Penn Valley | California
Interior design | Renovation Consulting | Home Staging | Organizing
About Me
My background
Friends' parents would come home after work to a tidy and redecorated home . Prior to that I was assembling doll houses with scrap lumber from construction sites. Cutting out photos of paintings from my mother's magazines to decorate the walls. Wrapping fabric around small pieces of wood to create mini-modular seating for Barbie and Skipper. Small trays and thimbles as baskets for storage. Design has been a part of my soul since a very early age...
Of the many of the reasons I became a Realtor is my life long love of homes. When I returned to real estate sales in 2002 in "Lamorinda", each week homes straight out of Architectural Digest and Elle Decor were open for the Brokers tour. And I had to admit I found myself more interested in the design, decor and organizing solutions throughout these beautiful homes, than I was in selling homes. It wasn't long afterwards that I returned to the corporate world and could spend the weekends with my husband remodeling our family home in Orinda. In 2016 we made the move to Penn Valley, where we live in a home we designed and built together.
How I got started
Love of design and need for order.
Working full time and raising a son and daughter while remodeling our 1930's home presented challenges that required adaptability, a good eye for design at costs points that didn't break our budget.
I'm driven by the thrill of finding the perfect solution. Whether its designing custom furnishings or finding the right piece to complement a space.
My style
Eclectic.
I embrace all styles with the goal of easy to maintain order, while bringing to life the spaces we share with our loved ones.
Highly personal in character, successful eclectic decor combines elements from different design periods and decorating styles in thoughtfully edited ways.
Allow me to help create a space that you love. One that works for your office, kitchen, family room or master suite. Assessing your needs, your current decor and your vision (or finding it) and revamping your space so that it is inviting and a soothing space of your own.
Resources
Personalized Shopping
Hate to shop? Not sure what you need to get organized? Take the pressure off yourself and take advantage of my personalized shopping services.
Other Services
I help people in a variety of ways to declutter their lives. Maybe you need help getting back on track with your existing organizational systems in your kitchen. Or you may need help sorting out your family's belongings as the first step towards down sizing. Perhaps your home office is being overrun with papers. Whatever the case maybe, I will work with you to customize a plan that fits your specific needs.