View my FB page for pictures from my latest project and some behind the scenes photos from my Amerock photoshoot with Eric Cohler!!!https://www.facebook.com/allywhalendesign

With all I’ve had going on lately, I have not been able to do much painting:(  most of you know I am  a huge painter, it’s therapeutic for me, so today I was very much in my element when I got to re-do a clients mantle.  Not that it was all that bad before, but […]

Every once in a while I work on a client project and start crushing on the color pallet we’ve chosen.  This month it happens to be the color Coral.  It’s one of those colors that just makes me happy and complements lots of other colors to create beautiful spaces.Here are a few items I’m crushing […]

Hi Everyone!  I love going to the mailbox and finding something other than bills:)… yesterday I was pleased to find Meredith Corporation had mailed me my copy of the new Kitchen and Bath Makeover magazine featuring my kitchen!!!  (On stands in a few days!)  Not only that, but the cover photo is of a kitchen […]

Hi Everyone,So it’s been a little busy and I’m just getting around to sharing some pictures with you from Furniture Market in High Point last week.  Once again, Scott and I had so much fun perusing the showrooms and checking out the latest trends.  I apologize if I can’t remember what showroom all of these […]

This beautiful home on Mountain Island Lake was in need of an update and what better place to start than with the kitchen?!  The homeowners knew they wanted a fresh look, but weren’t quite sure where to start, so in I come helping them step out of their box and into the world of pretty […]

What does everyone think of my new design logo?  Simplicity Interiors will remain as the shop name and furniture line, but Ally Whalen Design will represent my interior design portion of the business!

I am so blessed…  how many people can say they really enjoy what they do for a living?  Now it wasn’t like I sat back and my business grew organically-  I worked my butt off to get if off the ground and made a lot of sacrifices.  But I can honestly say I have no […]

Thank you to LKN Currents and Holly Becker for featuring our shop Simplicity Interiors! Great article!

So exciting to wake up this morning to see that our addition we put on our house made the cover of Lake Norman Magazine!  We knew they were featuring it, but the cover…what a surprise! For the full story you can go here to read all about it:  http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/02/21/4714126/cover-story-comfort-zone.html