TERESA BURNETT, PRINCIPAL Creating beautiful interiors since 1999 • Greater Boston area, South Shore, west and north suburban towns, Cape Cod and islands • Rhode Island School of Design, ID Program, 2000 Residential projects large and small • Family/living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, dining rooms, foyers, new construction • Residences large and small, brownstones, city apartments, beach houses, antique homes Scope • Design consultations, lighting, fabrics, flooring, kitchen/ bathroom cabinetry and fixtures, stone, window treatments, blueprints, architect/contractor interface, renovations and new construction Influences • Travels to Europe, Mexico and tropics, art, architecture, fashion and industrial design READ WHAT TERESA’S CLIENTS SAY ABOUT HER. Q & A with Teresa: Getting to “Comfortably Elegant Interiors” What’s your overall design philosophy? Design is about scale and balance, no matter what the style! Adding pieces in the appropriate scale and balance are really at the heart of good design. Furniture and furnishings in a scale that is too large or too small for a space can work, if additional elements create the right sense of balance. Most clients know what they like when they see it, so understanding their individual taste is imperative. That comes during the initial Discovery Session and is enhanced throughout the relationship. My role is to interpret the clients’ goals in a way that is truly reflective of their lifestyle and just a bit outside their previous comfort zone. When making design decisions with each client, my main mantra is: “You’ve got to love it!”