The Dream Designer for Your Dream Home: Meet Director of Operations and Design Katie Jones
From sketching floor plans in her childhood bedroom to designing real-life dream homes, Katie Jones, the Director of Operations and Design for Riverside Homes Custom, has truly followed and achieved her dream. Ever since she was 8 years old, Katie has always known that she wanted to be a designer and nothing else. It was that tunnel vision that led her to design school at Auburn University where she received a degree in interior design. Soon after her graduation, Katie started a journey that launched her through many different channels of the design industry.
Beginning in commercial design, she initially worked under government contracts, including space planning for Air Force bases. Eventually, she moved on to residential design, in which she did research and purchasing for furniture stores as well as custom designing for textiles, beddings, and many other aspects of interior design. From there, she gravitated towards building design. After making this shift, her experience grew exponentially as she worked in builder design studios for production builders both regionally and nationally. Overall, Katie possesses extensively diverse experience that has given her a glimpse into EVERYTHING that encompasses the design world.
Fortunately, all these different experiences have contributed to her success as Director of Operations and Design for Riverside Homes Custom. Combining her knowledge of interior design and building production, Katie offers the rare ability to seamlessly merge the two most important sides of home building. Unlike many other designers in the industry, Katie has the foresight to know that in order to create the most ideal product you must always take into consideration the timing and pricing of the building process. Now, although Katie may have only one job title, she wears many hats, and because of that, she provides an unmatched service to the buyer that allows for the timely and successful completion of every project.
As a buyer, the building process can be incredibly overwhelming, especially with the added stress of coordinating the many working parts of a new home, and that’s why having a designer like Katie separates Riverside Home Customs from the rest of the industry. Many people looking to build a home are forced to personally create the perfect synergy between design, construction, etc. Unfortunately, often times, this leads to a delayed final product that doesn’t adequately represent the buyer’s vision. At Riverside Homes Custom, the entire creation process is streamlined directly for you. No more feeling overwhelmed. In fact, Katie works diligently to create your ideal designs in accordance with the building schedule so that you never have to feel in over your head. Essentially, by bridging the gap between buyer design ideas and construction managers, Riverside Homes Custom provides an extremely helpful service for building your new home in the most efficient and effective way, prioritizing you throughout the process.
At the end of the day, for Katie, designing means pursuing her passion. Of course, she loves to help buyers with new bold and creative designs, but for her, more modern and contemporary designs along the lines of current trends can be just as enjoyable. Her dream is your dream, and Riverside Homes Custom is for you. Katie and the rest of the team consistently use this passion to focus on building a home that perfectly reflects your lifestyle in character, function, and style. Ultimately, although there will inevitably be difficult decisions when building a home, you can always trust that Riverside Homes Custom will fulfill your vision, especially with the help of Katie – the dream designer for your dream home.