MEET CHELSEA
Founder and Principal Designer
Chelsea Benay, LLC is a boutique interior design firm that was established in Asheville, NC in 2015 and now operates in Greenville, SC, serving clients in the Upstate. Chelsea, the Founder and Principal Interior Designer, is NCIDQ Certified, and holds degrees in both Interior Design and Business Finance. With a decade of experience owning and operating her eponymous interior design firm, Chelsea has established herself as a sought after interior designer in the Carolinas.
Chelsea is passionate about bringing her clients’ design visions to fruition, and helping them lead happier, more inspired lives. She possesses the unique combination of a creative and analytical mindset, and harnesses this superpower to create beautiful and functional designs that are brought to life in a way that is conscientious, organized, and carefully managed.
Chelsea now calls Greenville, SC home and is currently focusing primarily on design consultations and furniture & decor projects while she raises her young family.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
1. Authenticity
Our goal is for our clients’ unique and authentic personalities to come through in the projects we design. We strive for authenticity in our designs and through interactions with clients and other professionals.
2. Openness
We remain open to the opinions of others and try not to become too rigid in our thinking or our design concepts. Our hope is that our clients and the professionals we work with also stay open-minded throughout the creative process as well.
3. Collaboration
Whether we're working with clients, builders, architects, other designers, or craftspeople, collaboration is a key component of good design. Brainstorming together and building off one another’s ideas often creates the best results.
4. Balance
In design and in life, the importance of balance cannot be overstated. Balancing colors, textures, and shapes is something we're always staying attuned to and looking out for in our work.
5. Conscious Consumerism
We all have a responsibility to be aware of our consumption habits and try to minimize waste. When working on projects, we consider the long-term implications of a design, and strive to make selections that will stand the test of time.