DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT INTERVVIEW

Repost from an interview with Tianna DeNuzio, Founder & Creator of The Green Room at 831
Published 3 October 2025

= Meet Suzanne MacCrone Rogers =

With a background in both architecture and interior design, Suzanne Rogers has always been captivated by the way spaces shape our lives. After completing graduate studies in interior design and living abroad in Italy, she returned to her California roots where her career took a colorful turn, redecorating and staging yachts and sailboats for clients and national boat shows.

At the same time, Suzanne launched a wholesale art business with her mother, designing hand-painted stationery, giftware, table linens, and décor. For 15 years, she traveled the gift show circuit coast-to-coast, with her work licensed for dinnerware, greeting cards, fine art prints, and more. Eventually, her path led her to Georgia, where she now runs her own interior design firm, blending her artistic eye with a passion for creating joyful, meaningful spaces.

= Design Style =

Suzanne describes her style as joyful, colorful, and whimsical, never trendy, but always current and classic. She layers styles, textures, and colors to create interiors that are unpretentious yet refined, timeless yet full of life.

“I embrace the classics with a contemporary twist and always a little surprise here and there,” she says. Her goal? To design spaces that are enduring and elegant, with a spirited spontaneity that makes them truly unique.

Villa Teresa, Historic Philip Trammell Shutze Villa Teresa, Stanislaus, Macon, GA

= Finding Inspiration =

For Suzanne, inspiration is everywhere, whether it’s traveling abroad, wandering through a botanical garden, or observing how a town works for its community. She’s especially moved by the natural world, from woodland walks and courtyard gardens to the open countryside.

One of her most meaningful sources of inspiration came from her son.

Together, they ran a Summer Arts Camp for children with the motto “Where children color our world with their imagination and let their creativity shine.” Watching the freedom and joy with which the children created became a powerful muse for her own artistic journey.

= A Favorite Project =

Over her 20+ year career, Suzanne has cherished many projects, but one recent favorite was designing a “grown-up” apartment for a newly graduated young client passionate about pink.

The project included a blush-pink dormer niche bed tucked under a vaulted ceiling, whimsical sconces, monogrammed linens, and even wallpaper carried up onto the ceiling to match custom upholstery. The result was a blend of sentimental furnishings, modern details, and playful surprises, a perfect balance of comfort, character, and sophistication.

Carriage House

= The Role of Artwork =

Art is inseparable from Suzanne’s design process. While many clients bring collections of their own, she often sources originals, limited edition prints, and giclée’s from artists she admires. She incorporates monochrome and color photography, as well as her own work when the fit feels right.

“By the time we get to art selection, I already know my client’s taste,” she explains. “If I have a piece that complements the space, I’ll place it during the final stages of design. Sometimes I’ll sell or gift it to them if they love it.”

Visions of Italy, Firenze

= Go-To Styles & Colors =

Suzanne loves whimsical, happy art, faces, flowers, architecture, photography, anything that evokes feeling and joy. Blue, in every shade, remains a classic staple in her work, but she also delights in adding playful punches of vibrant pink.

Gypsy Garden Girl Glow

= Quick Favorites =

Favorite design trend right now? “I don’t follow trends, but I love that clients are embracing exuberant color, wallpaper, bold paint, and large-scale furnishings rather than just accent walls.

A color you’re loving? “Blue will always be timeless, but my lifelong favorite fun color is hot pink. Every now and then I dip my brush into pink for both interiors and paintings.

A design rule you always follow, or love to break? “Ceilings should never be ignored. Whether it’s lacquered paint, a bold chandelier, or patterned wallpaper, a finished ceiling transforms a room.

Carriage House

= What’s Coming Up =

Suzanne is excited about several upcoming ventures. She’s been asked to design an oceanfront retirement home in South Carolina, a collaboration more than 20 years in the making. Construction begins in 2026, and she can’t wait to bring the project to life.

She’s also actively pursuing art licensing once again, with a focus on home décor, wallpaper, textiles, tabletop, and expanding her fine art and photography into greeting cards, prints, and stationery.

= Connect with Suzanne =

Explore more of Suzanne’s work and art at SuzanneMRogers.com and (here) on her blog. Follow her on Instagram: @suzannemaccronerogers for interiors and @italiangirlingeorgia for art. You can also find her designs (for sale) on Spoonflower and (inspiration) on Pinterest.

Follow The Green Room at 831 website for beautiful art , their blog for all the news, and  of course, Instagram @thegreenroomat831.

Thank you Tianna!

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