Bay Area Edition | May 2026

Real estate

BY ROO MOODY

Pink Door Designs meets clients where they are Despite interior designers’ reputation for putting together large-scale home renovations or transforming rooms to be unrecognizable, Jamie Olivarez said her studio also oers a more aordable option. Olivarez, an established interior designer and founder of Pink Door Designs, said she is able to oer clients consultations by the hour. “To sit down with the designer who has a ton of resources and knowledge, they can get a lot done within that two-hour time frame and help you make decisions that maybe you hadn’t even thought of,” Olivarez said. The approach As a child and young adult, Olivarez said she was always creatively engineered to make things come alive, even if she only had a few tools to work with. She describes her job as taking someone’s personal style and amplifying it, as she believes people’s homes should showcase who they are. “[The house] is supposed to say ‘this is my place, this is what I’m doing and this is what I’m about,’” Olivarez said. Her thoughts Olivarez said hiring a designer would be the biggest asset to indecisive homeowners who have a hard time committing to a decision or are terried to make the wrong choice. Her advice to clients is to “stay out of the cereal aisle,” where it’s easy to keep wandering and looking around at options without making a decision. “We’re here to work, but also get organized and help make the streamlined process easier,”

Pink Door Designs works with homeowners to perfect their space across the Greater Houston metro.

PHOTOS COURTESY PINK DOOR DESIGNS

she said. “There’s a lot of decisions to be made, and a lot of people get very overwhelmed with that decision-making process, and they don’t make a decision because they just don’t know where to start.”

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1022 Kemberton Drive, Houston www.pinkdoordesigns.com

Jamie Olivarez started Pink Door Designs while studying at Houston City College.

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