kitchen & bath design | paint & floor finish selection | furniture plans & sourcing | window treatments & soft furnishings

spøttyhall began as a concept in the early 80’s. As a kid I’d go to friends’ houses and subconsciously conduct field studies on how people lived. I found that the spaces, when considered, seemed to contribute to a sense of intrigue and wellbeing that those that weren’t simply didn’t. It wasn’t about grandiosity or show - though it certainly could be - it was about the right combination of big picture and small details, personality, and creating a backdrop for your life.

I studied Art History at Colby College in Waterville, Maine and later went on to get an MFA in Printmaking & Sculpture from Washington State University, funded by a full scholarship from the Washington State Arts Alliance. My early career was in the making and selling of fine art. I worked as a studio assistant to the Brooklyn-based artist Alexander Singh, sold fine art prints at the International Print Center in Chelsea, and held myriad positions as a baker, printmaking technician, and more. Ask me about climbing trees in February to hang light sculptures.

As any decent art I had made centered around the shape and texture of domestic objects, I eventually began a quasi apprenticeship in interior design. With Tracy Morris in Washington DC, I learned the ins and outs of the construction process, the fine art of dressing a window (sometimes it wants to be naked), and a method for layering spaces. I eventually landed with the larger operation, Studio McGee, out of Salt Lake City - witnessing the combination of a design recipe, thoughtful materials, and deep organization.

Derived of two family names - one southern, one scandinavian - spøttyhall is about high & low, order & the reality of daily life, and bringing the right amount of function to your chosen forms.