Home - a soft place to land
Creating beautiful, functional, and durable homes in Northern Virginia and beyond
About ME
Stephanie Hsiang, Principal
I believe there is no better feeling than coming home to a peaceful space you love. Yet with work, cooking, laundry, kids and pets, it can be a challenge to maintain the serenity of that soft place to land. That is why I pivoted my career to interiors. I’m committed to offering clients a whole new vision of their homes — places where they and their families can be restored and, in turn, restore others. Interior decoration is so much more than aesthetics.
With a degree in art history and a diploma in residential design, I love incorporating treasured objects with fresh pieces to create an environment that is functional, beautiful and timeless. After living in tiny apartments in New York City, the UK and France, I learned to develop unique, attractive solutions to storing and displaying items--reducing visual clutter while still maintaining a warm, cozy space.
Our homes must also be durable — no one wants to live in a museum! By incorporating innovative textiles and hardwearing surfaces, I can help you achieve a refuge that is inviting, restorative and easy to maintain. I'm based in Vienna, Virginia, but I routinely help clients virtually as well as locally.
Creating inviting and functional spaces for the everyday family
"I'm delighted with the results."
"A change in life circumstances led me to think about making a few modest changes to my home’s interior decor. I’ve known Stephanie for a number of years and decided to seek her advice and ideas. She toured my home to get a sense of overall style, looked at the particular space, existing furniture and furnishings and spent considerable time talking with me about my lifestyle and interests. Her proposed design created a warm and more masculine space while taking advantage of much of the existing furniture as well as repurposing antiques and sentimental pieces from elsewhere. Her choice of colors and soft goods complimented my love for all things nautical as well as my long-term academic interest in the American Civil War. I’m delighted with the results. Stephanie listened to me but also suggested ideas a bit out of my comfort zone but retrospectively enhanced the overall result. While the space is fresh and new it is also familiar and comfortable - the best result I could have hoped for - BRAVO!"
— Jon C., Herndon, VA
"I would hire her again without any hesitation."
"Stephanie helped us plan and execute a bathroom remodel and she was amazing. I would hire her again without any hesitation. She made my potentially stressful trips to the tile store fun, and she was responsive to every type of input. She took both my and my husband's preferences into account without issue. It felt as though she was helping us find our own style rather than telling us what she or others would want. She was professional, reliable, relaxed, and honest. I loved working with her!"
— Hillary G., Vienna, VA
"She is a pleasure to work with and her creativity and eye for beauty inspires her work."
"Stephanie was the perfect person to help with my parent's condo remodel. She made every effort to learn the style preferences of my parents and to work with their existing furniture while also creating a vision of something 'new.' She was well-organized and sent great vision boards with weekly updates to keep the project on target and progressing. She has an amazing eye for color and was very helpful in choosing paint colors for different rooms, and took careful consideration of the natural light in different rooms. She is a pleasure to work with and her creativity and eye for beauty inspires her work. Stephanie has the gift of creating spaces that invite you to relax and delight in your surroundings."
— Christina R., McLean, VA
Service OPTIONS
Style Solution
DIY Implementation/ Virtual design
DIY Implementation/ Virtual design
$375
For clients who need a
nudge in the right direction.
Service Includes:
• In-home consultation for local clients (within 25 miles of Vienna, VA), or virtual for those at a distance. We can tackle whatever problem areas you have! From ideas for color palettes to storage solutions to furniture arrangements, we can address whatever you need.
• You’ll receive a detailed follow-up document, outlining what we covered in our meeting with links to any suggested items.
DIY Implementation/ Virtual design
DIY Implementation/ Virtual design
DIY Implementation/ Virtual design
Starting at $750 per room
For clients who need help with design, but prefer to implement at their own pace.
Service includes:
• Initial conversation to determine client needs, scope and budget
• Home visit and measurements and 'before' photographs for local clients, complete measuring and photo instructions for long-distance clients
• Complete layout and design
• Comprehensive 'one-stop shop' curated collection of items to purchase. (Client oversees purchasing and installation)
Full Service
DIY Implementation/ Virtual design
Full Service
Starting at $3125 per room
Perfect for busy clients who want
their spaces transformed. From
initial concept to purchasing and installation, leave the stress to us!
Service includes:
• Initial meeting to determine client needs, scope and budget
• Home visit to take ‘before’ photos and measurements
• Complete layout and design with 2D renderings and product samples (up to two edits)
• Purchasing services and order management
• Design Installation
Decorator-on-call
If the package route isn’t for you, I can adjust services to exactly what you need. No home styling job is too small! We can curate bookshelves, shop for accessories, put together a DIY punch list, the options are endless. I’ll tailor a proposal that is right for you!
