From the time I was a young girl I engaged in many aspects of design – from hand sewing outfits for my Barbie dolls to talking my parents into letting me re-decorate our family home. Mostly, they just let me paint and re-arrange the furniture. But I always loved the new rooms when I was through.
With so many selections to design a room, creating a look that works-practically and beautifully-necessarily varies with each client. The home itself dictates style in many projects. My task is to understand what can be retained and what needs to be changed to satisfy a particular lifestyle.
"Good design is a matter of good taste". And from this simple truth, Stephanie Portaro, now in her 10th year at Furnitureland South where she has consistently ranked at the top among the company's almost 200 sales and design consultants, has satisfied thousands of clients with "every style and budget level" conceivable.