Interior Design

Timeless at the core, playful at the edges.

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Let’s find your style
A calm white-oak kitchen with matte-black accents

House Studies

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A calm white-oak kitchen with matte-black accents and a barn door
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Botanical wallpaper powder bath with a navy vanity
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A tonal seafoam-sage primary bedroom, soft and quiet
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A marigold wingback chair given room to land
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Sarah at the round white table in her studio, a material board in front of her, pink desk and green sofa behind
Designology, n.

The art-meets-heart science of creating a space that reflects you.

A Vestaboard reading “I’m going to make everything beautiful and that will be my life. — Elsie de Wolfe”, with Sarah arranging paper flowers on the credenza below
The board in her studio, and the sentence she keeps on it.
My Design Why

More than finding a dreamy sofa with the perfect sit (tufted, emerald green velvet? yes, please!) or tracking down the function-meets-art shelves to hold your treasures, let’s create a space that hugs you back. One that whispers and sings through color and texture and pattern, “You belong.”

A space that remembers your favorite color, weaves joy into every nook and (like your grandma’s handwriting) holds little sparks of those you love in every curve and line.

Together, let’s create a space made beautiful in the living — invite the guests (2 or 35), whisk the cake batter, drop-off the groceries, cocoon in the covers, sprinkle the glitter, read the next chapter, spill the milk, toast the night, track in the paw prints and toss the pillows. Nothing is too precious when you’re home.

We’ll respect the budget (there’s an art to spending less, while saying “yes” all the more.). We’ll keep the big-ticket items timeless, classic, so the oh-so-you pieces can pop and evolve as life calls for something fresh.

We’ll tell your story through pieces found, collected and gathered (whether 20 years ago or just yesterday) with love. We’ll rearrange and tweak and play until your space comes alive and smiles back.

“If you love it, it’s your style.”

My Signature Wink

Spaces I design tend to have a few things in common. They’re light-filled and joy-soaked with clean lines that let the fun shine. There’s always a pop of color (or two), a touch of whimsy, maybe something geometric that adds a little pow. Timeless at the core, playful at the edges. The kind of space that reminds you to never completely grow up.

Your Style

Forget the labels. Tuscan traditional? Ultra modern? Beachy coastal? Farmhouse with a splash of flamingos-on-parade? Sure! If you love it, it’s your style. Don’t worry about describing it, defining it or fitting it perfectly in a Pinterest category.

Finding your style is a heart-led scavenger hunt. You’ll notice a pattern in what draws you in — colors that calm, patterns that spark a grin, textures that beckon to be touched.

Your style is layers of memory and mood and meaning unique to you, not a pigeonhole.

And the first time you place something in your space that feels like a true reflection instead of a semi-copy will be pure magic. So give yourself permission to try, try again and be surprised.

The only name your style needs is yours.

Sarah Lavin perched on a white kitchen island under brass pendants, her dog Katie sitting on the floor beside her
About Sarah

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How We Work

Working with an interior designer (hi, that’s me!) is less like hiring a consultant and more like gaining a friend (who knows how to use color, texture and pattern) to help you hear your style voice above all the social pins and posts. Because sometimes, we second-guess what we love.

We worry our taste is too bold, too simple, too quirky, too not-what-trends-say. My job is to help you trust your style. To cheer you on as you choose the teal chair or mix stripes with florals or say “Yes!” to grandma’s brass lamp (so classic). And to help you through the technical aspects of bringing it all together.

So, how do we go from “maybe someday” to “today’s the day?”

Sarah laughing, leaning on a counter in her studio
Consult
Sarah’s hands setting bright fabric and leather samples on a black board beside white flowers
Dream
Overhead view of a finished material board — flooring, marble, leather, bouclé and terrazzo — with a paint fan deck in hand
Source
Sarah styling a white credenza beneath a geometric painting and a ceramic cockatoo
Execute
01 Consult First, we chat. In person if we can (because there’s nothing like seeing a space with my own eyes), but video calls or a good ol’ photo tour works beautifully, too. I listen to your wants and mix in my first-thought magic of how to make the impossible, possible.
02 Dream Then, we start dreaming together. This is the fun part: tossing around ideas like throw pillows, prioritizing the must-haves with the wants and translating possibilities into mood boards, layouts and actionable plans.
03 Source Next comes the hunt! We shop local when we can to sit and bounce and touch and feel all the things (oh yeah!). For harder to find items, I’m a wizard at sourcing and custom ordering pieces that bring your space to life.
04 Execute We’ll make the big decisions together — furniture, layout, finishes, color palette — and I’ll add the sparkle — lamps, pillow covers, curtains, the little things with big charm — while you’re out living life (like a design fairy godmother).
How We Put Numbers to It

Big picture. One price.

A project-based fee

For projects with clear goals and scope, we’ll set a flat rate. From start to finish, everything is wrapped up in one pretty (polka dotted) package. So you can focus on dreaming, not budget watching.

Pay as we work. And play.

An hourly rate

Whether it’s picking paint colors, mixing new furniture pieces in with your current collection or talking you into that bold wallpaper (colorful parrots on gold anyone?) I’m here for all the moments that need a dose of design know-how.

Big style. Thoughtful spend.

A budget-based fee

You tell me what you’d like to spend, and I’ll design a plan to fit. Think of it like a cozy puzzle — we’ll prioritize where I can help most, then find the right pieces while making every dollar work hard (without sacrificing the wow).

Sarah writing in a planner with a pink pen, a jar of coloured pens in the foreground

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Overhead view of Sarah’s navy floral heels with polka-dot bows, standing on a printed floor plan