Firm Profile

South Coast Design has successfully delivered projects in model home merchandising, contract design and residential interiors for nearly 25 years. We listen to the uniqueness of each client and face the design challenge to arrive at the best solutions. Our signature service includes principal involvement in all phases of the design process.

Many of our projects have focused on model home design for new homes and apartment dwellings, as well as their recreation rooms, lobbies, offices, and design centers. Reinforcing the developer's vision, enhancing the architectural elements and designing specifically for the buyer are the hallmarks of our work. Our goal is to show the builder's product to its best advantage with high impact, imaginative and personal rooms.

Commercial and residential design projects round out our portfolio. Recent commercial projects include the Cox Suite at the new Petco Park Baseball Stadium, and a women's shelter for South Bay Community Services-HomeAid San Diego.

LAURA KEANY, ASID

Laura Keany has a unique range of expertise in all aspects of interior design, with over two decades of professional design experience.  She is well-known for definitive, creative solutions, provided on time and within budget.  She delivers interiors which offer clarity and direction.

Laura earned a Bachelor of Arts, with honors, in design from San Diego State University.  Before forming South Coast Design in 1982, she worked as a designer at Saddleback Interiors, one of California’s leading model home firms, where she received Mame Award recognition.  She also received a Mame Award while designing for Paradise Interiors.  During her career, Laura has teamed with well-known California designers such as Marci Holmes & Associates, Meridian Interiors and Stuart Radar Kitchen Design.

Laura is a professional member of American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and the California Council for Interior Design Certification (CCIDC).

SUSAN TOFT WALSH

With a wealth of peripheral experience in design, home building and real estate, Susan brings an edgy perspective to South Coast Design’s team.  As a principal in single family residential projects for over 15 years, she honed her energetic approach to clean, versatile interiors by directing projects from design to completion.  Her work was selected to be featured in a nationally distributed corporate monthly publication in 2006. 

Susan joined South Coast Design in 2005 and has participated in model home design, client meetings and various residential projects.  Currently working to achieve ASID certification, Susan is expected to play a key role in the firm’s growth.

Susan earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska and currently holds a California Real Estate Broker’s license.  She is a member of Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club.