About Designer:    Valerie Pugliese went back to school after her second son was born and received a certificate in Interior Design from the learning tree University in Chatsworth, Ca. As a student she took on an internship for Lake Sherwood Development she was asked to stay on as an assistant designer which gave her the back ground she needed for construction and remodels she helped select materials for over 40 new multi million dollar homes. After being there for a few years she decided it was time to go out on her own. Her first big project was a room for the Wellness Community Design Showcase House 2005 in Lake Sherwood this established her as the designer she new she could be she was published In Romantic Homes Magazine and was asked to be in a book Spectacular Homes of California which came out in spring 2007. After all this Valerie still believes that every person deserves good design at reasonable prices and that is what she hopes every client feels after working with her. .