From Sunroom to Showroom: Lauren Lowe’s Design Studio Gets a Grown-Up Upgrade
After years of building Lauren Elaine Interiors from small home offices, designer Lauren Lowe transforms a dated Atlanta space into a studio that reflects her signature timeless style
Lauren Lowe is no stranger to making the most of a small space. “I started out in a little craft room in our first house with nothing but an Instagram handle and some logo ideas,” she recalls. “Then our eventual team of three graduated to my next home’s bitty sunroom.”
Today, Lowe is the founder of Lauren Elaine Interiors (LEI), known for crafting timeless, effortlessly elegant spaces with a traditional yet livable aesthetic. As her reputation grew within Atlanta’s design scene and beyond, so did her family—and her business. Eventually, her small home office could no longer contain either. “My son was used to barreling into our office as soon as he got home from school and giving myself and my team hugs,” says Lowe. “I remember taking an important client call one day right when I knew he would be coming home from school and our nanny told him he couldn’t come into the office. He sat outside the door and wailed. That’s when I knew it was time for LEI to grow up and find a place of its own.”
A quick search led the LEI team to an office building on Peachtree Road. The original floor plan was cramped with fluorescent lights buzzing overhead, but Lowe saw potential. With a background in corporate interior design, she envisioned something far more inspiring: a space that reflected her firm’s aesthetic—thoughtful, timeless, and endlessly functional.
Walls came down to create a more free-flowing layout. Custom shelving now housed the design team’s extensive sample library, meticulously organized by color, then by pattern, and so on. A wall-to-wall sisal rug grounds the space, layered with Persian rugs, a mix of antiques, accent lighting, and vintage art that all breathe personality into the office. A striped wallcovering serves as both a backdrop and a mood board. “I use that wall to pin all of my little treasures,” says Lowe. “Keeping personal pieces in the office helps soften that ‘corporate glare.’ For years, I’ve kept little mementos from loved ones, pictures that inspire me, and any other tidbits that remind me of who I am.”
And with those final touches, the new space is functional, yet personal—a reminder that thoughtful design isn’t about square footage, but about soul. laurenelaineinteriors.com