• My name is Sarah Walker

    The details are not the details, they make the design.
    – Charles Eames

    interior designer

Our Clients

Our clients are busy professionals and parents; they are entrepreneurs and experts (in areas other than interior design, of course). They come to us because they value elegant, functional, well-designed spaces with personalized details for their specific needs and style. They also understand that Nuance takes all that to the next level with “green” or sustainable materials so they have healthier homes. Our clients have a discerning eye and know what they like when they see it, but need assistance finding it and putting it all together. They are often too busy to create a cohesive color and material palette for a new home or manage a high-end kitchen and bath renovation on their own so they call Nuance Interior Design. Nuance is passionate about assisting these clients create those timeless spaces and believe your home should keep up with your life. If this sounds like you, call us today!

Why Work with Nuance

nu·ans: (noun) something that is not easy to notice, but important

Just as our name implies, we are all about the details. The trust you place in us when building or remodeling the home of your dreams deserves the utmost integrity in return. When you choose to work with Nuance, you are working with an outstanding turn-key, full-service design-build studio with first-rate contractors and vendors. Our design-build studio is family-owned and operated for 15 years and our principal designer’s, Sarah Walker, life experience living overseas, traveling extensively, working in a fast-paced corporate environment for 7 years, and now as a working mom with her own successful design business, means she can connect with clients of all backgrounds and interests and provide invaluable insights to increase functionality and beauty of clients’ homes. She focuses on listening to what the client needs and wants to make their space a unique representation of who they are and their lifestyle resulting in beautiful solution-driven designs. Nuance manages those details to make the transformation happen with a commitment to creativity and excellence.

About Sarah

Formal Education

She graduated with honors from Utah State University (accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation) with a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design with a Business Emphasis and a minor in Art/Graphic Design. Sarah also completed an interior design summer internship in Orange County, California with two companies: one specializing in residential design and the other in paint color consultations. She was able to spend another summer studying the extraordinary and enormously influential art and architecture of Florence, Italy. Sarah has devoted her entire professional career to continued education by extensive travel. She is always learning more about design and art, including touring internationally recognized art museums all over the world – Beijing, Rome, Venice, London, New York, Washington, D.C., Scottsdale, Los Angeles, and Seattle.

Design Philosophy

Sarah is a firm believer that the interior design should reflect the clients’ personality, needs, and wants rather than the designer’s. She approaches projects understanding that the artistic elements are just as important as the logistical time schedules and budget planning. Sarah embraces sustainable design and promotes wellness in the home by actively sourcing products that have minimal or no toxic off-gassing. She is very comfortable working with clients one-on-one as well as with architects, contractors, and other designers to create the best end-product possible. She is primarily known for her discerning eye for color and fabric and is passionate about how color can transform a space. With 15 years’ hands-on interior design experience, she can transform your space to something you love living in and working in. Love your space and schedule a free remodel consultation!

At Nordstrom

For seven years, Sarah managed the retail design selections for Nordstrom Rack at their corporate offices in Downtown Seattle before leaving in 2018 to focus on Nuance Interior Design. She launched new interior design concepts for Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores all over the country. For the Rack, she selected all of the interior materials and finishes (hard flooring, carpet, paint, etc.) and lighting. Sarah has reinvented the Rack interior look and feel using cutting-edge materials and integrating technology. She had various historic locations in New York and Chicago with preservation requirements as well. She loved infusing the Nordstrom brand with innovative concepts to differentiate Nordstrom in the marketplace and created an inviting place to shop. With her tenure in a fast-paced corporate retail environment, Sarah honed her project management skills to oversee multiple locations, budgets, teams, and timelines successfully.

Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” ― William Morris