Interior Design

Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A. I think its important that the person you hire wants to know all they can about you. If they're working on your home, a designer should make a great connection with you and understand YOUR needs. Nothing is worse than allowing someone into your home who is only designing for themselves.

Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?

A. I look towards the future of design, not only what is innovative and new to the market, but how we will be designing in the future. If we want our children and generations after to experience the beauty of the world the way we have, we need to think about all the decisions we make that impact the environment. I think about everything that goes into a space, and whether its a good or bad decision, not only aesthetically but environmentally. Can I find a vintage or antique piece instead of something new? Can I look to a local artist for a piece of home decor rather than purchase something made overseas? Will the pieces I use stand the test of time, or need to be replaced sooner down the road?

Q. What do you like most about your job?

A. I love teaching people that they don't have to be afraid of design, and especially how they can continue to do things that better the environment. Its a tremendous feeling when you think how much good you've done, and if it can be passed on to the next person, all the better!

Q. What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A. Is this going to cost me a lot? My answer tends to be no, and here's why. Part of the beauty of designing in an environmentally conscious way is the use and reuse of existing pieces of furniture and home decor, generating big savings! No not every piece is going to be "cheap" but your looking at a big savings without compromising design. A wise college teacher of mine, who I tremendously respect as a designer told me that good design should appear to be a lifelong collection, not a furniture showroom.

Q. How did you decide to get in your line of work?

A. I've always had a creative passion. My mother is an artist and has been sewing quilts and making primitive Christmas ornaments since I was little, while my dad works in high end construction and is a real craftsman. The passion they both had for their work directly translated to me, and when I was young I learned how to do everything creative that I could. In high school, I had a passion for painting and architecture, and until my senior year thought I would be an architect. Soon I realized it wasn't the structure of the building that interested me, but how it functions and is laid out which brought me to study interior design in college. I should have known that would be my direction, with all my best paintings being interiors of homes with a focus on color and textiles!