Designers

I was teaching elementary school when HGTV became popular. Candice Olson had a show called Divine Design and I loved it! The way that she was able to transform a space was incredible. I didn’t know it at the time, but several years later I would be transforming spaces too.... Read More...

Interior Design can be an incredibly rewarding career and if any of the readers are, like myself living and breathing design, there is simply no other option. However, I would caution to have realistic expectations about what it is to be an interior designer. It’s not at all the glamorous field many people might expect or hope it to be, but rather an extremely challenging and difficult job that requires so much more than good taste.... Read More...

As a designer, I would encourage myself to be fearless, to take risks on every project, think big and think outside the box. Good design can be missed by paying too much attention to the “rules".... Read More...

My mission is to empower people to bust out of boring homes. It's easy to feel intimidated by interior design. Too many choices leads to feeling majorly overwhelmed. Not knowing "your style" means you're scared of making an expensive mistake. Either way, you play it safe and feel stuck in a home that's a total snooze-fest. ... Read More...

This day and age, I would say social media is a major influencer. For designers and clients alike, it's a place to gather inspiration and collaborate on style and design. Gone are the days when clients would bring you a few magazine clippings. ... Read More...

Fabric is my design foundation. Its color, texture, and functionality is the ultimate physical manifestation of creativity. I like to use fabric as the core material to really connect and evolve with my clients. It's not uncommon for me to start with a fabric the client loves and build an entire space around it.... Read More...

Deirdre is based in Los Angeles but she has done projects all over the US in both residential and commercial capacities. Her work has also been featured in several magazines including Home & Garden, House Beautiful, The Wall Street Journal, and more. ... Read More...

Be prepared to wear LOTS of hats, corral hundreds of moving pieces everyday, be organized, learn from mistakes, and most important, just do what you say you are going to do!... Read More...