Spirit Gives

Seven years ago Cathy Nason, ASID went from being a sole-proprietor working under her own name, to being the Owner and Principal Designer of Spirit Interior Design. This change reflected Nason’s desire for her business to be as spiritual as it was successful. As a designer, she got to know many people and saw that in some cases, despite people having their material things in their beautiful homes, their lives were falling apart – having everything that money could buy was not bringing them happiness. An avid practitioner of Meditation for the past 10 years, Cathy felt this discontent in her clients, and sought to find a solution.

Bringing Spirituality into the business was hard at first Nason said. She and her staff began to educate themselves about different aspects of Sustainable Living, having a smaller impact on Mother Earth, and being more thoughtful when picking materials for both interior finishes and furniture. Cathy felt that an essential part of the design process was to consider the source that their selections came from, whether it was from an animal that was harmed in the process or wood that wasn’t FSC certified. It was also important to ask about the working conditions of those that are making the products in other countries and, using local resources whenever possible to support our community and to minimize long-distance shipping. The company has often opted to forego the monetary profit to be made in specifying a low-cost overseas import, in favor of staying local and knowing that this lesser impact benefits everyone.

Most importantly, Spirit Interior Design and Gallery, Inc. recognizes the importance of giving back in order to receive. Please take a moment to view the various families, foundations and ideas we support.