Q:   Have you ever experienced any major design disasters (either with WYWO or in professional capacity)?
A:   Come on, I don't have disasters. Okay, maybe it was spilling that gallon of paint on someone's bedroom carpet — but we got it cleaned up pretty fast.

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Q:   How would you best describe your design style?
A:   Every client and space has a different energy and desire, and I try to incorporate that into a comfortable, inviting, fluid space that not only serves their purpose, but also is also beautiful.

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Q:   Which While You Were Out designer would you like to have redo a space in your home, and why?
A:   I'd like to have Stephen Saint-Onge design my library, which is yet to exist, but I'm sure he'd come up with something cozy and fabulous with lots of candles and a map table. Then, I'd like for John Bruce to redo my office, because he'd be very clever in how to add function and fun AND increase my work surface area.

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Q:   How did you first get started in designing?
A:   When I was punished as a child (only once), I would get locked in my room for a length of time and that would cause great bouts of creativity. I think that was my first official moment of home bedroom design. Everyone's hoping I was feeling very punished — then they'd hear large pieces of furniture being pushed around, banging, etc., they'd eventually come up and see me happy in a completely different room. The really didn't punish me after that. They put me to work! It's amazing what solitude can do for creativity.

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