Behind the Design Ivy Podcast | Vanessa Helmick of Fiore Interiors


Ivy Podcast Guest: Vanessa Helmick of Fiore Interiors


Ivy Co-Founders Alexandra Schinasi and Lee A. Rotenberg, speak to Ivy Designer Vanessa Helmick of Fiore Interiors. Listen to our entire podcast series on iTunes here.

Vanessa Helmick is the founder of Fiore Home, a residential design firm and showroom in Portland, Maine. She has worked in design since 2007 and opened a boutique style retail store in May of 2016. Today she has focused on residential interiors since 2005. She practiced residential design in Los Angeles and Orange County before relocating to Portland, Maine, in May of 2010. Since that time, her interior design work has been featured in several magazines, newspapers, and radio throughout New England.

In this Podcast, you’ll learn:

  • The importance of wholesale pricing and using markups
  • How Vanessa sets business intentions
  • Tips on handling time management as an interior designer