Design Philosophy
My approach to interior design sits at the intersection of creativity, practicality, and problem-solving. Everything I do is grounded in a simple belief: a space should be as beautiful as it is functional.
When I begin working with clients, I ask:
Do you have room for the things you love?
Do your rooms actually fit the way you live?
Is there a home for everything, so the space stays calm day to day?
Somewhere to linger over a long dinner no one wants to leave?
Room to spread out a board game, or for everyone to pile onto the sofa for a movie?
Your home should work for you, not the other way around. When I walk into a room I have designed and it is right, the feeling is ease. That is what I am chasing. A room people genuinely love to be in.
I almost always work from the hard materials first, floors, stone, lighting, the permanent surfaces. Those are the decisions you live with, and the ones you cannot easily undo. Once the room has told me what it is, we move to color and fabric. I encourage clients to invest where it counts: real stone and marble, high-quality ceramic, hardwood, furniture that is actually well built rather than merely of-the-moment, and natural fabrics.
The result is a space tailored to how you live and built to grow with you, shaped by an elevated eye for materiality and color, and a track record of increasing property value by double digits through thoughtful design rather than over-renovating.
Background
My journey to the world of interior design was through twenty years in fashion and retail, watching people decide what they loved and vote with their wallets. That path, rather than a traditional studio one, is what sets my work apart.
In retail, you learn quickly that a space is not judged by how it photographs. It is judged by what people do inside it. Do they linger, or do they leave? Do they touch things? Do they want to take them home? Every space I merchandised, every campaign I brought to life, every product I bought answered the same question: how does this make someone feel, and what does it make them do?
That instinct, paired with a degree in Interior Design from FIT, an elevated eye, and a love for solving the problems other designers would rather avoid, is why clients come back and refer me, not just for how the finished space looks, but for how the work feels along the way.
Let's talk about how we can make your space work for you.