Warm, modern interiors that feel like you: calm on the nervous system, precise in the details, effortless to live in. Your home shouldn’t just look right; it should recognize you and help you breathe easier, every day.
DESIGNING SPACES that FEEL
WELL-LOVED, INSPIRED, and INTENTIONAL
DESIGNING SPACES that FEEL WELL-LOVED, INSPIRED,
and INTENTIONAL
ABOUT
Why your house doesn’t feel like home (yet).
You’ve evolved, it’s as simple as that. And we’re here to help your home catch-up.
We approach this thoughtfully. Before we sketch a layout, we tune into your rhythm - how you move through your day, how you make decisions, what grounds your nervous system - and how we can support your next chapter.
We use Human Design as one of our tools to understand the energetic blueprint of how you’re built to thrive, then create interiors that support that design. The result?
Why your House doesn't feel like Home (yet)
You walk into Your Next Chapter Home and your body knows: this is it.
Translation, Not Templating.
We don’t design by formula; we translate.
Your floor plan starts with your life. We read your energetic and emotional blueprint - daily patterns, lived experiences, what truly nourishes you - and turn that into cabinetry, furnishings, materials, layouts, and little moments that hold you.
Some clients want a fast yes/no. Others need time to sit with options or touch materials. We honor your decision-making style and pace accordingly, bringing the right 2–3 options at the right time with clear pros, cons, and pricing.
No spin. No overwhelm. Just grounded decisions that land.
Colleen's eye for color, her network of suppliers, her creativity and ideas, and her impressive technical knowledge were all instrumental to the success of our project.
- Becky & Al, repeat Clients
How Calm Gets Built.
Every finish earns its keep - elegant, durable, and supportive of real life.
Beauty that Behaves.
We listen deeply and collaborate with clients, trades, and creatives, because the best homes are a team effort.
Built together.
Fewer, better options so momentum feels easy.
Edited choices.
We show up fully, speak clearly, and offer respectful, candid feedback to keep decisions rooted in truth.
Honest by design.
Proactive communication, sequenced timelines, and meticulous documentation for trades.
Strong backbone.
Clean lines, warm wood, soft light, and color with a little nerve - never stark, never cluttered.
Modern warmth.
Your time, energy, and budget are handled with integrity and care.
Honoring the investment.
Meet Our Team
We’re a team of detail-driven designers who believe your home should feel like a sanctuary for the season you’re in and the soul you’re becoming.
We bring warmth, precision, and heart to every project.
Colleen Slack
Founder and Design Director
Colleen Slack is a designer, detail-tamer, and champion of warm, modern spaces that feel like you. Her passion for interiors began early - curating gallery walls of vintage photos from weekend estate-sale hunts, rearranging her bedroom at midnight when inspiration struck, and nurturing a long-standing love affair with House Beautiful. After double majoring in Urban Studies and Geography at Vassar, she spent eight years in urban planning before returning to her true calling with a degree in Interior Design.
Over the past two decades, Colleen has built a deep expertise in kitchens and baths - where form, function, and flow matter most. That precision now informs the full scope of her work: whole-home remodels, multi-room renovations, and thoughtful furnishings projects that support the way her clients actually live. Known for her calming presence, exacting standards, and soulful insight, she leads every project with intuition, integrity, and a trusted network of craftspeople who bring the vision to life, flawlessly and faithfully.
QUICK FACTS
My favorite part of my job?
The look on your face when you walk in your front door.
I'M A 5/1 SACRAL GENERATOR
obsessed with organization
A CABIN IN THE WOODS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA
pet peeve? delayed timelines!
ALWAYS BUYING CRYSTALS
raised on the beatles and npr
ALWAYS WEARING QUIRKY SOCKS
i read 200+ books a year
Stephani Schmidt
Associate Designer
Stephani Schmidt fell in love with design as a kid, saturating every surface in her childhood bedroom with shades of mauve long before “color drenching” was a thing. After earning her BA in International Studies, she began her career in Los Angeles, first in higher education and then in corporate HR. Through it all, interior design was more than a creative outlet: it was a necessity. After designing her own spaces, she convinced friends to “let” her design their homes for free. When she ran out of friends’ spaces to design, she knew it was time for a career change, so she returned to school to study interior design at UCLA.
The sensory experience of design grounds Stephani’s approach to interiors, and is bolstered by her love of materiality. For every project, she brings a deep curiosity for people, place, and the way our design decisions impact the world. Clients love her collaborative style, thoughtful attention to detail, and grounded presence. When not designing, she’s usually exploring cinema, reading at a tea shop, or trying to convince her cats not to scratch the sofa.
QUICK FACTS
Take your pleasure seriously.
- Charles Eames
LIBRA RISING
believes life is better with color
TEA DEVOTEE
constantly touching fabric
GENEALOGY NERD
loves designing for pets
USUALLY WEARING MAROON
Hello there.
I'm Colleen Slack.
From urban planning to soul-aligned interiors.
I'm a designer, detail-tamer, and champion of warm, modern spaces that feel like you.
My path started early (gallery-wall teenage bedroom, estate-sale hunts, and a long love affair with House Beautiful). I studied Urban Studies & Geography at Vassar, spent eight years in urban planning, then earned my degree in Interior Design, building deep expertise in kitchens and baths - where function matters most.
Those years taught me this: even the most beautiful room falls flat if it fights your nature.
That’s why I created a process that starts with you: how you decide, where your daily bottlenecks are, what a good morning and soft evening feel like.
Then I translate that insight into practical space planning, soulful materials,
and build-smart sequencing.
The result? A home that supports your real life and the person you’re becoming.
I'm active in our local design community and bring a trusted network of
craftspeople to every project.
FOREVER INSPIRED BY
Nature
Natural elements
Layering textures
Soft curved lines
Craftsmanship
Life informs our work
We’re both married to creatives, which means we live the art of balancing different styles and priorities (and yes, we have opinions about sconces.)
Colleen’s a mom, and we’re both pet owners, so we specify materials that forgive, making your home safe from juice boxes, red wine, and everything in between.
We’re both serious home cooks, so the kitchens we design function for the way you actually cook: spices where your hand reaches, tools where your body turns, cutting boards that tuck in just so.
Because we don’t just design homes - we live With them.
Colleen and the team's ability to listen, create a vision, and subsequent collaboration made our project approachable AND a ton of fun!
- Liz & ryan