It can sometimes feel as though the world is caught in an endless cycle of destruction. War. Division. Environmental degradation. Economic instability. A constant stream of crises moving faster than any one person can fully absorb. For many of us, especially those who came of age in the early twenty first century, this backdrop has been constant. We were raised with the understanding that the planet itself is under strain. That the consequences of the industrial age are now o

In the Hudson Valley and throughout New York City, spring does not arrive quietly. It pushes. Snow melts into heavy earth. Light lingers longer in the evening. Windows crack open for the first time in months. Air moves. The body exhales. After a Northeast winter, the shift is visceral. We feel it in our skin before we articulate it. The sun returns and with it something cellular begins to recalibrate. Seasonal affective patterns soften. Circadian rhythms re-stabilize. Energy

We tend to obsess over floor plans. Open concept or traditional. Kitchen island size. Where the sofa goes. But once the walls are drawn, the architecture of a home is often set. Most of us cannot move walls, reposition windows, or redesign the structure itself. The bones of a space are something we inherit. This is where interior design becomes powerful. Interior finishes are not decorative afterthoughts. They are the elements that shape the atmosphere of a home and the way w

On Curiosity, Voice, and the Architecture of Becoming Women’s History Month invites reflection. Not only on progress.  Not only on milestones.  But on the quiet lineage of influence that shapes who we become. The women who inspire me are not a single archetype. They are not uniform in temperament, profession, or philosophy. What binds them is something subtler. Curiosity.  Courage.  A refusal to accept the world exactly as it was handed to them. Mother Nature The Ultimate Men

Before there were buildings, there was light. Our biology was shaped under open skies. Long before architecture, before electricity, before floor plans and zoning codes, our nervous systems calibrated themselves to the rising and setting of the sun. Cortisol rises with morning light. Melatonin responds to darkness. Our circadian rhythms, digestion, mood regulation, cognitive clarity, and sleep cycles are all in quiet conversation with the movement of the sun. Time itself is s

The Philosophy Behind Curio Studio Curio. A noun defined by Merriam-Webster as “something considered novel, rare, or bizarre.”  Oxford defines it as “a rare, unusual, or intriguing object.”  Origin: mid nineteenth century. An abbreviation of curiosity. Curiosity itself is defined as “a desire to know.”  An interest that leads to inquiry.  A strong desire to learn. Curio is not simply an object. It is a posture. And that posture is the foundation of Curio Studio. On the Embrac

A Home Is an Entanglement of Living Beings A home is not a container.  It is an entanglement. An ecosystem of living beings, rhythms, memories, and matter, all coexisting on behalf of one another. Held by the structure itself. Held by the soil beneath it. Breathing life into each other, quietly, every day. We tend to think of love as something that happens between people. Romantic love. Familial love. Chosen love. But love also happens between a person and a place. Between a

Renovations are a beast. Interior design is not for the faint of heart. There are thousands of decisions layered into a single project, so many that most homeowners do not even realize how many choices are available to them. Over time, entire portions of the home have become standardized, not out of lack of care, but out of efficiency, habit, and the understandable desire to keep projects moving forward. At Curio Studio, our role is to slow the process down where it matters m

The materials we welcome into our homes matter far more than we’ve been taught to believe. They shape how a space feels, how it ages, how it impacts our health, and how it interacts with the planet. At Curio Studio, we view materials not just as finishes, but as living contributors to the environment we inhabit every day. Below are materials we believe belong in the home, and those we approach with caution. Materials to Welcome Into Your Home Naturally occurring materials tha

Over the last ten to twenty years, our visual world has been quietly whitewashed. We moved from grey boxes to white boxes, all under the polite disguise of minimalism. What began as a thoughtful design philosophy slowly flattened into sameness. Safe. Neutral. Inoffensive. This shift did not happen in a vacuum. We are living in an era of constant stimulation. A culture shaped by media saturation, algorithmic noise, and decision fatigue that has been fed to us since adolescence

What is it that makes us desire certain aesthetics? Our aesthetic preferences are not random. They mirror how we choose partners: part intuition, part necessity. A quiet negotiation between longing and logic. A dance of compatibility. In many ways, our aesthetic desires are an attempt to resolve something. An unmet need, a missing feeling, a cultural void we don’t yet have language for. We turn to art, interiors, and furniture the same way we turn to fashion: as a form of sel

2026 is the Year of the Horse and as a bona fide, forever horse girl, there was no chance we were letting this moment pass quietly. We’re commemorating it the only way I know how: through design. The Horse symbolizes a transformative period, one defined by energy, freedom, vitality, independence, and perseverance. Qualities that feel especially resonant as a new business owner, but also as a person stepping more fully into her own momentum. Interior design, at its best, is ne

I grew up alongside the birth of social media. Sharing our lives online felt normal to us, far more natural than going to a library for answers or living without instant access to other people’s thoughts, images, and opinions. I exist somewhere between millennial and Gen Z, straddling two worlds: the rise of hustle culture and technological innovation, and a younger generation’s deeply intuitive rejection of systems that no longer serve our mental, emotional, or planetary hea

So, What Exactly Is Curio Studio? And What Do Interior Designers Actually Do? Let me explain. In short, Curio Studio is a full-service interior design company specializing in holistic, sustainable, playful, and deeply self-expressive design. Where we connect people, place, and planet. A solid elevator pitch, right? But if you’re thinking, Savannah, I still don’t really know what a full-service interior design company does… or what holistic design means… or why we’re connectin

Fashion “I like my clothes to be modern and make statements, but I like them to have roots.”  — Alexander McQueen Fashion has always been one of my most natural forms of creative self-expression. From rummaging through Goodwill racks and thrift stores to closely following major fashion houses as they release new collections and runway shows, fashion has consistently shaped the way I see the world. To me, it is deeply, almost inseparably, connected to interior design. Both dis

Honestly, Fuck trends. Not the design movements themselves, many “timeless” styles were sparked by a trend at one point. What I’m saying is fuck the bandwagon mentality . The collective rush toward whatever is “in” this season, this year, this moment. A trend is simply a shared cultural mood. A temporary wave of ideas that a group of people decides to be obsessed with at the same time. But the biggest, most painful mistake I see, in interiors, fashion, food, film, and basical

Why I Became an Interior Designer Deciding to become an interior designer at fifteen, with zero real experience and no true understanding of what the job actually entailed, is, admittedly, a little random. But here’s the story of how and why  I stepped into the world of design, and why it became the foundation of Curio Studio. Where It Started We’ll start from the beginning: I’m 5 years old, my dad is starting his own HVAC/plumbing business. We convert our ‘formal’ dining roo

High Point 2025 Journal After nearly a decade in the Interior Design world, I finally made it to my very first High Point Market!  For anyone who lives and breathes design, you already know this is the mecca, the Super Bowl of all things furniture and decor in the U.S. I got to walk the halls, peek into stunning showrooms, and not only see  some of the biggest names in the industry but talk  with them. From the owner of one of the largest rug companies to one of my childhood