Paula Collie

Background

About Paula Collie

Paula Collie is an award-winning designer.She started her career working in the fashion design business in New York City. At the age of 23, her designs were featured in Macy’s 34th Street window display. From there she worked for the Muppets making costumes for Miss Piggy, and creating larger than life Muppets for arena shows. In her 30’s she shifted her design skills to home interiors at IKEA where she quickly became the top sales person in the kitchen department, creating thoughtful and beautiful kitchen designs for her customers. During her 13 years at IKEA, she managed the showroom in the interior design department updating all room setting displays in the store. By the end of her tenure there she was in charge of the visual integrity of the College Park showroom (a $128 million business) as well as becoming the go-to person for designing all in-store kitchen displays for IKEA all across the country.For the last several years she has been a full time real estate investor focusing on rehabbing and doing design consulting for other rehabbers and homeowners. She combines her background in design with her years of experience creating functional interiors at IKEA in ways that transform ugly and awkward houses into beautiful, functional, and affordable homes. Paula LOVES solving design problems and sharing her rehabbing insights with others.