Initially from Ohio, Sara Swabb had a excessive degree advertising and marketing and gross sales profession when she moved to DC to be along with her husband. A couple of years and two daughters later, she was prepared for a extra inventive chapter and began working for an area inside designer. “I’ve at all times had an curiosity in interiors, however put it on the again burner,” she explains.
When covid hit, Swabb’s advertising and marketing acumen got here again into play. “I made a decision to begin a digital design firm the place I put collectively the idea and design and gave it to the home-owner to execute,” she says. Her enterprise was a success, however clients quickly started asking for extra. Swabb ended up taking “a customized, luxurious service the place I do your entire venture,” she says.
At this time, her firm, Storie Collective, employs 4 individuals who concentrate on constructing and renovating total properties. Swabb collaborates with Distinctive Kitchens & Baths on a line of cupboards they usually share a retailer in Georgetown. “I really like working a enterprise and making a group,” she declares. “And I really like how we impression lives.”
Renovation Structure: District Structure Studio, Washington, DC. Inside Design: Sara Swabb, Storie Collective, Washington, DC. Renovation Contractor: CMX Development Group, Washington, DC.
