Colleen M. Palakovich
Interior Designer
"The earth's beauty and natural elements not only inspire me to help provide a better quality of life for others through beautiful interiors and aesthetics, but also by providing good overall design and function."
Growing up near the beach in Wilmington, NC gave Colleen an appreciation for the beauty and serenity of Earth’s natural resources. This reverence for nature’s ability to create peace within inspires her to improve the quality of life for others through using Earth’s own template of functionality, aesthetics and simplicity.
Colleen Palakovich, Allied ASID, Interior Designer and owner of Elements of Ambiance is a graduate of Appalachian State University’s Department of Technology with a Bachelor of Science applied to Housing and Interior Design and received a minor in photography as well.
Colleen takes pride in creating beautiful well-balanced residential spaces personalized to each client’s desire, while maintaining credence that each space is a home and the ultimate purpose is comfort. Colleen finds great joy in being able to provide her clients with unique interior selections. To provide unique options in today’s market Colleen invokes for her palette all types of design styles to meet the challenges for each individual space. Each project is value engineered for her client’s lifestyle, because Elements of Ambiance strives to provide our clientele with the highest quality of design, professionalism, and craftsmanship; while remembering that bottom line is important as well.
Credentials
Colleen has been featured in South Park Magazine for the master bathroom renovation design she created for the 2006 ASID Symphony Guild Designer Show House. Working along-side kitchen and bath designer Jeanine Devaney, Colleen has contributed as the interior designer and project coordinator of projects that have won Nari and Coty awards. Colleen is currently working on high-end residential custom homes with Kelly McArdle Builders of Charlotte. She is also contracted to start design for projects with other land developers in the North Carolina region.
