Specializing in interior design, color consulting and unique artistic statements, Creative Interiors offers professional design expertise through all phases of the design process.
From designing a condo in Roatan, Honduras to a country home in Eugene, Oregon, Debra Wade offers 21 years experience in superior design and service.
The Personal Integral Color Plan, developed by Debra Wade in 1997 as a thesis, is a tool used to assist clients in color expression and exploration through a series of color and space specific questions. The Personal Integral Color Plan is a practical format to bring forth a unique and fulfilling design statement for the client.As an internationally certified color consultant, Debra Wade also has strong commercial background and project management experience. Ms. Wade worked for Bowen Property Management form 1994 - 2002 renovating and developing furnished clubhouse designs for multi-family housing.
Past projects at the University of Oregon, include the Eugene Music School Lounge at Beall Hall and 28 classroom designs blending the science, psychology and aesthetics of color.
Formally trained for institutional and commercial application of color in architectural spaces, Debra's focus also includes the individual, the residential client. The heart of the Integral Color Plan is about designing for the home; as your haven, your retreat. Color and light, texture and beauty, functionality--these are gateways to comfort and well-being from the inside out.
Our Mission / Vision
The Mission of Creative interiors is to create environments aesthetically attuned to beauty, purpose, effectiveness.
The vision is interdisciplinary. Color, form, texture and function combine to create a unique and coherent design package for your home, business, development or product.
Our Philosophy
The core of our design philosophy revolves around our human reaction to COLOR.The experience of color and light is universal, effecting our productivity, creativity, and well being. Designing well is essential.
The Science
With today's technology, we know that color affects cortical activation (brain waves), functions of the autonomic nervous system, and hormonal activity. From a psychological perspective, color arouses definite emotional, aesthetic and symbolic responses. In its multi-faceted manifestations, COLOR is life.
Your Design Consultant
Debra Wade, IACCNA, MWESB is owner and designer of Creative Interiors in Eugene, Oregon. Creative Interiors is a women-owned, emerging, small business in interior design and the profession of color consulting.
*BA Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in Fine Arts and Communication
*IACC International Association of Color Consultants and Designers, graduated with honors 1997*Interior Design instructor, Lane Community College 1991-1995
*On retainer with the Oregon University System since 1999
*Government contractor and purchasing agent
*Life-time member of Who's Who
Creative Interiors has a select group of contractors and sub-contractors to assist with fulfillment of design projects.Creative Interiors was established in business in November 1994 as Creative Design. In 1995 took the web address of www.creativeinteriors.com and eventually changed the business name to Creative Interiors.
Ms. Wade became an accredited consultant of the International Association of Color Consultants and Designers IACC and is current member of North America (IACCNA). The thesis project for accreditation provided the basis for the Integral Color Plan, the subject of an up and coming book.
The IACC is an accredited association of Color professionals in interdisciplinary fields specially trained in functional color for ethical and aesthetic human response within the built environment. In our homes and buildings, color has a psychological and physiological impact on human experience. The goal of the association is to use color to create supportive and humane environments through the educated application of color.
For more information on the educational programs of the IACCNA, visit http://www.iaccna.org/