Rasa Butkienė
Senior Interior Design Specialist
Rasa's speciality is turning small city flats into practical, good-looking homes. Her down-to-earth take on compact living has shown people across Alytus and Lithuania that the size of a flat puts no cap on comfort or style.
Where Rasa Really Shines
A deep focus on compact-living answers and down-to-earth ways to make the most of space
Choosing Compact Furniture
Spotting and recommending pieces that do the most without eating up precious floor. She can tell which styles genuinely work in small flats and which are just marketing noise.
Layout & Floor Planning
Arranging a home thoughtfully so it flows better and works harder. Rasa doesn't simply shuffle furniture around — she rethinks how people actually live in a space through careful planning.
Inventive Storage
Clever storage ideas that blend into the design rather than take it over. From tucked-away shelving to do-it-all pieces, she's got the knack of making clutter vanish while keeping everything within reach.
Styling Small Spaces
Making small flats feel open and welcoming through colour, lighting, and the right materials. She knows how design choices can make a room feel bigger or smaller than it is.
Double-Duty Design
Building spaces that pull double or triple duty. She's at home with furniture and layouts that flex to different needs — sleeping, working, hosting — without a separate room for each.
Know-How on City Flats
A close grasp of Lithuanian housing norms, building rules, and the particular headaches of cities like Alytus. She understands the real limits residents deal with and offers answers that genuinely fit.
The Story Behind the Know-How
Where It Began
Rasa's path into interior design started in 2010, when she ran into a problem plenty of young Vilnius professionals know well: finding a flat she could afford. She landed a 32-square-metre studio that, by most measures, felt poky. Rather than treat it as a setback, though, she saw a chance.
Across a year, she did that little space up step by step. Every call — from the furniture to the wall colour to the storage — was made on purpose. By the time she finished, the studio felt open, practical, and genuinely lovely. Friends and colleagues began asking how she'd pulled it off. That's where the spark caught. She saw there was both a personal passion and a real demand for this kind of know-how.
Her Training
In 2012, Rasa signed up at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) to put her passion on a formal footing. Her course took in spatial design, colour theory, materials, sustainable practice, and design history. But her real schooling came from pairing the classroom theory with the hands-on lessons her own flat had already taught her. She graduated in 2015, with her focus on home design and making the most of small spaces.
Building Her Career
Since graduating, she's worked with design studios, private clients, and in time as a consultant and content specialist. Over 14 years all told (counting the active renovation work of her university days), she's had a direct hand in more than 800 flat makeovers. She's advised on projects from studio flats to small two-bedroom units, mostly across Lithuanian cities packed with compact housing. Her work has appeared in Lithuanian interior design titles, and she's earned a name for honest, practical advice over aspirational design that falls flat in real life.
What keeps her going is a plain belief: the size of a flat shouldn't cap comfort or style. A 35-square-metre studio can be every bit as liveable and lovely as a 100-square-metre place — it just takes smarter thinking. That outlook shapes everything she does.
The First Makeover
A 32-square-metre Vilnius flat project lights her passion for compact-living ideas
Starts University
Begins an Interior Design degree at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Graduates
Finishes her degree with a focus on home design and making the most of small spaces
Consulting & Design Years
Wraps up 800+ flat makeovers across Lithuanian cities
Primvio UAB
Comes on board as Senior Interior Design Specialist, heading up editorial strategy
Focus on Alytus
Concentrating on room-saving answers for small city flats in Alytus
What She's Achieved
Recognition and milestones in compact-furniture design and making the most of space
Flat Makeovers Done
A direct hand in over 800 home projects, from studios to small two-bedroom units across Lithuanian cities. Each one stands for a real-world answer to a compact-living puzzle.
Years in the Field
More than fifteen years blending hands-on renovation skill, formal training, and professional consulting. A deep feel for how people really live in small spaces.
Featured in the Design Press
Her work and thinking have run in Lithuanian interior design titles. Her down-to-earth take on small-space design has won respect among designers for being genuine and actually workable.
Her Degree
An Interior Design degree from Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, focused on home design. Formal grounding in spatial planning, colour theory, materials, and sustainable design.
Alytus Expertise
A close grasp of the Alytus housing market and the particular limits of small city flats in the area. She knows the local building standards, what furniture is out there, and the real budgets people work with.
Straight Design Advice
Set on practical answers ahead of aspirational design. Rasa's recommendations rest on what truly works in small rooms, not what photographs well in a magazine but flops in a real flat.
"The size of a flat puts no cap on comfort or style — it just asks for smarter thinking. I've watched 35-square-metre studios turn into genuinely lovely, practical homes. The limit becomes a strength: you simply can't waste space on things that don't matter."
Senior Interior Design Specialist
The Principles That Steer Her Work
Function Comes First
Every piece and every design call has to earn its keep. Looks matter, but not at the cost of how you actually live.
Honest Advice
She'll tell you what works and what doesn't. Some furniture trends look great in photos but flop in a real flat — and she's straight with you about it.
Working With Limits
She gets budgets, tight space, and building rules. Her answers work inside real-world limits, not around them.
A Personal Touch
Every flat and every person is different. Her answers are cut to fit individual needs, never stamped out as one-size-fits-all formulas.
Latest Articles & Guides
Practical guides and expert tips drawn from Rasa's years of experience
Stacking Tables: Smart Pieces for Studios
Why stacking tables are one of Rasa's go-to picks for small flats. She lays out the practical upsides and shares what to watch for when choosing a quality set.
Read the Full Piece
Wall-Hung Desks: A Workspace That Takes No Room
Working from home doesn't call for a whole office. Rasa walks through how a wall desk can turn a corner of your living room into a proper place to work.
Read the Full Piece
Corner Shelving: Making Use of Dead Space
Corners often go to waste in small flats. Find out how to pick and fit corner shelving that genuinely works and looks deliberate rather than like an afterthought.
Read the Full Piece
Storage Ottomans: Seating That Pulls Double Duty
Do-it-all furniture is a must in tight spaces. Rasa runs through why storage ottomans are one of her top picks and what to put first when choosing one.
Read the Full PieceRasa puts out new articles and guides on compact-living ideas all the time.
Browse Every ArticleGet in Touch With Rasa
Got questions about compact furniture or space-saving design? Rasa is on hand for consultations and queries.
Company
Primvio UAB
Focus Area
Alytus & Lithuanian Cities
Expertise
Compact Furniture & Smart Use of Space
Whether you're planning a small-flat makeover, after furniture suggestions, or curious about consulting, Rasa is glad to help. She's worked with residents right across Alytus and knows the particular challenges of small city living.
Send a MessageKeen to Make Over Your Space?
Rasa brings 14 years of experience and a real passion for helping people get the most from their compact flats. She has no time for one-size-fits-all answers — every space is its own, and so is her approach.