The only design program that shows you how to reuse, refresh and refurbish what you already have — so your home has more beauty, more meaning and a lot less waste.
Update, Elevate and Refresh
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I Have Good News.
You have plenty of furniture, but it could be better arranged and some of it's a little, well... dingy.
You hate the thought of replacing quality furniture or sending it to a landfill just because it doesn't work well with the rest of your furnishings.
You're moving into a brand new home and it's making your old furniture look even older.
You're downsizing and feel unsure what to keep, what to replace or how to make everything work in a smaller space.
You're combining households with your spouse or partner and you want your spaces to feel cohesive — to reflect you both.
You're in the right place if...
Today's sofas and chairs don't have the same quality as what we bought or inherited 25 years ago. Don't spend a small fortune to get mediocre quality at best.
Custom upholstery and slipcovers are the perfect opportunity to preserve your quality old pieces and it has an added perk of customizing them exactly as you want them. With this guide you'll recover your soft furnishings with confidence and love them for 25 years or more. And you'll learn to workroom terminology to communicate effectively.
Streamline your projects with the exact worksheets I've used in every design project for 25 years.
These practical sheets help you order and track every single item that goes into your project from every throw pillow form to fabric trim, ship dates and more. This download ensures nothing is missed and every detail is beautifully executed. Confidence and clarity at every step.
San Francisco
"Shiree was instrumental in my stunning, and so comfortable living room design. She was able to communicate with me effectively helping me to make decisions that felt were all mine, guiding my choices into best possible interior style.
Implement your design plan and enjoy your home makeover!
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"At our house in Murphys, Shiree assisted us in selecting several pieces of living room furniture. Several years later and the pieces are not only perfect for the space, but have with stood the test of time. We would highly recommend Shiree for interior design."
The Meaningful Makeover
refresh your home with what you already have
With strategic layouts, well chosen additions, fabrics and finishes — this program is perfect for anyone with a lot of furniture, moving into a new home, combining households for couples, downsizing or updating your home without starting from scratch.
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$57
4 installments
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$197
ONE installment
This is my popular $1,200 a day design service which I converted into a step-by-step online program to get you the same results.
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An unattractive, poorly planned home...
Leads to dysfunction and causes feelings of depression and anxiety.
Drains your energy and leaves you feeling unmotivated.
Causes embarrassment which keeps you from inviting over family and friends.
Turns household tasks into frustrating chores, leading to procrastination and decision fatigue.
Does little to inspire self care, healthy eating habits, exercise or much needed downtime.
Can you relate?
A home with beauty and meaning is especially comforting during illness and loss.
leonora harris,
san francisco
"Shiree did two homes for us, with two very different styles helping us make selections of furniture, fabrics, some remodeling, window coverings, lighting, sofas, chairs, pillows, etagere, armoire, dining room set, coffee table, end tables and a beautiful stool. Both homes surpassed our expectations. She was really able to capture our various architectural styles."
You'll feel confident and clear on what to keep, what to discard and how to tie it all together beautifully.
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The Lessons
This workbook helps make these essential steps easy and guides you as you freshen up your spaces in workbooks that follow.
Measure &
Photograph
You get help identifying new looks and styles that work with your existing things, to help guide you as you create your new design plan.
Defining Your Style
You'll get help on allocating your budget effectively and building on your existing items, ensuring you can create a beautiful space without replacing things unnecessarily or overspending.
Budgets & Planning
Module 4 makes it simple with clear, practical steps and tech-savvy solutions as well as easy hand drafting how-to's.
Plus, there's a step-by-step furniture placement framework that ensures every piece finds its ideal spot.
Space Planning
5-Steps to Choosing Decorative Paint & Wood Finishes
Working with Seamstresses & Upholsterers
Upholstery & Seamstress Work Sheets
Nothing pulls together and elevates disparate pieces quite like right decorative paint techniques and wood stains. In this lesson you'll learn the 5-step process I use in my clients' home projects as well as my own.
Confidently choose colors, techniques and wood stains for an evolved, curated over time look that never goes out of style. And that you never tire of.
She learned that using a medium scale dresser or bookcase topped by a large mirror and flanked by two armchairs visually anchors your spaces like large pieces.
She loves how her many quality accessories and original artwork look when paired and placed beautifully.
Using what she already had plus 3 custom throw pillows, Mom's apartment was completely transformed.
Shirrel
Apartment Makeover
Real Life Makeovers
This is my mom Shirrel
She had a wicker desk set in a guest room that now lives under a living room window giving her another space to 'go to'.
She had a large scale bookcase that was moved next to her existing sofa to perfectly anchor her seating area.
Accessories were paired and placed beautifully.
Artwork was hung to further anchor her spaces.
She ordered 3 new pillows online, some framed prints and a pair of gilded sconces to pull everything together visually.
Kathleen
Townhouse Makeover
This is Kathleen
She had a wall of built in bookcases she initially planned to remove. But with the right accessory pairings and placements she was able to turn an eyesore into a beautiful focal point.
A large armoire she already had was added to house their small flat screen and further anchored her main conversation area.
She purchased several new accessories, added skylights to the living room and found beautiful vintage rugs to finish off her living, dining and entry areas.
Charlene & John
Home Makeover
This is John and Charlene
- You'll feel confident having friends and family over because your home looks and feels so inviting.
- You'll love knowing every room reflects a life well lived. Not just a generic look from a Big Box store.
- You’ll stop second guessing your decisions and feel confident in every choice you make.
- You’ll feel more connected to your home, surrounded by pieces that have 'patina' and meaning — that look their best.
- You'll feel great about your smaller ecological footprint — opting for yesterday's quality over today's mass production.
- You’ll feel at home in a space that’s pulled together, personal and supports your next chapter.
- With lifetime access to proven frameworks, you’ll enjoy freshening your spaces again and again.
How you'll feel
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Ready for a home that has all that?
after your makeover
With over 25 years in design — from running design stores to doing showcases, to writing my newspaper column, I know how to spot what's working (and what's not) in your space.
This is your chance to get thoughtful, professional feedback tailored to your home, so you can move forward with clarity and confidence.
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Limited Time Bonuses
Valued at $97
With this checklist of classic accessories, styling your home like an experienced stylist is less difficult than you'd imagine.
This shopping companion will help you confidently choose pieces that elevate your home without clutter or guesswork.
How to Get a High End Look at the 'Big Box'
Valued at $27
a Designer's Go-to Guide to Accessorizing Your Home with Finds from Home goods & TJ Maxx
You'll learn to choose fabrics to connect styles, place pieces thoughtfully and pair items that complement one another.
These easy to follow steps make mixing eras effortless and fun.
online mini program
3 Easy Ways to Mixing Styles & Eras
Valued at $125
I show you my 5 Steps to Perfectly Placing Furniture. You'd be surprised how many people get their furniture placement wrong. No angled sofas... ever!
You learn my tricks and tips that have worked in my design projects for over 25 years.
Prepping a makeover is a bit like prepping a party for the first time. But this framework helps you prep your spaces and schedule helpers (strong types wanted), cleaners and refinishers first so you're well prepared for the main event.
5-Step Home Makeover Framework
Valued at $97
Be.cause placement and pairings matter a lot
With the right furniture placement, pairings and visual order, any home can be beautiful.
$57
4 installments
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$197
ONe installment
With the bonuses, that's over $1,546 worth of design help, for just $197
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- 8 beautiful workbooks with simplified frameworks to help you measure your spaces and furnishings, define your style and create a feasible budget and timeline.
- Two guides with all the essentials to help you choose fabric, finishes and decorative paint so you never waste quality furniture again.
- Access to my easy-to-use online portal with step-by-step how-to's. No tech experience needed.
- 30 days of inbox support to help you avoid overwhelm, stay enthused and keep you on track.
- An optional four-week. easy installment plan.
- Lifetime access and frameworks backed by over 25 years experience that you can use to refresh your spaces again and again.
Working with Designers is Fuzzy
You get one set price, lifetime access, a payment plan, a money back guarantee, plus...
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So, let's take out the guess work
"I wanted to work several of my existing furniture pieces and accessories, and she got my style right away. I love the new sofa, chair, and window treatments and I was pleased how Shiree incorporated my other items into the overall scheme."
I know how much you value your home and that you aren't afraid to invest in it. I also know how 'fuzzy' working with designers can be.
So, in this program, you receive one set price, clear cut objectives and a 100% money back guarantee so you can invest with confidence.
If you feel the Meaningful Makeover Online Home Design Program didn't provide what you need, simply reach out to me after your session.
I'll be happy to give you a full refund.
Plus You’ll be Backed by a Risk-Free 30-Day Guarantee
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So… Any Questions?
These are the ones we often hear.
While most online programs offer broad, aspirational design help, mine helps you decide exactly what to keep, what to replace and what new items and improvements will enhance them. In your guides and workbooks. I draw on 25 years experience to address challenges like mixing design styles, opening up your spaces and creating the perfect room layout.
There are two frameworks I use inside the lesson on budgets to help you create your budget. One is my Good, Better, Best Budget Framework where I give you three sample budgets to show you what you can get with each. You'll use it with a formula that's based on your income.
That's the beauty of this program! In your guides & workbooks I help you decide what to keep, refurbish, replace or repurpose.
3 to 5 new items or purchases seems to be the sweet spot for most people to beautifully freshen up the things you already have whether that's pillows, recovering a sofa or buying new rugs and lamps. Your budget lesson will give you a realistic spending plan.
Well, I have mental telepathy that allows me to read your style... okay, only half kidding. After 25+ years in design, owning stores and working across every major style — I've built this program to help you make confident choices. The Defining Your Style guide inside, walks you through how to identify your aesthetic and blend what you already have into something beautifully personal.
Yes, please!
$57
4 installments
yes, please!
$197
ONe installment
The Meaningful Makeover Program is officially available and it will change your life.
Furniture built prior to the 1980's lasts well over 100 years with proper care, whereas most current furniture needs replacement within 10 years.
Freshening up your home using some or most of 'what-you-have' can save you up to 70% compared to buying all new items.
Using existing furniture can decrease household waste by 20-30%, keeping your old pieces out of landfills.
Stats Don't Lie ...
Let this be the year you finally do something about your home.
Hey friend,
As a woman who's experienced many of life's challenges like the loss of a spouse, depression and osteoarthritis, what gets me through is healing downtime in my beautiful home and garden.
When your home is ill-planned and unattractive it can be a huge energy drain in your life.
I created the Meaningful Makeover from 25 years experience as a designer to help you not only elevate and enhance your home using what you have first, but also to help you build a lifetime of curated, heirloom quality furnishings that you'll love for years to come.
Whether you're giving a single room a makeover with items you already have or enhancing it with some well chosen new pieces, take the first step here with a Meaningful Makeover Online Home Design Program.
I understand why your home is so important to you.
Shiree'
yes, please!
$57
4 INSTALLments
yes, please!
$197
ONE inSTALLMENT
You want beauty, meaning and a sense of connection in your home
