By most measures, Hollie Velten-Lattrell’s career trajectory isn’t a straightforward one. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara, where she studied modern dance, the Folsom, CA, native started a jewelry collection (which landed her on the pages of Elle France), then a clothing line (which was carried at Fred Segal). Later, she became a fashion and accessories buyer (Anthropologie), followed by a stint as a textiles buyer (West Elm). Her professional journey also included pit stops as consulting creative director, trend forecaster, stylist, and set designer.
Yet, when you hear Hollie tell her story about how she came to own this sweet little interior design studio in Maplewood, NJ, you realize that the road she’s traveled is far more direct than what’s shown on her resume. “My parents were California hipsters in the ’70s. He was a photographer and she was this long-haired beauty, a flight attendant. I spent my youth wanting to grow up to be her,” she says.
Her mom unexpectedly passed away right before Hollie gave birth to her first child, but her influence is enduring. “There’s an invisible line that connects me to her,” says Hollie, whose love for fashion and interior design all lead back to her mom. She is her mother’s daughter, after all.
Below, Hollie gives us a tour of her design studio, which has a New Jersey address but resides in spirit in California.
Photography by Danielle St. Laurent, courtesy of Spaces by Holllie Velten.
![the avocado green cabinets and bookcase here were designed by hollie as an exam 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hollie-velten-studio-visit-8-733x523.jpg)
![hollie sometimes gifts her clients with homemade paper mâché vessels, 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hollie-velten-studio-visit-1-733x1026.jpg)
![a clever ikea hack: hollie designed a curvy top and chunky base to add to ikea& 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hollie-velten-studio-visit-3-733x524.jpg)
![hollie, clutching a custom bolster with exaggerated proportions. the original f 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hollie-velten-studio-visit-11-733x1026.jpg)
![hollie consulting with studio director victoria bailey adamson, a british expat 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hollie-velten-studio-visit-5-733x489.jpg)
![each room of a project is assigned a tray that holds materials, color stories, 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hollie-velten-studio-visit-7-733x524.jpg)
![the studio\2\17;s powder room features disparate styles (post modern, tr 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hollie-velten-studio-visit-2-733x1026.jpg)
![in the window display are samples of the zellige tiles carried by spaces. holli 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hollie-velten-studio-visit-4-733x524.jpg)
![the studio is currently open by appointment only, but in the future hollie may 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hollie-velten-studio-visit-9-733x489.jpg)
See also:
- Kitchen of the Week: English Country Charm in a NJ Suburb (Plus the Prettiest Pantry)
- Rehab Diary: A Dated Kitchen Gets a Modern Upgrade in Maplewood, NJ
- Before and After: A Summery Bungalow in Topanga, California, Redone by an LA Designer
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