OUR STORY
Tranquil Designs LLC was born 15 years ago.
And I always say… God breathed life into it.
It didn’t start the way people think. My husband was actually the visionary behind the name. We were going to open a nail salon. He wanted to call it Tranquility. That was the original plan. Nobody knew at the time that I had met my husband or the journey God was about to take us on.
But when God shifted the path… when He started unfolding something bigger than a nail salon… my husband looked at me and said, “Why don’t we keep the name?”
And that’s how Tranquil Designs LLC was born.
Let me give you the real backstory…
"AND HE HANDLES THE REST"
I’ve always been the one rearranging something. Painting something. Changing something. Every time my husband came home, the house looked different. Different wall color. Different layout. Different vibe. He was about tired of me changing that house. But that was the seed.
I was working for a pharmaceutical company at the time, doing well. We had a bad ice storm one year in Pennsylvania and a tree fell on the house. Tore some siding off the side. So we started calling siding companies.
One company came out while I was at work.
When I got home, my husband said, “This guy came to look at the siding… but he walked inside and asked who did the inside of the house.”
My husband told him, “My wife.”
The man asked, “Your wife is an interior designer?”
My husband said, “She dabbles.”
He gave my husband a business card and told him to tell me to call him.
I took that card… and I never called. A whole year passed. Then one day, I was going through my bag and saw that card again. Something nudged me. I called him. He answered. He invited me to a business networking meeting with Business Network International (BNI).
I was skeptical. I had a good career. Benefits. Stability. I wasn’t looking to start over. But I went to that meeting. And I never turned back. My business grew from that point on. That was the real ignition. That was when it shifted from “dabbling” to destiny.
Then 10 years later, we were tired of the snow in Pennsylvania. But it was deeper than snow for me. There was this burning in my soul. I knew interior design wasn’t supposed to stay a side job. I prayed and said, “Lord, I want to give this 100%. If this is what You gave me, I want to steward it fully.”
LEGACY
And clear as day — Apex, North Carolina.
I had never even been there. I Googled Apex. Told my husband, “We’re moving.” He said, “What?” I said, “God said North Carolina.”
He thought I was crazy. But he always backed my vision. Always my biggest cheerleader. If I said we’re going somewhere, he’d say, “Okay.” He never questioned what God put in me.
We moved. And in North Carolina — it took off. Because when God aligns you, it works. He sends the right people. The right opportunities. The right rooms.
We started in a co-working space. My husband said, “Why are you paying rent when you could work from home?” But I’ve always believed if you’re going to build something, build it the way you see it. I never wanted it to feel small.
From there we opened in Raleigh. Then Wake Forest. Now we have the furniture store in Garner.
Our story is dynamic. It’s layered. It’s faith-filled. Nothing was a mistake. Not the ice storm. Not the business card. Not the year delay. Not the move. Every step was ordered.
And now my responsibility is to carry the vision forward. To honor what we built together. To protect what God breathed into existence 15 years ago.
Because Tranquil Designs LLC isn’t just a company.
It’s obedience.
It’s partnership.
It’s risk.
It’s legacy.
It’s proof that when God says move — you move.
And He handles the rest.
