Posts by Erin Crain Interiors

A little while ago, I opened the newest issue of Sactown Magazine and found my work inside it. I’ve read that magazine for years… it’s the one that ends up on the coffee tables of the homes I admire most around this region – so being part of this year’s 2026 Designer Showcase is a…

By the 3rd week of June, the rhythm of a Sacramento summer has really settled in. The afternoons run hot and bright, the evenings soften into something close to perfect, and the calendar starts filling with the gatherings that make this season what it is… the long dinners on the patio, the weekend lunches that…

There’s a particular feeling that arrives a few weeks after you decide to renovate your home. The excitement is real. You’ve finally committed to fixing the kitchen that never quite worked, or the floor plan that fought you every single morning. Then the first contractor walks through with a clipboard, and the conversation turns to…

Every January, the kitchen and bath design industry gathers in one city for a week to set the direction of luxury residential design for the year ahead. For twenty years I have been paying attention to what comes out of that show, and for most of those years my honest advice to Sacramento clients has…

Nearly every week, a homeowner calls. She has done her research, thought through her project, and already decided she wants to work with a designer rather than just a contractor. Then she asks when I could start, expecting an answer that fits a normal calendar. I appreciate the question for what it reveals about how…

There is a rhythm to the luxury homes I design across Granite Bay and Placer County, and a primary bathroom remodel almost always starts the same way. It rarely starts with a Pinterest board or a contractor’s quote. It usually starts with a morning. A client walks into her bathroom on an ordinary Tuesday, catches…

Let me say something that most interior designers won’t: if you’re wondering whether professional design is actually worth the investment, that’s not a cheap question. It’s a smart one. You didn’t build the career you have—or earn the home you’re living in—by writing checks without understanding what you’re getting in return. Whether it’s a living…

Something remarkable has happened to Roseville—and if you live here, you already feel it. A decade ago, Roseville was a well-regarded Sacramento suburb. A great place to raise a family, solid schools, convenient access to everything the region offers. All of that is still true. But somewhere in the last five to seven years, something…

There’s a moment every spring in Northern California when the light shifts. The rain eases. The afternoons stretch. And something in you—some instinct that’s been hibernating since November—starts looking around your home with fresh eyes. If you’ve lived through a Sacramento winter, you know the feeling. You’ve spent months moving between the same rooms, the…

When you’ve worked hard to build the life you have—the career, the family, the home in one of Northern California’s most desirable communities—you develop a certain discernment. You recognize quality. You know when something is exceptional versus merely adequate. It’s the same instinct that drew you to Granite Bay in the first place. And increasingly,…