Elevated Design for Elevated Returns

Interior Design + Marketing Studio for Low Country Vacation Rentals, Real Estate Sales, and Hospitality

Exceptional design is not an expense, but an investment.

When YOU travel for vacation, buy a home, or choose a long term rental for your move, why do you choose one property over another? Like you, Home Buyers and Vacation Guests coming to Charleston have a myriad of options.

We at The Property Atelier transform & improve rental, vacation, and Low Country homes coming to market for sale. Our Clients are short-term rental agents, property managers, homeowners at time of sale, and real estate agents who need their properties to PERFORM.

We work with our Clients to make their homes stand out with distinction & style to increase occupancy, yield higher rental rates, and close faster & stronger at the time of sale.

Delivering immediate return on your investment… The Property Atelier partners with local Charleston Community Banks & Financial Services to provide our Clients with the option to pay for their home transformations out of the close at sale or from future rental income.

Client Gratitude

  •  “We had the absolute pleasure of working with Allison Sutherland to transform our corporate office in [XXXXXX] — and “transform” is truly the right word. Our space had no windows, limited natural light, and didn’t reflect who we are or the brand we represent. Allison took what could have felt like a closed-in afterthought and turned it into a destination. It is now a place people genuinely want to gather, think, and create. From the beginning, Allison listened deeply. She understood not just our aesthetic preferences, but our personality, our energy, and the essence of our brand. Every detail feels intentional. The creative touches are layered and thoughtful without ever feeling overdone. She masterfully brought light into rooms without windows — through texture, color, materials, and layout — creating a space that feels open, vibrant, and alive. The office is practical and productive, yet it radiates warmth and inspiration. It feels elevated but completely “us.” If you want a designer who sees beyond square footage and into possibility — who can take constraints and turn them into creativity — Allison Sutherland is exceptional. We are beyond grateful for her vision and talent.“

    — SARA, CEO - HOSPITALITY GROUP

  • “I would recommend Allison Sutherland without hesitation. Allison was able to marry the style and age of my home with my personal design preferences to great effect. She managed to modernize the feel of my spaces while working with the 100-year old Craftsman architecture.  Thanks to Allison, I was able to transform an underutilized guest room into a fabulous home office and guest room without sacrificing design and functionality. Allison was able to transform the vague ideas I had in my head into a cohesive style and was able to turn my specific needs (for example, my home office requirements) into a highly-functional design. Allison is very responsive, which was critical in moving the growing list of projects in mind forward. She is also able to quickly pivot to alternatives when roadblocks, like supply chain issues and unexpected infrastructure challenges, come up.  Allison's designs have been universally praised by family and friends for both design and functionality.  Allison's designs go well beyond simple redecoration; they incorporate actual improvements, adding value to my home.” 

    — SARAH, RESIDENTIAL HOMEOWNER

    “Allison has an innate sense in her design work that helped us blend our lifestyle with both the aesthetic and function of how we needed to use our space.  She is really knowledgeable about the design movements and how to apply them, but she is not locked in to any specific style when she goes about her work.  We really appreciate Allison’s approach.  She worked with us to identify the right style (blend of styles), design, and approach that fit us, how we live, and our personality... even down to the fine details like fonts on lettering and artwork (we have one of her pencil sketches of an eagle feather in our home).  She is both a great designer and an amazing artist.”

    — LIL’ RICKI, RESIDENTIAL HOMEOWNER

    “When it came time to sell our house, our real estate agent suggested that we make some interior design improvements to the home above and beyond simple staging.  We were happy living in it ourselves and we were confident that it would sell at our asking price.  We ultimately invested $50k prior to sale, and  it was quickly apparent that this was a great investment. We didn’t want to sell the house when we saw the results!  Our house sold for $220k more than our Real Estate agent’s initial suggested list price before we did the interior design remodel!  Best yet we paid for the interior design transformation services out of the close, giving us a $170k return on investment in a matter of weeks and no cash out of pocket.”

    — DENNIS, RESIDENTIAL HOMEOWNER

    “Allison Sutherland is not only a gifted and talented designer, but also knowledgeable and experienced. She has an intuitive knack for knowing how to marry beauty and functionality, while deeply attuning to the needs and wants of both you and your space. I highly recommend Allison’s services for anyone wanting to elevate how people live and breathe in the space of your home.”

    — KIM, RESIDENTIAL HOMEOWNER

  • “Working with Allison Sutherland was one of the standout experiences of  building [our] startup [company]. She offered a combination of creative vision and strategic thinking — she didn't just design a logo, she helped us understand what our brand needed to say and who it needed to speak to. The brand identity and kit she developed gave our team a professional foundation across marketing platforms, and her tagline work resonated immediately with our prospects. Allison guided our executive team with confidence and clarity, helping us see what would be compelling rather than just what looked good. She hit every deadline without sacrificing quality. I'd be delighted to work with Allison again.”

    — HAROLD, CEO - ENVIRONMENTAL START UP

  • "I cannot recommend Allison Sutherland more highly. My wife and I hired Allison to remodel a bathroom in our home and she delivered excellent results. She has an instinctive eye for design and did a great job collaborating- we never felt like she was forcing her ideas on us. The remodeled bathroom fits the 1940's-era architecture of our home (with some nice contemporary, custom elements). We get compliments on the bathroom all the time. Allison is attentive, detail-oriented, provides exemplary customer service and, above all, she's a very, very talented designer. I'm currently working with her on a facelift for a commercial property in [XXXXXX] and I look forward to seeing the finished results."

    — JAMES, VACATION RENTAL OWNER + COMMERCIAL PROJECT LEAD