Talli earns her BFA in Interior Design and and spends a decade working with designers and furniture showrooms across Sanibel Island, Naples, Hendersonville, and Asheville, honing both her eye for design in strength in project management.
Talli and Sharron meet while working at Four Corners Home in Asheville. When a showhouse project lands Talli on the cover of WNC Magazine, she finds the courage to start her own design firm – even as the housing market collapses. She keeps going, knowing that when the market rebounds, she’ll be ready
Humble beginnings in a basement home office in North Asheville! On her first day open Talli receives her very first project: The Bower House.
This marks the first collaborations between Four Corners Home and Talli Roberts Interior Design. Talli managed design and project oversight; Sharon helped with furniture selections for a Lake Lure renovation later published in Carolina Home + Garden Magazine.
Talli takes on the Brevard Showhouse, self-funding the project and borrowing furniture, art, and rugs from local sources. It’s published – giving her the firm’s first professional photography and press.
That same year, Sharon officially joins as partner, and Allard + Roberts opens its doors on W. Walnut Street in downtown Asheville.
Talli becomes a mother and learns to balance business ownership and partnership with parenthood. She begins to think more about how to structure work to balance with home life.
Over the next decade, Talli and Sharon grow from a team of three to six – building lasting relationships with local and regional furniture makers, artists, artisans, architects, builders, and trades. In 2015, Carolina Home + Garden names Talli and Sharon the “Dream Team.” “We’re a team,” says Talli, “but the larger team is us, the architect, the builder, and of course the client.”
A+R needs more room and more parking and relocates into their first office on Charlotte Street, while continuing their growth.
A photo of an A+R bathroom design goes viral, landing a HOME Magazine cover and a design award.
Sharon retires, and Talli buys her out – officially rebranding to A+R.
Sarah joins as Design Assistant while completing her design degree. The office gets a facelift, and A+R introduces its signature blue circle logo.
A+R completes a Lake Lure renovation that places in a Wolf/SubZero Design Competition – another award-winning milestone. Sarah experiences a milestone year with her transition into a Designer role and becoming a mother.
Talli celebrates 25 years in the interior design industry. Later that year, she’s diagnosed with breast cancer, and the team rallies around her with love and support through treatment and recovery.
Hurricane Helene hits WNC and the physical office is closed for a month until utilities are restored. Sarah is diagnosed with breast cancer, and the team rallies together again to support her through treatment!
With both Talli and Sarah healthy again, Sarah becomes Vice President of A+R.
Together they move into a larger showroom and office space further up Charlotte Street and launch a full rebrand to reflect their evolution and expanded vision. It’s the realization of a long-held dream – finally brought to life after 25+ years in the industry.
