Growing up, I was surrounded by design, thanks to my grandmother, Judy Weltsch, a fabulous decorator in Los Angeles in the 70’s + 80’s. She had a penchant for French country antiques and lots of red. Afternoon lessons on color theory and design fundamentals were a part of my curricula from an early age, as was accompanying her on shopping trips to the Pacific Design Center- my favorite!

I studied fashion design but that world was not a good fit for me. In 2002, I was offered an assistant role with Michael Martinez Interior Design in Los Angeles and from there, everything started falling into place. I stayed with Michael for almost four years and we’ve remained good friends to this day. He taught me all the fundamentals that went into being a successful designer and I am ever thankful. I went on to work for a few other designers- Jeff Andrews Design, Susann Thomason Tunick, and Ken Fulk in San Francisco.

Then in 2013, I sharpened my skills with courses in the Architecture department at Laney College, and took a leap of faith. And so began librastudio!