Great Oak Circle is my childhood home. It is here that my design dreams began, with chalk and the big rock in my front yard. That’s me and Dad on the rock, I lost him in November 2009, and miss him like crazy.  He bought me my Great Oak Circle and will forever be what I remember as home.  When I was in middle school I broke a bedroom window while attempting to rearrange my room for the millionth time.  In high school I was unleashed and allowed to paint my bedroom whatever color I wanted.  I chose lime green, the kind of lime that makes your face pucker.  When I moved out, the room was painted before I could make the last trip to my new apartment.

Then I went to college and learned a bucket load of design principles, history, and practical knowledge.  I earned a Bachelor’s degree from a top notch design school and have since worked in residential and commercial Interior Design.  I did a lot of space planning for homes and offices, picked out furniture, specified office systems, organized installers and artists, customized drapery and all the rest…

I have also been privileged enough to spend some of my time designing sets.  I have worked in set design on tv and movies, and also helped design some pretty fab theater sets.  I really enjoy design for entertainment, it’s like a blank check to make things really cool and memorable.  And while I do love it, I really love being at home with my sweet husband…and sweet Polly dog.

I really enjoy digging stuff out of the garbage and giving it a fresh start.  I think it’s in my blood.  My mom, sister, grandmother and nieces all love the thrill of the hunt.  I hope you do too, and thanks so much for spending your precious moments reading my thoughts.  Please email me! I love to hear from new friends.

Also, I could not let you go without telling you that I breath each day to serve my Creator.  I love the Lord and would love to tell you why.  He has given me so many things, but above all He has given me forgiveness…and grace…and love…and peace…ok I can’t just pick one!  But what God has truly given me is Himself, the only thing I really need.  I have realized that to only blog about design is not to show who I truly am.  If I am a Christian, every area of my life is effected by that, in a GOOD way!  So, I like writing about that too.

Hope your day is awesome!