Living With Lolo Named a Top Scottsdale Interior Design Firm by AD PRO 2025

Being included in the AD PRO Directory is a different kind of recognition than a regional award. Architectural Digest's professional directory is vetted by the editorial team of one of the most authoritative design publications in the world. It is the reference point that architects, developers, real estate professionals, and design-literate clients use when they are looking for firms operating at the top of the market. Being named among the top Scottsdale interior designers in that directory is meaningful to me because of who is doing the evaluating and what standard they are applying.

Living with Lolo has been featured in Architectural Digest previously, and that editorial relationship reflects the same thing the directory listing does: the work is genuinely competitive at a national level. In a market like Scottsdale, where the luxury tier has grown substantially and the design sophistication of the client base is high, that external validation matters. My clients are not looking for local-good. They are looking for excellent, full stop.

The Architectural Digest Pro Directory is a resource that design professionals, real estate agents, architects, and high-net-worth homeowners use to identify firms worth considering for serious projects. Inclusion is not a paid listing. It reflects an editorial assessment of portfolio quality, project scale, market presence, and professional reputation. For a Scottsdale firm to be named among the top designers in the directory is a meaningful signal about where the Phoenix metro design market stands relative to national benchmarks.

The Scottsdale and Paradise Valley market has earned real national attention in recent years. The combination of significant residential development, migration of affluent buyers from coastal markets, and a local design community that has raised its standards substantially has made this one of the more interesting luxury design markets in the country. The AD PRO recognition reflects that.

For me personally, what the recognition confirms is that the approach I have taken since founding Living with Lolo, prioritizing material quality, spatial thinking, and project process over trend-chasing, translates in a way that holds up to national editorial scrutiny. That is not something you can manufacture. It comes from doing a large volume of work at a consistent level over time.

No single project earns a directory listing. What earns it is a body of work that demonstrates range, quality, and scale across many projects and many clients. Over the past decade, Living with Lolo has completed projects across Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Arcadia, Gainey Ranch, DC Ranch, and other areas of the Phoenix metro. Those projects range from full custom builds to whole-home remodels to targeted renovations of primary bathrooms and kitchens.

The consistency across that range is what I am most focused on. A $400,000 primary suite renovation gets the same attention to detail and the same level of principal involvement as a $3 million whole-home project. That consistency is what produces a portfolio that holds up to scrutiny at every scale, and it is what produces the client referral chain that drives the firm forward more than any single award or listing.

We have also been recognized by Phoenix Magazine as Best Interior Design three consecutive years, 2024, 2025, and 2026, making Living with Lolo the only firm to hold that distinction in that stretch. Combined with editorial features in House Beautiful, Vogue, Martha Stewart Living, The Wall Street Journal, and GQ, the AD PRO listing fits into a broader pattern of recognition that reflects the same underlying quality of work.

For homeowners who are in the planning stages of a significant project, recognition like AD PRO is useful context, not the whole picture. Use it as a starting point. Then go deeper. Look at the portfolio range. Understand the fee structure. Ask about the contractor relationship and whether the firm holds a GC license. Ask how projects are staffed and who you will actually be working with day to day. Those operational questions tell you as much about what your experience will be as any editorial listing does.

Living with Lolo holds a general contractor license, manages the full scope of construction and installation in-house, and books several months in advance. If you are planning a project for 2025 or 2026, the right time to have an initial conversation is now. Our cost guide for luxury interior design in Scottsdale is a good reference for understanding investment ranges, and our services page explains the full scope of what we handle from first concept through final installation.

I am grateful for the AD PRO recognition and for every client whose project made it possible. The standard we held on those projects is the same standard we will hold on every project going forward. If you are ready to start a conversation, reach out here. I look forward to hearing about what you are planning.