Scottsdale Interior Design Group - We were named an expert on ApartmentGuide

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Quality sleep is as essential as breathing and eating; in fact, sleep deprivation can lead to increased risk for depression, mental illness, and other life-threatening complications – don’t mess around when it comes to your rest. If you’re looking to create the perfect sleep sanctuary that will leave you rested and rejuvenated, you’ve come to the right place. 

Whether you’re renting a house in Birmingham, an apartment in Boise, or even own a home in Seattle, WA, ApartmentGuide has amassed a wealth of tips from sleep experts to help you turn your bedroom into a sleep sanctuary while also laying the foundation for your body and mind to wind down and enjoy your new space. Read on to learn more and begin getting the best rest of your life.

Read the full article here: How to Curate a Sleep Sanctuary: Sleep Experts Reveal Their Secrets

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Jackie Santos Named as Top Expert in Interior Design - 2025

Tuesday, November 15th, 2024

Jackie Santos - Named as a Leading Expert in Interior Design Industry for 2025

A prestigious annual list showcasing the most talented interior design professionals has been released. This list recognizes experts who excel in creating spaces that seamlessly integrate beauty and functionality, reimagining areas that promote comfort and meaningful connections. The 125 Top Interior Design Experts 2025, published by Fixr, includes professionals known for their innovative designs and dedication to shaping and inspiring the industry.

Chosen for their ability to transform interiors and elevate spaces, these experts represent the very best in the field. Fixr’s selection process assesses candidates based on their expertise, experience, and their role as a source of inspiration for others. Among the honorees is Jackie Santos, whose expertise in interior design has made a significant impact.

Inclusion in this list means that Jackie Santos has demonstrated strong leadership and expertise within the interior design industry. Jackie Santos's ongoing innovation is a crucial driver behind the continued growth and evolution of interior design practices and trends in 2025.

About Jackie Santos

Owner and Interior Designer

Jackie is an ASID award winning designer, a Midwestern native and transplant to Scottsdale, Arizona from nearly 25 years ago. She realized her love for and gifts with Interior Design began early in her professional career.

After a successful career as Marketing Manager, she left the corporate world behind and began her retail business, Scottsdale Fine Living Home, as a purveyor of fine English, French, and European Antique imports where she works first-hand with Interior Designers to offer authentic and one-of-a-kind pieces and provides her clients with unique design elements for their residential and commercial spaces. 

To bring this concept full circle, she attended and graduated from the American Institute of Interior Design with Honors and subsequently founded the Scottsdale Interior Design Group and Prescott Interior Design Group. 

Jackie is also a former faculty member at The American Institute of Interior Design as an Adjunct Professor of Drafting and Space Planning, Color Theory, History of Furniture, Contemporary Architecture and Furniture.

“It brings me pure joy to contribute to the Interior Design community by teaching, guiding, sharing, and inspiring new Designers in the classroom.”

While her specialty and focus began in antiques and vintage elements, Jackie's appreciation and love for all types and styles of Design are evident in her work. She purposes to make her expressions in Design sophisticated, traditional, and transitional; yet with a fresh and somewhat modern twist. She meets her clients’ needs by providing homes and spaces that reflect their individual needs and styles.

Jackie and her team have been recognized as one of the Top 124 Interior Design Experts nationwide for the last 3 years running, also as the “Best of the Best” in Yavapai County for the past 2 years running, and as Top 10 Interior Designers in Scottsdale, AZ. Jackie has also designed tablescapes for the Independent Women’s Luncheon held annually at the Phoenix Art Museum as well as IFDA’s Charitable Event, Take-A-Seat for several years.

About Fixr.com

Fixr.com is a home improvement resource specialist with the mission of helping homeowners make better home remodeling decisions. Fixr.com is unrivaled when it comes to providing unbiased, thorough, and updated cost guides, price comparisons, and cheat sheets for hundreds of remodeling, installation, and repair projects. When the homeowner is equipped with the necessary knowledge, Fixr.com connects homeowners with the best-matched contractors in their area to begin their home improvement projects.

For the complete list, visit: 125 Top Interior Design Experts Leading the Industry in 2025

Jackie & Tim Santos Named as a Top Home Designer in the Interior Design Industry 2023

Jackie Santos Named as a Top Home Designer in the Interior Design Industry 2023

Fixr.com’s annual list of top home designers in the interior design industry has just been released for 2023. The exclusive list names the most influential players in the sector, whose innovative and inspiring work is continuously contributing to the growth of the interior design industry as a whole. Fixr.com uses a rigorous method to find those who are deserving of their place on the list. This is based on their expertise and knowledge, experience, and growth as an inspiration to others. Their success at both national and local levels, combined with stand-out projects and esteemed reputations means they are warranted members of the Top 123 Home Designers.

By being named by Fixr.com as part of the list, each expert’s prestige is recognized. Remodeling Specialist Cristina Miguelez says, “Home Designers are responsible for setting trends within the interior design industry. When it comes to homeowners updating their homes, these 123 experts are the ones to follow to stay on top of the latest trends.”

Inclusion in the list means Fixr.com confirms that Jackie has shown strong leadership and expertise within the interior design industry. Scottsdale Interior Design Group’s continued innovation plays a vital part in the continued growth and evolution of home design methods and trends in 2023.

About Jackie

Jackie is the owner of Scottsdale Interior Design Group of Scottsdale, AZ. Jackie and her team won first place in the ASID 2019 Design Excellence Awards in the category of Permanent Fixture and Honorable Mention in the category of Millwork among several additional design awards. They continue to innovate by providing on-target, personalized interiors for each client’s style and taste.

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About Fixr.com

Fixr.com is a home improvement resource specialist with the mission of helping homeowners make better home remodeling decisions. Fixr.com is unrivaled when it comes to providing unbiased, thorough and updated cost guides, price comparisons, and cheat sheets for hundreds of remodeling, installation, and repair projects. When the homeowner is equipped with the necessary knowledge, Fixr.com connects homeowners with the best matched contractors in their area to begin their home improvement projects.

For the complete list of the Top 123 Home Designers to Look Out for in 2023, visit:

https://www.fixr.com/resources/home-design-experts

Jackie Santos Named in the Top 200 Influencers in the Interior Design Industry - 2022

It is an honor to be selected again this year for Fixr’s 2022 Top 200 Influencers in the Interior Design industry.

Our work in the industry and for our clients is driven by our love for the art of interior design and our goal to create spaces of lasting impression that make a positive difference for all those who experience them.

Press Release:

Jackie Santos, Scottsdale Interior Design Group

Named As a Top Interior Design Influencer 2022

The annual Top 200 Influencers in the Interior Design Industry has just been released for 2022. Presented by Fixr.com, the exclusive list recognizes outstanding contributions and innovation at an important time for home design. 

Fixr.com chose interior designers and experts in related fields using a rigorous methodology. Their contributions and achievements were analyzed, as well as their knowledge and expertise, social media and press engagement, and overall authority and influence in interior design.

“The Top Interior Design Influencer list is composed of trail blazers at the top of their game,” said Adam Graham, industry analyst at Fixr.com. “Their inspiring work, at a time when home design has been in the spotlight more than ever, warrants the recognition”. 

Jackie Santos has earned her place on this exclusive list by demonstrating continually evolving creativity at the forefront of the industry. Fixr.com looks forward to seeing Jackie influence interior design trends further in 2022. 

Jackie Santos, Owner & Interior Designer of Scottsdale Interior Design Group and Prescott Interior Design Group

We are full-service interior design firms based in Scottsdale and Prescott, AZ specializing in luxury and commercial real estate design and interiors.

Our firm was awarded the “Best Residential Interior Design Studio - Arizona” for 2021 by BUILD Magazine. 

In 2019, we won 1st Place in the ASID 2019 Design Excellence Awards in the category of Permanent Fixture and Honorable Mention in the category of Millwork for their kitchen design in Rio Verde, AZ. Jackie was also named as one of the Top 10 Designers in Scottsdale in 2019! A very exciting recognition indeed.

Inspired by the words of the “Dean of Interior Decorators”, Billy Baldwin:

“Be faithful to your own taste, because nothing you really like is ever out of style.”

About Fixr.com

Fixr.com is a home improvement resource, helping homeowners make the best remodeling decisions. Fixr.com connects homeowners with the best service providers in their area. They also provide trusted and up-to-date cost guides for hundreds of home remodeling and installation projects. The company also releases regular design and construction trends reports, industry analysis, and data visualizations.

For the complete list of the Top 200 Influencers in Interior Design 2022, visit: https://www.fixr.com/blog/2021/12/17/top-200-influencers-in-interior-design-2022/ 

As Featured In Redfin's Blog...

Prescott Interior Design Group and Scottsdale Interior Design Group were honored to be featured in Redfin’s blog this past week. Redfin is a real estate brokerage. The Seattle-based company was founded in 2004, and went public in Aug. 2017. Glenn Kelman is the CEO. Redfin's business model is based on sellers paying Redfin a small fee, either 1 or 1.5% to list the seller's home. Redfin is the modern way to buy and sell a home.

Just as Redin defines their mission, our mission at both Scottsdale Interior Design Group and Prescott Interior Design Group is to partner with our clients to provide them with a modern way to dream, create, and curate their new living and working spaces. Our design process is a match made in heaven, especially given the changes in our culture, workstyle, lifestyle, and living practices.

Reflection on 2020 and where it’s taken us in the Interior Design arena offered obvious clues to the strong direction for the future………

…fewer trends, personal choices, and a renaissance to “home”…

Now more than ever, it is of the utmost importance as qualified Interior Designers to listen to and hear our clients requests; further to exceed them, supporting our passion for excellence in Interiors.

Find information about the Redfin article below and join us in celebrating the beauty and comforts of “home”.

By Jackie Santos, Owner & Interior Designer

Scottsdale Interior Design Group & Prescott Interior Design Group

21 Interior Design Ideas to Bring Into Your Home in 2021

Published on January 18, 2021 by Emily Huddleston

2020 affected almost every aspect of our lives, but it also helped many of us reconnect with our homes. This time spent inside has allowed us to begin the process of transforming our homes into more functional, peaceful places that reflect our own interests, experiences, and design preferences.

If you’re hoping to continue that process this year, you may be searching for some inspiration. Look no further. We had some of the top interior designers weigh in on the most popular colors, decor styles, and materials you can expect to see in 2021. So if you’re looking for some interior design ideas to update your home in the new year, here are the home trends experts predict are going to be huge.

21. Spaces that reflect fewer trends 

In 2021, we will see far fewer trends used in interior design; rather, designs that align with our clients’ very own personal interpretations and uses for their spaces. We see more personal ownership in the final project design as clients are naturally spending more time exploring their own living spaces – a renaissance of “home.” – Scottsdale Interior Design Group

Read the full article on Redfin’s blog here: 21 Interior Design Ideas

Modern Farmhouse - Wisconsin

Home Again…….

Where are you from? Who are you? Where am I from? Who am I?

I am a Wisconsin girl!

I’ve always considered myself a Wisconsin gal. My parents moved to Wisconsin when I was just over a year old and my whole world was there through high school and college. I moved to Arizona when my sons were very young. I raised them in Arizona, they graduated from high school in Arizona, but life took them both back to Wisconsin while I maintained my busy life and career in Arizona. The reality of that hit me not too long ago when I was telling a friend that I’ve lived in Arizona for nearly 30 years. That meant…….. I’ve lived longer in Arizona than I had in Wisconsin! The thought of being so far from my family and friends in the Midwest for that long made me somewhat sad. For each of those years I’ve missed family gatherings, Christmases, Thanksgivings, and birthday celebrations of those closest to my heart. *I know many of you can relate!

Fast forward to October of 2018 - the start more big changes in my life. A time when my entire life “landscape”, everything that I knew as familiar was forced to morph into something much different and much less comfortable. It has been a time for me to reflect, to cleanse, to purge, to protect, and to re-ground and re-grow myself. Truthfully, things are still changing; a new version of what I call “life” is happening right before my eyes and with that, a new vision for my life and my Interior Design business.

Wow………you just can’t imagine how I felt when these two realities collided in my heart! I had to peel away the layers of my life in Arizona and lift my head to consider what newness lay ahead of me. My sons were grown and gone (back to Wisconsin), my little family had grown with the wonderful addition of my beautiful daughter-in-law and my two darling grandchildren, my Interior Design business was growing but fluid and portable……..it’s no surprise that I desired to start making a plan to be closer to my family more often. and I’ve spent a good deal of time in Wisconsin this year. It’s been good for my soul; I felt like I needed to go “home”!

I can’t say I was really looking to move home, nor was I looking to buy a house there but when I saw this old farmhouse “For Sale” on the outskirts of town, it really didn’t take long for my heart to stir! After all, I had seen my grandparents take an old farm acreage in Iowa from the layers of patching, neglect, and disintegration to beautiful rooms that together formed their lovely farm home. This was their labor of love and the home they built to give their family a place to retreat to. I loved my grandparents “acreage”. I loved the love we shared there with them.

My soon-to-be modern farmhouse….

Can you see it? Something about this old farmhouse offers a sense of “home” and possibility to me. I adore the original features, craftsmanship, and history that permeate every inch of it.

This old homestead was part of an estate set to divide the land and sell off the 2,000 sf house and 1.25 acres it is sitting on. I immediately fell in love with the land…….a sprawling lawn that slopes from the upper driveway to the lower driveway with a beautiful grove of trees between them - birch, pine, maple, and apple trees, lilac bushes and an old flag pole.

The house has such charm….. from the old (and very worn) cedar shingles; the original windows that still maintained their wavy, bubbly glass; the raised six panel doors, the 10” baseboards with carved, raised corners, and the gorgeous wooden staircase, still in wonderful condition.

In spite of the huge amount of work it will take to restore and modernize this turn-of-the-century farmhouse, I was compelled to jump at the opportunity to create new beauty in this lovely old home. I proudly call it mine today.

The project may take a good deal of time as we will be removing all of the old lath and plaster walls, adding new siding, a new roof, new electrical, and new insulation. Of course, I have some really fun plans for the interior and I’m even trying to think of the perfect name for my new “estate”.

Look for updates on our progress as we remodel and reconstruct………and yes, I’m so thankful for this new project so close to “home”.

Certainly, it’s business as usual in Arizona where I have the most amazing clients! I’ll be very excited to share progress on my Arizona projects soon as well since I’m also an Arizona gal! :)

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Jackie