Episode 167: House of Four Design Studio: Bringing Timeless & Beautiful Design to the Las Vegas Valley with Melody Gangi & Claira Brown

Written By Greg Villafana

Today Brad speaks with Melody Gangi and Claira Brown of House of Four, a full-service interior design studio based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Melody Gangi, founder and principal of House of Four, is a designer known for creating beautiful, comfortable, and happy spaces. With the demonstration of timeless concepts and relaxed sophistication signature to her body of work, Gangi brings accessibility of beautiful design to the Las Vegas Valley. A curated, clean, and warm experience is at the center of Melody’s design approach. Through an exploration of color, use, materiality and intuitive collaborations of contemporary and classic, architectural and organic, she curates a new experience for every space.

Lead Designer for House of Four, Claira Brown, has over seven years of design experience in both residential and commercial design. After receiving her academic training in architectural design and working for an AD100 design firm in San Francisco, she willfully returned to her home town of Las Vegas and works intimately alongside House of Four's Principal Designer Melody Gangi on all full service design projects.

Melody and Claira kick off the conversation with their reflections on Design Camp and the value of collaborating with and learning from fellow designers and business owners in general.

They discuss how they were able to turn House of Four into an irresistible brand by creating an emotional journey for potential clients through the power of social media. This is best exemplified by the company’s mantra: From our house to your home.

Our guests talk about the importance of collaborating with clients, architects, and contractors with whom, without much effort, you can get on the same page with.

They dive into how they were able to hone their process for filtering down to their ideal client, and how they are able to find the perfect intersection between their vision, the client’s vision, and the architectural limitations of the home.

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Topics Discussed: 

  • Collaborating with other designers

  • Takeaways from Design Camp

  • Building a brand as an interior designer

  • What inspires Melody and Claira

  • The most enjoyable part of their careers as designers

  • The complexity of the business

  • Marrying interior design with architecture

  • How to collaborate well with your architect and contractor

  • Defining your ideal client

  • How Melody and Claira met

  • How Melody and Claira work well together

  • Opening their shop

  • What the showroom offers

  • Finding clients

  • What inspired Melody and Claira to get into design

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Key Quotes by Melody and Claira:

  • You never stop learning—that’s the fun thing about business: Making it better, improving, learning new things that you can incorporate into your business to make the process even better and stronger.

  • A strong relationship with the architect and contractor is one of the most important things for you as a designer.

Greg Villafana
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