Laura Freeman, Allied ASID
WELL AP | LEED Green Associate
I bring 20 years of experience in the art community covering illustration, graphic design, and corporate branding. With a master’s degree in interior architecture & design, I specialize in collaborating with builders and architects from the beginning, offering my clients fresh, creative, and efficient space planning ideas, while maximizing square footage, raising questions, and incorporating sustainable solutions.
I cherish the time I spent as a Senior Art Director at Walt Disney World, designing character sets, transforming workspaces, and leading a team of phenomenal illustrators to create magical, custom interior elements within Disney resorts and restaurants around the world.
As an avid cook who comes from a family of chefs, I excel in beautiful and efficient kitchen design, sharing my experiences working in a variety of private and communal kitchens, guiding a wide array of clients from culinary novices to prolific entertainers.
Staying true to my wellness beliefs, healthy living is a top priority, and I enjoy staying active through yoga, paddle boarding, and tennis, and making delicious dishes with my family from locally sourced products found at neighborhood farmers’ markets.
The Global Wellness Institute defines wellness as “the active pursuit of activities, choices, and lifestyles that lead to a state of holistic health.”
Holistic health is multi-dimensional, including physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, social, and environmental attributes, and there are many studies that demonstrate how our environments directly affect these six dimensions.
As a WELL AP (Accredited Professional), I’ve elevated my passion for helping my clients thrive by earning a certification as an expert in delivering more thoughtful and intentional spaces that enhance human health and well-being in your home, office, or hospitality spaces.
I bring a unique perspective to your interiors, implementing design strategies covering an array of concepts: air, water, nourishment, light, movement, thermal comfort, sound, materials, mind, and community; and I relish the opportunity to maximize the enjoyment of your environments, both functionally and aesthetically.
I am poised and ready to serve as a WELL consultant on your commercial project, guide your team toward WELL certification, or integrate chosen strategies into your residence to focus on your health and well-being.
It’s estimated that the average American spends 90% of their time indoors, so what we do with our indoor spaces is of the upmost importance to our overall physical and mental health. Connecting our indoor spaces to nature is the foundation of biophilic design, and it lights me up.
Biophilic design is about optimizing natural light, views to greenery outside, prioritizing water features and organic materials, and providing comfortable spatial relationships that can promote either relaxation or productivity.
What natural elements speak to you on an emotional level? The range of blues and grays in the sea or rich earth tones? The patterns in foliage? The textures of the shoreline? A crackling fire and glow of candlelight? Bringing your innate propensities into your interior spaces creates magical moments.
The results of the first project, a master bath remodel, were so fantastic that we knew we wanted to hire her again for a larger project. Our second project was a whole house update. Laura listened to our requests and designed a plan that we could not have envisioned without her help.
Susan S.
Laura is fantastic to work with. She interprets what you’re saying, sticks to a budget, and flexes to your style…I love her taste and flair for the interesting yet understated. She’s brilliant. Plus, she is lovely and a pleasure.
Allison B.
Laura has an excellent eye for design and functionality. She helped us renovate our kitchen and provided a plan that incorporated our daily needs and kept budget in mind.
Jillian D.
Merits Design Group transformed our home without moving walls and breaking the bank. Our dated kitchen, furnishings, and colors were replaced with an updated, fresh new look which is "living" friendly. We got a new home without moving an inch!
Heide R.
Laura Freeman absolutely blew our minds with her creativity and vision and the implementation of her design for our space. Our space underwent such a miraculous transformation under her vision and work that it's unrecognizable to anyone who knew it previously, and people rave over that.
Brian D.
Laura is a true professional in her field of work with many years of expertise. Her creative vision was something that we would have never been able to conceive on our own, and we feel like her final product has brought immense value to our enterprise. We could not have been more pleased! As we closed that first day of business together in our new office, one of our senior partners thanked her for “making our office feel like a second home."
Doug C.
