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I spent ten years working as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and stopped after having our first daughter (now 8). During that time, we quickly realized that our 1920's home seemed to be shrinking. I’d often drive around our historic neighborhoods looking and dreaming of our future home and one day, I found it. It was old (built in 1902) and needed lots of updating. 

It hadn't been renovated since the 70's so we had some unique decisions to make, like how would we remove the *glittered popcorn* ceiling? Also some larger decisions with floor plan changes needed to be made so we decided to call professionals. We consulted an architect but he wasn't available for at least SIX months so then called an interior designer who was too busy for the project as well. Plan C kicked in... I bought some graph paper and got out my measuring tape. I measured spaces inch for inch and drew out plans. I purchased a program and learned how to render 3-D images. This was life-changing-magic for me. 

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Fast forward to our (new) old home. We had our second daughter in 2018 and I'm now all in on my passion for design, décor + combining old with new. I started Lauren Granger Design, LLC to help others through the challenges I faced with renovating my own home: which is now functional for modern living but still has the soul + bones of an old home: modern yet vintage, old yet new at the same time.

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After a full year of renovation decisions, we moved in and spent the next year filling our home. I always loved thrift shopping and estate sales. I grew up going to antique stores with my mother who (I recently learned) bribed me to behave by allowing me to choose something inexpensive for my own room. During college, I practically spent all my earnings from my on-campus job at the LSU Dean of Students (i.e. the College principal's office), in local thrift shops where there was a constant stream of original art and handmade ceramic pieces from art students.

 

AT, Client | Westlake, LA

“Lauren helped make this process less overwhelming! So many solutions to things that have been bothering us for years!"

RR, Client | Dequincy, LA

"Your advice was very helpful and gave us the starting point we desperately needed."

VT, Client | Lake Charles, LA

“I loved all the positive decorating advice and color suggestions! I feel inspired to move forward. Thank you Lauren.”
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