Your home is more than just a place to sleep, it’s where your children take their first steps, learn, and you grow together. Your home is the backdrop for your family’s memories, milestones, and daily life.

After so many years designing for healthcare and education environments, I have seen first hand how a thoughtfully designed space can do more than just look beautiful; it can elevate your well-being, increase connection, nurture your lifestyle and bring happiness to every moment.

Here’s how the latest design ideas can help you create a home that promotes joy, connection and wellbeing for you and your family in this new year.

As the crisp air of fall rolls in and we prepare our homes for the coziest time of the year, this season is a wonderful opportunity to refresh your space. Whether you’re hosting gatherings or simply looking to create a warm, family-friendly environment, here are my top 5 design tips for making your home feel ready for fall and winter, with insights that have guided me through over a decade of designing for young families.

Ever wonder how much impact color can make in children? Especially during the ages 0 to 6 years old? The spaces our children explore have the ability to increase their creativity, problem solving, independence and confidence. As a healthcare interior designer, I’ve had the privilege of designing spaces that nurture children’s growth, learning, and well-being. Color is one of the most critical, but yet often underestimated design elements. While it might seem like a simple aesthetic choice, the colors we select for a baby’s nursery, pediatric interiors, child’s bedroom, playroom, schools or really any children’s space have a profound impact on their development, mood, and even health.

Designing a Life We Love. Fostering Growth as a Career Women and Mother of 2. First Day of School 2024. “If I could keep you little, I would keep you close to me, but then I would miss you growing into who you are meant to be". I’m often focused on creating spaces that nurture growth, inspire imagination, and provide comfort. But today, as a mother, I find myself reflecting on a different kind of growth—the kind that happens right before my eyes, as I watch my children grow so fast! One of the hardest parts of being a mother is watching how fast they grow. Some days seem endless, yet the years slip by so fast.

Designing for all children - How a well design space can help small children with special needs. A well designed space may be one of the most powerful tools a school, pediatric facility and a parent can implement to promote learning in children with special needs, A well designed space can increase learning and also, reduce your child’s stress, anxiety and enhance their overall well-being.

Designer tools for parents with small children so that you can implement so that you can extend the time that you're outside and you can actually seat down, enjoy and relax, while your children play.

These Interior Designer tips will help you design your home and manipulate your environment to reclaim the elegance, wellness and happiness you are looking for, Bring nature into your space beyond just plants, so that you can enjoy those benefits, even when you are unable to get outside so that you can enjoy a family friendly and beautiful home.

With over a decade designing commercial and residential children environments, I can tell you first hand how incorporating the right elements can transform a playroom into an inspiring and captivating space of wonder and learning. One of the best ways to achieve this transformation is by incorporating carefully selected books that ignite imagination and foster a love for reading.