Born in Hollywood and raised in Covina, a bedroom community of Los Angeles, I finished my formal education at Cal State Fullerton, where I majored in Theatre, Music and French.

After a hiatus that included a life-changing, formative trip to Europe, I moved to San Francisco in my early 20s, learning upholstery and launching Trickey Studio, the enterprise that would become a high-end custom upholstery and drapery business. During the Studio’s 25-year history, I earned a reputation for the highest quality workmanship and customer service, and was privileged to work with many gifted and well-known interior designers, as well as thousands of individual clients.

Starting in 1988, as a natural outgrowth of the custom furniture business, I began offering interior decoration consulting services, and found my real passion— the activity that truly uses all of my talents for design, creativity and organization.