Plan.It Design, LLC

Plan.It Design, LLC full-service residential interior design firm founded in 2005, specializing in creative, personalized touches that won't bust your budget!

Plan.It Design was founded in 2005, when after 7 years of doing part time residential work; I decided to pursue my dream of a design firm ‘full time’. With the blessing of two busy baby boys in 2006 and 2007, the company quickly became a part time venture again! Now, with both of my boys in public school, I am enjoying a more flexible schedule and more time to focus on a company I love and my pass

ion for interior design. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Winthrop University and spent the first few years of my design career focused on commercial design & construction management. While I loved the experience and the exposure, nothing could match the personal connection I enjoyed making with my residential clients! I feel so blessed to have such a myriad of amazing clients and am always excited to meet new faces and tackle new spaces!

…a sophisticated sipping room, a relaxing home library, a soaring ceiling game room with custom bar, & a state of the ar...
03/27/2025

…a sophisticated sipping room, a relaxing home library, a soaring ceiling game room with custom bar, & a state of the art home theater…all ON the golf course in a stunning gated community? Yes. Please. This was such a fun project with amazing clients who challenged us in all the right ways & trusted us even more! The results speak for themselves & we are so proud to have been a part of it all! (Even more pics to come!)

The BEST sneak peek from today’s photo shoot at ’s beautiful Cramer Mountain home! SO many gorgeous details, but knoc...
03/26/2025

The BEST sneak peek from today’s photo shoot at ’s beautiful Cramer Mountain home! SO many gorgeous details, but knocked it out of the park with the stunning foyer floor! 😍

18 months. Shes been ‘ours’ for 18 months. In some ways it feels like decades ago & in others just yesterday. In July...
03/14/2025

18 months. Shes been ‘ours’ for 18 months.
In some ways it feels like decades ago & in others just yesterday. In July of 2023, we set foot in this home for the first time as potential buyers & I knew with every ounce of my being we’d call it home someday. I didn’t understand it nor could I have predicted the chain of events that led us to closing on this home ON our 21st wedding anniversary or the sacrificial trust & ‘chance’ would take on my ‘gut instinct’ to leverage everything we’ve worked for in our almost-22 years of marriage on this single investment. I’m not sure there is a purer, more specific way to speak my personal love language. The hours, sweat equity, prayers & tears that we have BOTH invested in this home & this process is both humbling & slightly embarrassing. Even crazier- over just the next 3 months, we will likely wrap up this huge reno/addition project, move one kiddo home from his freshman year at NCSU, celebrate the graduation of another from high school AND sell/ clean out/ & move from the place we have all called home for almost 14 years. To be honest, I wouldn’t change a thing - except, well, maybe everything… This domino effect began with my mom’s illness, loss/estate & our beloved Lighthouse Lodge. If I could go back in time & have my way.. of course, I - we - would choose her. BUT, that wasn’t His version of our story & so here we are, desperately trying to be good stewards of the gifts bestowed upon us. I can’t really wrap my mind around where we have been much less where we are going. I’m just immensely grateful for the support, love, encouragement & prayers of so many along the way. If all goes as envisioned, this fall we will toast to 23 years of marriage in THIS ‘new-old’ home as each of our guys are living their best lives away at college. Mind blowing, heart warming, soul filling. All of it. Thank you for being here, cheering us on, loving us through the lows & celebrating each of the crazy milestones along the way. We are blessed beyond measure & hope to pay it forward every chance we get.

The. Coolest. Back. Door.We are pretty sure it’s close to 175 years old & is the original front door to John’s great gra...
02/28/2025

The. Coolest. Back. Door.
We are pretty sure it’s close to 175 years old & is the original front door to John’s great grandfather’s Kines gas & grocery store. The original Mentholatum pharmaceutical ad sticker is still partially in tact. If you saw our previous post about the gas pump we have preserved - this door originated in the same place! I found it tucked away at the family farm 13 years ago when we were under construction on our current home & we had an interior frame built for it to be our office door. We knew it needed a place at RESTOREDonmain & are SO thankful for THE BEST trim guys we’ve ever met who helped create an exterior frame for the perfect kitchen to patio door! SO cool to weave some of our own story with that of this stunning home. She’s truly coming back to life & we are SO excited to be getting to the ‘pretty part’! Thx for following along! 💕 Chris Riley

Sometimes you splurge, sometimes you DIY! For this over-the-top powder room fixture, I opted for the $150 route vs $180...
02/26/2025

Sometimes you splurge, sometimes you DIY! For this over-the-top powder room fixture, I opted for the $150 route vs $1800. Feeling like it was a good choice!

RESTOREDonmain second floor bathroom tile ✔️ Painting starts this week & cabinet construction is underway! SO grateful...
02/22/2025

RESTOREDonmain second floor bathroom tile ✔️ Painting starts this week & cabinet construction is underway! SO grateful to the talented artisans who are bringing our vision to life! No level of design talent can outperform poor craftsmanship. Experience, confidence & meticulous attention to detail make all the difference & it’s beautifully executed in these baths!

We are REALLY GROWING & we are REALLY excited to share!!! Meet our newest design associate - Jean Brauns! Jean comes to...
02/05/2025

We are REALLY GROWING & we are REALLY excited to share!!! Meet our newest design associate - Jean Brauns! Jean comes to us as an NCIDQ certified interior designer with over 14 years of experience. Her childhood goal of becoming an interior designer and an athlete landed her at Appalachian State University. There, she pursued a degree in their accredited interior design program while also playing for the Division I field hockey team.
After graduating, Jean joined a boutique design firm in Charlotte, where she specialized in corporate upfit projects. After Jean and her husband welcomed their first daughter in 2018, she took a step back from the high-paced corporate world to focus on designing for clients building custom homes. This transition allowed her to balance her growing family with her passion for design. Jean discovered a love for designing kitchens where she could combine the endless possibilities of beauty and function for the heart of the home, which makes her a PEFECT addition to our team! We have prayed for God to bless us with someone who has a true passion for AND the technical talent necessary to conquer & thrive in this niche; we are thrilled to bring her expertise to our clients!

Jean and her husband, Cassidy, live in Belmont with their three daughters: Hadley, Helly, and Rosie. They love cruising around town in their family golf cart. She is an avid fitness enthusiast, loves downhill skiing, hiking, and anything that will get her up early and keep her active. She enjoys book club, baking, sunshine, podcasts, and painting her girl’s nails. Welcome to the team ! We are SO glad to have you!

Sometimes it simply ‘must get worse before it gets better’. Our drywall, prep & paint crew is spending WEEKS sanding, s...
02/05/2025

Sometimes it simply ‘must get worse before it gets better’. Our drywall, prep & paint crew is spending WEEKS sanding, scraping, removing, & repairing 115 years of real life wear & tear on this original wood siding. It’s no joke. It’s tedious. It’s laborious. It’s time consuming. And - oh. so. worth. it. There is NO amount of talent or product that can overcome poor prep. This part is NO fun - to do, to pay for - or to wait (not so) patiently to pass. They are carefully removing layers of chipped paint, cracked caulk & rotten wood & as a result for now the house looks so tired & old & run down…. But when we get thru the yuck & have taken the time & the care & we finally apply those beautiful coats of paint, it’s truly our hope that it shines another 115 years+! Huge kuddos to the very best crew that’s helping us tackle this piece of our project! We are SO excited to see it begin to all come together in just a few short weeks! RESTOREDonmain is giving us a run for our money & we are loving rising to the challenge! Thanks for following along & so many kind words of encouragement!

01/28/2025

More video ‘tour’ updates - this time of the second floor! Again, very little ‘moving of walls’ & more just re-envisioning & reconfiguring the closet/ bath/ storage space - that existed but wasn’t being fully utilized. When completed these rooms will boast high end fixtures & finishes, historical charm AND modern conveniences! Tile installation, trim details, & floor repair are underway! We are finalizing the interior & exterior paint selections & are SO excited to watch it all come to life! As we consider paint, we can’t help but marvel at the LIGHT - in every room - this home almost glows! No redesign can outshine that beautiful, natural light!💛

01/27/2025

A few brief video ‘tour’ updates for our RESTOREDonmain project! Drywall is nearing completion, floor repair, tile & trim installs begin Monday & custom cabinets are underway! One of the reasons we fell in love with this home - we could visualize the incredible final product & knew it could be done with VERY little true construction. NO walls between rooms have been moved or removed. We have merely reconfigured the closet, bath & storage areas to be more efficient, modern layouts. This home truly was beautiful from the very beginning. But after all these years, was just a bit tired, wrinkly & in need of some patient TLC. Frankly, I can relate. 💕

Transparency. If you’re following our RESTOREDonmain project, the least we can do is be transparent. The past few week...
01/26/2025

Transparency. If you’re following our RESTOREDonmain project, the least we can do is be transparent. The past few weeks have been challenging. We chose to GC our own interior renovation despite the lack of our GC license. Because this will be our personal residence, it’s within our right to do. We knew it wld be challenging but felt with the right subs, wld be worth the cost savings. It’s hard to call any decision a true ‘regret’ especially given all we have learned, but it’s also hard to say we’d do it the same again if given the chance. Bottom line: two subcontractors proved to be less than we expected. As a local small business, we will not name or throw anyone under the bus. Period. There’s nothing to be gained; plus, we genuinely believe in grace, even when hard to swallow. We hesitated even sharing - but have chosen to do so because- transparency - know that this ‘crap’ happens even when you are in the biz & do your homework AND this is a shout out to building inspectors & the permitting process. Without the (albeit painful) failing of inspections we would have had NO clue how subpar the ‘completed’ work really was & the cost to us later would have been exponential. The codes are in place for a reason & in this case certainly worked in our favor to protect us as homeowners. Candidly, these issues cost us weeks in a tight timeline & $1000’s of dollars, something we are still coming to grips with & processing. More importantly, we also saw the BEST of humanity & small town community when a friend & local contractor replied to my desperate text, showed up immediately, stopped work on his own jobs & made our problem his problem as he cleaned up others’ messes. He was quick to remind us that it’s just ‘sticks & bricks’ & he would be happy to help us get ours in order. If those subs made us question the good in this world, he has more than made up for it & we are eternally grateful, even if he’s far too humble to accept a more public thank you. We intentionally waited until we had passed all inspections & were smoothly moving forward to share. Onward & upward. No need to dwell. Just smarter & full of gratitude.

Another labor of love as we work to RESTORE this stunning home. During demo we uncovered the original tile floors in th...
01/20/2025

Another labor of love as we work to RESTORE this stunning home. During demo we uncovered the original tile floors in the master bath. They’d been covered in a previous reno - with adhesive, grout & new tile. The discovery prompted a minor floor plan change, tedious work on behalf of the demo crew & finally - this weekend - HOURS of John & I on our hands & knees treating with muratic acid, goof off, rust remover, & scrubbing, scraping, & scrubbing some more…. Where the previous sink & toilet were removed, thick cement & old putty remained. It. Was. A. Nasty. Mess. What you see in the ‘before’ pic is AFTER they were swept! BUT they are just too amazing not to salvage & show! These tiles were likely laid individually by hand 115 years ago! - how cool is THAT?!? They certainly don’t look ‘as good as new’ but honestly, that’s why we love them! John’s future closet may have the coolest floor in the whole house! Pretty proud of our end result!

The photos do not do this transformation justice…& it’s only going to get better from here! Over a year ago, we scored ...
01/18/2025

The photos do not do this transformation justice…& it’s only going to get better from here! Over a year ago, we scored these amazing sidelights at in Asheville (pre-helene 💔). This week, we FINALLY have them in place! We closed up the existing window to make room for the future custom copper hood & cut in these openings to perfectly flank the new hood. They will sit just above the new stone counters with fabulous wall mounted sconces above! SO much of this project has swirled non-stop in my head since the day we first set foot in this home! To see glimpses of it beginning to come together real life is amazing! 🤩

Our final reveal from the recent Reflection Pointe glow up: the master suite. Added a soft, textural rug, bedding with ...
01/17/2025

Our final reveal from the recent Reflection Pointe glow up: the master suite. Added a soft, textural rug, bedding with a soft green accent, lighter, brighter accent chairs, larger lamps to fit the scale of the furniture & relocated the 10+ year old cactus plant that has moved across country with the family & has so much personality all its own! 🌵 The master bath received a fresh coat of paint to lighten the walls & cabinets, brighter stone tops, a rework of ‘her’ vanity, new lighting, sinks & faucets - all simple upgrades that offer a fresh new vibe to an already beautiful bath!

We finished out last year wrapping up SO many amazing spaces! Excited to finally snap some pics to share! This was a ‘...
01/13/2025

We finished out last year wrapping up SO many amazing spaces! Excited to finally snap some pics to share! This was a ‘simple’ powder room refresh - one of many fun upgrades in this home! The bold stone top & fabulous sink needed a perfect ‘pop’ of color to accentuate - but not overwhelm - this already-amazing powder room. wallcovering @ for the WIN! Bold & bright, yet natural enough to truly compliment what our clients already had in place & loved. One wall of grass cloth + a new vanity light + new artwork = a completely new space!

We are growing!!!! We have shared a few photos & I have mentioned in a few posts, but I have been delinquent in formally...
01/09/2025

We are growing!!!! We have shared a few photos & I have mentioned in a few posts, but I have been delinquent in formally announcing how thrilled we are to have join our design team! Suzanne brings an impressive 27 years of experience in the commercial design industry & thus fills a huge need for our clients - especially for our smaller corporate clients (dentists, lawyers, therapists, & entrepreneurs). Her expertise in planning spaces, selecting finishes, and managing moves and installations is a huge asset to our design & installation team. Having earned her BS in Interior Design from Meredith College, her passion for design began early and has flourished through years of varied experiences and a keen eye for technical details.

Suzanne has been married to Ryan for 25 years, and has two sons, Cooper and Grant. The family shares their home with two beloved dogs, Sydney and Wally.

Suzanne is a dedicated community volunteer serving in many capacities with our local Y. She can be found attending a multitude of classes there when not pounding the pavement with her favorite running buddy - & once-upon-a-time- marathon partner - (ME!) or hiking & taking in a great wine tasting in the beloved NC Mountains with friends & family.

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