LIVING MY DREAM ”I AM LIVING MY DREAM.” I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE AN INTERIOR DESIGNER. I THINK BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN I WOULD PLAY WITH MY BARBIE'S , INSTEAD OF PLAYING DRESS UP LIKE MOST OF MY FRIENDS, I WOULD BUILD FURNITURE AND MAKE ELABORATE HOUSES OUT OF CARD BOARD BOXES. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT THE DESIRE TO CREATE WONDERFUL INTERIOR LIVING SPACES WOULD ONE DAY BLOSSOM INTO MY DREAM CAREER! AS A TEENAGER I REMEMBER CHANGING MY BEDROOM AROUND MONTHLY. I ALWAYS FOUND MYSELF LOOKING FOR A FRESH IDEA, I LOVED CREATING A NEW SPACE AND MAKING IT COZY. EVEN TODAY WHEN DESIGNING A NEW SPACE, I ALWAYS LOOK FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A COZY LITTLE AREA THAT EVERYONE WILL BE DRAWN TO. AS A DESIGNER I STRIVE TO CREATE COMFORTABLE, LIVABLE, CLUTTER FREE SPACES FOR MY CLIENTS. LIKE MANY PEOPLE, I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME IN THE KITCHEN COOKING WITH MY FAMILY; PERHAPS THIS IS WHY I STARTED MY DESIGN CAREER AS A KITCHEN DESIGNER. I AM A NKBA CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE KITCHEN & BATH ASSOCIATE DESIGNER (AKBD), WITH OVER 8 YEARS OF DESIGN EXPERIENCE. WHEN DESIGNING KITCHEN AND BATHROOMS, MY GOAL IS TO PLAN A FUNCTIONAL AND AESTHETICALLY PLEASING SPACE THAT MEETS MY CLIENT’S PERSONAL NEEDS. MY DESIGN PHILOSOPHY, “THERE’S ALWAYS A PLACE FOR THAT FAVORITE PIECE OF FURNITURE OR ACCESSORY.”