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Hi 🤍 I realized it’s been a while since I properly introduced myself — so if you’re new here (or have been here a while), here’s a little more about the human behind the spaces.
I live in Austin, TX now, but I grew up in Dorado, Puerto Rico — which probably explains my love for warmth, natural light, and spaces that feel relaxed and sun-soaked.
Fun fact: I didn’t go to design school… I went to law school. But design has always been part of my story. My parents flipped homes for a living, and we moved 38 times by the time I was 18. Looking back, that constant change shaped how I see spaces — not just how they look, but how they feel.
I’m the founder of @hi.alcove — a procurement and project management software built specifically for interior design firms. It’s one of the hardest and most meaningful things I’ve built, and a huge part of why I care so deeply about supporting designers beyond just the creative side.
At home, I’m a mom to a 1.5-year-old boy, James, and wife to the best human, Chris Price 🤍 This season of life is full, messy, beautiful, and grounding in ways I never expected.
In my “free time” (if that exists), I’m usually making small home improvements, restyling corners of our house, and sharing the process here — because creating a home is never really finished.
I joke that I have whatever the opposite of ADD is — more like intense hyperfocus. It’s helped me build and create in big ways, and also taught me the importance of slowing down.
Lately, I’ve been very intentionally in my wellness era — learning how to balance ambition with presence, work with family, and productivity with peace.
And honestly, I love this season of life.
If you’re here, thank you for being part of it 🤍
27 Feb 2026
There’s a decision made in this house that costs the same as any other — and it’s the reason the whole thing feels expensive. It’s called color drenching.
Same color on the walls, trim, doors, and ceiling. The trick isn’t the color — it’s the finish. Flat ceiling. Satin walls. Semi-gloss trim. Three sheens, one color, and the room suddenly has depth.
Comment “paint” and I’ll DM you my top 5 neutral whole-home colors + the exact brand and collection.
#designanswers #interiordesign #colordrenching #homedesign #paintcolors dwelllane
08 Jul 2026
Lighting is such a personal—and sometimes challenging—decision in a home. 💡✨
If you’re currently choosing lighting, I put together a Residential Lighting Guide with helpful information, designer tips, and guidelines we use when selecting fixtures.
Comment GUIDE and I’ll send it your way! 💡
Make sure you’re following me so the message comes through.
#lighting #lamps #homedecor #home #homedesign
09 Mar 2026
4 years since that day and 7 together. What a ride it has been! Through every high, every hard moment and everything in between, it’s always been you. Happy anniversary, Chris. I love you. 🥂🤍
01 Oct 2026
it’s kinda chic to make smart decisions early. 🤍
most people think a beautiful home comes from the finishes. it doesn’t. it comes from the decisions you make before drywall goes up — electrical planning, the lighting plan, ceiling heights, integrated systems, and all the architectural details nobody warns you about. the ones that cost real money to fix later.
We’re deep in a lake LBJ new-build right now 👇 and these are the calls i’m making with our client before framing closes up:
→ design around the view, not the floor plan
→ mix natural stone with a coordinating tile
→ build one material palette that carries every room
→ pick a warm mid-tone hardwood
→ plus electrical, lighting, ceiling heights + integrated systems in the full guide
Comment BUILD and i’ll send you two things:
1. 7 Decisions to Lock In Before Drywall — the checklist we use on projects like this
2. the AI prompt i use to build a live budget tracker for a home project — paste it into Claude or Perplexity and it builds you a working budget app in minutes
and yes… kinda chic to build a design business with family too. 🫶 @arianealvarezl
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19 Aug 2026
The ceiling is the only surface in your house nobody thinks to design, and it’s the one deciding how the room feels.
A quiet ceiling isn’t about fewer lights, though it usually ends up that way. It’s a ceiling that isn’t competing for your attention, so the second you walk in your eye goes to the art, the built-ins, the people at the table, instead of a grid of can lights overhead.
Here’s the rule I use. Before you add a light, ask what it’s supposed to land on. If the answer is just “the room,” you don’t need it.
And the shadows are not a mistake. A room lit evenly wall to wall reads flat, because depth only exists where light meets shadow. That dim corner is the whole reason the lit part feels warm.
If you’re building or renovating, this is one of the few decisions you only get to make once. It locks at rough-in, and after drywall it’s done.
Comment QUIET and I’ll send you my lighting plan guide.
#interiordesign #homedecor #lightinginspo #interiordesigner #home
30 Jul 2026
Two white kitchens. Same paint color. One will look brand new in 10 years — the other will be chipping by month six. 👀
Here’s the part nobody selling you cabinets wants to say out loud: it’s not the paint that fails. It’s where the paint was applied.
Factory finishes are sprayed in a controlled booth, chemically hardened, and warrantied. Site-painted cabinets are latex sitting on top of wood, cured next to drywall dust, humidity, and your dog. They look identical on install day. They do not age the same way.
Before you approve a single cabinet quote, there are 5 questions you should be asking your cabinet maker — the ones that separate a real finish from a $40,000 mistake.
Comment “consult” and I’ll send them straight to your DMs. 🤍
Filmed with my friends at @cabinet_iq — the good ones welcome these questions.
Use my discount code for $900 off your order: ValeriaCabinetIQ
Discount code available at the Cedar Park, Austin TX location only
#interiordesign #kitchendesign #kitchenremodel #customcabinets #cabinetry
04 Aug 2026
You can spend a fortune on a kitchen and still get these three things wrong.
The difference between a kitchen that looks custom and one that looks builder-grade is rarely about budget — it’s about intention. Three of the most common tells:
Bar pulls on every cabinet and drawer. The same pull top to bottom looks like a default, not a decision. Mix in knobs, vary your sizes, let the hardware feel considered.
The four-inch backsplash. That little strip of countertop running up the wall leaves a kitchen looking unfinished. Take your tile to the underside of the cabinets — fully tiled, or not at all.
All-stainless appliances. A stainless range is fine, but panel your refrigerator so it disappears into the cabinetry, and conceal the dishwasher if you can. The second those metal boxes stop competing for attention, the whole kitchen looks custom.
These are the considered choices that set a space apart and make a kitchen feel custom for the long run.
Comment GUIDE and I’ll send you my kitchen design guide — these three and every other choice worth making.
#interiordesign #homedecor #homedesign #kitchendesign #interiorinspo
30 Jun 2026
There’s a reason some kitchens feel custom the second you walk in — and it usually comes down to a few choices the builder made for you.
Cabinets are the big one. When they stop short of the ceiling, you get that awkward gap up top that collects dust and makes the whole room feel unfinished. Taking them all the way up changes everything — more storage, a cleaner line, and a kitchen that looks designed instead of defaulted into.
Then there’s the microwave over the stove. I know it’s everywhere, but it crowds your cooking space and throws off the whole sightline of the range. Tuck it into a drawer or the island and the kitchen instantly breathes.
And the one I’ll never budge on — inset cabinet doors over overlay. Inset sits flush within the frame, it’s harder to build, and it’s the detail that quietly signals everything was considered. Once you start noticing it, you can’t stop.
None of this is about a bigger budget. It’s about deciding what matters and putting your money there on purpose.
Comment GUIDE and I’ll send you my kitchen design guide 🤍
#interiordesign #kitchendesign #homedecor #homedesign #austinhome
12 Jun 2026
Today’s project: installing turf on a 60th floor patio in downtown Austin.
Not my typical day. We don’t have many buildings this tall here — and the one we worked on today stands almost completely on its own. No surrounding skyscrapers. Just sky.
Felt like being on a plane. I swear I could see all the way to San Antonio.
The turf was the detail that made the space feel less like a balcony and more like a home. The kind of small choice that completely changes how a space lives.
Would you live this high up? I’m torn.
#austininteriordesigner #homedecor #downtownaustin #highrisedesign #interiordesign
26 May 2026
I’m starting a new series — and it’s going to be embarrassing.
Welcome to “The Worst Room I’ve Ever Done.” It’s mine. My own living room. The one room in my house I’ve put off for years while designing for everyone else.
Here’s the truth nobody tells you: interior designers’ own homes are almost always last. We’re chasing client deadlines, juggling deliveries, choosing fabrics for someone else’s sectional while ours sits in the same configuration we set up in 2022. There’s never time. There’s never budget. There’s always a more urgent room.
But I’m done waiting.
In this series, I’m refreshing my living room one piece at a time. Part 1: the gray chairs. They were dragging the whole room into a “stuck in 2018” feeling. So they’re out — and brown linen swivels are in. Warmer. More collected. Made to handle real life with a toddler.
Next up: the rug. Then the coffee table. Then the shelves.
Designer at home, finally getting around to the one room that’s mine.
Comment SWAPS — I’ll send you my list of 10 quick swaps to take any living room from cool to warm. Including the one most people miss.
#interiordesigner #livingroomrefresh #designerathome #livingroomdesign #warminteriors
15 May 2026
Please forgive my typo! You guys are loving this video so I’m not reposting it. ✨
What most people miss when choosing a countertop edge:
The edge isn’t just a finishing detail — it sets the architectural intent of the entire kitchen. Pick the wrong one and even the most beautiful slab feels off.
A few rules I follow:
1. Match the edge to the cabinet style. Ogee with traditional inset cabinetry. Mitered with flat slab modern. The edge should never contradict the cabinetry.
2. Heavy veining = simple edge. If your stone is doing the work (Calacatta, dramatic Carrara), let it. A bold edge competes.
3. Waterfall doubles your material cost. It’s stunning, but plan for it — you’re buying enough stone to wrap the side of the island.
4. Chiseled is gorgeous but porous. Embrace it on rustic kitchens, but know the sealing schedule.
5. Eased is the safest default — but safe isn’t always right. If you’re investing in stone, the edge deserves a real choice.
A small detail that defines an entire kitchen.
Comment GUIDE — I’ll send you my full kitchen design guide. Cabinets, countertops, edges, hardware, and the choices most homeowners get wrong.
#countertopedges #ogeeedge #waterfalledge #dupontedge #miteredge
13 May 2026
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