Sara Jorgensen, AKBD, CID

Harrell Design + Build is proud to introduce you to one of our award-winning designers, Sara Jorgensen. Sara’s ability to draw out and artfully execute her clients’ design desires along with their functional needs is the result of her genuine communication style. Sara brings a creative passion and innate understanding of client needs to the Harrell Design + Build design/build team. “Some clients know their style. Others need inspiration. Through the design exercises in which my clients’ partake, we come easily to an understanding of their preferences. The ultimate goal is to create a beautiful, timeless, on-budget, and functional project,” says Sara. Whether the project is a kitchen or whole house remodel, Sara starts with the initial planning stage commencing with complex code city research. From the schematic floor plans to the design development for the entirety of the project, Sara works from a holistic viewpoint to the smallest of details that create the design’s ‘wow’ factor. Her designs have won awards from the NKBA, NARI and National CotY. A Bay Area native, Sara received a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Interior Design from San Jose State University shortly before joining Harrell Design + Build in 2005. Sara is a California state Certified Interior Designer (CID) and a Certified Green Building Professional (CGBP). Her work encompasses a wide variety of projects from Wine cellars, Yoga rooms, Master Suites, Kitchens, and Decks to whole house remodels.

Fun Fact:

Outside of work, Sara enjoys kayaking, San Jose Sharks hockey, snowboarding, cycling, snowman building, spending time with family and relaxing outdoors. She is a proud committee member of the Santa Clara Valley Model T Ford Club, and enjoys driving her Model T around California on various club tours.