Designing spaces that feel like you.

Welcome!

I am Rachel Sturgeon, a designer who uses my love of nature, travel, and art to provide creative, beautiful solutions for your interiors. At Folkloric, my mission is to design spaces that elevate everyday living through soulful, intentional design choices.

Learn more about my story here
Learn more about my story here
A woman with wavy brown hair, wearing a black embroidered floral top and blue jeans, standing next to a staircase with a green floral William Morris wallpaper background.

When you work with me, I focus on the feeling that you want to create and how each space will be used. My goal is to design personalized layouts and features that reflect your lifestyle and priorities. Together, we will create a home that is rooted in authenticity, warmth, and effortless style.

Portfolio

Interior of a 1912 home with a harp shaped staircase banister, a round brass mirror on the wall, a rustic wooden console table with a vase of flowers, a vintage teal adding machine, baskets on the floor, and pimpernel wallpaper up the stairs.
A kitchen with Behr English Channel blue cabinets, white subway tile backsplash, a white marble countertop island, hanging pendant lights, bamboo bar stools, open shelving with books and dishes, a stand mixer, and a farmhouse sink near the window.
A cozy living room in an attic with a sloped ceiling, featuring wooden beams, a black window with decorative grill, a green velvet sofa, a white wooden chest, woven poufs, a side table with a lamp, and wall art, plants, vintage fan on a shelf.
A hallway with white walls, a gold-framed floral painting, and an archway leading into a living room with William Morris wallpaper, two gray blue velvet chairs, a window with greenery outside, and a wall-mounted frame TV.
A dining room with a marble round table and wooden chairs, a vase of pink and purple flowers, a gallery wall with various framed art, a wooden leaded glass cabinet, and an arched doorway leading to another room with a guitar hanging on the wall.
Close-up of a decorative fireplace mantel with dried floral arrangement in a glass vase, and various vases and decorative objects. Part of a living room with framed artwork and colorful cushions.
A cozy finished attic with a sloped ceiling, wooden beams, and a collection of framed artwork and posters on the wall. There are large windows with diamond-shaped panes, a small sink with a gold faucet, and a shelf with glassware and a potted plant.
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Services

I offer a range of options from full-service design to virtual design recommendations and advice.

I am especially fond of old-home renovations that wish to honor the history of the home while modernizing the layout and function to meet current needs. If I could spend all my time traveling around Northern Michigan preserving old farmhouses and lakefront cottages with thoughtful timeless renovation choices, I would!

I have a collaboration with an Amish cabinetmaker which allows for me to provide custom kitchen cabinets that are not only solidly built and beautiful, but also fully customized to meet your needs.

Kitchen with Behr English Channel blue cabinets, open walnut live edge shelves holding books, mugs, bowls, and decorative items, a window with sunlight, a sunflower bouquet, and a honed granite countertop.
White oak kitchen with white quartz countertop, farmhouse sink, brass faucet, a window over the sink, a vase of flowers, and beadboard walls.

I am also available for consulting services if you are merely looking for a few hours of guidance on your own design project. This can be especially helpful when it comes to finalizing floor plans or making decisions on more permanent items such as flooring or wallpaper.

I would love to learn more about your project to determine if my design services are the right fit for you.

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View fullsize First Easter in the new home. To be honest, I have felt a lot of overwhelm this year, questioning our decision to move and wondering why I had thought it would be a good idea to start over after we had just customized every inch of our old home. But
View fullsize Behold the power of a vintage rug! I am so grateful to my super sweet friend—and to the kind FB Marketplace seller who was willing to deliver it to her—for making this possible. Now I just need to commit to table placement so I can swag
View fullsize All of the snow days lately have got me daydreaming of warmer days ahead… and missing my favorite corner from our old house, where I would sit and watch the flowers bloom. The home’s new owners are in for such a delightful surprise this
View fullsize Our dining room got some pretty jewelry last night! And current status of our future dining room table ($100 insanely heavy marketplace gem that needs refinishing).
View fullsize I started a ceramics class at our local college yesterday. I have always loved visiting pottery shops wherever I travel and this one from my trip to the Azores in September has really stuck with me. Something about its rustic simple beauty and devoti
View fullsize Sharing here because even our electrician didn’t know about these… If you have 90’s can lighting and want to swap it out with something else, go get yourself a can converter kit. I did these myself and they work with any pretty lig
View fullsize OFFICE BEFORE & AFTER // I really need to do a better job of taking good before photos. I just get too excited to start making the changes that are swirling around in my head! Our office paint job got completed right before NYE so I used what I
View fullsize Happy Father’s Day to all of the incredible dads out there supporting, fixing, coaching, hauling, doing, digging, planting, and loving on their families! And to those still loving and guiding us from above. I am blessed to be surrounded by some
View fullsize I mowed the lawn this evening and wished to myself that I could capture the smell in a photo. But I got these instead. Loving that summer is almost here!
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