And, while homes are her forte, she's gained 36 years of design experience through being flexible and by celebrating diversity - bringing her skills to offices, banks, healthcare centers, and hotels, even a bed and breakfast. Her work on the Hacienda Lighting showroom in Scottsdale, in fact, was honored in 2000 by a third place for Retail Space by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Arizona North Chapter. The company continues to do commercial projects involving staff designer Vanessa Tilbury of Dallas, Texas.

Still, it's houses that make her most happy - and their satisfied owners who continue to return for her services.