At Su Casa, we have been designing beautiful spaces in classic style for over 30 years. Every design fits your lifestyle.

Located in Newton, MA, Su Casa Designs is a full service interior design studio offering a comprehensive approach to designing a home. We assist in renovations from the ground up using our extensive stable of vendors, many of whom have been with us for over 20 years: space planners, contractors, finished carpenters, painters, wallpaper hangers, and drapery and upholstery workrooms. With their help we have worked on projects ranging from country cottages in Ireland to vacation homes in Rhode Island, Cape Cod, New Hampshire, Vermont, coastal Maine and Florida. We have been involved in new construction and total and partial renovations of homes all over the greater Boston area.

The studio's success is based on our turnkey approach to problem solving which takes the client from early planning stages to completed interiors with “fresh flowers and newly made beds.”

Design concepts are new, fresh and always give priority to client preferences and budgets. We attempt to incorporate existing furniture, artwork, antiques and carpets while bringing a fresh new voice and adding a bit of spice and fun. Our partnership with clients ensures functional space, exquisite taste and warm, comfortable interiors.

Su Casa Designs’ work has appeared in Traditional Homes, Decorating and Remodeling, Better Homes and Gardens, Boston Magazine, The Boston Globe, and New England Homes. We have also participated in The Boston Junior League Decorators Show house.

Pam Secord, Manager/Interior Designer: Pam graduated from Mt. Ida College with a degree in Interior Design. She began her career as a volunteer project manager for the hospice in Mission Hill. There she met other volunteers including the principals of a design and custom upholstery firm in Newton where she worked for eight years.

Pam has been with Su Casa as Manager and Interior designer for fourteen years. She is happiest when working on construction sites and collaborating with architects, contractors and clients. She helps projects move from design initiation to completion, always keeping the client’s wishes foremost in mind.

Madey Lyons Poss, Design Associate: After receiving her BA in Art History from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Madey developed a passion for interior design and set out to learn more. Her career path has taken her from fine furniture and antiques to selling European tabletop in Manhattan and custom rugs in Boston.

For five years Madey has been a Design Associate at Su Casa. She loves the creativity but also the logistics of seeing a project through to completion.

Jean Burke, Bookkeeper: Well, not everyone is creative and that’s a good thing. While the interior design business is very glamorous, there is a great deal of paperwork and coordination that goes on behind the scenes.

Jean takes great pride in her attention to project details, making sure nothing is overlooked for either Su Casa Designs or its clients. She has worked as a bookkeeper in many different fields, but especially loves the design environment as she comes from a family of seamstresses and enjoys the hobby immensely.

vicki baker

Though I had a finance background, my heart was always in the decorative arts. I founded Mariposa, a needlepoint store on Newbury Street, then needed a new creative outlet after selling the business to my employees to stay home with three children. And in 1979 Su Casa Designs was born.

I think of my home as a retreat from the chaos of the world and try to remember that as I listen to my clients. I try to incorporate their lives – how they live, their likes, dislikes – as I create homes that are not only functional but comfortable and attractive. Functionality should be the backbone for any home; if the home works well, so will everyone in it.

Today with everyone having access to the internet and being far more savvy, sophisticated and value conscious, attention to budgets is a must. We also know designing a home is not only an aesthetic but an emotional investment, so encouraging clients to be active participants has been a good trend. Social and environmental awareness are also playing big roles in design decisions, which means we can guide clients in making more ethically responsible choices for their homes.

Interior design is an ever evolving art, and after 30 years, I am still here and loving the process of creating homes for families at every stage of their lives.

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Vicki is a graduate of both Lasell College and Hunter College and has studied at the New York School of Interior Design and the Harvard Graduate School of Design.