The Studio
Love & Interiors is a full service residential firm. Our projects include new builds and whole house renovations. Our expertise encompasses all phases of design and construction, from conception to completion. Whatever your needs are, we would love to learn how we can help.
Our team approaches every project as a partnership and we enjoy getting to know our clients so that we can better understand their needs and the needs of their space. We stand apart from many other firms in our desire to create a space that reflects each client's personal style. Our goal is for you to be both delighted by your home and working with us.
Melanie Love, founder & principal designer
Melanie Love founded Love & Interiors in 2017 with the goal of creating cozy, thoughtful spaces that both support and provide refuge for our busy, modern lifestyles.
I have a Masters of Interior Design. My design background started at a furniture showroom in Atlanta while in college. I have been lucky to call the Bay Area home for over a decade. After moving to San Francisco, my experience staging homes around the Bay Area allowed me to quickly become familiar with the local architectural vernacular before designing residential and commercial spaces in Northern California and beyond. Having spent the majority of my youth in Virginia and Georgia, I have been exposed to a wide range of architectural styles early on. I enjoy traveling as often I can, finding inspiration in architecture and design wherever I go.
Valerie Moore, Project Manager & Designer
Born and raised in Northern California, Valerie pursued a different path before discovering her passion for interior design. After graduating from UC Davis with a bachelor’s degree in exercise biology and an eleven-year career in the skydiving industry, she earned her associate’s degree in interior design at FIDM in San Francisco.
Valerie describes her personal style as ‘chunky’ and believes any color can be a neutral if you do it right. Her favorite part of interior design is helping clients refine and elevate their personal style.
While still occasionally jumping out of airplanes, Valerie now splits most of her free time between the pottery studio, DIY projects, thrift stores and vintage markets.
Karly Deal, Senior Designer
A Bay Area native, Karly pursued her childhood dreams, graduating in Interior Architecture from CSU Chico. Her experience spans across small studio residential design firms throughout the Bay Area and Lake Tahoe region. She draws her inspiration from her love of the outdoors and values spaces that feel warm and inviting, yet prioritize form and function. She has a deep appreciation for the art of space planning, treating each project as a puzzle to solve. Her heaven consists of hiking to new swimming holes, hot spring hunting, camping in her roof tent with her fluffy pup, and eating her grandma’s homemade tortellini.