Skip to main content
The Blackcrest Suite, designed by Diamond Elevation

◆ Elevated Design

Rooms guests book for.

Every room I design is built around one anchor piece, named, branded, and composed from real products you can buy. It's how I designed Black Diamond and Blackcrest Retreat, and I can do it for your rental or your home.

Packages from $250 · Shopping my rooms is always free.

◆ Work With Me 1:1

Hire Me to Design Your Space

Short-term rental or your own home. One room or the whole house, remote anywhere or in person if you're near Massanutten.

Design Strategy Call

$250

90 minutes

Credited toward any package within 30 days

  • ◆Walk through your space or listing photos together
  • ◆Pick the anchor for each room
  • ◆Your top fixes, ranked by impact on photos and bookings
  • ◆Written recap after the call
Start →

Room Design Board

$450

per room

One room, fully designed

  • ◆Anchor piece selected for the room
  • ◆Room name and logo
  • ◆Concept board with paint and finishes
  • ◆Shoppable product list, every link real
  • ◆1 round of revisions
  • ◆5-7 day turnaround
Start →
Most Popular

Signature Whole-House STR Design

$2,500

up to 3 bedrooms

+ $400 per additional room

  • ◆Property name, master logo and brand guide
  • ◆Themed name and mini-logo for every room
  • ◆Design board + shoppable list for every room
  • ◆To-scale floor plan furniture layout
  • ◆Shared color and material palette across the house
  • ◆2 revisions on the brand, 1 per room

Example: a 7-bedroom like Blackcrest = $2,500 + (4 × $400) = $4,100

Start →

Floor Plan Layout

$350

per room

Included in Whole-House

  • ◆Your floor plan in a professional space-planning tool
  • ◆To-scale furniture placement, room by room
  • ◆Layout export for your builder or contractor
  • ◆1 round of revisions per room
Start →
Blackcrest Retreat great room

Full Concierge Design

The whole house, done for you.

Everything in Signature Whole-House, plus sourcing, order placement, tracking and install coordination. This is how Blackcrest Retreat was built, room by room. Reserved for 1-2 projects a year.

From $15,000

or 15% of the furnishing budget, whichever is higher

Inquire →

How We Work Together

  • ◆Projects run on email and scheduled check-ins, not unlimited real-time texting. Quick questions are always welcome.
  • ◆Revision rounds are included as listed; additional rounds are $50 each.
  • ◆A deposit secures your project start date; balance due on delivery.

2

Luxury STRs designed top to bottom

30+

Rooms designed and branded

15

Five-star reviews at Black Diamond

★★★★★

“Looking for uniqueness and comfort? Each room was assigned to my guest based on their personality. You won't be disappointed.”
Jamilla · Black Diamond guest · May 2026

★★★★★

“I think this is the nicest AirBnB we've stayed at!”
Jean · Black Diamond guest · December 2025

★★★★★

“Every detail was thoughtfully considered.”
Cecilia · Black Diamond guest · April 2026

How I Design

The Anchor Method

Not vibes. A repeatable process that turns one great piece into a room people remember, photograph, and rebook.

◆

01

Find the anchor

Every room starts with one piece: a chandelier, a bed, a mural, a ceiling. It sets the story, the colors and the room's name. Everything else answers to it.

King Crest storyboard

02

Storyboard the room

The room gets a name, a logo and a story, so guests remember it and talk about it. This is why reviews say rooms feel assigned to them.

King Crest storyboard

Blackcrest living room design board

03

Compose with real products

Not a mood board of things you can't buy. Every piece on the board is a real, in-stock product at a real price, so the board is also the shopping list.

Blackcrest living room design board

King Crest ensuite render

04

Render, then build

You see the finished room before a single order is placed. Then it gets built, and it looks like the render.

King Crest ensuite render

Render to Reality

What you see is what gets built.

The King Crest ensuite at Blackcrest Retreat: the render, then the finished room.

King Crest ensuite, The renderThe render
King Crest ensuite, The finished roomThe finished room

Deep Dive · The Diamond Suite

Why this room works.

The most-booked suite at Black Diamond Retreat, and the anchor method in action.

The Diamond Suite at Black Diamond Retreat

The Diamond Suite

Black Diamond Retreat · Massanutten, VA

01

The statement piece

A custom handmade pillow case with the room's diamond icon stitched on, paired with dimensional wall lettering, "THE DIAMOND", mounted right above the headboard. Neither is loud on its own. Together, with the bedding and the branding, it all comes together as one cohesive moment.

02

Bedding that photographs

White bedding layered with a navy velvet throw and a mix of gold and navy pillows, including a navy lumbar pillow with the room's diamond icon stitched on.

03

Mirrors are free square footage

A large arched mirror beside the bed doubles the perceived size of the room and throws the lamp light back across the space.

04

Layered lighting

Ceiling fan with a light kit overhead, matching gold-and-crystal table lamps on both nightstands, plus ambient wall-wash glow up the sloped ceiling.

05

A private moment

Rust velvet curtains frame a door straight out to a private balcony. Most rooms don't get their own outdoor access, so it becomes the room's selling point.

06

The bench does double duty

A tufted velvet storage bench at the foot of the bed holds the folded extra towels in plain sight: storage that also stages the room for photos.

Free Room Tours

Shop My Actual Picks

Tour the rooms in my own short-term rentals and shop the furniture, decor, lighting and bedding I picked. Your price is the same; I earn a small commission when you buy through my links.

◆ Blackcrest Retreat ◆

STR Items

Everything I Stock My Rentals With

Beyond the furniture: the kitchen, bath, linens, outdoor and guest-supply items I actually use in my STRs.

Every room links to my shop pages (Amazon and LTK picks). Affiliate disclosure: I earn a small commission when you buy through my links, at no extra cost to you.

Custom Logo Items

Put Your Logo on Everything

The #1 thing guests ask about. Every branded piece in our retreats (robes, mugs, tumblers, throws, pillows, wine glasses) and where I ordered them. Upload your logo at checkout and you're done. Need the logo? Every design package includes one.

Affiliate disclosure: as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.

Design Rules

Four things I do in every room I design

◆ One statement piece per room

Pick ONE thing to be the moment: chandelier, mural, bed, mirror, art. Everything else supports it. Two statement pieces = noise.

◆ Hang curtains high and wide

Rod up near the ceiling, about a foot past each side of the window, curtains grazing the floor. Any window looks taller and any room feels grander.

◆ Layer lighting in threes

Ceiling, mid-level and low light in every room. One bright overhead is dorm-room energy.

◆ Buy bedding people would steal

Guests post photos in bed. White layered with one bold color reads luxe in every photo.

Rules are the easy part. Applying them to your floor plan is the job.

Have Me Design It →

Want the WHY behind it?

The design is the visible part.
The strategy is the Vault.

Why these properties get booked. How I price for STR. The financing strategy behind every build. The tax loophole that cut our federal bill from six figures to under $5K. Real numbers from BDR + BCR.

Open the Vault · $27

Vault, mortgage, turnkey: see every way to work with me →

Start Your Design · from $250