The Team

Diane Schaefer

Lead Interior Decorator | Owner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gigi Kovach

Design Assistant | Marketing

 

 

Ann McDonald

Design & Showroom Assistant

Diane is a Decorating Den franchise Owner and experienced Interior Decorator. She brings over 25 years of field experience to her Venice, Florida franchise. Diane began her career in Chicago, Illinois working as an In-Home Designer specializing in window treatments, furniture, flooring, and wall coverings. She also designed high end custom closets and storage solutions. Twelve years ago, Diane moved to the Sarasota County area and with the new environment came new design challenges. Diane enjoys pulling inspiration from the beautiful surroundings in her beachfront community.

As a Designer Diane takes great pleasure in finding the perfect solution for her clients. The team loves getting to know their needs, making their homes more beautiful and bringing their dreams to life. When Decorating Den comes to your home, they bring an extensive array of products on the home furnishings market – covering all styles from classic traditional, transitional and contemporary. They can pull together themes and styles that complement your home and personal tastes.

In your initial meeting with Diane’s Decorating Den Team, they will learn about how you live in your home and your personal sense of style so we can help make your surroundings comfortable & functional, as well a beautiful environment you will be proud to show your friends and family. The Decorating Den Team will also discuss your budget so they can bring together products and a design scheme that works best for you. No project is too big or too small!

Decorating Den Venice services Venice, Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton and Longboat Key.

 

Gigi Kovach has been part of the Decorating Den Venice Team for three years. She studied Business at the University of Central Florida and specializes in marketing, web design & social media.

She assists in our design projects pulling project samples and creating mock-up designs of projects.

She also runs the Facebook and Instagram pages for Decorating Den Interiors of Venice and maintains our website. She loves using her marketing knowledge & creativity to get Decorating Den Interiors noticed in our local market place!

Gigi is a mother of 2 boys and is an active member of our local community, serving on non-profit committees and supporting our local schools & youth sports teams.

 

Ann has been working for Decorating Den Interiors of Venice for over 25 years. She orchestrates the details of all of our projects behind the scenes – Organizing materials and scheduling installations, product orders and receiving as well as working with our fantastic network of specialized sub-contractors to make every project flow seamlessly from start to finish!