Des Moines, Iowa

One of the reasons I love my job so much is that I get to meet new people all the time who then invite me into their homes and lives.

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

Moving halfway across the country, from a small space to a larger home, with an interior style unlike anything my husband and I had originally envisioned, seemed both exciting and daunting.  Before making the final move to Des Moines, we knew none of our current furnishings would blend with the interior style of our new [...]

This downsizing project didn’t mean giving up design or options. Just the opposite in fact.

We have a beautiful new contemporary furniture line and gallery at by Design store in Clive. Come in and see what “Italian Smart Design” is all about.

I have been buying all my furniture from BY DESIGN for many years. Not only do they have the best, most unique furniture in Des Moines, they have a wonderful, knowledgable, and adorable staff!! They have always treated me so special, and Bonita especially, has gone out of her way to make my purchases extra [...]

We absolutely love our living room!!!!!  Thank you so much for making our living room beautiful–and completely different from what we had before.  This is just the look we were hoping for–thank you for listening to our preferences, likes and dislikes, and then finding the absolute most gorgeous pieces of furniture for us!THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

…We had tried others but had an uncomfortable feeling of being managed – at by Design we experienced being partners with our designer and that was just we wanted. Laura was able to combine our ideas into a coherent design “philosophy” as well as add her wonderful sense of look, texture, and function to make [...]