Meet the Team
Sarah Montgomery
Sarah’s resume is vast. She has a past life in set design and prop mastery, creating transformative worlds for Chicago’s iconic theater scene. She spent close to a decade in luxury product design for leading brands and traveling the globe connecting with the top bespoke artisans and manufacturers. Today, she cultivates all of her expertise through her work as a luxury designer bringing it into the most important place, home.
Sarah’s favorite thing about Chicago is how it feels like a small, big city, the food, and of course getting an intimate portrait into the unique charm of its many neighborhoods. She is on the pulse of all things art and design, spending her free time going to design events, art openings and vintage shopping
Sydney Septoski
Sydney joined the SMI team as Design Coordinator in December of 2021. She is from the South Suburbs of Chicago and graduated with a degree in Communications and Leadership from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her past experience is in digital marketing, client management, and nonprofit communications. She came into the interior design field wanting to utilize these learned skills in a creative environment. Sydney handles all things behind the scenes that take our projects from start to finish, and has implemented many processes along the way. Sydney lives in the Lakeview neighborhood with her partner and 2 cute cats. Her favorite thing about Chicago is the many neighborhood flavors and architecture.
About our Studio
We work out of our design studio in the heart of Logan Square. Formerly an abandoned bodega, the 1300 SF corner storefront has a loft like urban feeling with abundant natural light. When we aren’t busy designing, we like to host clients and friends for presentations and events. On occasion we open up the space for outside events or photoshoots. If you would be interested in hosting an event or renting the studio out for a photoshoot, please reach out directly or see our listing on Peerspace.
“I cannot say enough great things about
working with Sarah and her team!
As a professional family in the Gold Coast neighborhood, we needed a home that could match our lifestyle. Sarah was an expert on scheduling, managing timelines, bringing in critical vendors, and everything in between.
She made our house the go-to place!”