Hi, I’m Tracy Watson-Hjertberg

a former fashion professional with a background in economics and art who found my way into interior design through personal renovation projects.

It all started with a small black house outside New York, then began in earnest with the redesign of a classic Pacific Northwest modern treehouse together with Skylab Architecture. Since then, I’ve transformed a mobile home into a plywood-clad Scandinavian cabin in the Columbia River Gorge on a tight budget and an even tighter timeline. And, most recently, I tackled an over-the-top 1980s home, creating a comfortable, functional family space committed to honoring the original, unique details that first drew me to the house.

My design approach has many influences: my Swedish family, my career in fashion, my background as a painter, and my nerdy pursuit of vintage. Above all, I’m captivated by the character of a space and genuinely listen to both what the space itself needs and how people really live in it. People have full lives and our spaces aren’t pristine design spaces, they reflect those full complex lives we live.