I'M
Tara Riley.
ARTIST & INTERIOR DESIGNER
01 PROFESSIONAL
MY KNOWLEDGE LEVEL IN INTERIOR DESIGN
AUTOCAD
10%
SKETCHUP
30%
SPACE PLANNING
95%
HOME STAGING
95%
PROGRAMMING
95%
PRODUCT SELECTION
95%
ORGANIZATION
95%
EVENT PLANNING
95%
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Undergoing a transformation of perspective in this place we call Earth, my third eye is opening wider and my intuition is more prominent. Some call me crazy, others say I'm self-aware, I say "life is simple," humans make it hard. I have been living, speaking and manifesting my truths allowing my passions to come to life. Now is the time to be me, drop the inhibitions and the fears.
02 About Me
I seek the freedom to live simply and with passion!
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Design and atmosphere are very important to me.
I choose the places I dine and stay based on photos and reviews before I go, to ensure I will feel at peace, interested, intrigued, comfortable and engaged with the energy around me.
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Functionality is form.
Do you know how it feels when you want to get a job done right, but you don’t have the right tools, so you try anything and everything you can to replace that tool? You might be able to get the job done or you fail miserably, it would have been better to get the right tools in the first place and save yourself the frustration and the jerry-rigging.
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The “make it work “ mentality doesn’t work.
If you don’t like it because of the way it looks, makes you feel or how it relates to other items in your space, these are valid reasons to purge what is no longer serving you. It has to be functional, make you feel good and you have to love it.
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Humans adapt quickly to their environment even if it’s not working, you will be tricked into thinking it works because that is how it has always been done. We are ever changing, evolving and growing. It’s sometimes hard to see where there needs to be change, because we condition ourselves to work with what we got.
No questions asked = no answers received.
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Let’s break all the rules (but keep some because safety is important) let’s break the limiting beliefs we put on ourselves and break through the fear to make a change.
Design = emotion
“how do you want to feel all the time?”
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Design is expression, show your soul to the world.
Be yourself, love yourself, enough to treat yourself.
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I am a spiritual leader, who follows the stars and listens to my guides speaking to me through tarot, the universe and mother nature.
I like to include the elements into my designs, Earth, water, fire, air.
I always look at the perspectives of others and of the world.
I like to have an open mind and heart to better serve the needs of my clients.
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I am a minimalist, less is more,
K.I.S.S. “Keep it simple Stupid.”
Work less, play more, hire me!
03 Experience
2021-PRESENT
Querent Design
Creative Design Lead
To live simply is to live abundantly. When it comes to design and living comfortably, you don’t need a lot to make a big impression, declutter the space=declutter the mind. Live free - open heart - open mind.
2017-2018
California Renovation
Interior Design Project Manager
Listening and Facilitating Clients design specifications and budget while keeping within the boundaries of form and function. Headed meetings for design presentation with Clients and stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
2015-2017
La-z-boy Furnishings & Decor
Visual Design & Facilities
Sole facilitator of design and building needs for Chico & Redding locations. Collaborating with regional designers from 7 franchised locations for hard resets and Client home staging.
2014-2015
California Closets
Closet CAD Designer
In-home design consultant & CAD artist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Creating functional and aesthetically pleasing closets, offices, garages and other miscellaneous spaces. Scheduled and facilitated showroom presentations with upgrade options.
2011-2012
Tamera Mack Design
Internship Home Staging & Interior Design
Assisted & collaborated with Tamera Mack and her team organizing the design office warehouse in San Francisco. Staged furniture and decor for million dollar homes while making runs to the SF Design Center for Product placement in Interior design plans.
CONTACT
We are all energy therefore we are all connected. Connection is key to our health and well being. So connect with me to raise to your highest vibration and together we will realign the balance of the space all around you by becoming one with it.