Anna Grace has been interested in interiors since she was child, and in 2016 she turned that passion into a business in Whangarei.
Graduating with a Diploma in Interior Design in 2012, she developed close relationships with her suppliers whilst working in the industry, and many are still with her today.
She helps people create warm and inviting spaces that are sanctuaries, by working with her clients to help them define and communicate how they want to feel in their homes.
By figuring out the best use of space to complement unique ways of living, she creates personalised concepts to achieve this.
Working collaboratively with her clients, she combines existing pieces and family treasures with new purchases and a sparkle of her own design magic, which results in unique and personalised homes that really reflect the individuals within them.
I believe that we are all creative beings, and that when we are able to express ourselves in our homes we create environments that allow us to thrive.
Anna has files worth of stories written as a child with detailed descriptions of the interior design of the homes in her imagination.
She vividly remembers turning 12 and finally being allowed to move out of the childhood bedroom that she shared with her sister and into a room of my own – meticulously designed by me with matching wallpaper, curtains and bedspread!
From then on she was hooked. My bedroom was my sanctuary – the place where I could truly express myself.
During her twenties she worked as a visual merchandiser for a well known clothing company in Australia, looking after over 25 shops spread over Sydney and rural NSW.
The wide variety of store demographics meant that clear and concise communication between myself, store and regional mangers was vital. This allowed me to work in a visually creative industry, while teaching me about the importance of listening, a skill that is invaluable in my interior design work today.