Like a lot of homeowners embarking on a renovation, Hayley Hartlaub had decision paralysis. But in her case, it was particularly acute.
That’s because Hayley heads up the influencer/brand ambassador program and at Ann Sacks, where she works closely with some of the top designers from around the country to highlight their projects. “I see the best of the best all the time,” she says. “I’m literally surrounded by good design. So, when it came time to decide what would work for my kitchen, I really needed the help of a designer.”
Her Oregon home, built in 2003, had a builder-grade kitchen that was all the wrong shades of brown, dark, and “not functional at all,” she says. “I honestly did not want to cook in there, so I never did.” After seven years of trying to make it work, Hayley finally pulled the trigger and hired an interior designer whose timeless designs she’d long been a fan of: Noelle Harvey, the founder and principal designer of Sunday House, an interior design studio based in Portland.
To inject functionality into the kitchen, they decided to turn the underutilized pantry area into a fridge wall, increase the size of the kitchen island, and add two appliance garages, opening the space up.