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Hayley Brown
Interior Designer
Cape Charles,VA
Summary
Creative Lead Interior Designer specializing in 3D rendering, space planning, and material selection. Delivers engaging presentations and curates cohesive designs that elevate client experiences. Expert in intentional space design, combining warm minimalism with eclectic elements through strategic texture layering and refined color palettes for balanced, functional interiors.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Interior Designer
Design with Intent
Cape Charles
10.2025 - Current
- Deliver fully remote and on-site interior design services, creating cohesive, layered interiors that reflect client lifestyle, function, and aesthetic vision.
- Develop detailed 2D floor plans and photorealistic 3D renderings to help clients visualize layouts, lighting, materials, and furnishings before implementation.
- Curated furniture, lighting, finishes, and color palettes, delivering comprehensive mood and selection boards that guided client decision-making.
- Created digital presentation packages and clickable shopping lists, enhancing client engagement and facilitating efficient implementation of designs.
- Collaborated virtually with clients through structured onboarding, design revisions, and final presentations, ensuring clarity and satisfaction throughout the remote design process.
- Adapt design solutions to a variety of residential spaces, blending warm minimal, modern, and eclectic styles.
Lead Interior Designer
Cape Charles Distillery
Cape Charles
06.2018 - 10.2025
- Directed the interior design for three distinct locations, creating cohesive, inviting, and functional hospitality environments while responding to the unique architecture of each site.
- Developed detailed 2D floor plans to optimize guest flow, seating arrangements, bar layouts, and operational efficiency.
- Produced 3D renderings to visualize spatial composition, lighting, materials, and furnishings, enabling confident decision-making before implementation.
- Curated furnishings, lighting, finishes, and color palettes to achieve layered, textural, and visually engaging interiors.
- Prepared comprehensive mood boards and selection boards for client presentations and contractor guidance.
- Oversaw installation and collaborated with vendors, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure design vision was executed accurately across all locations.
- Maintained design consistency across multiple sites while allowing each space to express its own character.
Jewelry design/Staging Technician
Moonrise Jewelry
Cape Charles
04.2014 - 05.2018
- Staged jewelry displays to enhance visual flow and focal points, increasing client engagement and translating spatial arrangement principles to interior design.
- Designed and curated custom jewelry collections with attention to composition, proportion, color balance, and material layering — skills directly applied to interior material and finish selection.
- Collaborated with clients to craft personalized, visually compelling pieces and displays, emphasizing storytelling through cohesive design.
- Refined understanding of texture and contrast, applied to furniture, textiles, lighting, and color palette selection in interiors, enhancing overall design impact.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA05-1999
Skills
- Space planning
- 3D rendering
- Lighting design
- Material selection
- Furniture design
- Floor plan development
- Mood board creation
- Digital presentations
- Design software proficiency
- Project coordination
- Project management
Timeline
Lead Interior Designer
Design with Intent
10.2025 - Current
Lead Interior Designer
Cape Charles Distillery
06.2018 - 10.2025
Jewelry design/Staging Technician
Moonrise Jewelry
04.2014 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Hollins University