Noz Nozawa shares her design fundamentals & how she?s learned to trust her instincts while creating her signature dramatic personal spaces.

This week?s DMTV Milkshake guest is interior designer Noz Nozawa, founder of San Francisco?s Noz Design. Noz shares her design fundamentals ? and how she?s learned to trust her instincts while creating her signature dramatic, personal spaces. ?I always say, if you love something, that’s the end of the road for me,? she says from her home in San Francisco?s Hayes Valley neighborhood. ?I believe that your home should be filled with things that you love, even if they don’t make sense to somebody else ? or even if they?re things that might not go with everything else you’re putting together. If you love it, that’s important.?’ ????
That perspective plays into the pandemic-era home trend she hopes is here to stay: While the tricked-out home office, she thinks, might end up no more than a temporary necessity, she hopes a renewed sense of personal investment in our homes will linger. ?I think being home as much as we’ve had to be during the winter has really awakened ? or reawakened ? our love of and appreciation for our surroundings, these shelters that keep us safe,? she says. ?That could mean that if you have $50 to spend, it might be silly, but you’re going to pick that mug that you super love, or you’re going to buy a plant that’s just for you, and you’re going to b...