Vienna, VA— Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Nathalie Brooks is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Platinum Professional for her contributions to the field of Residential Interior Design.
Ms. Brooks pursued higher education at the Ontario College of Art where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fine and Studio Art. She was inspired to pursue entrepreneurship when she was building kitchens with boutique home builders at an ambassador’s home and found that virtually no spatial planning was being provided in the marketplace to custom home builders, thus she decided to bridge the gap and provide this service to them, launching Nathalie Interiors, LLC.
Influenced by ‘California-Living’ Style and causal ‘Coastal Living’ scenes, Ms. Brooks was inspired to pursue entrepreneurship when she was building kitchens with boutique home builders at an ambassador’s home. According to Ms. Brooks, she was surprised that virtually no spatial planning was being provided in the marketplace to custom home builders, thus she decided to bridge the gap and provide this service to them, launching Nathalie Interiors, LLC to fill this void.
When considering her extraordinary success in the field, Ms. Brooks attributes her creativity; thinking outside of convention; positive attitude; never quitting; releasing grudges; and never being afraid to ask questions. She also credits her mentors who hired her early in her career and supported her when she launched her own business and specifically recalls that one mentor and financial investor in Nathalie Interiors LLC flew her out of the country to arrange for her to tout factories where she had the opportunity to select and purchase special materials. Ms. Brooks considers her tenure of 25 years in the field to be a career highlight.
Dedicated to creating a network of women designers in the industry who work from home so they can offer and share information, support, and best practices, Ms. Brooks is in the process of building a center for designers in her profession with the ultimate goal of opening a design center in every major city where she can attract, employ, and mentor designers, help establish them as business owners, give them access to homebuilders, and allow them to retain 80 percent of the income they earn.
Aside from her professional pursuits, Ms. Brooks loves dancing. While growing her business and designing are most important to her professionally, she takes the most pride in her son and daughter and being their mother.
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