04/29/2026
Six months into the design side of this business and I have been doing a lot of quiet work lately. The kind that does not show up on a feed. Deep diving into process, financials, delivery, and what it is actually like to work with me as a client.
Meeting with other designers locally and nationally has been one of the best parts. The more I am in conversation with other people doing this work, the more clearly I can see what makes my approach different and where my place in this community lands.
A lot of design follows the same steps. New builds, clean slates, similar choreography. What I do is different. My world is older homes, the ones with quirks and character and good bones. I love embracing what is already there and layering in pieces from across eras and styles. My clients are not trying to turn an old home into a new one. They strive to be good caretakers of the homes they live in. There is a dance between respecting what a home has always been and making it work for who lives there now. That dance is my favorite place to be. Every home has its own rhythm, every client has their own voice, and I get to be the choreography that ties the home, the people, and the stories together — what a gift!
Maybe that is why the education piece feels so central to me. I never stop learning myself. The concepts, the rules, the tension, the restraint. And then there is the collection. Helping someone build something that functions and evolves and serves them over a lifetime. These pieces have already lasted decades, that itself is a testament to quality, good design, and investment in a more interconnected sense.
