Founder and award-winning Interior Designer, Lori Withey, established Bellisa Design in 2009 and has been helping commercial and residential property owners create beautiful, cohesive, and luxurious interiors - without worrying about selecting and ordering products or making costly design mistakes.
Lori helps you tell your authentic story through design and loves selecting unique furnishings and injecting your favorite pieces into the final space. She lets you focus on the excitement in an easy, fun process while working hard in the background to “wow” you with her creative solutions. “Luxury” has a different meaning to everyone. Perhaps your dream marble tile is too slippery, or maybe you need a more durable fabric to make your sofa pet-friendly. For Lori, it's about creating extravagant interiors that make sense for your day-to-day life - and aren’t just “luxurious” for looks alone.
With a focus on communication, collaboration, and integrity, Lori offers unique design solutions that make a real difference in your everyday life, and may even surprise you! She aims to deliver a final result that makes you think, “I would have never thought of that!” while still responding to everything learned and discussed in all design consultations. As a longstanding member of ASID and the Dallas Interior Design Society, Lori stays ahead of interior design trends, approaches, and innovations to give you the best interior design recommendations. She served as President of the Dallas Chapter of IDS in 2019 and continues to stay involved to help support new design graduates and up-and-coming designers. Lori enjoys giving back to a support system which has given her so much.
Heidi Sedgwick moved with her family to Argyle, TX, last summer from Utah. She is still getting used to the very hot weather in the summer but loved her first Texas winter. Heidi hasn't always worked in design. Shortly after completing her associate degree, Heidi had her first child and later began working as a part-time administrative assistant at Primary Children's Hospital. At 32, she decided it was time to go back to school. Design had always been something she was interested in, and she decided that this industry was the perfect place for her creative and organizational mind. Heidi was able to finish her interior design degree despite being surprised by another baby (8 years after her son!). After graduation, she was hired as a design assistant at Cambridge Home Company and worked there a year before her family moved to Texas. Heidi enjoys reading, movies, and spending time with her family. Heidi started at Bellisa Design in April and is glad to be a part of the family.
Sydney Withey is a rising star at Bellisa Design. As a student member of ASID, she has interned with us over the past two summers, lending us her creative eye. Originally from Plano, Texas, Sydney is currently studying interior design at Baylor University in Waco. We're thrilled to have her join the Bellisa Design family as a junior designer after she graduates in May 2024. As a full-time employee, she'll help us with projects from start to finish. When she's not working, you can find Sydney doing crafts or other artistic activities of all kinds.