Tera MacDonald

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I grew up in Gig Harbor, WA. in a creative family made up of builders, carpenters, artists, musicians, crafters and engineers. My passion while growing up was riding and competing horses. In my early 20's, I was an integral part of designing the seat to the ball valve drip chamber that connects to an IV bag. Soon after I was offered my dream job professionally training and competing horses based out of the Chicago land area. During the 12 or so years of competing around the Mid-West and East Coast, I co-owned the U.S. distributorship of a company and managed a private horse facility of 27 horses. In 2010 I moved back home to Washington and decided to pursue a career in the pharmacy industry. After a few years I realized that was not the place for me, so I decided to pursue my second passion.

Now my primary focus is interior design and interior architecture in commercial, retail, hospitality and high end residential. As someone who is creative yet technically minded, I possess sound drawing and presentation skills and am conversant with key areas of interior design and architecture. I can design, develop and deliver unique high-end results within a reasonable budget and timeline. I am skilled at working with programs such as AutoCAD, SketchUp, InDesign, Photoshop, and PowerPoint. All of my life I have loved and appreciated quality craftsmanship, architecture and design. Everything from automobiles, furniture, fashion and even music, impact my design concepts, which you can see reflected in my portfolio. I am also an absolute Mid-Century modern geek, loving the timeless retro-tinged forever-chic design with complete allure and dedication to comfort and practicality, wrapped up in beautiful design that never goes out of style. My goal is to design comfortable escapes while stimulating all senses by designing immersive  experiences with my stylistic creativity, while always trying to come up with a new twist or bring back an old forgotten favorite. I am passionate about finding creative solutions, producing captivating arrangements, and creating the ultimate experience whether it’s hospitality, commercial or residential, while making a commitment to do things of value, even if it is to do with fun, or pleasure, or even entertaining friends, family or acquaintances.