Partners
we would like you to meet our designers
Heather Moss is a creative artisan specializing in murals, stenciling,faux finishes, complex textured finishes, true Italian plasters, reactive metallic finishes, and decorative concretes.
She began her business, Moss Murals and Designs , in 2002 while based in Memphis, Tn. She has studied with some of the best teachers from around the world, continuously taking courses to keep up with the ever changing product lines and newest techniques.
Prior to moving to Florida in 2012, her work covered walls, ceilings, furniture and floors of private residences, businesses,children's clinics, daycares, and builders’ showcase homes. Heather’s work has been featured in local t.v. shows, trade magazines in the US & Canada,and was fortunate enough to work in The Redbirds Stadium (Memphis,Tn.) and The Stetson Mansion (DeLand,Fl)
Donald Fries, IDS, studied at the Parsons School of Design in New York and spent more than a decade with Ethan Allen Furniture Galleries managing showrooms in California and Florida.
During his 35 year interior design career he has won several awards including the award for top designer by public vote in Sacramento, CA during the Street of Dreams Tour in 1995.
He has extensive experience in Space Planning, Color Consultation, Floor and Wall Coverings, Interior and Exterior Lighting, Hard and Soft Window Treatments, Furniture Placement. He also helps with the Re-purposing and Re-positioning of Existing Furniture, Hanging of Mirrors and Artwork, and Accessorizing.
He is excited to work with Amy and Clark in dressing up the historical Sydonie Mansion for everyone to enjoy.
Don lives near St. Augustine with his two precious dogs and is currently serving Florida clients from Tampa to Jacksonville.
You can reach Don by email at tampadon09@gmail.com
Alice Atkins McCoy, CMKBD, ASID allied, began her design career in West Virginia after graduation from Marshall University when she opened her showroom on Kanawha Boulevard in the historic east end of Charleston.
Her passion is historical preservation and she has been involved in designing kitchens and other living spaces in restorations of historical residences in West Virginia, Maryland, Louisiana, and Florida. In 2005 she was chosen to design the kitchen and bathrooms for the restoration of the John B. Stetson Mansion in Deland, Florida, and won the 2009 National Cambria Lifestyle Award for that kitchen.
Alice lives less than two hours away in Crescent City with her husband, Sam, and their two rescued poodles as well as their rescued cat. She is so honored to be asked to help with the restoration of the historic Sydonie Mansion and preserving its heritage for future generations to enjoy.
You can learn more about Alice at www.alicedesignsforyou.com
Melissa Meeks Berlin graduated from Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina with a major in foreign languages. She taught English as a Second Language to adult immigrants and refugees for 24 years at Florida State College at Jacksonville.
In her spare time from teaching, Melissa and her husband, a Florida licensed building contractor, renovated many houses in Jacksonville, including their own 1920’s house. Along the way, she learned basic home repairs and renovating. This appreciation for older homes brought Melissa to Sydonie Mansion where she hopes to help preserve this grand home and is managing communications and marketing.
Thank you to the companies and craftsman who have worked with us on this project. We could not have done this without them! The launch event will highlight their work and products and showcase how they helped bring Sydonie to life.
Subzero-Wolf, Baldwin Hardware, Hughes Electric, S&S Plumbing, Unico System, Recycled Granite, Traffic Mobility Consultants, Beaver County Industrial Museum, Toby Turner Construction, Ken Hibbard Construction, Superior Stucco Systems Inc., Richard Smith Roofing, Zellwood Historical Society, Margie Grinnell, Ernesto Santiago, Icon Design Group, Castle Roofing, Eric Sword Heating and Cooling Inc., Jon Blackwelder