In this blog, we’ll explore how aligning your home with your lifestyle can positively impact your mood and a few tips on achieving a thoughtful design.

How do you find a balance between updated and irrelevant? We suggest embracing classic design styles and keeping them from feeling stuffy by adding a modern twist.

Let’s talk about how to make this happen!

Explore how we can help you create a foolproof home renovation plan to successfully execute your vision and transform your lackluster space into an idyllic oasis.

Your home is meant to be a place where you feel comfortable and secure. The simple act of walking through the door should be enough to bring you peace and relaxation, but this may not be the case if you’re unsatisfied with your home design or feel like it doesn’t showcase the real you.

In today’s post, we’re discussing the benefits of taking a coordinated approach–so you can have a space that looks stunning yet cohesive.

Whether you own a lake house, are thinking of designing one, or just love the lake, this post is for you. Here’s our quick guide for creating an elegant oasis of a lake house.

In this blog post, we’d like to share eleven tips and tricks for ensuring your outdoor space is ready for company. While outdoor spaces might seem simple to design, they can be just as involved as interiors (after all, you have to account for the elements!). Whether you’re starting from scratch or revamping your current outdoor space, here are some creative ways to make that transformation successful.

In this blog post, we’re excited to share ten ideas for customizing your home during a renovation, including some unexpected options you may not have considered.

In this blog post, we'll explore why empathy, communication, and managing relationships are all vital components of an interior designer's skill set. By the end, you'll have a better understanding of what to look for when hiring an interior designer to bring your vision to life.

Designing your dream kitchen is an exciting task that requires careful planning and attention to detail. In this blog, we'll explore some key elements of designing your dream kitchen, including overall layout, color palette, customizing functionality, and fixtures.

Often when people think about hiring an interior designer, they imagine someone who is going to come in after the renovations and make the space look pretty with furniture, art and decorations. But the truth is, an interior designer does so much more. In fact, an interior designer is the first person you should hire on a project because their job is to create the vision for your whole project. Defining your project with pictures, drawings, specific furnishings and materials helps to streamline the execution. When you know what you want the end result to look like, you can be much more efficient and will end up much more satisfied by the final outcome. Interior designers also oversee the contractors who are doing the construction and make sure the vision is implemented properly.

When it comes to hiring an interior designer, there are several myths that can prevent you from moving forward. These misconceptions keep you from reaping the many benefits of working with a skilled interior designer. In this blog, we'll set the record straight on three common myths about interior designers. We’ll give you the information you need to make an informed choice about working with a professional to design your dream home.

When your living space is tailored to your individual tastes — from finished floors to perfect mood lighting — it brings you a whole new quality of life. Customized interior design is about creating an environment that fits just for you. 

If you’re a real estate agent selling luxury properties then you may have found it challenging to find properties that fit when your clients’ have very specific needs and wants. We’re here to help show your clients how they can customize a house to suit their lifestyle and their taste. We’d love to team up with you and help you close the deal.

It might seem like your child is never going to stop smearing finger paint all over the walls or throwing their mashed potatoes on the ground. When designing a home for your growing family it’s tempting to make decisions based on what you need right now. But in a year the fingerpaint and floor-potatoes phase will be over, so it shouldn't be an all-consuming factor in the design. 

Denise joined the Uma Stewart team in Summer of 2021. She previously co-owned an art gallery in New York City with her husband, and before that received her interior design degree in London. She brings an international flair and creative eye to the team. When she and Uma met, they just clicked. Denise and Uma make a great team because they have slightly different aesthetics and challenge each other to look at products in new ways when sourcing for clients. Denise brings attention to detail and a unique artistic eye from her art gallery days. 

When homeowners come to Uma Stewart Lifestyle & Design, they are looking to make their house feel like a home – a home is a space that truly belongs to you. The architecture of your house will reflect the time when it was built, but this doesn’t have to limit you from bringing your personal style to the space. In fact, working together with the architecture of your house can be a terrific starting point for creating a distinctive design that is especially for you.  

When homeowners come to Uma Stewart Lifestyle & Design, they are looking to make their house feel like a home – a home is a space that truly belongs to you. The architecture of your house will reflect the time when it was built, but this doesn’t have to limit you from bringing your personal style to the space. In fact, working together with the architecture of your house can be a terrific starting point for creating a distinctive design that is especially for you.  

Filling a space with vibrancy while still keeping a classic aesthetic is all about that balance where color meets neutral. Our Chatham Classic project is a beautiful example of how to use color in a refined way to create an elegant yet eye-catching space. Here are four ways we incorporated color to create a timeless yet bright and interesting design.  

When designing a space at Uma Stewart, we’re always looking at both the big picture and the details. We take inspiration from the client to create a place where their practical needs are met in an artful way. We take time to really get to know the client, their interests, their likes and dislikes, their passions, and their lifestyle.