Listen to Noomii's interview with Candance Toscano

About Me

Authenticity in your interior design is a big way to affirm your belief in yourself and your lifestyle. You get to see the beautiful way your mind and insight can be turned into a visual representation of color, texture and style. The point of interior design is to create a living space that reflects the person or people living there, anyway, so if you want to rock a furry white carpet in your kitchen – do your thing. Your comfort and relaxation are what matters in the end, but really knowing what elements, colors, patterns make you happy- well, sometimes it’s not that easy. I grew up with the belief that feeling beautiful or surrounding myself with pretty, elegant “things” was nice, but not as important as your character, and that “things” were fleeting. While I still think that’s true, I do think it is okay to surround yourself with the things that make your heart happy, that you are worthy of a beautiful life filled with beautiful things. Being authentic is an important way to honor yourself and all that you are in the world. Beyond your job or any other label you may fit into, you are you, and your personal space should reflect that. With authentic interior design, you get to be you – fabulous, quirky and just amazing you.

I’ve never been a conformist, I think I’ve always been authentic. In fact, as a young child, I often felt like an outcast, even though I had many friends, but I always felt misunderstood. Sometimes I was an absolute nightmare to deal with, stubborn, rebellious, impatient, moody, bossy, and sometimes just mean….my teachers constantly told my parents that I was bossy, uncontrollable, stubborn…I think you get it. However my parents knew someday, those traits will get me where I needed to be. Thankfully, my family never shamed for those traits.Those character traits have given me drive, passion, moral fortitude. So as some would see them as negative, they have been the catalysts to help me get through failures.

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