As the eldest child, Audrey Letada grew up in a home not only filled with warmth, but more so with subtle artistry. Her mother, a graceful homemaker with gifted hands, was her earliest muse. “She was a quiet artist, and our home was her canvas,” Audrey recalled. “I watched her bring beauty to life through crochet, baking, and countless DIY crafts.”

What others might have seen as simple domestic moments, the daughter quickly recognized as an unfolding talent. Her mother’s ability to transform old items into new treasures became the young girl’s first lessons in design. It was, as Audrey fondly says, the beginning of her lifelong understanding that with “a little creativity and a lot of heart, anything can be made beautiful again.”

From a tender young age, while other children played outdoors, Audrey sketched on scraps of paper, got lost in a kaleidoscope of colors, and built worlds from her imagination — one handmade craft at a time. These brief solitary moments would one day lead her to a profession rooted in creating beauty and purpose.

Then came high school, and with it, a turning point. Audrey was introduced to cable TV makeover shows, those captivating half-hours where designers, architects and contractors converted the ordinary into the extraordinary. 

“It felt like magic,” she recalled. “I remember thinking, ‘One day, I’m going to create something beautiful — something that radiates purpose.’” 

The spark that began in her childhood suddenly burst into flame. No longer content to simply decorate, she earnestly hoped of designing spaces that uplifted lives.