1.
How would you describe your design style? In my own home and
projects, I’m very eclectic,so I love it when clients want a truly personalized space.
2. What is your favorite part
about working with clients? Their space is a new puzzle to figure out!
Especially when they come in with a certain vision. Spaces can be challenging
to get what you want in them, so it doesn’t always work out exactly like you
want, but we have fun trying.
3. If someone wanted to DIY
their kitchen remodel, what advice would you give them? If they don’t have any previous experience installing the different materials in their project, I would almost recommend
against it—or at least not doing all of it themselves. Living through a remodel
is tough enough when someone else is doing it, let alone being in the middle of
doing it yourself and realizing you’re over your head. I’m a big DIYer, so I’d
probably attempt SOMETHING myself (Tile backsplash perhaps??) But you have to
know when to bring in the pros.
4. What is an average day for
you like? Mostly it’s working on drawings and getting quotes
put together, riddled with trouble-shooting random things with projects in
progress—There’s always something to keep you on your toes!
5. What are 3 words that
describe you? Creative… (mostly!)
Organized… Collaborative
6. Where do you look to for
inspiration? Houzz, Pinterest, design magazines, my fellow designers
7. If you could go back to your first year as a designer, what is one
thing you wish you knew then that you know now? There are certainly things that would’ve been
helpful in preventing several lumps on the head! But fortunately, my mentor set
the expectation from the get-go that I would be forever learning. Ask me again
in 5 years and I’ll have a whole new set of knots from stuff I wished I’d
known!
8. If you could have a celebrity
as a client, who would it be and why? Betsey Johnson comes to mind—she’s colorful and
eccentric and would probably make for an exciting custom job. I don’t know if
it would be more difficult working with another designer! (Albeit fashion, but
still) LOL! Drew Barrymore would probably also make a good one.
She seems funky but laid back, so I think we would have a great time planning a
project.
9. What is your favorite phase
of a project (the pre-design work, the beginning/demo, middle, or
end/completion)? The design work is of course fun. But it’s also
really satisfying to see a job come together at the end
10. When you’re not busy designing at
work, what do you spend your time doing? I usually have numerous
craft projects going on at any given time at various stages of
completion—because you know I NEVER get myself in over my head on these things!
Ha! I also love reading and sketching and travelling.
11. What does ‘NeedCo Cabinets’ mean to you? NeedCo is a unique company in that we offer a full
range of cabinet solutions from basic factory to custom—so we don’t really peg
ourselves in a specific hole. It’s been a great place to flex and grow my
skills as a designer! Also, many of the people that work with and for NeedCo
have known each other forever so it was like stepping into a cabinet family.
12. Tell me one fun fact about you that no one
really knows. I can quote Lewis Carroll’s “Jabberwocky” from
memory…?
Stop By to meet with Sara at our Homewood Showroom or give her a call at 205-871-2066.
We’ve recently added Hale Navy to our factory color
collection, and Icy Mint (a really light blue) has been a standard color. But
we can also custom match other colors as well if you have something particular
you are looking for. Come visit one of our showrooms to get ideas and
inspiration for your next project!
