Susan Rains Design

Susan Rains Design The Interior Designer for busy professionals who want comfort, style, and wellbeing.

You work hard and deserve a home that supports your lifestyle and dreams for the future. We focus on working with busy professionals in the Philadelphia metro who want to live and feel better. We love combining new with vintage and creating harmony with natural textures, colors, and patterns. We use holistic design to improve your family's health and happiness and choose products with less impact

on our environment. We'll guide you to the best choices for a home that welcomes your family and friends with open arms. You can sit back, relax, and enjoy seeing the design of your home come to a fantastic finish. Our design process provides the best possible redecorating or remodeling experience.

These are the moments most people don’t see.Layers of materials, textures, and finishes, each one considered on its own,...
06/03/2026

These are the moments most people don’t see.
Layers of materials, textures, and finishes, each one considered on its own, but always chosen as part of something bigger. This is where intention lives.

How does it feel?
How does it function?
How does it support the person living in the space?

When we slow down here, everything that follows becomes easier.
Fewer second guesses.
Fewer costly mistakes.

A home that feels cohesive instead of pieced together. This part of the process might look quiet but it’s doing a lot of heavy lifting.

05/27/2026

Before anything is ordered, before window treatments are installed, before the room starts to fully come together, we create the vision.

For this primary bedroom, my client wanted something calm, elevated, and reflective of how she wants to feel at the end and beginning of each day. With thoughtful ties to the bathroom renovation, I designed in 2025, but she couldn’t quite see it yet.

That’s where renderings become so powerful. They bridge the gap between ideas and reality, giving us a clear direction so every decision moving forward feels aligned.

This is how we avoid overwhelm. This is how we make confident choices. And most importantly, this is how we create spaces that truly support the life you live.

05/20/2026

Now we’re turning our attention to the foyer. The first impression, the moment you walk in, the space that quietly sets the tone for everything that follows.

This is one of my favorite parts of the process. When a home starts to come together not as individual rooms, but as a cohesive experience.

Design isn’t just about making one room look good. It’s about creating flow, intention, and a sense of arrival.

What if you don’t know your design style?It’s one of the most common concerns I hear and it’s so valid. Most clients don...
05/07/2026

What if you don’t know your design style?

It’s one of the most common concerns I hear and it’s so valid. Most clients don’t come to me with a clear vision. They come with pieces they like and a feeling they want their home to reflect, but no clear way to bring it together.

That’s where I come in.

This client said it best, what mattered most was being heard. Taking what she was drawn to and shaping it into something more cohesive, elevated, and complete than she imagined.

That’s the process.

It’s not about fitting you into a style. It’s about creating a home that truly feels like yours.

04/29/2026

There are standard spacing guidelines I use when planning rooms, and they matter. But real homes don’t always fit perfectly into a textbook layout.

Sometimes I push a chair a little closer.
Sometimes I fit one more seat at the table.
Sometimes a walkway is a few inches tighter than the “rule.”

Good design isn’t just about following rules perfectly. It’s about making a home work for the people who live there.

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04/21/2026

Not everything in a room has to match perfectly.

In fact, when every wood tone and metal is the same, a room can fall flat. The rooms that are the most interesting usually have a mix of materials, maybe a dominant wood tone with a darker accent, or mostly black metal with a touch of brass. The key is that it looks intentional and balanced, not accidental.

Photography by Kristina Kroot Photography

04/14/2026

Wallpaper doesn’t have to be limited to an accent wall or a hallway.
Some of the most memorable rooms I’ve worked on have wallpaper in the dining room, living room, or primary bedroom. It adds depth, personality, and a feeling that the room was really considered.

Good News! Wallpaper is not the commitment it used to be. It’s easy to hang and remove, with thousands of options in every style and color you can imagine.

photo by Kristina Kroot Photography

04/08/2026

Don’t be afraid of dark colors in small rooms.

A small room painted white doesn’t automatically feel bigger. Sometimes a deeper color makes the room feel intentional, cozy, and complete.

I often tell clients to think of small rooms as jewel boxes. Powder rooms, offices, and dens are great places to do something a little bolder than you might in a large open space.

Instead of trying to make the room feel bigger, focus on the outcome that feels the way you desire.

I'm excited to share that I'm collaborating with Lauren Todaro, personal trainer at Steel Fitness Main Line, to help cl...
03/31/2026

I'm excited to share that I'm collaborating with Lauren Todaro, personal trainer at Steel Fitness Main Line, to help clients design home gyms that support their health and wellness goals.

A successful home gym starts with the right equipment for your goals. Next, it's the environment, layout, lighting, and the room's feeling that determine whether the space becomes part of your routine.

Lauren brings the fitness expertise, and I bring the design and space planning. Together, we help homeowners create spaces that support the life they want to live.

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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