What were you doing before you got into interior design?
Mothering four boys took up most of my time, and to be honest still does! When they got older, I decided it was time to think about my next steps. I have a degree in communications, but I’ve always loved art. Every elective was an art elective; the ceramics room was my hangout. When I told a few friends I was going back to school and wanted to learn more about interior design, I had several design leads in a matter of minutes. That was back in 2002.
I’ll be truthful: Initially, I took on everything. If someone needed new pillows, I took them. Because to grow a business, you have to build relationships. The business grew very organically from there. I got an assistant, hired another designer, and grew at a nice pace. I didn’t take on more than three people could handle for quite some time. Once my sons were in college, I started to really pursue more jobs.