Greenbook: A Local Guide to Chesapeake Living - Issue 8 | Page 17

tial, the budget is often spent on the main floor and exterior. When you get the opportunity to touch the house wholly it really is an amazing thing. You get to tell a story. With a fully integrated design, the experience in the home is very different. There have been two clients in my career in which I was the consigliore of their project—what I liked, they liked. What they liked, I liked. They trusted me. Those were ideal projects, obviously. One of them was on Harness Creek. GB: WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE? CPC: I take very seriously the people I employ. In order for me to ensure their employment, and their future and their future beyond me, means finding projects we can complete from beginning to end. So we are expanding into interior design and furnishing. We’ve hired a professional decorator to work with us full-time. I recently achieved my National Council for Interior Design Qualification designation and am proud we can offer this elite level of expertise. When you get older what you know is that you do eventually retire. I am a woman of the mountains. If I could move a mountain here, I would have the best of all worlds. The mountains are my absolute place of peace. I am considering a launch in Charlottesville, Virginia, in order to work and enjoy the mountains. I do quite a bit of work remotely. We design; we don’t do the construction, so we can work from anywhere. I am looking forward to a new location and to achieving even greater things. Interview by Diana Love Photos courtesy: Purple Cherry Architects, www.purplecherry.com 410-990-1700 Harness Creek Staircase Live Here. Shop Here. Dine Here. For Advertising Opportunities: O 410.280.1646 F 877.721.5808 [email protected] Yellowfin Marketing 24 Annapolis Street Annapolis, MD 21401 http://JMGreenBook.com/