Carol Oaks

Here is my newest project. Its hot off the presses for your viewing pleasure. This project was a joy. I was going for a sophisticated, livable Island look. When I am designing a project I have a theme in mind to keep me on track of course, however, I feel that it is what you edit out that makes a project successful. The goal being a feeling of infusion of the theme, not icing on everything.

This is why the blog has been a little sparse lately. Have a look...
Dining Room Kitchen Nook
Place Setting

Master Suite

designer girl

My day job...

Well, I am sure you've all been wondering where I have been. The blog has been quiet for a few days. I received a call last Tuesday to do a model home. It was kind of a last minute thing and so it has been taking up a considerable chunk of my days (namely all daylight hours!). I'll post pictures as soon as I have them!

I haven't described what I do yet have I? I am an Interior Designer specializing in Model Home Design and Staging. Model Homes are my focus. I love creating a story with my interiors. I tell the story of a life well lived, one that is tasteful and interesting, a life to aspire to and that is totally attainable. Creativity and thinking outside the box are vitally important to the overall success of the project. It must be something that people can relate to and desire to achieve because I am hired by Builders to take their product and make it marketable - 'sellable' - a hot property. It really is an interesting field, a bit more psychology than mainstream interior design.

As for staging, it is really what I do with model, but also with individuals, using the same principles. Staging spills over into any area that the public comes into contact with a residence. That could be an apartment or condo model, a furnished vacation rental, a home for sale, a new construction model home, an idea house or show house. They all involve staging of some sort. Staging for real estate or furnished rental is the only area of all of that when there is the potential for someone to be living in the interior as it is furnished. All others are simply the illusion of home.

I like the idea of a large project. One room at a time is difficult for me stop there. I have so many ideas that they spill out into different rooms.

So that's a brief overview of the day job of...
designer girl
Until next time good citizens!