Hidden Gems: Meet Logan of Wiseman and Gale Interiors

Where do I begin! I guess the pivotal moment for me was moving out to Arizona from Connecticut. I had dabbled in design in a retail capacity as I loved product knowledge. Bringing a whole room together with a stranger was a great way for me to gain the confidence I needed to bring me into the field of interior design. Flash forward to the pandemic… I moved out to AZ to assist a friend’s mom with her new home in North Scottsdale. She taught me how to interact with the design centers and let me use her house as a creative outlet. This in turn gave me the portfolio I needed to land a design assistant job at Wiseman and Gale Interiors. Now that’s where I feel I found my true calling. Assisting two designers and our managing partner has given me a wealth of knowledge. Over the past four years I have cultivated my design aesthetic and taken on projects of my own. Wiseman and Gale has strong roots and while we prune over the years I have grown with the business. I’m excited to share with the community what we have in store soon!

There were so many struggles! When I say I moved out here I mean I filled my trunk with two duffels of clothes and handed my car over to an auto transporter. Once I landed in AZ, I immediately asked myself why I took this huge life change. I think I would tell myself oh it’s only a summer (I know crazy to move to AZ in the summer) I would soon learn I was home… it’s hard to say I struggled because I had so many mentors along the way that supported me. In general, though narrowing down your exact career is daunting you must work so incredibly hard all the time.

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I was always that artsy kid. My mom would find art camps and embrace my creativity by framing early works of mine. Both my parents would love when I would come running into the room showing them a well-thought-out imaginary plan of a room that only exists in my mind. Being an adopted kid alongside my sister who’s a year younger was a unique part of my upbringing. We lived in Bermuda after being adopted from Russia. I know it’s crazy…

Looking back at how far I have come and all the learning challenges I had growing up, I’m amazed at where I’m at today. Growing up on the East Coast was interesting. I never felt like I had true friends until I got to high school. Where I joined the sailing team and learned a lot about how others rely on you and your part in the “game”. I also met the most amazing group of friends who formed in a civics class and will be friends with that group forever.

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