Meet Stacy Moore of Stacy Moore Designs

Stacy Moore

I have had a love for art since Middle School. My favorite was sketching and painting with oil pastels, watercolors, or pencils. I took all art classes from middle school through high school. I even won a few awards for my artwork along the way. As a young teen, I would rearrange the furniture in our family home and cottage. Every Friday, my sister and I had to clean the house, and I loved changing the family room furniture, my bedroom, and even the basement area.

From high school, I attended Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant. I initially started as a business major. I took an “Intro to Interior Design” class in my first year. I loved the course and changed my major to Interior Design.

Looking back, my love of art, furniture arranging, and even making furniture for my dolls was a stepping stone to becoming a designer. My first job out of college was working at a carpet store that also sold blinds, drapes, and wallpaper. I learned how to measure carpets and blinds.

My 2nd job was for a custom drapery store where I sold draperies, furniture, blinds, wallpaper, accessories, and area rugs for years. I loved designing window treatments! I had to intern in the sewing room before selling drapes. It helped me when creating custom drapes because I knew the sewing process.

My last job before going out alone was where I found my groove as a full-service Interior Designer. Remodeling whole homes, working with new construction clients, and everything in between. During the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, I realized I could work from home and decided to go out on my own. It only took me 30 years, but I love owning my own business, managing a team, and doing my work. Every day I help my clients design beautiful, livable rooms for their homes!

When I started 33 years ago, the Interior Design industry was a very closed-lipped community. No one would share pricing, trades, or business advice. Finding a friend in the business took time. Now friends and colleagues cheer me on, help when needed, refer tradespeople, and more. Knowing you’re not alone out there is a great feeling.

Stacy Moore Designs offers an individualized design experience with tailored designs that reflect you, your lifestyle, and your home. We provide residential design services, including remodeling homes, designing new construction homes, finishing basements, and more. We strive to build long-term relationships with our clients; communication, quality, and beautiful designs are at the core of our business. We also offer commercial design services. Creating offices, conference rooms, waiting rooms, and other spaces within a company are all part of our design expertise.

Our offerings include Design Consultations, Full-Service Design, Designer for a Day, and Designer on Call. The best way to find out how to work together is with a free 20-minute discovery call.

I would tell someone starting in the business to find a mentor, someone to lean on when you have questions, and someone to encourage and help you in the industry.