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MUSE A Legacy of Style Interview by L I SA M A R I E B U RW E L L
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escribing a larger-than-life person like Susan Lovelace is not easy, but “a style maven to the nth degree” is a good place to start. This accomplished, elegant, regal, and inspiring woman is beautiful inside and out. Our business relationship turned friendship dates back to 1994. She founded her eponymous interior design firm in 1995, and it has blossomed into one of the most highly sought-after design firms for architects and homeowners throughout the Southeast. Susan built Lovelace Interiors in Miramar Beach, Florida, on Scenic Highway 98 long before many businesses were here. It was a simpler—and much less congested—area back then. We met when Susan was working at her first business, Clements Antiques, while she was preparing to take her final exams to become an ASID, NCIDQ certified interior designer (she, of course, passed with flying colors). Lovelace Interiors
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recently opened a second store location in Inlet Beach, Florida, which caters to a specific clientele for the nearby New Urbanism communities of Alys Beach, Rosemary Beach, Kaiya Beach Resort, and more. It’s no surprise the brand continues to grow with Susan at the helm. Her piercing blue eyes and big smile always sparkle, and I’ve never seen her not shining brightly. That is not to say she has never had real struggles in her life, as we all do, but she is always armed with a graceful demeanor. She has nurtured and mentored her design team alongside her clients to bring out the absolute best in everyone and every home and business she designs. The firm has won numerous awards and enjoyed a long-standing reputation for excellence and a prolific aesthetic sensibility. She and Lovelace Interiors have been featured in such magazines as Veranda, Architectural Digest, Southern Living, Coastal Living, VIE, and Emerald Coast, to name a few.
