About Designer Friend
A designer in your corner. Finally.
Designer Friend was built for the person who has great taste but no time — and who's tired of making expensive decisions alone.
Founder
Marija Matejic
Founder & Lead Designer
I have a background in architecture and interior design — and years of experience helping people make real decisions about real spaces. Not mood boards. Not Pinterest saves. Actual homes, actual budgets, actual lives.
What I kept seeing, over and over: smart, capable people making costly mistakes simply because they didn't have someone to ask in the moment. A sofa that overwhelmed the room. A paint color that shifted green in afternoon light. A rug that was just slightly too small. These weren't failures of taste — they were failures of access.
Designer Friend is my answer to that. Professional design expertise, available the way a friend would be — by text, when you need it, without the retainer or the six-month timeline.
Background
Architecture + interior design
Experience
Residential design, hospitality and commercial projects, renovation consulting
Specialty
Livable spaces — curated, not staged
Approach
Honest, direct, and always on your side
Available
Everywhere, via text
Design shouldn't be a luxury.
Good design makes your life better every single day. It's the room you actually want to come home to. The space that makes you feel like yourself. I believe everyone deserves that — whether you're furnishing a first apartment or making a $50,000 renovation decision.
You don't need a full renovation. You need someone who knows what they're looking at.
Ready to work together?
Start with a Style Session — a focused 30-minute consultation where we dig into your space, your taste, and what's not working.