client testimonials
“Shannon is incredibly professional and easy to work with. She has a great eye and lots of conviction which is great when you are working on a large project.” - Carrie Nagel
SHANNON MURRAY PETRUZELLO
owner and principal designer
Shannon Murray Petruzello, Principal and Designer, graduated from Michigan State University with a B.S. in Merchandising and Design Management. Shannon has over 15 years of experience in Design & Merchandising in the Fashion Industry. After 5 years of traveling to Europe and Asia designing Men's apparel for Macy's Department Stores, Shannon gained valuable insight and technical expertise with textiles. This is where she gained her love of fabric, pattern and color. This passion grew at Tommy Hilfiger, USA where she was Vice President of Merchandising for over 10 years where she had intensive input with the design of the garment, showroom design and color palettes. After a fulfilling career in the Fashion Industry, Shannon funneled this design energy into her true passion of Interior Design. Shannon bases her love of designing homes on the philosophy that a person's home should be their sanctuary. SM Interiors was founded on this philosophy in February 2007 and she has turned homes into sanctuaries in Southwest Florida, Westchester County, Connecticut and New Jersey.
karen meyers
business manager
Karen Meyers, Business Manager, graduated with a Consumer Economics Degree from the University of Delaware. She began her career at Rodier Paris managing the accessories business for 26 stores. She then moved into buying and merchandising for Bloomingdales and Ann Taylor. She settled at Ralph Lauren where she worked for 7 years as a Business Manager for Licensed Businesses. Karen brings her strategic business knowledge with her to help manage and run the operations for Shannon Murray Interiors.
Cathy Hughes
design assistant
Cathy Hughes graduated with a BA in Art Studio and Spanish from Gettysburg College and attended the New England School of Art and Design. She started her design firm CM Hughes Interiors in Wellesley, Ma. After taking several years away from design to raise her 4 children she has reconnected with her design roots. She loves sourcing materials to find the perfect missing design element to any story. She has completed design projects in Greenwich, CT, Rye, NY and Hobe Sound, FL.
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client testimonials
“We enjoyed working with Shannon. She is very flexible and can be involved as little or as much as you need her to be. She can also work around any budget. I especially appreciated her patience when it came to more difficult decisions for us and when there was a lot of back and forth with her! Ultimately we love all her choices!” - Vicky Isaacson
client testimonials
“Creative and elegant designs with an impact explosion woven into every ingenious idea. You get an opportunity to work with a true genius rarely in life. Shannon is one of those people. Take that opportunity and don’t look back. Want a truly amazing home interior? It starts with her.”
client testimonials
“I chose Shannon after I saw what a beautiful job she had done in a friend's home. She really helped my friend highlight her personal style in the most beautiful way and I feel like she has done the same for me. Her guidance is invaluable.”
client testimonials
“We hired Shannon to design several rooms for our new home. My husband and I were amazed how quickly she was able to understand our aesthetic and elevate our ideas to a whole new level. In addition to her talent for design, Shannon is extremely professional and very responsive. We are so pleased with her work and will definitely be using her in the future for additional projects.”
client testimonials
“Shannon is such a joy to work with. She comes with lots of ideas, but her real talent is reminding you what you like, what your style is, what ideas are already in you. I love how she read my style and then lead me to explore it more. She helped me change my least favorite room into my favorite room in the house. Her input changed everything. She is awesome.” - Emily Keenan
