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About Me
All my life, I have been interested in making homes better
and more beautiful places to live. When I decided to wed
right after high school, funds were limited, I was young,
and learning to decorate on a budget was a necessity. We
purchased an old house, and my father and I proceeded to
make this house into a home. Over
years later, this old
house is a beautiful home full of memories and sweat
equity. Having an old house is an education in itself; my
skills for sewing, using tools, and just generally doing
things for myself have improved, and home improvement
became second nature to me.
I soon became interested in pursuing Interior Design as a
career. After studying Interior Design at Anderson College,
I worked with other designers before opening my own shop in
July of 1987 in a little town called Pendleton, SC. My
labor skills and experience as a retail business owner
translate into an understanding of how things are supposed
to be done when it comes to interior design, and equips me
to deal with contractors on equal footing.
My love for homes and people helped me decide to branch out
and go to school to become a Realtor®. After 7 years of
juggling real estate and interior design, I decided that I
was really happier just decorating, and gave up my real
estate license. The experience, however, educated me on
how to stage a home to sell. Listening to buyers and other
Realtors® critique homes was beneficial to an understanding
of what buyers desire. Having seen just about everything
that you can imagine regarding homes, both negative and
positive, I feel qualified to suggest ideas that can make a
home more appealing to buyers. This knowledge also applies to
creating a business environment that is more attractive to
clients and customers.
Being a designer involves not only having good background
knowledge and technical execution skills, but also requires
the ability to visualize and achieve results that satisfy the
needs of the individual client. These qualities are not
learned from textbooks, nor is the ability to communicate
ideas effectively on a professional yet personal level. These
traits are both innate and acquired from experience in dealing
with people throughout all stages of the life process.
My work is my joy, and helping other people to live more
comfortably and in a more pleasing space, is fulfilling to
me. My other career, Organist and Choir Director for Holy
Trinity Lutheran Church in Anderson, SC, is fulfilling in
other ways as well, and the interaction with the people is
invaluable to my personal development. I am also involved in
the Arts aspect of the community of Anderson, and I sing with
the GAMAC Chorale.
I am also currently serving on the Board of Architectural
Review for the City Of Anderson, which is responsible for
making decisions concerning changes to exterior facades for
businesses and homes in the Historic Districts of our city.
It is exciting to watch the progress as changes develop
and the city becomes more beautiful, and realize that I am
involved in the final decisions that are helping to shape
a more vibrant community for our citizens.
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