“Just got my new American leather reclining sofa today along with this cool funky rocker and wow, what a change to my living room. This along with a new rug that Jessica and Bonita recommended has really made a huge difference to the whole decor and mood. The mood now is warm, cozy and inviting. [...]

Laura is such a gifted person; she makes the design process fun & easy!  I have worked with her for several years on several different rooms and each time, she has brought creativity with her design choices, making each room perfect for our family. I am more than ecstatic with the outcome every time she [...]

“Great experience working with their talented designers! Highly recommend.”

Bonita loves the Butler’s Pantry.

See how the dining room is in the center of the floor plan of the house? This makes a lot of sense. The dining room is the connection point.

My husband and I began a kitchen remodeling project that soon expanded and turned into an update of the dining and open living space as well. We know what we like when we see it, but have a tough time articulating our “style” and putting all of the pieces together. To make the update even [...]

We so enjoyed working with by Design to help us update our family room furniture. They worked hard to coordinate fabrics with a difficult existing rug. The end result is beautiful! The customer service provided by our designer Sherri and the owner Bonita was outstanding. They made sure we were extremely happy with all of [...]

Kevin and Bonita take on a huge project: restoring a 1907 shingle-style Arts & Crafts design home in Des Moines, Iowa.

What a beautiful store with so many choices. My designer, Jessica was outstanding. Her special touch on design and her customer service was top knotch!!! I will be back to buy more. Love this store!!!!

“My husband and I had a wonderful experience with By Design! We just built our dream home and wanted a local professional design team to furnish it with high quality furnishings. The staff at By Design are very friendly and accommodating! Elissa is our Interior Designer and we highly recommend her to help with your [...]

Where to begin this project? What can we do to make it bearable to live in the house while we restore every room from top to bottom? A place to escape to would be welcome…

“Sherri was lots of fun to work with when choosing new furniture for my hearth room. I wanted something my husband and 6’4” son would find comfortable and she came up with swivel rockers that were stylish and functional at the same time. She had a good eye for putting fabrics together too!”

So… we (Bonita & Kevin) bought a 100+ year old fixer-upper. The most frequent reaction has been: What were you thinking!

Kitchen Islands? gathering together around a shared hearth and meal may be one of the most important …