Hello
My name is Shari Comins.
As we pass from one phase of our lives into another, we are always confronted with the challenge and pleasure of renewing our surroundings! I can help you!
Work with Me
In 2001, I obtained my certificate to consult as an Interior Refiner™, by studying in New York City with Lauri Ward, interior designer and creator of the Use What You Have™ method, and founder of the Interior Refiners Network™, a group of dedicated and talented individuals who worked to reveal the best in each client’s home. Since then, I have had the privilege and pleasure to assist all sorts of people to achieve their vision of what they desire their home to be: beautiful, comfortable and peaceful.
My Story
Places I've Lived
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Rome, NY
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Ithaca, NY
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Philadelphia, PA
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Arlington, VA
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Washington, DC
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Silver Spring, MD
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Bogota, Columbia
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Falls Church, VA
I have always been interested in putting together beautiful places to sit and think. Growing up, I spent a lot of time with my mother, who always pointed out the beauty that surrounded us in our home: a bowl of fruit, the lines of a favorite chair, the color of fabrics, the soft shine of the hardwood floors she so enjoyed in our home and all of nature that was just outside our windows. We loved our modest surroundings, and were comfortable. I can still remember so many of the colors used in each room and even the linoleum in the kitchen that Mom waxed.
Education Background
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BA, Anthropology (Psychology Minor), Ithaca College
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Certification, Interior Refinement
When I left home for college and beyond, I arranged dorm rooms, rental row houses, apartments and finally, whole houses. My husband Craig and I moved into our current home and I looked around daunted and overwhelmed with the task of filling in, feathering a nest, keeping it simple and comfortable. It wasn’t easy sometimes, because you can’t have everything everywhere! How do we budget to add to what we already had? Can we agree as a couple on what we will enjoy? Some things we let go of. We melded our belongings into one household; many of my family’s things are with me today as are Craig’s, still very much enjoyed.
Professional Experience
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Paralegal, Washington, DC
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Spokesperson, Aviation Consumer Action Project, Washington, DC
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Realtor, Keller Williams (ret.)
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Founder, Well Placed, LLC
In my first career as a legal assistant, along with working in my practice areas, I had an opportunity to gain terrific experience about what kinds of workspaces suit the many different sorts of people who were my colleagues. As we all have distinct styles of living in our homes, so do we vary in how each of us does our work.
It's the Little Things that Make the Biggest Impact on Your Home
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Get in Touch
I look forward to getting to know you and hear how I can solve your home or workplace interior design, furnishings/art placement or organization quandaries.