Give Me Shelter Design, Inc. is committed to providing interior and exterior design services that create soothing stress reducing and productivity boosting spaces in which to live and work. We believe in the physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits of conscientious design and provide an array of services focused on enhancing the quality of life of our clients.
Each design project is tailored to the specific requirements and style preferences of the client.
Your first consultation is always FREE.
Phone
(323) 938-9933
Address
146 S Detroit Street Los Angeles, California 90036
Give Me Shelter Design, Inc. is committed to providing interior and exterior design services that create soothing stress reducing and productivity boosting spaces in which to live and work. We believe in the physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits of conscientious design and provide an array of services focused on enhancing the quality of life of our clients.
"Hottest" Selling Service
Currently I am getting many calls for organizing, space planning and restyling. People want to find ways to stay where they are and be more comfortable for a while longer.
Specializes In
Designers have to know something about everything to do our jobs properly, When you have been doing this for a while the list of the things you are good at grows. Here is mine: Interior Design, Landscape Design, Project Coordination, Staging, Restoration, Real Estate, Residential Design, Commercial Design, TI, Space Planning, Small Business, Styling, Perfumer, Small Space Design, Organizing, Color Consulting, Project Planning, Home Office Design, Design, Jewelry Design, Furniture Placement, Antiques, Kitchen and Bath Design, Window Treatments, Wall Coverings, Wallpaper, Historic Home Restoration, Universal Design, Flooring, Art Installation, Custon Tile Design,
How I Got Started
Suzan Horne is a Boston University graduate who offers more than 26 years of experience in the design field, including commercial and residential projects from coast to coast. Suzan started her career in design with Knoll International (the award-winning furniture manufacturer). Later, she worked for Santa Monica based Ellerbe Becket in the mid-1980s which was among the three largest design firms in the United States. Suzan opened her own design house, Give Me Shelter Design, Incorporated in the autumn 2001.
Suzan was raised in the architecture and design rich environment of Tuxedo Park, New York. She was exposed to the most exquisite craftsmanship of all types in the magnificent one-of-a-kind homes of this exclusive community. These were the homes of the industrial and financial tycoons of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. No expense was spared to create these elaborate residences designed by a stellar roster of America’s greatest architects from the Age of Elegance which were executed by the skilled artisans immigrating to America from Europe. Tuxedo Park is listed on the National Register of Historical Places in recognition of its distinctive architecture and it is where the Tuxedo was created. It is also where Dorothy Draper grew up.
Suzan is also influenced by the entertainment industry. When she was four years old her mother met and later married Robert Duvall who raised her in Tuxedo Park. Through his work she has been exposed to the magic of set design and movie production, as well as to some of the all time greatest talents in all areas of the entertainment industry.
Clients praise her for achieving their specifications for style, ambience, and comfort, while strictly adhering to budgets and schedules. Balancing aesthetic goals with required traffic and information flow is of paramount concern, especially for commercial projects. Suzan develops an exacting design plan to ensure exceptional service and the desired results. She is meticulous in her approach to projects.
Suzan’s residential restorations and remodeling are comprised of apartments and homes in Los Angeles, New York, and Boston, as well as luxury properties in Beverly Hills, Malibu, Palm Springs, Key West and Manhattan’s Park Avenue, and Prescott, Arizona.
Whether working on a Spanish-style Duplex, a secluded Pennsylvania Dutch farm house, or a lavish Park Avenue Co-op; Suzan is gifted with a superb sense for style, color, and form, as well as a broad knowledge of the materials needed to do such a diverse range of projects.
Favorite Part Of The Business
I love the impact what I do has on people's lives. Living comfortably in spaces that provide style and function is a luxury that I never tire of providing. Luxury is not only about cost, it is about the way a design supports what you do in a space. Getting to know the needs of my clients and creating beautiful solutions for them is what drives my design process and results.
Customer Can Expect
Our customers can expect excellent service and our expert attention to details, this is made possible by my 26 years of hands on training, in the field experience and my dedicated vendor and craftsman relationships.
Competes On
Expertise Service Selection Value
What Sets Us Apart
I have 26 years of experience in various arenas of the interior design industry and have created both commercial and residential interiors.
What makes me unique and why you want to engage me is that I am an interior designer and a real estate owner/investor as well. My residential and commercial real estate experience has taught me that I should always evaluate a project and advise my clients from the perspective of the value certain improvements will add to or preserve for their investment portfolio first. Then I can advise them on how we will attain their aesthetic goals and still not push them beyond profit in the immediate or long term RE market.
Interior design with an eye on the bottom line is about getting the most marketable bang for your buck regardless of the size of your budget and the timimg of your improvements.
The location of your property should always be a factor you take into consideration when you determine your design budget, this is so you can maintain your market viablity. A CMA should be used to determine how your asset stacks up against your neighbor's. Regional data should be layered over that to evaluate the ROI of specific improvements to guide your selection of projects, set priorities and allocation of budget funds. These are times to know your goals before you spend, because you always get a better project when you plan. Knowing what to spend on gets you the biggest bang for every buck.
Know your local market and aim your investment dollars at the best ROI targets/ projects in that market. Keeping this in mind as you evaluate your improvement and decorating goals will protect your investment. My specialty is design stategies for the new real estate market dynamic.
If you live in an apartment then the interior design approach is different and that means every solution has to create a better lifestyle that you can take with you and will work again.
Design With An Eye On Your Bottom Line™
Specialties
Interior Design,Restyling, Restoration, Rennovation, Space Planning, Project Coordination, Staging, Organizing, Event Styling, Landscape Design.
Education
BA Sociology 1984 Boston University
Certifications
5W Report 2010 Best Designer in Southern California