Crystal Lashley and Meagan Murphree met while undergraduates in the top ranked Interior Design program at Auburn University. They were friends throughout the four year program and even joked about one day starting their own firm. After graduation, they both moved away to separate cities, but kept in touch as friends. The two were reunited after returning to Auburn to live after both passing the NCIDQ (national certification for interior designers) exam. They decided to form a partnership after seeing the need for interior design firms in the East Alabama area.