“We are a full-service design-build firm with
wide-ranging expertise that guides projects from conception to completion.”
Discovering one’s true passion and then sharing it is the key to personal and professional success that has a profound influence on other people’s lives. Enter Paula McDonald. As the owner of Paula McDonald Design Build & Interiors, she brings her artistic talents and enduring business skills to the award-winning firm she founded in 2009. “My philosophy of integrating the separate disciplines of design, architecture and construction is at the heart
of my firm’s holistic “one-stop-shop” approach to Manhattan residential renovations,” Paula says. Based in the Flatiron District, Paula and her expert team work in close collaboration with their clients to transform the look, feel and function of their apartments, while removing logistical headaches. “My mission is to design and create beautiful, innovative living spaces that save time and money and elevate my clients’ lives for years to come.”
Pursuing Passion
“My initial desire was to pursue a career in art, but life had other plans and I pivoted from the creative to the analytical path as a CPA, then onto Wall Street and advertising,” Paula shares. “As someone with a creative soul who’s always enjoyed renovating my own homes, I had an ‘a-ha’ moment mid-career and realized that this is what I most wanted to do. So, I jumped back into the city and, against all odds, established my firm. Today, I am happily doing what I love best—designing and building homes and environments for my clients with my amazing team.”
A Forward-Looking Influencer
When asked what her major goals are moving forward, Paula McDonald shared, “To become consistent in business revenues so that I can nearly double the size of my firm to 10 employees. Doing this will allow us to take on more large projects, yet stay small enough to remain scrappy, strategic and completely hands-on.”
