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DESIGNER & CREATIVE CONSULTANT

Let’s Build Something Beautiful Together

  • Refresh your space with clarity and confidence—no design experience needed! For your home, your style, your vision.

    • Personalized and collaborative support

    • Tailored to your room, layout, needs, or design dilemma

    • Helps cut through overwhelm and focus your style

    • Includes design tips, visual storytelling, and real-time feedback

    • Leave with a moodboard that feels like you—and a process you can reuse

    $20 Discovery Call - 15 minutes to get unstuck and see the possibilities.

    • A low-commitment way to start your refresh

    • Get quick clarity on colors, style direction, or layout ideas

    • Perfect for testing a vibe or confirming what’s been in your head

    • $20 applies toward a full session

    Design Guidance + Trade Secrets - Learn how to think like a designer—without needing to go to art school.

    • Easy mindset shifts to simplify decision-making

    • Tools to help you find momentum and stay on track

    • Ideal if you're feeling stuck mid-project or overwhelmed by options

  • Approachable, aesthetic, and made for home refreshers.

    A creative process that helps you see the vision—and bring it to life.

    Step 1: We Talk

    • Tell me about your space—what’s working, what’s not, and what you’re dreaming of.

      • No need to have it all figured out

    Step 2: We Gather

    • We pull together words, colors, screenshots, pins, and inspiration pics.

    • Think: Pinterest, screenshots, your camera roll

    Step 3: We Shape

    • I help organize and refine the vision

    • You leave with a board that actually feels like you

    Step 4: You Act

    • Use your moodboard to:

      • Shop with purpose

      • Refresh your layout

      • Choose paint or textiles

      • Communicate your vision to a partner, friend, or contractor
        Most of all—make confident choices and actually enjoy the process.

  • You're in the right place if…

    • You say things like “I just need to see it,” “I’m a visual person,” or “I can picture it in my head, but I don’t know how to explain it.”

    • You’re a visual thinker with a creative project (or five).

    • You’re planning something personal: updating a room, creating a cozy corner, or finally making your space feel like you.

    • You’re overwhelmed with ideas and need help narrowing your focus.

    • You want something that feels aligned, not templated.

    • You like a little structure, a lot of style, and someone to help connect the dots.

About Me

Hi, I’m Annie—designer by trade, lifelong hobby collector, and big believer in the magic of visual storytelling. I’ve spent over 15 years turning ideas into beautiful, functional things—working with brands like Fossil, Kelly Wearstler, Kardashian Kollection for Sears, Cato Fashions, Bath & Body Works, Blu Atlas, Supply Shaving Co., Craft & Kin, Benevolence LA, and House of Gleason.

While I’ve always loved the designing and creating, I’ve never shared my process. Now, I’m sharing the creative process behind it all to help others find clarity, build momentum, and bring their own ideas to life. Whether you’re dreaming up a project, feeling creatively stuck, or just love making things feel more you—sign up for a 1:1 session, or drop me a line!

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Books about design and written works with modern cover designs, one titled 'The Perfect Canvas' and another 'Design', along with a notebook featuring a colorful geometric pattern, all arranged on a white surface.

Overwhelmed by your next project? Start here!

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Overwhelmed by your next project? Start here! •

What if your next project started with clarity, not chaos?


My “Why”

My favorite part of the creative process is watching the idea take shape—seeing it evolve from a fuzzy thought into something real, personal, and full of meaning. That transformation never gets old.

I want to share tools that help communicate a vision with clarity—whether it's for a personal project, a business idea, or a place that looks and feels like home to you.

After 15+ years as a designer, I’ve gathered more than a few tricks of the trade—and now I’m sharing them. My goal is to demystify the process, help you spot your own patterns and preferences, and give you a creative framework you can return to anytime.

At the heart of it all, I want to leave the world better than I found it—by helping people bring more thoughtfulness, beauty, and intention into what they create. This work is personal, and it should feel that way. Together, we’ll shape your inspiration into something concrete and actionable.

Need Some Inspo?