Hi, I'm Meredith!
Hey there! I'm excited you've ventured onto this page. My hope is that the information below allows you to learn a little bit more about my heart, my drive, and the approach and intention with which I work!
Mission
My goal as a designer.
I help my clients create spaces that tell a distinct and intentional design story, and allow for a stand-out guest experience. The “moral of the story” is always the same: in our hectic world, where we are often too busy and too isolated from our friends and family, a stay at a short-term rental is a rare opportunity to slow down, disconnect from everyday life, and be with the people we love. Your property is the setting for that story to get told, and I help you clarify how you tell it. Pulling inspiration from your property’s location, the desired “vibe” or aesthetic, or even from your story as the owner, I then make sure all the details add up so that your property becomes the kind of unique experience your guests are excited to share with others and long to revisit again and again.
STR Design:
A fusion of head and heart.
The first phase of working together is the most crucial: discovery. This is where I get to know you, you get to know me, and we dive into your hopes and goals from our partnership. We will dig into the intricacies of your property: your ideal guest, functionality and amenities that will help enhance the experience, and uncover what story should be told through the design that adds interest and distinction from other properties. I will ask you concrete, logistical questions as well as "heart" questions—all imperative to the whole picture. From there, I will begin space planning, design concepts, and sourcing. We will have a check-in for any feedback and revisions, and finally you'll receive everything you need to get your property up and running! My process is intentionally designed to dig deep right off the bat, getting collaborative and comfy working together, which then allows you to sit back and relax until it's time to execute the design plan.
Approach
Experience
Understanding my "throughline"
I’ve been devoted to the details since 2013. For almost ten years, I worked as a teacher in both public and private schools, each with its own very different curricular objectives for my students to journey through, yet always with a similar final outcome in mind: to grasp the connections between the small things we’ve learned along the way and see how they add up into an integrated whole. A few years ago, I left the classroom to design and co-host short-term rentals. Here I saw how good design plays out in physical spaces—and how different homes require different features to tell different stories well. Looking at human feedback became exciting to me because it tells a story of what people desire and how they’ve experienced a space. The overwhelming focus in the reviews for my previous properties has been on the intriguing design, the thoughtful function of the space and amenities added, and the positive interactions guests had with me as their co-host. Since moving into design exclusively, reading guest feedback still fills me with the most pride. The fundamental questions I ask my clients are: What do you want your reviews to say? What experience do you want to create for your guests? Using data-driven research to understand your market and digging into the heart of the guest experience, my job is to help you answer those questions and bring that vision to life.
Additional Credentials
I've had the immense pleasure of working closely with one of the best designers in the business -- Paige Hayes.
She has been a mentor, a colleague, and has now become a close friend! Paige and I do many Co-Design projects together as well, so if you'd like the opportunity to work with both of us, feel free to mention that in my inquiry form!
