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Interior Design Portfolio

Tamu Green

DESIGN DIRECTOR · INTERIOR DESIGN LEADER · CREATIVE EXECUTIVE

I create high-end interiors across residential, commercial, and hospitality spaces. The environments feel personal, resolved, and intuitive to live, work, and gather in. From concept through installation, I lead with a strong, cohesive vision, balancing creative direction with technical rigor and hands-on execution.

15+

Years of practice

100+

Spaces completed

25+

Features and Honorable Mentions

Seating and textile detail from the Culture + Chic project

Design Perspective

Intentional design that tells meaningful stories.

The strongest rooms blend intentional storytelling with refined aesthetics, creating spaces that feel emotionally grounded and deeply personal.

My process begins with how a client wants to feel at home, then translates that into spatial flow, material decisions, furnishings, and finishing details that can hold up in real life. The result is work that feels elevated without losing comfort or utility.

Leadership Track

Design leader with concept-to-installation experience across residential, commerical and hospitality interiors.

My background spans client presentations, sourcing, procurement, custom detailing, documentation, and on-site coordination. I bring a steady design point of view to every phase of the work while keeping vendors, budgets, and installation realities moving in the same direction.

Capabilities

Space planning
FF&E specification
Finish + material selection
AutoCAD drafting
Procurement + vendor coordination
Client-facing project delivery
Presentation Skills
Project Management
Code-Compliant Specifications

2014 — Present

Owner/Principal Designer

Lux Pad Interiors

Lead residential and commercial interiors from concept through installation, overseeing presentations, FF&E specification, finish schedules, sourcing, procurement, custom millwork, and client communication.

2012 — 2016

Junior Designer

EMC2 Interiors

Supported high-end residential projects across design and installation phases, contributing space planning, finish selections, documentation, and cross-functional coordination with sales, manufacturing, and operations teams.

2010 -2012

Interior Designer / Assistant Project Manager

S.J. Harris & Company

Assisted in delivering hospitality environments from concept through completion, designing contract-grade upholstered and casegoods furniture while coordinating with vendors and fabricators.

Recognition

Recognition that reinforces both design credibility and market visibility.

40 Under 40 Honoree

Recognized by Georgia Southern University for professional impact and early-career leadership.

Black Artists + Designers Guild

Named to BADG's Ones to Watch list, underscoring a design voice with growing industry visibility.

Aspire Designer Showhouse

Selected to take part in the prestigious Princeton Designer Showhouse, with proceeds benefiting underrepresented communities.

Best of Houzz 2021

Earned through features in a series of Houzz articles, including “The 10 Most Popular Bedrooms,” “Decks,” “Dining Rooms,” and “Entryways So Far in 2020.”

Testimonials

What collaborators and clients say.

If I were to describe Ms. Green in a few words it would be, professional, skilled creative and a highly talented designer. . . Ms. Green has surpassed my expectations.

Jen P.

Residential Client

Tamu seamlessly worked with my contractor through every step of the process. In short, Tamu created a beautiful and fully functional home that perfectly dovetailed with the vision I gave her.

Kevin M.

Residential Client

Tamu Green is a visionary and very professional about her craft. She assisted me with creating a design that is expressive of who I am.

Lexoune M.

Residential Client

Start the conversation

Planning a project or building a design team?

I welcome conversations about residential interior design projects, creative partnerships, and leadership opportunities where design vision and execution need to move together.

hello@tamu.green