Nationwide Interior Design
Based in Charlotte. Designing homes across the United States. Miriam Peters personally leads every project, with a five-designer studio behind her and a team that flies to projects nationwide.
Nationwide by arrangement
Based in Charlotte, we welcome residential inquiries across the United States. Project location, scope and site requirements are discussed before engagement. Your proposal defines the work and travel arrangements for your home.
One Charlotte studio. Your home, wherever it is.
Emerald & Oak Design is headquartered in SouthPark, Charlotte, North Carolina. That is our studio location, not one of a network of distant offices. Our residential design work is available across the United States, and the design team flies to projects. Homeowners outside the Carolinas can begin the conversation with Miriam without needing to relocate their project or their local construction team.
Miriam remains your lead designer and direct point of contact. Five designers support the studio’s work, while her personal involvement connects the design direction with the decisions your home requires. Her involvement in more than 50 new-construction design projects provides building experience that matters whether your project is close to Charlotte or across the country.
A national inquiry can concern a primary residence, a second home, a relocation, a new custom build, a renovation or furnishings for an existing home. Single-room projects and consultations are welcome too. Scope, location, timing and the type of guidance you need belong in the first conversation; there is no published studio minimum or one-size-fits-all project package.
Plan the distance before the details.
A home outside Charlotte needs a clear division of responsibilities, not simply more video calls. Before work begins, establish who provides current measurements, surveys and drawings; who approves changes; and how your designer, architect and builder will review the same information. Confirm site access and identify the person who can verify conditions locally when a decision depends on the building itself.
For new construction, involve the interior designer during architectural planning. Room layouts, cabinetry, lighting, plumbing locations and finish transitions are easier to coordinate before the corresponding construction decisions are fixed. A national project should agree which reviews require an in-person visit and which can be completed through drawings, photographs or a remote meeting. Travel frequency and responsibilities belong in the written scope, rather than an assumed promise of visits at every milestone.
For an existing home, start with what stays and what changes. Furnishing work needs dependable room dimensions, access measurements, an understanding of daily routines and agreement on the pieces to retain. A renovation adds questions about existing conditions, permits and the responsibilities of local construction professionals. The design scope should make those differences explicit before you commit.
A material has to work in the room, not only on a screen.
Screens change color, texture and scale. For any project managed across distance, agree how physical samples will be reviewed in the home’s light and alongside the adjacent materials. Compare stone, wood, paint, metal finishes and textiles together, keeping a record of the approved specification rather than relying on a photograph as the final reference.
A second home also brings practical questions: how frequently it is occupied, how it is maintained while you are away, what visitors need and which rooms should be ready first. These considerations affect furnishing priorities, storage, care requirements and the relationship between indoor and outdoor spaces. They are useful design questions—not a reason to copy the same interior from one property to another.
Orders and installation need a destination plan. Identify delivery access, receiving arrangements, inspection responsibilities, storage if the home is not ready and the point at which construction makes installation practical. Confirm the handling of damaged items or delayed pieces before choosing a target completion date. A written plan should distinguish design services, product expenditure, construction and travel arrangements so you understand each part separately.
See the work. Then discuss your home.
Our public portfolio is a small selection of Miriam’s work, not a complete list of her projects. Carmel Road documents completed new-construction design, including interior and exterior selections as well as furniture and furnishings. Highland Forest and Kings Manor show residential interiors in the Charlotte region; Sunset Beach offers a coastal perspective. These are actual project locations, not examples relabeled as work in a different city.
Use the photographs to discuss the aspects that interest you: the relationship between cabinetry and architecture, a room’s lighting, the mix of materials or how furniture supports daily life. The scope of a photographed project is not automatically the scope of your engagement. A new home, renovation and furnishing-only project need different deliverables, reviewed in your individual proposal.
When you inquire, share your city and state, whether the home is a primary or secondary residence, the stage of your plans and any intended move-in date. If you already have an architect or builder, name them and describe which decisions are still open. Miriam can then discuss the appropriate next step with you. You can also call the Charlotte studio at 704-595-3555 or email miriam@emeraldoakdesign.com.
Beyond the Charlotte region
Sunset Beach is a coastal interior design project in Brunswick County, North Carolina—not a distant office or a project relabeled as another market.