do you differentiate between fads and real foundational shifts?
For me, the difference between a fad and a foundational shift is how it feels in the body—not just how it looks on the surface.
Fads are fast. They’re urgent. They pull you out of yourself and into comparison. Foundational shifts, on the other hand, feel like a homecoming. They are aligned with your core values. They’re slower, deeper, and rooted in something real…something that keeps calling you back, even when no one’s watching.
In design, I’ve seen trends come and go. But when a change truly matters; when it touches how someone feels in their home or reconnects them to their own rhythm and rituals—that’s not a trend. That’s transformation.
I always ask: does this support the nervous system? Does this create beauty with meaning? If the answer is yes, I know I’m working with something that will last.
Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. What do you think people will most misunderstand about your legacy?
What people might misunderstand about my legacy is thinking I did it all to be impressive—when really, I’m not trying to impress anyone but two versions of myself: the 9-year-old me and the 90-year-old me.
The 9-year-old who painted boxes, rearranged her room, and dreamed in color. The one who already knew beauty was healing, before anyone taught her that. And the 90-year-old me—the wise woman looking back, proud that I chose presence over pressure, purpose over approval.
Of course, I care deeply about how my daughters see me. I want them to feel my integrity, my creativity, my courage. But beyond that, I’ve let go of chasing validation. My work is a love letter to who I’ve been and who I’m becoming—not to what others expect of me.
If that’s misunderstood, I’m okay with it. Because the ones who really matter already know.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.sacredinteriors.design/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredinteriors/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sacredinteriors
Image Credits
Juan Botero | Botero Photography
