Brother-Sister Design Duo are Relative to Design

JACKSONVILLE, FL — Decorating shows, such as HGTV's Decorating Cents and Designed to Sell, opened affordable design doors for both homeowners wishing to make a design change with things they already own and those hoping to sell a home for top dollar.
     Assisting homeowners in either category are sibling designers Jan Barker Lefevre of Statesville, NC/Apple Valley, OH and Tod Barker of Ann Arbor, MI/Metter, GA. Each earned certification as an Interior Redesign Industry Specialist (IRIS) from Jacksonville's celebrity designer and co-author of IRIS in the House, Barbara Bain.
     Neither sibling is a newcomer to the design industry. Lefevre attended Kendall School of Design in Michigan where she first developed her love of rich color. After focusing her creativity on decorative furniture painting in Texas and Ohio, she returned to Michigan and opened Details by Design, an interior decorating studio. As Lefevre raised a family and eventually headed south again, her design path wound through interiors and pillow design in Ohio into journalism, marketing, graphic design and Web site production in North Carolina. She has owned and operated Design Detail Web Production in Statesville since 2002.
    Meanwhile, Barker earned a degree in Theatre Design from Eastern Michigan University. After working for Macy's in both New York and San Francisco as a visual merchandiser, he returned to Michigan where he went on to work as a finish carpenter, earned his builder’s license and opened The Painted Touch, specializing in faux finishes. He also served as visual merchandiser for the exclusive Selo-Shevel Gallery in Ann Arbor. A move to Savannah, Ga. led Barker to join the faculty at the Savannah College of Art and Design and eventually to open HomeDetails, a home improvement and design company.
     While the design duo individually offer interior redesign, real estate staging and decorating services in their respective states, they are available as a team for larger assignments. Links to details of their individual services can be found at www.relativetodesign.com.