My passion is to provide creative and comprehensive interior design consultation based on your needs, desires, and budget, implementing my skills, competency, and experience. The scope of my portfolio covers
residential; new build and remodeled homes
small business
corporate
international
An Interior Design graduate from The University of Kansas and former ASID Professional, you can be confident that I know the business inside and out.
My team consists of skilled partners in business allowing me to do what I do best as an Interior Designer.
Communicating intricate and important details using the trade language is essential in working efficiently with your contractors, builders, custom craftsmen, carpenters, and other trade professionals.
MY COMMITMENT TO YOU
It is my service of integrity, outstanding breadth of experience, and a discerning, creative reputation, that I guarantee you will
I have been in the Interior Design industry for 30 years; 24 years as the owner of A.M.S. INTERIORS. I have international, corporate, small business, new and remodeled home projects that make up my portfolio. In College, I received a travel abroad scholarship to engage with the architecture students in Belgium for 4 weeks during my university studies. I graduated from The University of Kansas in 1990 with a BFA degree in Interior Design which uniquely included a 4th year thesis study with the school of Architecture.
My career started in Wichita, Kansas with an international designer John Coultis of Coultis and Associates. John studied at Parsons School of Design in New York in the 1950’s. During my 6 year tenure, I was his only designer on staff. While there, my work included vacation homes in Sea Island Georgia, Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mackinaw Island, Michigan. Banks, foundations, private plane interiors, and the Wichita Boathouse were all local projects in Kansas. I was also very involved in a 5 year design contract with F&M Banks in Tulsa Oklahoma; remodeling three branches and one design-build branch which included many high end and custom design applications requiring me to travel to design centers in Los Angeles, New York, and Dallas frequently. I also had the very rare treat of being involved in the decoration of a US Embassy in Rabat, Morocco. During my employment at Coultis, I was exposed to and apprenticed under custom furniture craftsmen, upholsterers, metal-smiths, welders, textile and painting artists, electricians, architects, custom rug manufacturers, communications with, and including a visit with a fabric manufacturer in Germany.
I earned my American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Professional status in 1992. This professional status is only given to a designer who qualifies through NCIDQ(National Council of Interior Designers Qualification) which requires a degree in Interior Design, minimum 2 years work experience, and passing the rigorous and varied tests in design and drawing abilities, building codes, construction methods, and materials and processes.
A.M.S. Interiors, an interior design consultation business, established in Fort Collins, Colorado on July 7, 1997.
Arlene is great! She's a solid communicator, an enjoyable person to work with, a true professional who really cares about every aspect of the project. I highly recommend her and her company.
Bryant Bajema
We moved from out of state & Arlene’s assistance was invaluable. She was very professional & knowledgeable & went above & beyond to help make our transition to our new home seamless. Arlene was a pleasure to work with & we would highly recommend her!
John & Laurie Ryan
Arlene has a gift of design so that the projects will turn out to perfectly . She listens to her customers and the contractors she works with
Marvin Coblentz
Arlene Samuelson helped my husband and I when we were designing our custom home in Montrose, Colorado. We finished our home in December of 2019. Arlene reviewed floor plan ideas from the beginning. Gave us so much helpful, knowledgeable advice. It was very apparent that she had experience planning homes from practical suggestions, design ideas and ways to save money.
Examples of advice:
1. We wanted a durable, beautiful, easy to clean hard floors. Because this is our retirement home, we went with wood floors because Arlene said it would be easier on our backs for the long run than tile.
2. She pointed out the placement of the house on the property was important to get shade ...
Happy Vlass
Arlene is a seasoned pro and it shows in all the work she does. I really appreciated how she spoke with the contractors before work began to be sure everyone was on the same page. She offered me several options to choose from, which I appreciated and as a result I got a unique one of a kind show place fireplace wall and matching entryway lighting that I just love!
Randy Peterson
Arlene is great! She's a solid communicator, an enjoyable person to work with, a true professional who really cares about every aspect of the project. I highly recommend her and her company.
Bryant Bajema
We moved from out of state & Arlene’s assistance was invaluable. She was very professional & knowledgeable & went above & beyond to help make our transition to our new home seamless. Arlene was a pleasure to work with & we would highly recommend her!
John & Laurie Ryan
Arlene has a gift of design so that the projects will turn out to perfectly . She listens to her customers and the contractors she works with
Marvin Coblentz
Arlene Samuelson helped my husband and I when we were designing our custom home in Montrose, Colorado. We finished our home in December of 2019. Arlene reviewed floor plan ideas from the beginning. Gave us so much helpful, knowledgeable advice. It was very apparent that she had experience planning homes from practical suggestions, design ideas and ways to save money.
Examples of advice:
1. We wanted a durable, beautiful, easy to clean hard floors. Because this is our retirement home, we went with wood floors because Arlene said it would be easier on our backs for the long run than tile.
2. She pointed out the placement of the house on the property was important to get shade ...
Happy Vlass
Arlene is a seasoned pro and it shows in all the work she does. I really appreciated how she spoke with the contractors before work began to be sure everyone was on the same page. She offered me several options to choose from, which I appreciated and as a result I got a unique one of a kind show place fireplace wall and matching entryway lighting that I just love!
Randy Peterson
Arlene is great! She's a solid communicator, an enjoyable person to work with, a true professional who really cares about every aspect of the project. I highly recommend her and her company.
Bryant Bajema
Areas Served
Fort Collins, Ft. Collins, Laporte, Loveland, Severance, Timnath, Windsor, Wellington, Berthod
