Design that balances what you love with how you live.
Interior Styling + Home Curation + Vintage Sourcing.
Interior Styling + Home Curation + Vintage Sourcing.
I believe a home should do more than look beautiful. It should feel good to live in. A thoughtfully designed space can calm the nervous system, invite us to slow down, and change the way we experience our everyday lives. That feeling is at the heart of Where Lovely Lives.
With over 20 years of experience as a photographer and a practice as a contemporary artist and painter, I’ve spent my life looking at the world through a visual lens. I’m drawn to the interplay of color, light, texture, proportion, and the unexpected details that make a space feel alive.
My approach blends vintage character with contemporary, artful design. I love the history and soul of pre-loved pieces, the thrill of finding something unexpected, and the way an old object can feel entirely new when placed in the right setting. I believe the most interesting homes aren’t manufactured from a catalog; they’re collected over time, layered with meaning, and deeply personal.
Biophilic design is a core principle of my practice. I’m inspired by the natural world and the ways organic materials, natural light, greenery, and a connection to nature can make us feel more grounded and at ease. I work with the architecture and character of a home rather than against it, creating spaces that feel harmonious, lived-in, and connected to the people who inhabit them.
I also believe transformation doesn’t have to mean renovation. Sometimes it’s a new arrangement, a different color, a piece of art, something removed, or the perfect vintage find that changes everything. My goal is to help you see your home with fresh eyes and discover what it’s been waiting for.
From virtual consultations to hands-on styling, I bring intuition, an artist’s eye, and a love of thoughtful curation to every space.
I want to help you create a home that feels like you — beautiful to look at, grounding to live in, and full of things you love.
ALEA LOVELY
Interior Stylist + Home Curation
Virtual Styling Consultation — We look at the space together and figure out what isn’t working and what will.
In-Home Styling — I come into the space, see it in person, and help you make the changes that will have the biggest visual impact.
Ongoing Design Consulting — Text me the chair. Send me the Marketplace listing. Ask me whether that paint color is actually going to work. Get an expert eye before you spend the money.
Art Selection or Commission - As an artist, I can select or even create a perfect piece for your space.
Learn about my services.
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VIRTUAL STYLE SESSION
Sometimes you don’t need a designer in your home. You just need someone with a very good eye.
The Virtual Style Session is a 90-minute one-on-one consultation where we look at your space together and figure out what’s working, what’s not, and what would make the biggest difference.
Before our session, you’ll send photos or video of your space, along with a little information about how you live in it and what you’re hoping to change.
Together, we’ll talk through:
Furniture placement and spatial flow
Color and paint
Art and accessories
Lighting and scale
What to keep, move, remove, or replace
What to buy — and what you don’t need to buy
The small changes that can create the biggest transformation. You’ll leave with a clear design direction and practical next steps.
90 minutes · Virtual · $350
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A deeper dive into one room — for when you know something isn’t working but need an expert eye to figure out exactly what it is.
The Room Edit combines spatial planning, styling, color, sourcing, and visual direction to create a cohesive plan for your space.
You’ll receive:
Pre-consultation questionnaire
Detailed review of your room
Design consultation
Spatial and furniture layout recommendations
Color and material direction
Art and styling direction
Curated sourcing recommendations
A visual mood/inspiration board
Guidance on what to keep, remove, repurpose, or replace
Follow-up support to refine the direction
The goal isn’t to fill the room with new things. It’s to make the right decisions about the things already there — and identify what is actually worth adding.
One room · $950
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Sometimes the best way to understand a space is to stand in it.
For an In-Home Style Edit, I come to you and work directly with the space, its architecture, its light, and everything you already own.
We’ll look at the room with fresh eyes and make the changes that create the greatest visual impact — often without a renovation.
Depending on the space, this may include:
Furniture rearranging
Spatial and layout optimization
Styling and editing
Art placement
Color direction
Identifying pieces to remove, replace, or add
Creating a prioritized shopping or project list
Recommendations for renter-friendly or DIY changes
Starting at $1,500 · Travel fees may apply outside the local area.
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Your home doesn’t have to match from room to room. It just needs to make sense as a whole.
The Whole Home Edit is for clients who want help creating a cohesive, collected feeling throughout their home without turning the entire house into a renovation project.
We’ll look at the bigger picture — how rooms relate to one another, where the visual rhythm breaks down, and what can be changed to make the home feel more intentional.
Depending on the scope, this may include:
Whole-home style direction
Room-by-room spatial recommendations
Color story
Furniture and layout guidance
Art direction
Styling and editing
New, vintage, thrifted, and secondhand sourcing
Biophilic and natural elements
Prioritized recommendations for where to spend, where to save, and what to leave alone
Starting at $2,500
Larger homes and more extensive projects are quoted individually.
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Your design eye, on call.
Some clients don’t need a complete redesign. They just want someone they trust to help them make better decisions as they go.
The Design Line gives you ongoing access to my design eye for the questions that inevitably come up while you’re making your home your own.
“Should I buy this chair?”
“Does this rug work?”
“What color should I paint this?”
“I found this on Facebook Marketplace — is it good?”
“Why does this room still feel off?”
Send me the photo. Send me the listing. Tell me what’s bothering you.
I’ll help you make the call.
Includes ongoing text and voice-message consulting for design decisions, sourcing, color, layout, styling, art, and purchases.
$295/month
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For clients who want a little more access and a little more hands-on guidance.
Everything included in The Design Line, plus a 30-minute private video consultation each month for deeper design decisions and ongoing projects.
This is ideal if you’re actively decorating, moving through multiple rooms, or simply want an expert eye available as your home evolves.
$495/month
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For projects that fall outside the scope of a package:
Additional design consulting — $175/hour
Larger projects, sourcing, art selection, additional rooms, and extended in-person work can be quoted separately.
A NOTE ON SOURCING
I believe a beautiful home should feel collected, not catalogued.
That might mean finding the perfect vintage chair, discovering something unexpected on Facebook Marketplace, repurposing something you already own, commissioning a piece of art, or buying something brand new because it’s exactly right.
There are no hard fast rules, except to make a home your own.
The goal is to create a home with character, balance, and a sense of discovery — a space that feels like it belongs to you.

