About Lidia Design

With more than 20 years’ experience, Lidia and her team of professionals will work closely with you to bring your vision to life with a focus on quality and attention to detail. Lidia Designs leverages a wide array of resources – from architects, builders and various trades – to ensure every project has the best team, delivering the best results on time and respectful of your budget.

We like to say, “challenge is our specialty.” Schedule your appointment today and let’s talk about how we can help you with any of the following needs:

• Full service interior design
• Space planning and drawings
• Reviewing architectural plans
• New construction and renovations
• Exterior home design
• Kitchens and baths
• Materials selection
• Paint finishes and wall coverings
• Furnishing and fabric selection
• Window treatments
• Custom furniture design and re-upholstery
• Seasonal Decorating and design consultations

For Lidia Pastiu, interior design isn’t simply her job. It’s her life’s calling. Even from a young age, Lidia loved drawing and re-arranging the furniture in her childhood home. She often moved items around to make them seem new and more interesting. These instincts returned when, as a young accounting professional working in downtown Chicago, she would closely observe concrete buildings being transformed into functional spaces. It was then she knew she need to redirect her energy to interior design.

She received her interior design degree from the International Academy of Design and Technology in 2001 and has ever looked back. After graduating she worked for a prestigious architectural firm in Chicago’s North Shore area for nearly a decade before opening her own design firm. Working in the architectural firm gave her a strong base and insight into architecture and an appreciation for working hand in hand with architects and builders from the start of each project. From this experience, Lidia believes that good communication and teamwork are two key elements to any successful project.

For Lidia, decorating “is the icing on the cake.” All the effort, planning and design ideas that go into a project is what sets up the final layers of design success. She doesn’t impose her sense of style on a project but rather listens closely to her clients’ needs and learns all she can about their lifestyle. This helps her achieve great results in the end. Her unique ability to coordinate colors, layer patterns and textures and combine vintage furniture pieces with new ones brings warmth and continuity to her clients’ homes.