Hometown:
Vero Beach,FL orginally from Stuart, FL
- Age:
42 (& 3/4) Shhh! I have a B-Day coming up
- Education:
Florida State University….Go Noles!! BS Interior Design – NCIDQ Certified – Licensed By the State of Florida To Practice Interior Design FL ID# 4636
- Current Occupation:
Owner and Principal Designer Intrinsic Designs, Inc.
- Years designing:
15 years
- First design memory:
Professionally - The first day of my first deisgn job after graduating from college. I was dressed in high heels, pantyhose, a mini skirt (remember Melrose Place and the outfits Heather Locklear wore…short power suits with shoulder pads?!?!?) I arrived eager, nervous and insalnely green! I was thrown a tape measure and told to go to a job site, measure and then return to draft the plan. It was Augsut – in – Florida. The job was under construction, no air conditioning or windows, dirty and filled with workmen. What a disaster! It took me all day and ruined my only good suit. I have never worn a pair of panty hose since and never will!
- Why I should win NNTMH Designer of the year?
I am the clear choice for a winner! No Joke!
- What would be your ultimate dream design project?
An unlimited budget with clients that agree with all of my choices and decisions.
- When designing, what can’t you live without?
The Internet and my amazing collection of design concepts. I have binders and binders of work I like, photographs that inspire me, and furniture I want to make . I’ve been collecting the photos for years.
- At what point of the day do you feel most inspired?
Usually inspiration comes at or around midnight, right before or as I am falling asleep just to keep me up and thinking. The other place is in the car. As soon as I get in I remember 100 things to do. My assistant always knows it’s me when the phone rings 3 minutes after I leave.
- Name a design trend that should go away?
I hate dual fabrics on upholstry…yuck!! And wallpaper borders…can you say cheesy?!?
- State one thing that others don’t know about you?
My own house is a DISASTER! I have never had the time to do my own house. I laugh when people get worried about inviting me over…if they only knew!! Well now they do.
- What did you aspire to be as a child?
I always knew I wanted to be a designer. I have a scrap book that my Grandmother started for me when I was in 1st grade. She had filled it with cool photographs and gave it to me to finish. I ended up filling it with room cut outs from the Sears catalog. I hadn’t seen it in years untill I had to clean out the attic of my parents home when it was being sold. When I looked through it I was amazed and realized I always knew what I wanted to be…it just took me a while to get there.
- Strangest design request:
To match things or purchase suites ?? I don’t understand why or how America was ever led to beleive things need to match. COMPLIMENT is the way to go…never match.
- You want me to design around that?
An origianl Picasso painting. Not a bad gig! But as stated before NEVER match your art, it should compliment.
- My secret to design:
I never forget who I am designing for. My ultimate goal is Always to make each clients home a true reflection of them. I know that at the end of the day I don’t live there, and if that means compromise I will comprimise within the limits of good design. Resulting in an amazing finished product that ultimatley makes my clients happy. Happy clients, refer new clients.
- What I plan to do with my $25,000:
I have a few good ideas!
- Favorites:
Color:
Sometimes blue, sometimes pink! Depends on my mood I love them both.
Music:
I love all music
Song:
I could never pick just one….Tom Petty: American Girl – Madonna: Ray of Light – Mya: Single, Sexy and Free (My Theme Song!) Chrisinan Augilara – Fighter (Another Theme Song)
Food:
I eat salad with baked chicken every day for lunch and sometimes for dinner too. I love it and never get tired of it…but when I want comfort food Pizza!
Website:
Mine – www.intrinsic-designs.com
Movie:
Medicine Man
TV Show:
So You Think You Can Dance….I am a reality junkie! So I will watch anything….and I mean anything reality!
Room to design:
Bedroom – they are so easy and there is nothing more comfortable than a big fluffy comfy bed!
Thing in your home:
My Boys…Bobby (AKA- Bobalooooo, Big Loo and somtimes just Loolie ) and Scout (AKA – Scout Monster, Trouble, Scoutaloutadingdong and often just Monkey)
Hobbies:
Gardening, I have an incredible green thumb and I don’t really try.
Design tip:
Trust in yourself be confident and remember that paint is the least expensive way to make a quick change.
