Creative Fulfillment...

nterior design is both tactile and aesthetic, and effectively blending the two is the goal. I believe that, most often, my clients know what they want, but may not know how to bring it together. It is my objective to stay true to their spirit, without compromising the integrity of the whole.

A designer’s job is to create the synergy of beauty and function, to coordinate and balance. The better a client communicates with their designer, the happier the client will be with their ultimate interior design.

Designers are as different as snowflakes; we each have our own style and ability to hear what our client is telling us and to take those ideas to create the perfect living environment. Select your designer very carefully; it is a very personal experience as we must become a student, an observer, in your lives for a while in order to capture lifestyle details that are so important to bringing comfort and personality into your home.

Interior design is so much about showing each and every design detail to its best advantage. It is about taking an environment, analyzing it carefully, then fitting the client’s style, their unique personality into that environment so that it best reflects them. My goal is to make your unique home shine!

I like to draw from this wonderful environment we live in. The wonderful colors of the sand and sea, the considerable hue and variety of our plant life, sunsets, and ever-changing colors of our sky. These are all such an inspiration to me. The volcanos and lava flows offer an incredible palette of colors and shapes to inspire and energize.

Being a good designer may be compared to preparing for a major film role. It takes all of your senses, especially your ears, to listen to your client. You must then immerse yourself in their experiences, tastes and lifestyle to produce a design that reflects their world ~ while creating a unified whole when completed.

Clients say...

"Working with Christina is a pleasure. She is an extremely energetic, talented, & creative designer. Our architectural firm has recommended her to many of our clients with very satisfying results."

Roger and Nancy Brasel
Hawaii Island Architects, LLC

"Christina is extremely helpful in focusing our tastes and choices for our new home. We are greatly enjoying her company throughout the process... She's put the "fun" back into this venture for us, and we love her professional, yet warm, aloha spirit."

Dave & Ginny Heerwagen

Curriculum Vitae:

• Certified by the Design Institute of Newport Beach, Newport Beach California
• Personally trained by Laurie Ward, founder of the nationally recognized design school in New York City, New York in the Use-What-You-Have Design philosophy.
• ASID Industry Partner
• Hold an active California Real Estate license
• Studied Commercial and Industrial Design and Production at the University of California at Irvine (UCI)
• Graduate study at the American University of Paris in Paris, France
• Formally employed in the areas of commercial design renovation and property management for several large commercial property management firms in Orange County, California.