design philosophy + values

Discovering home is a journey.

This method isn't for the faint of heart: we’re asking clients to bring our working relationship into a collaborative place of vulnerability and trust. But this unique approach allows us to intimately understand the design elements that will bring surprise and delight to their space.

Our vision:

To create a better world one home at a time.

Our Mission:

To thoughtfully integrate your lifestyle and identity into creative and functional spaces in your home.

What this means…

Our unique approach allows us to intimately understand the design elements that will bring surprise and delight to their space.

For some, that means functionality and efficient space planning to ease frustration with a lack of flow or storage needs. For others, it means finding a piece of art or furniture that reflects their life journey, heritage, or favorite memories. Being able to combine both function and aesthetics is the holy grail of all designers. For us, a job well done is when we can create a balance of form, function, and feeling. It's a privilege and a gift to create that feeling in someone's life, and it's why we’ve been discovering home for over 30 years.

Our Core Values:

Every detail was thoughtfully considered...

“Justine and her team helped us envision and realize a serene, modern, and comfortable primary bedroom suite that truly reflected a blend of our personal taste. Every detail was thoughtfully considered for our lifestyle and executed to plan.”
– Goldstein Residence / Needham, MA
Working with Justine Sterling Design has just been amazing.

“The attention to detail was incredible – from space planning to functional details to the picture frames that now hold our family pictures. It’s just so beautiful we feel like we are living in rooms custom-designed for us…and we are.”
– Curry Residence / Melrose, MA
It has been a stunning transformation.

“After meeting with a number of designers, I hired Justine Sterling Design based on her portfolio and how I felt we got along at our initial consultation. It was the best decision I made in my renovation and redecoration project. The outcome speaks for itself: our rooms are beautiful and exactly what we wanted. It has been a stunning transformation.”
—Langsner Residence / Needham, MA