Laurie delivers each design from her heart creatively, meticulously, and intuitively. She is passionate about each project and genuinely loves her work. For Laurie, spaces should be beautiful, comfortable, and always functional. Prior to developing a concept, she spends much of her time listening very carefully to her client’s wish list and has each client complete a questionnaire. She documents all the information in a designated residence journal. Her clients and the tradespeople she works with have often coined her “Translator” of the home and homeowner’s best self. She takes pride in analyzing all of the “data” gathered, brainstorming a solution, and presenting a very personalized concept. Laurie does all drawings.
Laurie is a problem solver, and enjoys collaborating together with the team assembled for each project to keep the design integrity intact throughout the process. This is most evident when designing kitchens, as she sketches every customized detail of the handmade cabinetry, special finishes, and features to suit the homeowner’s personality and lifestyle. With that said, projects naturally evolve into welcoming homes. Laurie will recommend investing in quality furnishings, which will have longevity. She enjoys adding warmth and history to a home through architectural detailing and by refreshing a homeowners treasures or heirlooms in a fresh way.
Laurie delivers each design from her heart creatively, meticulously, and intuitively. She is passionate about each project and genuinely loves her work. For Laurie, spaces should be beautiful, comfortable, and always functional. Prior to developing a concept, she spends much of her time listening very carefully to her client’s wish list and has each client complete a questionnaire. She documents all the information in a designated residence journal. Her clients and the tradespeople she works with have often coined her “Translator” of the home and homeowner’s best self. She takes pride in analyzing all of the “data” gathered, brainstorming a solution, and presenting a very personalized concept. Laurie does all drawings.
Laurie is a problem solver, and enjoys collaborating together with the team assembled for each project to keep the design integrity intact throughout the process. This is most evident when designing kitchens, as she sketches every customized detail of the handmade cabinetry, special finishes, and features to suit the homeowner’s personality and lifestyle. With that said, projects naturally evolve into welcoming homes. Laurie will recommend investing in quality furnishings, which will have longevity. She enjoys adding warmth and history to a home through architectural detailing and by refreshing a homeowners treasures or heirlooms in a fresh way.
With over two decades of experience in the design industry, ranging from textile design to toy design her experience is unique. Laurie’s clients benefit from her concept, production, and project management skills, honed during her successful earlier career as a Principal Designer for Fisher Price Mattel Toys. They also benefit from her vast knowledge of fabric and color acquired during her roots working in New York’s fashion textile industry as a designer and colorist. She has been a guest lecturer at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology.
Laurie credits her love of interior design as a young girl watching her mother sew window treatments for their home, and years later restoring with her husband in their 1790s era whaling home on Long Island. Inspired to create beautiful interiors, she opened her firm, Laurie Duke Design in 2010.
She has participated in Design Show houses such as The Normandy Manor at the Vanderbilt Estate, and The Winter Cottage at Caumsett State Historic Park. Her work at the Winter Cottage received special recognition in Newsday and was also published in Schiffer’s hardcover book Showhouses 3, A Decorators’ Tour.
With over two decades of experience in the design industry, ranging from textile design to toy design her experience is unique. Laurie’s clients benefit from her concept, production, and project management skills, honed during her successful earlier career as a Principal Designer for Fisher Price Mattel Toys. They also benefit from her vast knowledge of fabric and color acquired during her roots working in New York’s fashion textile industry as a designer and colorist. She has been a guest lecturer at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology.
Laurie credits her love of interior design as a young girl watching her mother sew window treatments for their home, and years later restoring with her husband in their 1790s era whaling home on Long Island. Inspired to create beautiful interiors, she opened her firm, Laurie Duke Design in 2010.
She has participated in Design Show houses such as The Normandy Manor at the Vanderbilt Estate, and The Winter Cottage at Caumsett State Historic Park. Her work at the Winter Cottage received special recognition in Newsday and was also published in Schiffer’s hardcover book Showhouses 3, A Decorators’ Tour.