Interior Design · College Park, Orlando FL

Interior Designer
in College Park

College Park bungalows have history. The good ones have good bones, too. Lori Webb knows how to read what an older home wants, and how to bring it forward without losing what made it worth buying.

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Designing for College Park Homes

College Park is one of Orlando's most loved in-town neighborhoods — walkable, established, full of Craftsman bungalows, Spanish eclectic cottages, and mid-century homes tucked between the lakes and Edgewater Drive.

These homes have a lot going for them: covered front porches, original hardwood floors, arched doorways, built-in bookcases, and character that newer construction simply can't replicate. The design challenge is honoring that character while making the home functional for the way people actually live today.

Open kitchens, updated bathrooms, and better storage are all things people want in a 1940s bungalow. Getting those updates to feel natural, rather than grafted on, requires a designer who understands the architecture and knows how to speak its language with contemporary materials and furnishings.

College Park neighborhood entrance sign in Orlando, Florida

Design Challenges Unique to College Park

Older homes have specific challenges that newer construction doesn't. Lori has worked through all of them in College Park and the surrounding neighborhoods.

Small Rooms, Big Personality

Bungalow rooms are cozy, not small. The right furniture scale, mirrors, and color choices make the difference between a room that feels tight and one that feels intentional.

Connecting Old and New

When original features like hardwood floors, wood molding, or tile fireplaces are mixed with modern updates, the transition has to be handled carefully or it reads as a renovation, not a home.

Natural Light Planning

Older homes often have smaller windows than newer builds. Strategic mirror placement, lighter paint choices, and the right window treatment approach can change how much light a room feels like it gets.

Maximizing Storage

Bungalows weren't built with modern storage expectations. Lori can identify built-in opportunities, recommend furniture that multitasks, and design around the limitations of original floor plans.

A Neighborhood Worth Designing For

College Park has been one of Orlando's most sought-after in-town neighborhoods for decades. The combination of walkability, established trees, Edgewater Drive's dining and shops, and proximity to downtown makes it genuinely special. The homes here deserve design that matches the neighborhood's character. Lori works here regularly and understands what that means in practice.

kitchen design consultation with material samples and paint colors

Services for College Park Homeowners

Full-room design — concept through installation, furniture, accessories, art
Kitchen and bath consulting — material selection, layout advice, working with your contractor
Color consultation — whole-home palette development, working with existing floors and woodwork
Furniture and sourcing — trade access to lines not available at retail
Window treatments — drapery, blinds, shutters, custom fabrications
Single-session consultations — two hours, specific questions, clear direction
Home staging — pre-listing presentation to help College Park homes sell faster

College Park is one of those neighborhoods where people buy the lifestyle, not just the house. The home has to reflect that — the walkability, the community, the sense that someone who actually has taste lives there.

— Lori Webb, on designing for in-town Orlando neighborhoods

The College Park Area Lori Serves

Lori works throughout College Park and the surrounding in-town Orlando communities north of downtown, including neighboring areas that share the same established, character-rich housing stock.

College Park Core

The main neighborhood north of Princeton Ave with Craftsman and Spanish Colonial bungalows along Princeton, Formosa, and nearby streets.

Edgewater Drive Area

Homes near Edgewater Drive's retail corridor, where the neighborhood's walkability is strongest and homes benefit from connection to the street.

Dubsdread and Lake Ivanhoe

Lakefront and golf-adjacent properties with larger lots and homes that blend historic character with more generous square footage.

How Lori Approaches a College Park Project

The first step is always a conversation. Lori wants to understand what's not working, what you love about the home, and how the space fits into your daily life. She's not interested in designing a house that looks great in photographs but doesn't work for the people living in it.

From there, the process is collaborative. Lori develops a concept that honors the home's architecture while solving for the way you actually need to use the space. She presents real options, explains the tradeoffs, and helps you make decisions you'll be happy with in five years, not just five months.

For College Park homes specifically, Lori pays close attention to material choices. The finishes that feel natural in a Craftsman bungalow are genuinely different from what works in a newer construction home. Getting those choices right is what separates a renovation that looks like a renovation from one that just looks like a really well-designed home.

She has trade access to furniture, fabric, lighting, and fixture lines that most homeowners can't purchase directly, and she manages procurement and delivery so you're not coordinating with multiple vendors on your own.

Let's Talk About Your College Park Home

Consultations are available in your home or by phone. Lori works with a limited number of clients at a time and takes on projects in the College Park area throughout the year.