Hello! My name is Hilary.

I’m a creative director, interior designer and small shopkeeper. I believe in artful interiors that evoke vibrant living.

Here’s a piece of my story!

I studied ballet growing up and was enthralled by the beauty of movement. The visceral experience of moving through space intrigued me and I learned to pay close attention to it. Dance was both an escape and a challenge and it laid the groundwork for my work ethic and creative point of view.

In college, I stumbled across modern dance and the concepts of modern art, which unlocked new perspectives in me across all aspects of my life. I fell in love with modernity! After a handful of years, I decided to retire from dance and pursue a different path. I had an inkling that there was something else out there that would connect with my love for abstract and ephemeral things.

Interior design, as it turned out, was just that thing.

I completed my degree in interior design at Middle Tennessee State University and grew to more deeply appreciate things I had always admired from afar; craftsmanship, cultural history, art movements and the transformative nature of our environments. From that point on, design was my passion. Now, instead of dreaming in turns and leaps, my imagination wonders in color, shape, pattern and material and I’m endlessly inspired by the layers of story embedded in a well-designed home.

Over the past decade, my career has evolved into designing spaces for photography and television. In 2017, I started working for Magnolia in Waco, TX, where I’m now the creative director of photography and styling. Most recently, I had the honor of producing a series of online courses through Magnolia Workshops, built around the time-tested principles of design and structured to help ordinary people bring life to their homes.

You can enjoy those courses for free at the link below.