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Lizette Marie Interior Design
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by Jamie Farshchi
Lizette Bruckstein was ecstatic when her 6th
grade teacher assigned her class a project to design
their dream home, “from the architecture to
the interior I loved it, and I knew I wanted to be
a designer,” she says.
While later completing a Bachelor of Science in
Interior Design at San Francisco State University,
she did just that by establishing her own design business
with a girlfriend. “We didn’t make any money,”
Bruckstein says, “but we gained experience and by
the end of university I felt confident that I could
give this thing a try.”
Fresh out of university, she established her namesake
design firm, Lizette Marie Interior Design, offering a
full scope of services: remodel or new construction,
space planning, commercial design, kitchen and
bathroom remodeling and a buying service.
The firm specializes in bold designs, featuring
shocks of color and texture, with an emphasis on a
layered aesthetic. “By layering both color and texture,
we are able to create depth and bring spaces
to life.” Bruckstein says, “whatever the desired finish
is, it’s never straight forward, there are always multiple
layers within.”
For Bruckstein communication and a trusted relationship
with the client is an integral element to
the design process. The initial approach is through
extensive interviews where the designer meets with
the household to establish how the space will be
used, and what kind of personalities will inhabit it.
“You might work on a project for a year and a
half, so there are these amazing relationships you
develop with people along the way,” Bruckstein
explains. “It’s a very intimate process. After all,
you’re designing someone a home.”
That trusted relationship brings a mindfulness of
the client’s taste that Bruckstein then carefully
weaves into the design. Artworks that carry a
personal touch might be commissioned or an element
of the client’s personal aesthetic is used as a
springboard for the project as a whole.
“If the client has an amazing art collection, or a passion
for geometric shapes or an obsession with the
color purple, we try and find some inspiration to
develop that into a larger design-scape.”
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