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About Us

Orientation

We are a quality collaboration of design & client-centered trade professionals. While we might scale back a project scope out of necessity, we do not cut corners, especially when it comes to safety/longevity. Our team is great to have on-site: trustworthy, high-vibe, and professional. We vett our contractors carefully, assessing skillset, vibes & integrity. We pay our people a living wage. Relationships are the core of our work together, so fit is important, all around! The decision to work together is a two-way street. Even though we like a solid plan, we’re responsive to changes along the way. We take design inspiration from all angles, and do our best to encourage YOUR inner designer to help shape the vision. We believe responsibility for an excellent project is shared by all, which is why we have regular communications about the state-of-affairs. Big decisions are considered jointly by all affected parties; the whole process is a team effort. We FINISH! All the way through the tiny wrap-up details, and don’t get fully paid until we’re all signed-off.


It isn’t necessary to bring us in as the contracting/management outfit for your project, for us to work together. It isn’t necessary that you have some ambitious remodel in mind. The core of our work is to make functional, beautiful space, whatever the project wants to be. Whatever is going to support your Sacred Domestic. A lot of Getting Started, is knowing what the landscape even is, what’s possible, and what’s feasible. We are happy to consult about what might be the best direction.

Experience

Many decades and decades of combined experience! A super collaboration of many talented artesian and tradespeople, since about 2023 (and some, long before), many of whom grew up in their trade(s) with family members, and/or been at it over 30 years. We are whole-brained in our thinking, really doing our best to make sure everyone who needs to know, is on the same page about what we’re all doing/agreeing to.


We have the experience to know that a RANGE of project-scope is possible. Some elements are foundational and harder to get creative about. Projects can be designed in phases to increase the feasibility of their implementation. Because so many of us have really been around the block, we can plan for and make changes intelligently.


Most of our contractors are masters in their trade. They bring knowledge, perspective, skill, and experience to the table. And, we are always looking to work with those who want to learn how to excel in the building trades (If you know a good person, send ‘em our way!).


We are always asking, what’s best for the project? What are our constraints? How can we get there? How can we pivot, if we can’t get there? We make sure the project lands in a good place, and that everyone generally enjoyed themselves, most of the time.

Inspiration

A fully-functional, beautiful home is always the goal in our work together. The inspiration mostly comes from YOU, as we get to know you, and what would make your home so much more magical! We offer a range of ways we might achieve the vision. The alchemy of the project, (almost)regardless of budget, is what inspires us to do the work. You can “afford” so much than you think, with a creative budget, design, and skillful project management. It’s about prioritization & allocation: being able to take care of the core structural items, and still find the resources to have a truly beautiful and unique space your heart desires. It might not be what you first started out wanting... but we draw out the soul, to figure out how to prioritize one or two "feature" projects that achieve the biggest impact.


In These Times, the home is everything, and a sanctuary worth investing in, where you can, no matter how modest.

Our Collaborating Team

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Mya Bea

The House Therapist

Lead Management

Design Support

Homeowner’s Representative


A multi-disciplinary designer/artist/craftsperson since 1994. Always in-the-field --not behind a desk or in a laboratory of theoretical concepts-- Mya's career began in high-caliber theatre and large-scale, immersive, environmental-art installations. Expanded to the residential realm in 2003, as a lighting designer. Adjunct professor in the interior and graphic design departments of a couple local trade schools. Eventually developed her systems-brain & implementation skills with a public management masters (M.P.A., 2007), working a few years in the public health arena, learning about trauma, addiction, and something of what it takes to make sustainable change within both policy arenas and the family constellation. How to be a citizen. How to moderate difficult conversations. Designing both systems & work flows to be responsive. Unofficial "UI" (user interface) tester/critic in most situations, b/c she can't help it! Mya has been a real-world designer, theatre electrician, stage manager, teacher, trainer, facilitator, coalition-builder, map-maker, fine-finish restoration painter, janitor, conductor, director, producer, and somatic/environmental artist. Became a mother along the way, which changed everything. After a prophetic dream, started walking the decluttering path in 2016, by way of bereavement clearing (oh, those skeletons!). Have since become "generational-trauma informed," which has been invaluable when working in people's homes.


The Sacred Domestic is her jam. Every mundane hallway is an opportunity to have art & beauty -- especially in this crazy world, no matter the budget! If the aesthetic doesn't make for good installation, usability or maintenance... it doesn't fly.

Greg Slain - Slain Custom Woodworking - Lead technical director & builder / trim and fine woodwork installations



Luke Wahlberg - Fine Finishes By Luca - All things paint / Specializing in cabinets, beautiful rooms & special projects



James Douglas - Our Guy



PLUS QUALITY SUPPORT FOR: electrics / plumbing / HVAC / tile / drywall install, repair & texture / wood floor replacement & repair / countertop fabrication / shower glass & window install / handy person support / living & garden scapes / AV system upgrades / dumpster & trash hauling services / lighting product technical support / … and many more folks, depending on what the project is!

Working with Mya is one of the best decisions I’ve made in building and design. I have worked on many projects in numerous countries with many collaborators, and Mya stands out in her perception of color, texture, material, flow of space, utility and use of light, while helping me to incorporate the treasures I love and releasing the things that are no longer important to me or the space. The value you’ll get from working with Mya is exponentially reciprocated in the joy, peace and ease of living and working in a harmonious and perfectly aligned space.

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