Serving California’s Central Coast and beyond.
CENTRAL COAST RENOVATIONS DESIGNED FOR YOUR REAL LIFE
Thoughtfully designed spaces that feel natural, livable, and completely aligned with how you actually live.
ONE THING WE KNOW FOR SURE
Great design starts with how a space works, not just how it looks.
Every SALT space is designed around the life being lived in it. Because a home that looks incredible and functions for your family isn't too much to ask for.
From the Desk of Taylor Ferrell
There's something magical that happens when a family finishes their renovation and gets to use the space for the first time. Really use it. The week before the holidays, hosting everyone they love, in a space that finally works the way they always hoped it would.
I've seen it happen dozens of times, and it still gets me every single time.
That's the home I want to help you create. The one that holds your real life and still takes your breath away a little when you walk in. If you're somewhere in the middle of figuring your home out, whether you're drowning in decisions or just starting to dream, I'd truly love to hear about it.
- taylor
SAN LUIS OBISPO INTERIOR DESIGN
THE STORY OF SALT
It started when I renovated my first home. I thought I was just going to freshen things up a little. What actually happened was that something clicked so loudly I couldn't ignore it. I'd found my thing.
From there, I went deep. I was hired as a project manager by a high-end contractor who taught me the industry from the inside out. From the walls in, not the mood board out. I learned what's behind the drywall before I ever thought about what goes on it.
I also learned exactly why so many beautiful designs fall apart between the presentation and the build. (Spoiler: the designer and the contractor had never actually talked to each other.)
I eventually apprenticed under a kitchen and bath designer, then started SALT Design Co. because I saw a better way. A design process where nothing gets lost in translation, every detail is thought through before anyone picks up a hammer, and the client never ends up stuck in the middle of a conversation nobody's having.
Kitchens and bathrooms are still home base, and honestly, they always will be. But over time, clients kept asking me to stay. To come back for the primary bedroom, the mudroom, the living room that never quite came together. Turns out, when someone understands how your family actually lives, it's hard to stop at the kitchen door. These days, SALT designs full spaces for full lives, for clients here on the Central Coast and virtually, all over the country.
TIMELESS KITCHEN DESIGN: FUNCTION FIRST
WHAT INTERIOR DESIGNERS DO (THE GOOD ONES, ANYWAY)
A lot of people don't fully understand what interior designers do until they're in the middle of a renovation, wishing they'd hired one sooner. It's not just about selecting beautiful materials and finishes. It's about understanding that your cabinet depth affects your countertop overhang, which affects where your barstools land, which affects whether two people can actually cook together without bumping into each other every thirty seconds.
At SALT, we lead with cabinetry and layout because that's the backbone of every Central Coast kitchen and bathroom we design. Get that right, and the beautiful finishes you've been dreaming about actually have somewhere to live. Skip it, and even the most gorgeous tile in the world won't save you.
The result is always something that feels personal and lived-in, like it was custom-made for the people using it.
Meet our Team
THE PEOPLE BEHIND YOUR PROJECT
Lylah, Right Hand
Lylah is the operational heartbeat of SALT, keeping projects organized, clients informed, and every detail accounted for before anyone has to ask. She has a genuine gift for seeing every project through the eyes of the client, which means nothing slips, nobody's left guessing, and the whole experience feels a lot calmer than a renovation has any right to feel.
Emily, Cabinet Specialist
If you've ever wondered how SALT clients end up with cabinets that fit their space perfectly, function exactly the way they hoped, and hold up years later, that's Emily. She works directly with SALT Cabinet Co manufacturers to make sure every detail is exactly right, from the box construction down to the hardware finish. She's the reason "we'll figure it out later" never happens on a SALT project.
THERE'S A REASON WE'RE CALLED SALT
Salt is ancient, essential, and completely unpretentious. It doesn't overpower. It enhances. It makes everything around it better without calling attention to itself.
This is the essence of our work at SALT Design Co. We’ll never stamp an aesthetic onto your home. We finds what's uniquely yours and build around it, until the space feels so personal and so right that you can't imagine it any other way.
RENOVATION TIPS
THE FREE GUIDE THAT COULD SAVE YOUR ENTIRE RENOVATION
Layout mistakes. Cabinet regrets. Hardware you hate three months in. This guide covers all of it, so you don't have to learn the hard way.
THIS ISN’T A MUSEUM. IT'S YOUR HOME.
LET’S DESIGN A SPACE SO PERSONAL, IT COULD ONLY EVER BE YOURS. SO FUNCTIONAL, YOU'LL WONDER HOW YOU LIVED WITHOUT IT.
Whether you're starting from scratch or just completely stuck, it's all a great place to begin.