Soooo....I am guessing if you found yourself here, you'd like to know a little about me and I can't wait to meet you. 

So here goes...

It has been my dream since I was a little girl to design homes that make people feel all the warm and fuzzy feelings. I remember watching Mr. Roger's Neighborhood at 3 years old and loosing my mind when he would visit new rooms in his home or explore new parts of the kingdom. I wanted so desperately to jump inside the TV with Mr. Rogers and look at every last detail.  I was obsessed with anything and everything related to design or art.  I was constantly begging my mom for new art books, fresh paints, and design magazines.  I couldn't get enough of it!  I even wrote my middle school research paper on color theory.  I would check out every book I could from the library...TWICE...ok...maybe more...  My classmates thought I was crazy.  As they were writing their papers on hot topics of world change, I was color coding my notes and living my best life studying up on all things design. Some people may or may not have told me that I was wasting my time and needed to choose a more important career path, such as a doctor or lawyer.  I am SO glad I didn't listen to the naysayers.  I have no doubt in my mind that this is my purpose in life.  This is what I was called to do.  When God calls you to do something or be someone, GO FOR IT!!!  I promise you, it is so worth it.

My path here was not an easy one.  I spent more years than I care to admit believing I would never have what it takes to be a great designer.  I had flunked out of college my second semester, lost all of my scholarships, and was really just hiding out of fear of screwing it all up.  Well guess what?!?!  Fear of screwing up kind of caused me to screw up.  Over the next 3 years I faced quite a few devastating health challenges, the extraordinary miracle of my first born, marriage, divorce, my second marriage (this time my soul mate), the birth of my second son and many other challenges and blessings.  Through all of this I never forgot my dreams.  I never stopped wanting to be a designer.  I simply let circumstances and fear hold me back.  I started a new career in the hospitality industry and was working hard to grow in a career that made me entirely unhappy. 

It took losing my grandmother in 2018 to realize that I couldn't keep living this way.

I couldn't allow myself to get to the end of my life, never having gone for it!  I turned in my 2 weeks notice and went for the first job I could find that had anything even remotely to do with interior design.  I started working at a kitchen and bath firm with a focus on cabinetry and hard finishes.  This was it!  I was finally doing it!  I finally took my leap!

 ANNNND...

I fell flat on my rear....

Literally...

It probably should have been a sign that my last day in hospitality was on Friday the 13th, but hey, who's got time for superstition.  That first job lasted a total of 2 months.  The stories I could tell are stories for a different day, but I gained SO much knowledge in such a short time.  The time I spent there, learning everything I could, really paid off.  I was able to get my second shot with a really amazing company.  Everything was going great!  Over the first 2 months of working with them, I started noticing a trend.  The cabinet shop was only interested in working with cabinets, however, many of our clients really wanted full service interior design.  I was noticing we were losing out on some really exciting projects.  I spoke with the shop owner and Castle On the Rock was born.  I just love how God works everything out when we least expect it.  In 2019 I filed for my business license and never looked back.  I have been blessed with many amazing clients and have gotten to be part of designing hundreds of homes.

 It still blows my mind that this is my life now.  Words cannot express how grateful I am to finally be working with amazing people every day to bring all of these dreams and ideas into real life spaces.  All of the years of crying over what felt so far away, all of the work and research I put in to becoming the designer I get to be today... all of it was worth far more than anything I could have imagined.  

I am now living a fulfilled life helping people move their dream space from their mind's eye into reality. How many people get to say they are living their childhood dreams?!?

I know how blessed I am to get to live this out every single day. Every new home, each new person, all of the designs I am chosen to create burst with the blessing of a fulfilled life. I can't wait to meet you and pour this passion into bringing your dream home to life.  I can't wait for you to enter the designs with your mind at ease so that you can't help but think, "I AM HOME!"

Hi,  I'm Linda!

Hi,
I'm Linda!