Manhattan-based designer Sara Gilbane is best known for her classic modern-traditional style - combining low-key and elegant pieces with a youthful, chic flair grounded in practicality. Above all, Sara enjoys creating casually elegant homes that are warm, comfortable, and livable.

The daughter of a nationally recognized real estate developer, Sara had an early exposure to architecture and design. After graduating from Brown University she went on to study interior design at Rhode Island School of Design. Sara launched her career working with acclaimed design firm Kemble Interiors for 5 years.

After spending her first year assisting Kemble on high-end residential projects around the country,Sara was promoted to Designer, taking on her own commercial and residential clients. In the years since that time, she has developed a personal signature that is classic, eclectic, elegant, and clean. Combining antiques with client's prized possessions and an impeccable sense of color, Sara creates a welcoming space that reflects a client's taste and personality.

Sara's commissions have included a broad spectrum of designs and locations from classic New York town homes to waterfront estates to modern family apartments on the Upper Eastside. Sara's innate sense of style, appreciation of architecture, and respect for locale have earned her a client base in Newport, Manhattan, Palm Beach, Long Island, and Nantucket.

*Photo by Anna Wolf