Team
Our team is made up of talented artists and designers. Collectively, we are a driven and engaged group, passionate about beauty and design innovation, and dedicated to the process of bringing your vision to life. Our designers don’t specialize in one specific style; instead, they are proficient at bringing our clients’ styles to life. The Castle Design team helps clients experience the utmost in comfort and luxury within their spaces.
Emily Castle
Owner, Principal Interior Designer, ASID
Emily is Castle Design’s founder and one of the region’s most sought after and celebrated residential interior designers. She is widely recognized and admired for her exquisite taste, unrivaled industry knowledge, and unsurpassed level of client care.
An incredibly versatile designer and artist, both Emily’s residential and commercial projects are highly individualized expressions of those that live, work, and play within them. She designs with thoughtful purpose and intention, composing one-of-a-kind environments that go above and beyond expectations.
Dana Romeis
Senior Interior Designer
With a background in art and textiles, Dana Romeis brings more than twenty-five years of experience and prestige to the Castle Design team. Considered to be a leader in contemporary design in the St. Louis area, her approach is always individualized, designing homes that mirror her clients’ unique interests and lifestyle.
Lauren Sweet-Schuler
Interior Designer, Allied ASID
Lauren Sweet-Schuler is an award-winning interior designer who is best known for her timeless style, creating modern, bespoke designs that innovate and inspire. Lauren has a deep appreciation for art and is inspired by its ability to create balance, focus, proportion, and interest. She enjoys contemporary design that mixes classic elements with curated custom pieces that spark a unique dialogue.
Meghan Heeter
Interior Designer, Allied ASID
As a former writer, Meghan Heeter believes that thoughtful interior design tells a unique story – one of form, function, culture, and style. Her passion for design and decorative arts has led her to Castle Design, where she works closely with clients to bring their unique vision to life through cohesive, schematic design. She loves to layer colorful prints and textures and mix classic elements with modern pieces for a fresh, curated look.
Laurie LeBoeuf
Interior Designer, Allied ASID
With her background in studio art, Laurie draws inspiration from color, artwork, and fashion. These wide-ranging influences allow her to affect the overall experience and aesthetic of a space while adding finer elements to surprise and delight. She especially enjoys working with clients to realize and surpass their vision through architectural detail, color, lighting, finish palettes, and artwork procurement. Whether it’s mixing and layering styles, or creating finish palettes, every project with Laurie is entirely unique. With more than 10 years of experience in hospitality, senior living, and residential design, Laurie is creating her own unique influence on St. Louis design.
Jill Brown
Interior Designer, Allied ASID
From a young age, Jill found herself intrigued by interior design and its ability to transform a house into a home. Jill has over 20 years of experience conceptualizing and creating beautiful spaces and is known for her whimsical, eclectic style. She loves to mix modern elements with pieces that hark back to earlier eras, creating a fusion of contemporary nostalgia.
Amy McCoy
Interior Designer, Allied ASID
With a strong business background and bold creative flair, Amy McCoy delivers inspired design concepts that perfectly align with client tastes, budgets and timeframes. She specializes in new construction and custom homes, and has managed the design of St. Louis’ most prominent residences, ranging from 3,000 to 25,000 square-foot projects.
Molly Ballard
Interior Designer, Allied ASID
Molly Ballard brings timeless design to contemporary lifestyles, striking the perfect balance between high-end luxury and practical livability. Her approach is highly pragmatic and her background in technical fields, including plumbing and tile, enables her to deliver focused results. Molly is aware of what it takes to design a successful space from construction details and demolition down to the final finishing touches.
Linda Phillip Gaydos
Interior Designer, Allied ASID
Linda Phillip Gaydos loves working with homeowners to create a home that reflects their personality. She is intrigued with the effect an interior space has on its inhabitants—its power to ignite joy or create a sense of calm refuge.
Jess Mendenhall
Interior Designer, Allied ASID
Jess Mendenhall enjoys exploring the relationships between people and spaces, and crafting designs that are distinctly personal. Her aesthetic is fresh and vibrant with an eye for blending colors, textures, and patterns. With a master’s degree in social work from Boston College and a Bachelor of Science in psychology from the University of Illinois, Jess believes homes should provide more than just shelter; they should inspire connection, happiness, and comfort.
Liz Basler
Interior Designer
Liz has turned her personal interest in design into a second career after working in corporate IT sales for 20 years. Soon to complete an additional degree in Interior Design, Liz had joined the Castle Design team to provide interior design services, construction support and project management to both residential and commercial clients.
Laurie Miller
Design Assistant
With more than 15 years in the design industry, Laurie is an essential member of Castle Design’s administrative team. Having perfected the art of multi-tasking, she assists with a breadth of projects, oversees designer schedules, and manages project details to ensure client satisfaction.
Emily Quinn
Design Assistant
An integral part of the team, Emily uses her creative problem solving abilities and organization skills to assist Castle’s principal designers with design drawings and concepts, client meetings, project management and product selection.
Emily Mathis
Marketing Coordinator
A welcome addition to the team, Emily plays a vital role managing all of Castle’s marketing and advertising needs.
Laura Nikolaisen
Office Manager
Laura Nikolaisen brings more than 18 years of experience in the interior design industry to Castle Design. She has been with the firm since 2008 and performs a wide range of administrative and operational tasks in her role as office manager.
Libby Salvia
Accounting/Administrative Assistant
Libby Salvia is an essential part of our accounting department who fulfills a variety of bookkeeping and administrative tasks. Meticulously organized and passionate about creating streamlined and efficient processes that contribute to Castle Design’s daily success, Libby also builds and maintains relationships with our vendors and craftsmen.
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