I spent 25 years in financing and handled thousands of home closings during that time. Although I loved my job and working with people who were excited to move into their new homes I really longed to be somewhere creating beautiful spaces instead of behind a desk. In 2001 the office I had been withRead more
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Barbora was raised in Slovakia and came to America just 15 years ago to be part of an exchange program. During her time here, she lived with a host family and studied English. Her plan was to return home after a year, but while she was in America she met an amazing man who becameRead more
Kristen Siefkin and Stephanie Plymale first met while volunteering as personal shoppers for Dress for Success of Oregon, an organization that helps underprivileged women get the tools they need to help them enter or reenter the workforce. “I loved Stephanie from the minute I met her. She was super fun, always positive and like me,Read more
Janna Allbritton, a Heritage grad, is an extremely successful designer with a chic farmhouse style. Throughout her entire life, Janna always wished that she could be someone who did what they love for a living – “They just glow!”, she said to the students. And now Janna has that glow. She always loved design andRead more
Tracy McGuire has always had a knack for design, but she remembers it cultivating in college, when she attended the University of Vienna in Austria. She studied art, architecture, German and European history, which helped her discover her creative side and passion for the arts. Her love for sports led her to a very successful career inRead more
Portland Business Journal recently released an article about the advancement of Heritage School of Interior Design since it was purchased by Stephanie Plymale a year ago. The article is fantastic, thanks to contributing writer Pete Danko. We have provided a few clips from the article below with some additional comments from Stephanie. Read the entire PBJ article here.Read more