Today we’d like to introduce you to Keira Schultz.
Hi Keira, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I started in Interior Architecture as an undergraduate then ended up changing majors and received a degree in Textiles. Years later after raising my two children, I went back to school and received a Post-Bacc degree in Interior Design. I had always known it was what I wanted to do as a career, it just took me a while to get here. While I was in school for Interior Design, I took a contract job as an in-house designer for a contractor and landed my studio’s first interior furnishings project at the same time. It was quite a whirlwind. Fortunately, my studio design business slowly began to grow and enabled me to go out on my own full-time. There were many highs and lows along the way, countless nights and weekends spent working, but I am now in the 11th year of running my studio. Although it can still be scary at times depending on the market, we now have a steady flow of projects. Another dream of mine was to have a store. The gradual success of the full service design studio enabled me to add a home furnishings and accessories storefront to our studio.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
I would not say it has been a smooth road. There were times that I felt overworked and unsure if it was worth it. I definitely had to learn to roll with the highs and lows that come with owning and growing a small business.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
We are a full service interior design studio specializing in bespoke client-focused residential projects. We pride ourselves on creating spaces that represent our clients and how they live. We have a home furnishings and accessories shop as well at the same location. We are the only shop of our kind in Flagstaff offering a destination for gifts, bedding, home accessories, and furniture. Every piece in the store is hand picked to give a thoughtfully curated feel as soon as you walk in.
We all have a different way of looking at and defining success. How do you define success?
Having great working relationships with both clients & trades/vendors and feeling good about the work we do.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.ksdesignsllc.net
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ksdesignsllc
