The Story Behind FOUR STORIES
Hello!
I’m Lauren Ramsby, a news executive who began renovating and redesigning homes while not on deadline. That is until one day, when I had an opportunity to renovate a 140 year old home.
I flipped the script, left the newsroom and began designing.
Why? Because not unlike being able to sniff out a big storyline from a small detail, I am able to see what a space could become even in a raw, perhaps faded, space. When I can envision something exceptional, I am drawn to the project. I’m off drafting the new floor plan, defining the perfect flow, sketching out the heart of the home, and with great clarity seeing just how a family and friends could gather there.
I’m also in my sweet spot when executing and manage all the pieces, parts, and little details necessary to achieve a unique and complete design.
While every design is rooted in a client’s preferences, I tend toward an elevated and textured style using rich neutral colors and natural materials while incorporating bold statement pieces. Personally, I am a collector of timeless vintage pieces, particularly furniture and artwork. And I have a fondness for midcentury style incorporating brass, chrome, marble, and wood elements in simple designs with clean lines.
Not unlike breaking big news or releasing a detailed investigation that has taken months to uncover an important story, a reveal day when a client gets to see the finished custom-made home we’ve built for them is a most satisfying moment for me.
More about me:
Born and raised in Central Florida in a family of citrus growers
3 brothers and over 100 of us on my mom’s side
Sports fan, tennis and pickleball player, runner (NYC marathon), water baby
Schooled at Dana Hall in Wellesley, MA and Franklin & Marshall in Lancaster, PA
First NYC reporting beat was residential real estate
Deputy Editor of The New York Observer; Editor of the Sunday NYPost; Managing Editor of the NYPost
Cool moment: Was in the room when Sex and The City was born as a column at the New York Observer
Shocking moment Was interviewed and photographed for VOGUE when I was hired to edit The Sunday New York Post
Moved from NYC to Indianapolis to be with the man I married. We now have a fur babby named Skye (her instagram is @biggieskye).
