Interior designer | content creator | blogger

Meet lara

In 2016 at age 16, Lara discovered minimalism and embraced the minimalist lifestyle throughout college. In 2022, Lara graduated with her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Interior Architecture and became an interior designer shortly after.

With her love for design, the idea of minimalism began to fade. Lara struggled to find a balance between her passion for her materialistic career and her values of living simply. Being surrounded by beautiful colors, materials, patterns, and products made Lara realize that life is more enjoyable when living in a stylistic world.

However, with the rise of different styles, comes overconsumption. Whether it is in your everyday life, on your phone, or wherever it may be, the idea of always “needing” more is constantly around us.

After a long journey to find that balance between living in a hyper-consumption society while wanting to maintain a simple life, Lara created “Dear Lilah” to share the harmony between the two. Through implementing traits from both lifestyles, Lara shares her tips and ways to help live a low consumption higher quality life with all Lilahs out there.

The FAQ

Most Common Q’s

Everyday life and the media are heavily saturated with different aesthetics and lifestyles, whether they fall more on the overconsumption side or the polar opposite of the minimalist side. After once being both a minimalist and a maximalist, I had difficulty finding someone who leaned more toward the middle of the two. I want to show that you don’t have to fall on either of the extremes and that there are pros and cons from both sides. “Dear Lilah” blog shows how to implement those traits in everyday life to live a more happy and balanced life.

Although I’m the creator behind Dear Lilah, I want my work to be the focus. I love the artist, Banksy (who remains anonymous). As an artist myself, I like to highlight my art, in this case my content. You can say a lot without saying anything. You can make a loud statement even when it’s silent. My blog isn’t about me, it’s about inspiring and helping people like you.

Both my blog content and YouTube videos are taken with my phone (Google Pixel 7). I love how simple and accessible a phone can be. When I want higher-quality imagergy, I use my Canon EOS Rebel T7i with a Canon EF 50mm Lens. I edit my photos in “InShot” or “Canva”. I edit my YouTube videos in “InShot”.

I’m an interior designer who works for multiple residential interior design firms. I am a huge lover of art and design. My background in art, graphic design, and interior design, makes my love for creating social media and blog content that more exciting.

lara’s favorites

hobbies

Traveling + Art + Playing with Animals

learning

Cooking + Design Software + History

Destinations

Italy + France + Japan

food

Lobster Risotto + Sushi + Seafood Korean BBQ

Watching

Gossip Girl + Hell’s Kitchen + Food Stars

music

Pop + Country + Vintage

kitchen render by lara

dear lilah youtube

Visit my YouTube channel to learn more tips and personalized content. I enjoy sharing more about myself through motion visuals to encapsulate stories of my everyday life.

Youtube channel