This boutique design firm can do new builds and renovations but loves the challenge of wholly transforming a home without doing any construction at all.
Most of the 300-plus people who visited the 2024 Showcase of Homes residence designed by Valerie Peña likely never imagined that the designer herself, who is based in Manhattan, would be there. This allowed her the opportunity to hear unfiltered feedback.
“Almost everyone said, ‘This isn’t an aesthetic that we see here,’” says the designer. “And then they followed that with, ‘but I love the way it looks and feels.’ It was great to know that what I did here resonated with people, especially since it was my first project in Jackson Hole.” But Peña hopes it is not her last. “Jackson Hole started out as the happy place for one of my Manhattan clients,” she says. “And then, while I was out here working on this project with her, I fell in love with it, too.”
“Jackson Hole is a special place, and I think this house reflects that, as well as my client’s tastes and individuality,” says Manhattan-based interior designer Valerie Peña.
Part of the joy Peña found working in Jackson Hole was creating a local support system and finding local sources, including Black Diamond Moving and The Painter Jackson Hole.
