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My adoration for Interior Design began when I was 10 years old. I found a Zen + Excitement through creating beauty in a space. I love the ability to make something out of nothing + the infinite possibilities waiting to be discovered through design. As I pursued my passion, at Miami University, I learned how design is so much more...
D es i g n i s an E m o t i o n a l + T an g i b l e e x p e r i e n c e It is a language spoken without words with the most successful designs rendering those whom experience it speechless. Moving forward as a designer in the profession, I see each project as a new + exciting c h a l l e n g e w h e r e C O L L A B O R AT I O N , C O M M U N I C AT I O N , + A N ENTHUSIASTIC DISPOSITION are key to success.
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D E S I G N C L I E N T | C H I C A G O , I L | FA L L 2 0 1 7 CONDO DINING ROOM
OPPORTUNITY | LINDSEY JUST MOVED TO CHICAGO FROM CALIFORNIA AFTER A JOB TRANSFERRING FOR WORK. SHE WANTED HER N E W D I N I N G S PA C E T O B L E N D T H E G L A M C O A S TA L C A L I F O R N I A V I B E S W I T H T H E C L A S S & S O P H I S T I C AT I O N O F D O W N T O W N C H I C A G O . ITEMS FROM | WEST ELM Z G A L L E R I E W A Y F A I R TIMEFRAME | 2-3 WEEKS BUDGET | $8,000 THIS PROJECT ENABLED ME TO BLEND TWO T O T A L LY D I F F E R E N T S T Y L E S I N O N E R O O M . T H E S T U N N I N G D I N I N G TA B L E S T E A L S T H E S P O T L I G H T W I T H T H E G O L D E N P E D E S TA L T R U N K . H AV I N G T H E R E S T O F T H E R O O M B E SUBTLE AND NEUTRAL, HELPS GIVE THE PIECE T H E AT T E N T I O N I T D E S E R V E S W H I L E W A R M I N G U P T H E S PA C E W I T H G R E E N P L A N T S & W A R M WOOD TONES.
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DESIGN CLIENT | CHICAGO, IL | WINTER 2018 CONDO LIVING ROOM
OPPORTUNITY | AFTER UPSCALING TO LAKE SHORE DRIVE IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO FROM THE SUBURBS, JULIE REACHED OUT IN NEED O F H E L P W I T H R E N O V A T I N G H E R N E W LY P U R C H A S E D B A C H E L O R E T T E PA D . S H E L O V E D T H E J E W E L T O N E S , E S P E C I A L LY T E A L , A N D W A N T E D T O S W AY O N T H E S I D E O F C H I C , Y E T S O P H I S T I C AT E D . P U L L I N G I N T H O S E W AT E R Y BLUES FROM THE VIEWS OF LAKE MICHIGAN, W I T H T H E D R A M AT I C D A R K N E U T R A L S A N D POPS OF BRIGHT WHITES, HELPED TO PULL T H I S S PA C E T O G E T H E R . ITEMS FROM |
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TIMEFRAME | 4-5 WEEKS BUDGET | $10,000 I A B S O L U T E LY L O V E D W O R K I N G W I T H J U L I E ! M Y FAV O R I T E P I E C E I S T H E C U D D L E C H A I R W E F O U N D F R O M H O R C H O W. I T W A S A P R E T T Y P E N N Y, B U T W O R T H E V E R Y C E N T. T H E G O R G E O U S T U R Q U O I S E V E LV E T A N D F E M I N I N E S H A P E R E A L LY M A K E I T A S T A T E M E N T I N T H E R O O M . I T N O T O N LY C A T C H E S Y O U R E Y E , B U T I M M E D I A T E LY M A K E S Y O U R W A N T T O C U R L U P W I T H A G L A S S O F W I N E A N D S U LT R Y N O V E L AT T H E E N D O F A L O N G W E E K .
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D E S I G N C L I E N T | N A P E R V I L L E , I L | FA L L 2 0 1 7 GUEST/LOUNGE ROOM
O P P O R T U N I T Y | C O R LY N & A N D Y N E E D E D H E L P I N C R E AT I N G A C O M F O R TA B L E , I N V I T I N G “ W O - M A N ” C A V E I N T H E I R H O M E B A S E M E N T. ITS PURPOSE WAS TO BE A BAR, LOUNGE, AND O V E R F L O W G U E S T S PA C E F O R T H E M W H E N E N T E R TA I N I N G . T H E Y W E R E L O O K I N G T O BLEND BOTH HIS AND HER STYLES INTO ONE S PA C E . ITEMS FROM | WEST ELM Z G A L L E R I E W A Y F A I R TIMEFRAME | 2-3 WEEKS BUDGET | $3,500 O N E O F M Y FAV O R I T E C H A L L E N G E S I S W H E N C L I E N T S A S K T O H AV E T H E I R P O L A R O P P O S I T E TA S T E S M E R G E D I N T O O N E S PA C E . I T I S S O F U N F I N D I N G D I F F E R E N T P I E C E S T H AT S P E A K T O B O T H O F T H E M . T H E W E S T E L M S TA G H E A D L A M P I S M Y FAV O R I T E I N T H I S S PA C E . I T APPEALED TO ANDY’S LOVE FOR THE OUTDOORS WHILE, THE WHITE CERAMIC AND G O L D F I N I S H G A V E C O R LY N H E R T O U C H O F FEMININITY IN THE ROOM.
OPPORTUNITY | SOON AFTER BECOMING A N E M P T Y- N E S T E R , B O B , A S I N G L E F A T H E R , MOVED INTO HIS DREAM CHICAGO HIGH-RISE. HIS LOVE OF MID-CENTURY MODERN, WITH A N E M P H A S I S O N M O D E R N , I S W H AT D R O V E HIS VISION. WITH AN ALREADY IMPECCABLE TA S T E , H E N E E D E D H E L P W I T H T H E F I N I S H I N G T O U C H E S O F D E C O R , T O R E A L LY M A K E T H E S PA C E F E E L L I K E H O M E .
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TIMEFRAME | 3 WEEKS BUDGET | $5,000 A S D E S I G N E R S , W E A LW AY S C O M E A C R O S S CLIENTS WHO PUSH US OUT OF OUR DESIGN EYE C O M F O R T Z O N E . T H I S C L I E N T W A S T H AT F O R M E . I C O N S T A N T LY M E N T I O N H O W I A M “ALLERGIC TO COLOR” IN MY DESIGNS. HIS LOVE O F R U S T O R A N G E , N A V Y, A N D L I M E G R E E N , M A D E M E I N I T I A L LY W A N T T O R U N F O R T H E H I L L S . H O W EVER, DESIGN IS ABOUT FINDING BALANCE. TO HELP TONE DOWN ALL OF THE COLORS, I SET OUT F O R W A R M W O O D T O N E S F O U N D I N T H E S L AT W A L L A N D A C C E N T TA B L E S . A L S O , I S U G G E S T E D H I S P H O T O S B E I N B L A C K & W H I T E T O B E S U B LT E BACKGROUND ELEMENTS WHILE LETTING HIS LOVE F O R C O L O R B E T H E C E N T E R O F AT T E N T I O N !
OPPORTUNITY | AN OLD CO-WORKER R E A C H E D O U T T O H AV E M E H E L P H I M & H I S W I F E R E N O V A T E T H E I R F I R S T F A M I LY H O M E . THE HOUSE HAD AMAZING BONES TO WORK W I T H , I T J U S T N E E D E D S O M E H G T V. W I T H H E R LOVE FOR “FIXER UPPER” AND HIS LOVE OF E N T E R TA I N I N G , C R E AT I N G A W A R M , I N V I T I N G , H O M E Y, F E E L F O R T H E M W A S K E Y .
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I T E M S F R O M | W AY FA I R FLOOR & DECOR P O T T E R Y B A R N TIMEFRAME | 4-6 MONTHS BUDGET | $50,000 RECONNECTING WITH OLD FRIENDS IS SUCH A B L E S S I N G I N T H I S I N D U S T R Y. H A V I N G T H E OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OUT SOMEONE IN Y O U R S P H E R E I S A M A Z I N G ! I L O V E D H AV I N G TO CHANNEL MY INNER JOANNA GAINES WITH T H I S P R O J E C T. M I X I N G T H E B R I G H T W H I T E S W I T H W A R M W O O D T O N E S , F U N PAT T E R N S , AND SUBTLE CLASSIC, RUSTIC ELEMENTS H E L P E D T I E T H E S E S PA C E S T O G E T H E R F O R A G R E A T P L A C E T O H A V E F R I E N D S A N D F A M I LY OVER.
OPPORTUNITY | AFTER MEETING LIZ WHILE OUT RUNNING ERRANDS FOR ANOTHER ONE O F M Y C L I E N T S , W E W E R E A B L E T O TA K E PA R T I N T H I S M A G N I F I C E N T M A K E O V E R ! H AV I N G JUST MOVED FORWARD WITH THE CONTRACT ON A CONDO, SHE WAS IN NEED OF HELP C O M P L E T E LY G U T T I N G T H E E X I S T I N G S P A C E AND TRANSFORMING IT FROM ITS CLASSIC 8 0 ’s T I M E C A P S U L E I N T O H E R O W N P E R S O N A L H AV E N .
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DESIGN CLIENT | OAK BROOK, IL | SPRING 2018 C O N D O R E N O VAT I O N
ITEMS FROM | POTTERY BARN FLOOR & DECOR W A Y F A I R TIMEFRAME | 6-8 WEEKS BUDGET | $80,000 THIS WAS ANOTHER PROJECT WHERE I WAS A S K E D T O TA K E O N A L A R G E R R O L E T H A N I N I T I A L LY A N T I C I P A T E D , W H I C H I L O V E D ! T H E GOAL WAS TO MAKE SURE HER PERSONALITY AND VISION WAS SEEN IN THE DESIGN, LOTS OF CLASSIC ELEMENTS, WHILE MIXING IT WITH SUBTLE MODERN DESIGN TOUCHES. H AV I N G T H E WA R M N E U T R A L S M I X E D W I T H A SIMPLE SHAKER DOOR AND HERRINGBONE T I L E P A T T E R N S , R E A L LY S P E A K S T O W A R D S A T R A N S I T I O N A L S PA C E T H AT W I L L S TAY I N STYLE FOR YEARS TO COME.
OPPORTUNITY | WHENEVER I FIND MYSELF IN A L U L L F R O M D E S I G N W O R K , I W I L L A LW AY S SET ASIDE SOME TIME TO DO SIDE PROJECTS FOR FUN. THIS TIME I WAS FOCUSING ON C R E AT I N G C L A S S I C , T R A N S I T I O N A L L I V I N G S PA C E S I N M Y F R E E T I M E .
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TIMEFRAME | UNLIMITED BUDGET | N/A H E R E A R E E X A M P L E S O F M Y P L AY I N G A R O U N D WITH DIFFERENT TONES OF NEUTRALS AND R E A L LY G I V I N G A C L E A N S L A T E F O R P O S S I B L E P E R S O N A L I Z AT I O N S .
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D E S I G N C L I E N T | G L E N E L LY N , I L | S P R I N G 2 0 1 8 K I T C H E N & B AT H R E N O
O P P O R T U N I T Y | A N O T H E R O N E O F M Y PA S T COWORKERS REACHED OUT FOR SOME HELP W I T H U P D AT I N G T H E H O M E H E R A N D H E R H U S B A N D H A D B U I LT 3 0 Y E A R S A G O . S H E NEEDED AN EYE FOR WORKING WITHIN THE EXISTING STRUCTURE WHILE BEING MINDF U L O F T H E I R T I G H T B U D G E T. T H E S P A C E S W E DECIDED TO FOCUS ON WERE THEIR 2 FULL B AT H S A N D M A I N K I T C H E N A R E A . I T E M S F R O M | W AY FA I R FLOOR & DECOR TIMEFRAME | 3 MONTHS BUDGET | $20,000 WHENEVER A PROJECT COMES ALONG WITH A B U D G E T- C O N S C I E N T I O U S C L I E N T, L O O K I N G T O B E S M A R T W I T H T H E I R M O N E Y, I G E T READY TO DEAL SEARCH. MY GO-TO PLACES A R E W AY FA I R , F O R T H E I R A M A Z I N G D E A L S , Q U A L I T Y, & F R E E S H I P P I N G , A S W E L L A S , FLOOR & DECOR. FLOOR & DECOR OFFERS SO MANY READY TO USE, IN-STOCK PRODUCTS F O R H O M E I M P R O V E M E N T P R O J E C T S , AT C O N TRACTOR PRICING. I LOVE THESE PROJECTS BECAUSE EVERY NOW AND THEN I NEED TO GET MY BARGAINING BOOTS ON AND COME UP WITH AN AMAZING SOLUTION FOR AN EVEN BETTER PRICE!
OPPORTUNITY | A FELLOW HOCKEY TEAM F A M I LY I N Q U I R E D A B O U T H E L P W I T H T H E I R TEENAGE DAUGHTER’S BEDROOM. WITH HER B E C O M I N G A Y O U N G A D U LT A N D N E E D I N G H E R O W N S PA C E , H AV I N G A P R O F E S S I O N A L TO HELP WITH THE OVERALL DESIGN WAS A M U S T T O K N O C K T H I S O U T O F T H E PA R K . ITEMS FROM | IKEA P B T E E N W A Y F A I R
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D E S I G N C L I E N T | G L E N E L LY N , I L | S P R I N G 2 0 1 8 TEEN GIRL BEDROOM
TIMEFRAME | 4-6 WEEKS BUDGET | $5,000 A F T E R W O R K I N G W I T H T H I S C L I E N T, I W I S H ALL OF MY CLIENTS WERE TEENAGERS. THE B L U N T H O N E S T Y A N D F E E D B A C K W A S W H AT MADE THIS PROJECT A SUCCESS! THEY KNOW W H AT T H E Y L I K E , A N D T H E Y K N O W W H AT T H E Y D O N ’ T L I K E . I L O V E D T H E N O S TA L G I A OF GETTING BACK IN TOUCH WITH MY OLD T E E N A G E S E L F, I M A G I N I N G W H A T I W A N T E D AS A FUN HANG-OUT SPOT FOR MY FRIENDS & I T O E N J O Y. T H E B E S T PA R T W A S F I N D I N G P I E C E S T H AT W O U L D B E M U LT I F U N C T I O N A L A N D V E R S AT I L E T H R O U G H O U T T H E Y E A R S . T H A T W A Y, W H E N S H E I S R E A D Y F O R C H A N G E , T H E M A I N F U R N I T U R E P E I C E S C A N S TAY A N D IT’S A SIMPLE CHANGE OUT OF BEDDING, PA I N T C O L O R , A N D A C C E S S O R I E S
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D E S I G N C L I E N T | G L E N E L LY N , I L | S P R I N G 2 0 1 8 KITCHEN & BASEMENT RENO
O P P O R T U N I T Y | K AT E & J O S H C A M E T O M E THROUGH A REFERRAL WITH ONE OF THE C O N T R A C T O R S I H AV E W O R K E D W I T H I N T H E P A S T. A F T E R L E A R N I N G E X C I T I N G N E W S O F T H E I R G R O W I N G F A M I LY, T H E Y R E A L I Z E D T H E Y N E E D E D T O H AV E T H E I R H O M E R E F L E C T T H E A D D I T I O N A L S PA C E A N D F U N C T I O N A L I T Y NEEDED WITH SOON-TO-BE 2 KIDS. INSTEAD O F M O V I N G O U T, T H E Y W A N T E D T O S T A Y I N T H E I R L O C AT I O N T O C O N T I N U E R A I S I N G T H E I R F A M I LY A N D D E C I D E D T O R E N O V A T E I N THEIR CURRENT HOME. I T E M S F R O M | W AY FA I R P O T T E R Y B A R N FLOOR & DECOR TIMEFRAME | 4-6 MONTHS BUDGET | $100,000 M Y FAV O R I T E PA R T O F T H I S W H O L E P R O J E C T W A S W H E N J O S H A S K E D M E “ W O W. C A N O U R S P A C E R E A L LY L O O K L I K E T H A T ? ! ” T H A T IN AND OF ITSELF IS THE BEST COMPLIMENT A DESIGNER COULD EVER RECIEVE. I LOVED K N O W I N G T H AT T H E T R A N S F O R M AT I O N I N T H E E A R LY S T A G E S O F T H E D E S I G N R E A L LY CONNECTED WITH THEM AND MADE THEM F E E L L I K E T H E Y C O U L D H AV E T H E I R D R E A M H O M E T O R A I S E T H E I R F A M I LY I N .
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DESIGN CLIENT | NAPERVILLE, IL | SPRING 2018 HOME-PREVIEW
OPPORTUNITY | THIS WAS ONE OF MY FAV O R I T E P R O J E C T S , E V E N T H O U G H I T WA S N E V E R A C T U A L LY E X E C U T E D I N T H E F I E L D . A S A R E A LT O R , M Y T E A M H A D A L I S T I N G T H AT WAS AN ABSOLUTE ARCHITECTS DREAM WITH S O M E O U T D AT E D E L E M E N T S . T H E L I N E S A N D C H A R A C T E R O F T H E H O M E W E R E U N M AT C H E D IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THE INTERIOR N E E D E D S O M E S P R U C I N G U P. T H E S E RENDERINGS WERE MADE TO HELP POTENTIAL BUYERS VISUALIZE THE POSSBILITIES INSIDE. ITEMS FROM | N/A TIMEFRAME | 1 WEEK BUDGET | N/A S T I C K I N G T O T H E S T R O N G H O R I Z O N TA L L I N E S I N T H I S T O S I R A N C H H O M E W A S A M U S T. T H E IDEA WAS TO HELP DRAW PEOPLE THROUGH T H E S PA C E A N D F E E L C O N N E C T E D S O M E H O W IN EVERY AREA OF THE HOME. THE QUARTZ W AT E R FA L L I S L A N D I S A S H O W - S T O P P E R A N D H E L P S T O B A L A N C E A N D T I E I N T H E N AV Y AND WALNUT KITCHEN CABINETS. ALL OF T H E S E E L E M E N T S H E L P S TAY T R U E T O T H E E R A O F W H E N T H E H O M E W A S O R I G I N A L LY B U I L T.
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