Designer Anna-Marie Claassen, Allied ASID has had a passion for interior design since she received her first beloved dollhouse at age 9. Her other passions are family and travel; years of sightseeing abroad and a knowledge of designing around and for family life greatly inspire her design aesthetic and sensibility. Each room, object and project has immense thought placed into the form and function: how will the family use it? What is their taste? How will all of the pieces, colors, patterns work together and how can the family’s life be improved through the design? Most importantly, how can we fill the client’s needs and wishes within a comfortable budget? Anna-Marie graduated from Vanderbilt University with a double major in Communications and French and spent several years in another service industry, public relations, before taking the opportunity to change her career for more creative pursuits. She received her Associates degree in Interior Design from Ivy Tech College and spent a few years learning the ropes as a design assistant in Orange County’s high-end residential interior design world before taking the plunge on her own.