I am so glad you are here...

Hello and welcome to "Design One Step At A Time".  We bought our first home in 2011 with intention to renovate.  With big dreams and a small budget we are designing one step at a time. My name is Yelena and I have a passion for interior design.  My husband Tim has extensive knowledge in woodworking, house remodeling, building, etc.... Together we create!!!  So if you love design, before and after or just looking for inspiration you have come to the right place.   ​

Little about us...

Tim and I met in 2009 and till this day we believe that faith brought us together.  Two years later we got married during hurricane Irene and a week after that we bought our fixer upper.  We are a blended family with three kids, Nathan, Jaiden and Emily.  We also rescued our two dogs Sparky and Shadow.  During the week I am a Controller on the weekends my creative side bursts out. I am a DIY'er, Interior and Web Designer, Video Maker and a Photographer. Tim is a Carpentry Teacher and JNE Woodworking owner, where he custom builds furniture, does CNC work and so much more! Together we are turning our house into a home.  Whatever time and money allows, little by little, step by step, every room, every wall we Design One Step At A Time.