Tiffany Gholar’s studio in the Fine Arts Building is a riot of color—magentas, oranges, yellows, and greens detail cabinets, surfaces, and windowpanes. Even her outfit complements the room’s palette.
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The Chicago native discovered her knack for color concept in an unexpected way: “I was working at Nordstrom in the accessories department, helping people match different accessories to outfits,” she says. “I decided to go back to school for interior design.”
In fact, Gholar’s childhood dollhouse sparked her interest in interior design. “I had these little catalogs. I remember picking out furniture and being, ‘I don’t really like Victorian, I like Queen Anne. I don’t really like country, I like contemporary.’ I was learning about the different styles, and I was still a kid.”
