Larisa McShane and Associates developed a distinctive process in the way we approach each design project. We work with clients not only to create an appealing living space but also to help them realize a style that expresses their personality, creating a meaningful space that empowers them, and becomes their sanctuary in the world.

Larisa McShane,  designer/principal ,  immigrated to United States from Eastern Europe in 1994.  She holds a Bachelors degree with honors in Civil Engineering and an emphasis in Architecture from Dnepropetrovsk University. She earned a Master’s Degree, Summa Cum Laude, in Interior Design from Drexel University, and  worked for a major design and construction company in Crimea, Ukraine on government based hospitality projects for over 15 years. She was awarded the Dean’s Fellowship as well as the International Furniture and Design Association Vercille Voss Scholarship for her studies in US.  She won the Engineering Illuminating Society Lighting Award in 2003 and the Award for Excellence from the American Society of Interior Designers in 2004 for her design work.