Darren Trautman Interior Design

05/07/2022

Y'all! Nominate me, your FAVORITE INTERIOR DESIGN COMPANY, in the Erie Times-News 2022 Erie's Choice Awards! You can nominate me once per day (crazy) until May 24. Click the link and vote for DARREN TRAUTMAN INTERIOR DESIGN in the "Home & Home Services" section as your choice for Erie's Best INTERIOR DESIGN COMPANY. You're help is greatly appreciated!

Welcome to the 2022 Erie's Choice! These awards celebrate and recognize the best our community has to offer. We invite you to nominate your favorites in dozens of categories. If you nominate in more than 25 categories, you'll be automatically entered for a chance to win a $500 gift card!

05/04/2022

I had a great time chatting about my crazy career path with the Interior Architecture & Design seniors at my alma mater, Mercyhurst University! There are some wonderful creative minds about to hit the workforce, many staying in Erie! Go Lakers!

04/23/2022

🚨🚨🚨 New blog post LIVE on my website! Emerson and I learned a lot about being an independent Interior Designer in Erie over the past few months.

At first glance, it's tough to pull a design project together in Erie. Honestly, I struggle-bussed it for months. I was looking for that one place, that one retailer, that one cabinet shop, that one tile store that I could relate to as a younger designer. "In other cities they exist, so they must ex...

04/21/2022

Hey, Erie! I'm not your mom's decorator! There are a lot of "designers" in Erie that love some old lady looks...but there's only one young(ish), fabulous gay interior designer with great taste and a ton of resources to bring your younger design aesthetic to life...like I did for this client 👇👇👇 Call me first!

04/18/2022

Project in the works! As an independent designer I was able to pull together this great room with upholstered pieces from Smith Brothers of Berne, Inc. (locally sourced from Arthur F. Schultz) and my design trade account at Pottery Barn. Overwhelmed with the thought of furniture shopping? Just call me...I do it for you, and know where to go for the best stuff.

04/14/2022

Why do you need an interior designer? Read my blog for the short answer 😉 https://www.darrentrautman.com/post/we-re-still-blogging-still-a-thing

So, as I'm setting up this website on Wix (which sidebar - if you need a website, they make it so darn easy, 5 stars) it's telling me that only 4 of my 5 steps are complete...the last step being "Write your first blog post" - so I'm sitting here thinking "We're still blogging? Is that really still a...

04/13/2022

Project in the works! Grey, mink and brass…delish! bringing the Art Deco inspiration supported by cozy textiles from and …brought to you locally in Erie by

04/12/2022

Did you know I have a website, too? Visit me online at www.DarrenTrautman.com to learn more about what I do!