Pacific Palace

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Harker Design
iDAhO-bAsED DEsiGNEr sOArs bEYOND MOuNtAiN-MiNDED DEsiGN
by Jennifer Olvera
Pat Harker of Harker Design embraces many design
styles. Her firm, which has offices in Idaho Falls,
ID, Jackson Hole, WY and Big Sky, MT, is more apt
to use architecture and history—as well as clients’
preferences—as cues.
An interior design graduate from Brigham Young,
Harker hounded her eponymous company in 1980,
which today has grown to staff nine designers and
multiple project managers, who specialize in residential
interior, remodeling and architectural design
and see projects from start to successful completion.
The company also excels at commercial design,
while offering thousands of product lines that ensure
singular, far-from-cookie-cutter, results.
“Every project is unique, with fully customized details
or unique customization,” says Harker.
“We don’t specialize in a ‘look.’”
The firm also prides itself on being eco-minded.
“We always begin with quality products,” she says.
“That means nothing ends up in a landfill. It also
means our clients get the best value overall.”
With expertise in resort design, Harker Design has
also earned a reputation among discerning residential
clients, who seek not only its expertise but also
its unique point of view.
“Whatever we’re working on, we get inspired by
beautiful, high-quality design, from history and
from what makes sense based on the relationship
we develop with the client,” says Harker.
In the case of a recent project in Jackson Hole, WY,
a client from the Midwest called for a remodel of a
spacious, luxurious log-laden home. Because it had
Distinction
wood beams and a lot of dark spaces, Harker set
about showcasing its massive stone fireplace, while
brightening it up and creating intimate seating areas
in the expansive great room.
“We hung hand-forged iron chandeliers from Eicher
to illuminate the space,” she says, “and we added
groupings of furniture that felt collected, intimate
and warm.”
Harker points to added touches like a Woodland
coffee table and sofa from Woodland, the latter
swathed in textural, camel-hued chenille by Christopher
Michael Upholstery.
Harker Design has gained acclaim, too, for its ability
to change gears. Many of its clients have utilized experts’
services for more than 20-plus years. Because
its projects often start at the architectural level, the
firm is able to contribute to the function of a home
from the onset.
“In addition to incomparable design services for every
inch of a home including lighting and cabinetry,
we have the facilities to store product until delivery,”
Harker notes.
SPrING 2012 luxury home quarterly
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