I grew up as the middle child of an interior designer and a school psychologist, which is probably why I care as much about how a room feels as how it looks. The furniture matters. So does the way people actually live around it.

I earned a B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies and spent years working closely with people through teaching, training, and living abroad. That background changed how I see spaces. I notice where people sit, what they avoid, what gets used, what becomes clutter, and what somehow becomes the favorite corner of the room.

The rest came from moving a lot, studying architecture and art history, and paying attention. Old homes. Handmade pieces. Color that earns its place. Rooms that look better when they are actually being lived in. I like spaces with some evidence of a life: collected, layered, comfortable, and not overly behaved.

Most of my experience comes from project-based work, which is a polite way of saying I’m used to getting a lot of moving pieces to behave. I’m a professional event planner with an MBA in Organizational Leadership, so timelines, vendors, budgets, details, decisions, and last-minute pivots are very familiar territory.

That has shaped how I work with spaces. I like a good idea, but I’m more interested in what it takes to make the idea real. The rug has to fit. The shelf has to get hung. The paint color has to work in actual light. The room has to function after the pretty part is done.

My portfolio reflects the kind of work I enjoy most: layered spaces, custom pieces, sourced details, and projects that need both a point of view and organized execution. I’m good at bringing momentum to the parts that tend to stall, without turning the whole thing into a production.

I’m a good fit for people who care about how a space feels, but don’t want the process to get precious, slow, or overbuilt. You might have a room that is almost there, a blank space that needs direction, a rug you can’t quite find, or a list of small projects that keep getting pushed to someday.

I bring honest opinions, a practical plan, and enough follow-through to make things happen. The best projects usually start with some version of: “I know what I like, but I don’t know how to pull it together.” That’s where I’m useful: narrowing the options, making decisions, finding the right pieces, and helping the space finally click.