Vivian Stomel
Founder, Stomel Studios

It all started when...

When my husband and I bought our first home together in 2012, I knew I would have to put my heart and soul into making it our dream home. This house was not a beautifully redone model home, it was one that I would have to work tirelessly at to create a space we’d always pictured.  After 3 months of living in a construction zone and back and forth trips to flooring stores, gathering paint samples, and bringing home décor I had carefully sourced, my first project was finally complete. That was when my husband, Josh, realized I had a true talent. We sold our house and continued on the journey of fixing up homes that needed a little TLC and making them into a place that felt like home.  

To this day, I focus on finding homes that need the most love and turning them into true masterpieces. I do lots of work in the Palm Springs area, flipping homes to give them a mid-century modern twist. My style and work is versatile however, as I’ve enjoyed fixing up many of my friends and family’s homes in the Los Angeles area and giving them a transitional/contemporary style.  Most of my work is fixing up homes that my husband and I turn into a vacation rentals and eventually sell to a new family. However, I love taking on the projects of clients who trust in me to turn their fixer upper into the home of their dreams.