New Construction Interior Design
Finishes, lighting, cabinetry and flow planned alongside your builder, before anything is installed.
Interior Design · Springdale, Arkansas
Design That Survives a Real Springdale Family
Beautiful is easy in a photograph. The harder job is a house that still looks good after school runs, muddy boots and a kitchen that feeds six people on a Tuesday.
- Layouts fixed first, finishes second
- Materials chosen to take actual wear
- One room or the whole house — your call
Recognition
2024–2025 Designer of the Year, Interior Design Society Arkansas
Membership
Interior Design Society
Press
Featured in At Home in Arkansas
Signature Project
The Davis Whole-House Renovation
Designing in Springdale
Most Springdale Projects Start With a Frustration
People rarely call us here because they want a new look. They call because something about the house has stopped working.
The kitchen was walled off when the house was built in 1998 and whoever is cooking is cut off from everyone else. There is no landing zone for backpacks and shoes, so the dining table has become one. The main bathroom worked fine for two people and does not work at all for four.
So we start with function. What is the actual traffic pattern through this house on a weekday morning? Where does the mess collect, and why? Fixing that is usually worth more than any finish selection.
Once the plan works, the finishes get chosen for how they will hold up. Springdale houses take real use — the design has to account for that rather than pretend otherwise.
Opening up closed kitchens
Drop zones and storage that work
Family bathroom planning
Durable finish selections
Services
What We Do for Springdale Homeowners
Take the whole house or just the room that is bothering you most. Plenty of our Springdale projects start with a single kitchen.
Full-House Remodeling
One design direction carried across every room, so the finished home reads as a single considered whole.
Kitchen Remodeling
Cabinetry, counters, lighting and storage planned around how you actually cook and gather.
Bathroom Remodeling
Tile, vanities, glass and fixtures resolved into a calm, hard-wearing everyday retreat.
Interior Decorating
Furniture, lighting, textiles and art, scaled correctly and styled to completion.
Furnishing & Final Styling
Procurement, delivery coordination and the final install that makes a house feel finished.
Why Elle & Ivy
Why This Works for Family Houses
01 Function before finishes
We fix how the house works first. A beautiful kitchen with the same bad layout is still a bad kitchen.
02 Honest about what wears
Some materials look wonderful and cannot handle a family. We will tell you which is which before you buy, not after.
03 Phased if you need it
Not every family can shut down a kitchen and a bathroom in the same year. Projects can be staged around your life and budget.
04 Straight answers on cost
We talk money early and shape the scope to fit, rather than presenting a number you were not expecting at the end.
Our Process
A clear path from first call to finished home
01
Share Your Vision
We talk through your home, how you live in it, and what you want to change.
02
Define the Scope
Together we set the rooms, priorities, selections and budget the project will cover.
03
Design & Construction
Selections are documented and carried through, coordinated with your builder or contractor.
04
Furnish & Style
Furniture, lighting and finishing details are installed and styled to complete the home.
Portfolio
Rooms We Have Finished Nearby
Photographed on handover. These are lived-in family homes, not showrooms.
Before & After
The Same Rooms, Rethought
From the Adams Estate whole-house renovation in Fayetteville — the clearest way to show what changes.
Living Room & Fireplace
Primary Bathroom
Staircase
Thinking about something similar in Springdale? A first conversation costs nothing.
Meet Your Designer
Stephanie Bowen
Owner & Principal Designer
Stephanie Bowen owns Elle & Ivy Interiors and personally runs every project.
She spends the first meeting mostly listening — how the mornings go, who cooks, where everyone actually ends up sitting. That is where the useful design decisions come from.
She was named 2024–2025 Designer of the Year by the Interior Design Society of Arkansas, and her work has appeared in At Home in Arkansas.
Award-Winning
IDS Arkansas
Whole-Home
Remodeling
Local
Springdale & NWA
Client Reviews
What homeowners say
“Using Stephanie was a game changer for us. She invited us to think bigger about the project and suggested opening the ceiling up in our dining room and kitchen.”
Lance & Megan R.
“I enjoyed working with Stephanie in transforming my mountain condo into a comfortable yet chic retreat. She was respectful of my budget.”
Lori D.
“Stephanie went above and beyond to help me find the perfect furniture for my space, and presented accessories and fabrics to pull it all together.”
Stacey D.
Service Area
Serving Springdale and Northwest Arkansas
We cover Springdale and the surrounding communities, working from our Fayetteville studio a few minutes south.
Har-Ber Meadows
Downtown Springdale
Wagon Wheel
Elm Springs
Tontitown
Johnson
Bethel Heights
Also serving Fayetteville · Bentonville · Goshen · Lowell
FAQ
Springdale interior design questions
Can you just do our kitchen?
Absolutely. Single-room remodels are a large part of what we do in Springdale, and there is no obligation to expand the scope afterwards.
Can you open up a wall between the kitchen and living room?
Often yes, but it depends on whether the wall is load-bearing. We plan the layout with your contractor so we know what is structurally possible before any selections are made.
We have young kids and pets. Will the materials hold up?
That is a normal constraint, not a compromise. Performance fabrics, the right flooring and sensible finishes can take heavy use and still look good — we just have to choose them deliberately.
Can we do the project in phases?
Yes, and many families do. We can set the overall direction now and execute it in stages so the finished rooms still relate to each other.
How much should we budget?
It varies too much to quote blind. We discuss it openly in the first conversation and build a scope that fits the number, rather than the other way round.
Do you handle the furniture too?
Yes — furniture, lighting, rugs, window treatments and the final styling, if you want the room finished rather than just renovated.
How long will we be without a kitchen?
That depends on your contractor and lead times more than on us. We will give you a realistic range up front and flag anything with a long lead early.
Start Your Project
What Is Not Working in Your House?
Tell us the room and the frustration. Stephanie will come back with a straight answer on what it would take to fix it.
Phone
Studio
3537 N Steele Blvd, Suite 110-155
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703 — by appointment
Hours
Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM CST