When I came to this house, it was a plywood box. Basic room layouts had been drawn, but there was no window or door placement, nor any attention to the staircase design, kitchen, or bathrooms. It needed a complete A to Z design, including the final staging for selling it.

As my first construction project, I give a huge thank you to my neighborhood realtor and mentor on the house, Brian Fitzburgh of Broker’s Trust. And of course, to clients Julie and Chip, who trusted me to truly upscale their real estate investment — it sold for well over asking! One of my first projects, at the start of Melissa Kite Designs.