spa design, salon design, spa interiors, spa interiors



	As featured on HGTV & Fine Living Channel “Opening Soon: By Design”, designers Michele Pelafas and Valerie Malavolti, both of Michele Pelafas, Inc. create a dream spa. Unrealistic timelines and a historical building from one hundred years ago reveal many challenges and unknowns that ultimately result in a successful spa interior. On a popular reality series featuring world-class designers and architects on their journey to create the ultimate retail experience, Michele Pelafas and Valerie Malavolti fuse high design with the limitations of deadlines, construction and budgets.


	Michele L. Pelafas, ASID, IIDA, has over 14 years of experience, and has provided interior design services for hundreds of clientele including award winning designs. As a licensed interior designer, she is an esteemed professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers and the International Interior Design Association. Michele graduated with honors from the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Interior Design. An educator and an expert, she has been featured in trade publications associated with the industry and has provided design classes at major trade shows across the country including the Midwest Beauty Show, Premiere Beauty Show, ISSE, Esthetics Convention and TSA.