Accreditations: Minor in Design from Elmhurst College; 15+ yrs as a Design Consultant;  President’s Circle Award Recipient;  

In the Industry Since:  1994

Inspiration to Pursue a Design Career: I truly enjoy helping people make their homes functional and beautiful!

Favorite Design Tip: Incorporate your personality into the project so it feels like home.

Best Advice to Clients: Have fun! I will help as little or as much as needed and expect to be thrilled with the end result!

Personal Design Style: I like unique – mixing timeless pieces with trendy color and accents.

3 words to Describe You: Enthusiastic! Professional, Innovative

Testimonials…     

My wife and I wanted to let you know how pleased we are with the work that Dawn Polkinghorn has done for us to help re-decorate two of the bedrooms in our home. From start to finish, she is very easy to work with and listens to our needs. By meeting with us at our home, she was able to get a clear understanding of the look we were trying to attain and then use her decorating skill to accomplish our goals. We are so happy with Dawn’s work that we have asked her to re-decorate our living room as well.

Her expertise and design layout, art, color, and accessories make a re-design project not seem like a project at all. It is evident that Dawn is a talented designer, but what makes Dawn so special is the fact that she truly enjoys her work and cares about her clients and their vision. She is great with keeping us updated on the progress of a project as well as furniture orders.

We look forward to our continued work with Dawn and have already recommended her to some of our other friends.

-Tom & Mary Jo D